Installation of Katana in Kali Linux
Katana requires Go 1.18 to install successfully, so we will be installing it first:
Step 1: Update and Upgrade the system, then install Go.
apt update -y && apt upgrade -y apt install golang-go
Step 2: Check the Go version to proceed to further steps.
go version
In order to use Katana, you need to Go with version 1.18 or higher.
We are now done with its prerequisites.
Step 3: To install Katana, just run the below command on your machine.
go install github.com/projectdiscovery/katana/cmd/katana@latest
Step 4: Go to Katana‘s Directory and run the tool.
cd ~/go/bin ./katana -h
We are done with the Installation of the Katana Tool.
Katana – Crawling and Spidering Framework
>Katana is a Fast and Customizable Crawling and Spidering Framework by the [ Developers of Nuclei, Subfinder, and HTTPx ] ProjectDiscovery. Katana can crawl multiple domains and subdomains simultaneously. The crawling experience is made better by its crawling modes i.e. Standard and Headless. The level of customization provided by Katana in scope, rate limiting, filters, outputs, and modes is what makes it the best for crawling.