Kali Linux default password & login
Penetration-testing distro. Since 2020.1 the default user is kali / kali. Older releases (≤ 2019.x) shipped with root / toor.
Use these credentials for the very first login to Kali Linux only. The full vendor documentation linked below explains how to rotate them and harden the install.
Default username
kali
Default password
kali
Notes & recovery
Reset by booting recovery mode and: passwd kali. Live USB uses the same default.
Official documentation →Change the default immediately
Anyone with internet access can try the published default on Kali Linux. Set a strong, unique password the moment you finish first-time setup, ideally before exposing the service to your LAN.
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