Lab image. Use a USB 3 USB drive.

Using Kali-Rolling as a base, we will create a fully self-encapsulated lab environment on a USB.

The requirements are: • Internet access • A system that has

• Linux hardware support for networking
• 4 GB or more of RAM • 2 USB drives that are at least 64 GB in size • And finally, patience

In this lesson, we want to build our own lab environment in the most efficient manner that we can. In this case, we are making a few assumptions. The first is that you are using Kali or a Debian based distribution. You can do this by creating your own bootable Linux drive by downloading the ISO file from the Internet. Kali.org is a great starting point for this.

We will need a drive with at least 64 GB for this section. This can be the drive on the computer or a USB thumb drive. This will NOT be the finished product so do NOT use the USB that you want your lab on.

If you are using Windows, both Rufus (rufus.akeo.ie) and unetbootin (sourceforge.net/projects/unetbootin/) are good options for burning the ISO file onto a USB drive. Each has an easy interface and are low overhead. If you are already using Linux, then skip to Level 2. With our custom distro, skip this lab and advance to our other labs