A collection of documentation, books, blog posts, and guides I have authored or co-authored during my time at OffSec and beyond.

Books

Kali Linux Revealed (2021 Edition)

Co-authored the official reference book for the Kali Linux distribution. Also served as co-author and technical reviewer for the companion KLCP certification exam.

Security Research & Advisories

All About the xz-utils Backdoor

Security advisory and technical analysis covering CVE-2024-3094, a supply chain compromise affecting the xz-utils compression library found in several major Linux distributions.

Guides & Documentation

Kali Linux on the New Modern WSL

Deployment guide for running Kali Linux through the Windows Subsystem for Linux via the Microsoft Store.

Intro to Debian Packaging

Step-by-step introduction to packaging software for Debian-based distributions, adopted as official Kali documentation.

Intermediate Debian Packaging

Continuation of the packaging series covering more complex real-world packaging scenarios.

Advanced Debian Packaging

Advanced packaging techniques and edge cases for contributors to the Kali Linux package repository.

Contributing Runtime Tests with autopkgtest

Documentation covering how to write and contribute automated runtime tests for Debian packages using the autopkgtest framework.