Penetration Testing: Environment Setup and Planning
1. Creating pfSense VM
The pfSense firewall is more than just a firewall; it’s easy to install and configure, making it suitable for a testing environment.
Steps to Download and Prepare:
- Download the software from http://www.pfsense.org/mirror.php?section=downloads . At the time of writing, version 2.2 was the appropriate choice. Select a Computer Architecture and Live CD with Installer.
- After downloading and extracting the ISO, create a virtual machine in VMware Workstation:
- Open VMware Workstation and click on
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|New Virtual Machine
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- Open VMware Workstation and click on