BackBox
BackBox is a penetration test and security assessment oriented Ubuntu-based Linux distribution providing a network and informatic systems analysis toolkit.
BackBox desktop environment includes a complete set of tools required for ethical hacking and security testing.
Contents
The main aim of BackBox is providing an alternative, highly customizable and well performing system. BackBox uses the light window manager Xfce.
It includes some of the most used security and analysis Linux tools, aiming for a wide spread of goals, ranging from web application analysis to network analysis, from stress tests to sniffing, also including vulnerability assessment, computer forensic analysis and exploitation.
Part of the power of this distribution comes from its Launchpad repository core, constantly updated to the latest stable version of the most known and used ethical hacking tools. The integration and development of new tools in the distribution follows the open source community, particularly the Debian Free Software Guidelines criteria.
History
The BackBox Linux project was born in south Italy in 2010. The project was begun on the initiative of a single individual. Within a few months, it accrued a well populated community which continues to expand.
Releases
Date |
Release |
Sep 9, 2010 |
BackBox Linux RC |
Jan 3, 2011 |
BackBox Linux 1[3] |
May 5, 2011 |
BackBox Linux 1.05[4] |
Sep 3, 2011 |
BackBox Linux 2[5] |
Jan 2, 2012 |
BackBox Linux 2.01[6] |
Apr 24, 2012 |
BackBox Linux 2.05 |
Oct 24, 2012 |
BackBox Linux 3.0[7] |
Jan 23, 2013 |
BackBox Linux 3.01[8] |
May 23, 2013 |
BackBox Linux 3.05[9] |
Sep 20, 2013 |
BackBox Linux 3.09[10] |
Jan 16, 2014 |
BackBox Linux 3.13[11] |
Oct 11, 2014 |
BackBox Linux 4.0[12] |
Jan 29, 2015 |
BackBox Linux 4.1[13] |
Apr 27, 2015 |
BackBox Linux 4.2[14] |
Jul 20, 2015 |
BackBox Linux 4.3[15] |
Oct 12, 2015 |
BackBox Linux 4.4[16] |
Jan 27, 2016 |
BackBox Linux 4.5[17] |
Mar 08, 2016 |
BackBox Linux 4.5.1 |
Categories
BackBox Linux categories listed as follow:
Tools
More than 70 tools are included in BackBox:
See updated BackBox 3 packets list.
References
External links
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