# Kali Linux (كالي لينكس)

> Kali Linux is accessible in Syria, as of 2026-07-17.

- Status: accessible
- Outreach: Unblocked
- Company: [OffSec](https://unblocksyria.com/en/companies/offsec.md)
- Categories: Security Tools
- Official site: https://www.kali.org/
- Community votes: 19
- Last updated: 2026-07-17
- Page: https://unblocksyria.com/en/services/kali-linux

## About

Linux distribution for penetration testing, security auditing, and digital forensics

## Activity summary

Accessible in Syria as of February 2026. After the site and package repositories returned 403 Forbidden errors for Syrian users in January 2026, a community volunteer emailed the project, citing the lifting of sanctions. The team replied within hours, explaining the block came from inherited firewall rules and removing it, restoring full access to the site and its repositories.

## Community reports

- 2026-02-02 — Fully Unblocked. Kali Linux's team responded promptly via a human reply from a team member at info@kali.org, confirming that the IP-based restrictions for Syria have been adjusted. The response stated that the firewall rules were inherited from a predecessor's configuration and have now been updated to remove the block. This represents a full resolution — Syrian users should now have unrestricted access to kali.org and its package repositories.
- 2026-02-02 — Contacted Company. A community volunteer emailed Kali Linux's contact address at info@kali.org reporting that their website and package repositories were returning 403 Forbidden errors for users in Syria. The email referenced the December 2024 termination of the Syria Sanctions Program and the OFAC removal of Syrian Sanctions Regulations, and requested that the IP-based restrictions be removed to restore access for Syrian users and cybersecurity students.
- 2026-01-30 — Evidence Added. Err:1 http://kali.download/kali kali-rolling/main amd64 sublist3r all 1.1-5 403 Forbidden [IP: 104.17.253.239 80] Error: Failed to fetch http://kali.download/kali/pool/main/s/sublist3r/sublist3r_1.1-5_all.deb 403 Forbidden [IP: 104.17.253.239 80] Error: Unable to fetch some archives, maybe run apt update or try with --fix-missing?

## Context

These are geo-restrictions the companies applied themselves, not filtering by Syrian ISPs and not a legal requirement. US and EU sanctions on Syria were lifted in 2025. See https://unblocksyria.com/llms.txt for the regulatory summary and https://unblocksyria.com/en/about for citations to the specific orders and regulations.

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