Importing Kali Using the Official VirtualBox Image
In this module, we will look at the process of importing the pre-packaged Kali VM for VirtualBox directly from the official source.
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Jan 22, 2022
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This module is a part of a larger series of building a security lab in VirtualBox. Click here to be taken back to the series landing page.
Building a Security Lab in VirtualBox
In this post, we we will take a look at an in-detail process of setting up an entry-level cybersecurity lab using VirtualBox
Importing Kali from Official Sources Go to https://kali.org/get-kali/
Click Virtual Machines Click the Download icon It's a big file, so you may have to wait a bit for the download to finish. Open VirtualBox .
Extract the '.7z' file to unarchive the '.vbox' and '.vdi' files Rename your folder containing the VM files Select the folder and 'Cut' it Select your Windows root volume Users folder Choose your username VirtualBox VMs folder Paste your Kali VM files in this directory alongside your pfSense VM Click 'Tools' Add a VM Choose your Kali VM's '.vbox' file Right-click Kali and choose Settings .
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Attach the Kali VM to the pfSense LAN
You also may wish to go into the System settings and increase the RAM, but that's your choice to make based on available resources.
Click OK . Now start the Kali VM. The default credentials are:
Username: kali
Password: kali
Please change the password promptly.
We can check in the terminal to ensure we’re on the LAN. We got the IP address 10.0.0.11
from the DHCP server on pfSense.
Next Step: Configuring the pfSense Firewall Configuring the pfSense Firewall for Our VirtualBox Lab
In this module, we will log into the pfSense web portal and configure firewall rules for our VirtualBox lab using our Kali VM.