FAQs

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Where does the name come from?¶

The name was picked to honor Michael Faraday, an English scientist whose main discoveries include electromagnetism induction, diamagnetism and electrolysis. Mainly his six principles of scientific discipline, acquired at a young age from Isaac Watts' "The Improvement of the mind": * Always carry a small pad to take notes at any time * Maintain abundant correspondence * Collaborate regularly with others to exchange ideas * Avoid controversy * Verify everything that was said to him * Do not generalize, speak and write as precisely as possible

What is Faraday?¶

Faraday is a multiuser integrated penetration test and vulnerability management environment. It is to Penetration Testing what an IDE is to Development. The main purpose of Faraday is to re-use the available tools in the community to take advantage of them in a multiuser way.

Is there a Faraday community Version?¶

Yes, we have a Community version which is totally free, you can download it from Github

We also have two Commercial versions, details about those in our Trial Request.

For more information go to Faraday Website

Where can i install Faraday?¶

RedHat, CentOS, Fedora, Debian, Kali, Ubuntu, Docker.

Does Faraday work on my servers or on the cloud?¶

Yes it does, depending on your needs. For more information you can contact us at sales@infobytesec.com.

Can I keep using the Kali version with my newly bought Professional/Corporate license?¶

In a nutshell, yes. Even though the Kali Faraday version is incompatible with both the Professional and Corporate licenses, you can upgrade the platform in the same server without losing all your data.

You will need to remove the package python-faraday and then you need to install the pro/corp .deb with dpkg -i ./faraday-server_amd64.deb

How do I know which Faraday Version I'm using?¶

By running faraday-server --version or hovering your mouse over the Faraday logo at the top left of the Web UI. Latest version and information available in the Upgrading Faraday section.

To get the latest available version:

for the community version, visit Github
for the commercial versions, check the Customer Portal

How do I bind Faraday to 0.0.0.0?¶

Just go to /home/faraday/.faraday/config/server.ini and inside the [faraday-server] section write:

bind_address=0.0.0.0

Restart Faraday Server if you had it running. That's it!

Where are my credentials?¶

When installing Faraday you run the following command:

faraday-manage initdb

and get your credentials on the terminal (something like this):

username: faraday
password: a7e8d3seWqy5

If you don't remember this, below, you can see how to re-generate them.

I lost my credentials¶

If during the installation you forget to store or keep your credentials, don't worry, you can either create a new admin user or change the default admin user:

Change faraday default admin user (enter the new password):

$ faraday-manage change-password

    Username: faraday
    Password:
    Repeat for confirmation:
    Password changed succesfully

Create a new admin user (Only Corporate/Professional Version):

$ faraday-manage create-superuser

    Username: admin
    Email: admin@example.com
    Password:
    Repeat for confirmation:
    User admin created successfully!

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