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Re: Portable Hacking with a RasPi and Kali Linux

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Post by morganvachon » Mon, Nov 02, 2015, 6:31 PM UTC

chippy wrote: post #25

nine_k wrote: post #18

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Also, an RPi is probably noticeably less powerful than a Nexus 7 which is quad-core.

https://www.raspberrypi.org/products/raspberry-pi-2-model-b/ 900MHz quad-core ARM Cortex-A7 CPU 1GB Ram

Yep, about the same as a modern budget cellphone, but much more open to experimentation. It can also be overclocked, and it does make a noticeable difference. The Pi 2 is more or less usable as a desktop PC at this stage, though it's not going to replace even a 10 year old workstation or laptop in that regard.

Re: Portable Hacking with a RasPi and Kali Linux

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Post by morganvachon » Mon, Nov 02, 2015, 6:35 PM UTC

mrweasel wrote: post #4

Could we please NOT shorten Raspberry Pi to RasPi? It breaks searches and looks childish. You wouldn't short Hacker News to HacNe, so don't shorten Raspberry Pi

I prefer RPi or Pi myself, but why the fuss? Google at least is smart enough to match RasPi to Raspberry Pi, at least within my search bubble.

As for it looking childish...I suppose that's a matter of opinion, but I have to wonder if you also consider people who call Apple Macintosh computers "Macs" to be childish as well? My point being, even the folks at the Raspberry Pi Foundation use the common shorthand sometimes. If they are okay with it, I'm okay with it.

Re: Portable Hacking with a RasPi and Kali Linux

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Post by venomsnake » Mon, Nov 02, 2015, 6:51 PM UTC

antsar wrote: post #3

p4bl0 wrote: post #2

I always find these kind of tutorial very strange. On one hand, it is supposed to be addressed to people who would be able to make use of an offensive security portable linux install, but on the other hand, it is written for people who need to be reminded to change the default root password.

All from a Raspberry Pi. Why ?!

You can shape some case for it as an charger

Re: Portable Hacking with a RasPi and Kali Linux

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Post by agumonkey » Mon, Nov 02, 2015, 9:46 PM UTC

For even more smallessnes I'd use a CHIP

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fx1uTWF7qRA (watch the video, just for the team groovy spirit)

Re: Portable Hacking with a RasPi and Kali Linux

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Post by awqrre » Mon, Nov 02, 2015, 11:35 PM UTC

mtw wrote: post #24

It's a nice hack but a small chromebook (HP chromebook, $199) will save you time and also more convenient. Also you will "fit in" more anywhere than having a raspberry pi with odd-looking parts. The guy with a chromebook looks like a student or a tourist while the guy with the raspberry screams "hacker"

You could build something like this with your RPi: http://www.3ders.org/articles/20151025-build-a-portable-rasp...

Re: Portable Hacking with a RasPi and Kali Linux

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Post by mtw » Tue, Nov 03, 2015, 2:12 AM UTC

awqrre wrote: post #35

mtw wrote: post #24

It's a nice hack but a small chromebook (HP chromebook, $199) will save you time and also more convenient. Also you will "fit in" more anywhere than having a raspberry pi with odd-looking parts. The guy with a chromebook looks like a student or a tourist while the guy with the raspberry screams "hacker"

You could build something like this with your RPi: http://www.3ders.org/articles/20151025-build-a-portable-rasp...

nice. could be cool in a home automation project

Re: Portable Hacking with a RasPi and Kali Linux

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Post by TeMPOraL » Tue, Nov 03, 2015, 2:55 AM UTC

thebouv wrote: post #28

My little brother wants to get into network security and I've been sending him tons of articles, some career advice from colleagues in the field and such. I am both tempted to show this link to him and also thinking he doesn't need to get his hands on something so portable. As smart and interested as he is, he's also only 16 and has some immature tendencies still. It's a real challenge for me and I'm going to have to…

> and has some immature tendencies still

Sure, do talk about ethics, but keep in mind that "immature tendencies" is how people learn effectively. Also, in adult world, "mature" often means "boring" and "soul-dead" and "detached from reality", so it's not a very good standard to judge things on.