If you started your ethical hacking journey with our recommended Raspberry Pi 3 B+ setup, it’s time to consider upgrading your beginner’s ethical hacking kit to the Raspberry Pi 5 for even better performance and capabilities. After a nearly four-year hiatus, Kody Kinzie returns as the host of Null Byte’s popular YouTube channel, where he walks you through everything you need to get started with the Raspberry Pi 5.
Compared to the Raspberry Pi 3 B+, the Raspberry Pi 5 gives you all of these upgrades: a 2.4 GHz quad-core processor that’s three to four times faster, way more RAM (2 GB, 4 GB, 8 GB, or 16 GB), a faster microSD card slot, Bluetooth 5.0, gigabit ethernet with high-speed PoE+ support, a PCI Express slot for additional expansion, a UART header for serial communication, an on/off button, dual 4K display support at 60 Hz, a built-in real-time clock (RTC), and more.
While both Pi models support dual-band 802.11ac Wi-Fi, the Raspberry Pi 5 does not support monitor mode or packet injection out of the box, so you’ll have a little more work to do to get it ready for any Wi-Fi hacking projects. The Raspberry Pi 5 also dropped the headphone jack. And since it’s much more powerful, it will require a heatsink and fan to keep it from throttling and more power (it supports 5V/5A DC via USB-C with Power Delivery).
To find out more, watch the Null Byte video below. You can also jump down to find some of the parts and accessories you can grab to start fleshing out your Raspberry Pi white-hat hacking kit.
Raspberry Pi options:
Add-ons to complete your hacking kit:
For the Personal Defense Weapon (PDW):
For the Radio Hunter:
For the Off-Grid Signals Intelligence Kit:
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