Kali Wordlist Location - Shell/Bash

Introduction

Kali Linux is a popular Linux distribution used extensively by security professionals and hackers. It comes with a variety of tools and applications pre-installed, making it a favourite for penetration testing, security auditing, and digital forensics.

One of the most important tools in the Kali Linux arsenal is its wordlists. Wordlists, also known as dictionaries, are collections of words, phrases, and symbols used to crack passwords or perform other types of attacks. In this tutorial, we will discuss the location of the Kali wordlists on the filesystem.

Kali Wordlist Location

By default, Kali Linux comes with two wordlists:

1. /usr/share/wordlists/: This directory contains a variety of wordlists, including some of the most popular ones like rockyou.txt, which contains over 14 million passwords.

2. /usr/share/seclists/: This directory contains several lists of security-related passwords, like the top 10,000 most common passwords, and the password lists used by default in various security tools like ncrack and THC-Hydra.

To access these wordlists, simply navigate to the appropriate directory using the cd command, and then list the contents of the directory using the ls command.

Here's an example of how to access the rockyou.txt wordlist:

cd /usr/share/wordlists/
ls

Conclusion

Wordlists are an essential tool for any security professional, hacker, or enthusiast. By default, Kali Linux provides a variety of high-quality wordlists in /usr/share/wordlists/ and /usr/share/seclists/. These wordlists can be used to perform a wide range of attacks, from brute-force password cracking to fuzzing and injection attacks.