First, we need to set up a virtual machine to hack from. This quick start guide is built for Ubuntu-based operating systems. You can install VMware’s Workstation Player from here:

Workstation Player : Run a Second, Isolated Operating System on a Single PC with VMware Workstation Player

This version can be run for free. If you have the commercial version of VMware Workstation or VMware Fusion these should work as well. Alternatively, VirtualBox is another option.

<aside> 💡 The setup instructions for this quick start guide only include directions for VMware Workstation Player.

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Feel free to download the latest Ubuntu desktop version from here and install it as a VM:

Download Ubuntu Desktop | Download | Ubuntu

Alternatively, a custom Ubuntu virtual machine was created for the "Breaching the Cloud" training course written by Beau Bullock, that has many of the common tools used for interacting with cloud resources already installed. Some of the installed tools are listed below:

  1. Download the custom "CloudBreach" Linux VM from here:

  1. Extract the contents of the cloudbreach-linux.zip file to your hard disk.

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  1. Open VMware Workstation Player and click "Open a Virtual Machine".

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  1. Navigate to where you extracted the VM Package and open the .ovf file.

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  1. This should open a new window called “Import Virtual Machine”. Change the name of your virtual machine to “cloudbreach-linux” and click Import. After the VM has been imported click the title of the virtual machine in the VM Player library, then click “Play virtual machine”.
  2. Login to the virtual machine as the “fog” user.

<aside> 🔐 The password for the "fog" user account is "fog"

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