BackTrack
 BackTrack 5 R1 |
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| Company / developer | Mati Aharoni, Emanuele Gentili, and others.[1] |
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| OS family | Unix-Like |
| Working state | Active |
| Source model | Open source |
| Latest stable release | 5 R1 / August 18, 2011 |
| Latest unstable release | 5[2] |
| Supported platforms | i386(x86), amd64(x86-64), ARM |
| Kernel type | Monolithic |
| Default user interface | Bash, KDE Plasma Desktop, Fluxbox[3] [4], GNOME |
| License | Various |
| Official website | www.backtrack-linux.org |
BackTrack is an operating system based on the Ubuntu GNU/Linux distribution aimed at digital forensics and penetration testing use.[5] It is named after backtracking, a search algorithm. The current version is BackTrack 5 R1, codenamed "Revolution and its Revision."[6]
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[edit] History
The BackTrack distribution originated from the merger of two formerly competing distributions which focused on penetration testing:
- WHAX: a Slax based Linux distribution developed by Mati Aharoni, a security consultant. Earlier versions of WHAX were called Whoppix[7] and were based on Knoppix.
- Auditor Security Collection: a Live CD based on Knoppix developed by Max Moser which included over 300 tools organized in a user-friendly hierarchy.
The overlap with Auditor and WHAX in purpose and tools collection partly led to the merger.
[edit] Tools
BackTrack provides users with easy access to a comprehensive and large collection of security-related tools ranging from port scanners to password crackers. Support for Live CD and Live USB functionality allows users to boot BackTrack directly from portable media without requiring installation, though permanent installation to hard disk is also an option.
BackTrack includes many well known security tools including:
- Metasploit integration (Non-Working [8] and Officially Unsupported [9])
- RFMON Injection capable wireless drivers
- Aircrack-NG
- Kismet
- Nmap
- Ophcrack
- Ettercap
- Wireshark (formerly known as Ethereal)
- BeEF (Browser Exploitation Framework)
- Hydra(software)
- OWASP Mantra Security Framework collection of hacking tools, add-ons and scripts based on Firefox
- Cisco OCS Mass Scanner A very reliable and fast scanner for Cisco routers with telnet/enable default password.
- Quypt (Terminal Emulator) (which is private software by Crimson Hacking group, which has leaked to the Mainstream) Blackhat
- A large collection of exploits as well as more commonplace software such as browsers.
BackTrack arranges tools into 12 categories:
- Information Gathering
- Vulnerability Assessment
- Exploitation Tools
- Privilege Escalation
- Maintaining Access
- Reverse Engineering
- RFID Tools
- Stress testing
- Forensics
- Reporting Tools
- Services
- Miscellaneous
[edit] Releases
| Date | Release |
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| February 5, 2006 | BackTrack v.1.0 Beta |
| May 26, 2006 | The BackTrack project released its first non-beta version (1.0). |
| March 6, 2007 | BackTrack 2 final released. |
| June 19, 2008 | BackTrack 3 final released. |
| January 9, 2010 | BackTrack 4 final release. (Now based on Ubuntu) |
| May 8, 2010 | BackTrack 4 R1 release |
| November 22, 2010 | BackTrack 4 R2 release |
| May 10, 2011 | BackTrack 5 release (Based on Ubuntu 10.04 LTS, Linux kernel 2.6.38) |
| August 18, 2011 | BackTrack 5 R1 release (Based on Ubuntu 10.04 LTS, Linux kernel 2.6.39.4) |
| March 1, 2012 | BackTrack 5 R2 release (Linux kernel 3.2.4) |
As soon as newer versions of BackTrack are released, older versions lose their support and service from the BackTrack development team.
[edit] References
- ^ "Developers.". http://www.backtrack-linux.org/about/.
- ^ http://www.offensive-security.com/backtrack/penetration-testing-information-security-distribution/
- ^ "HowTo:Install KDE 4.1". Offensive-security.com. http://backtrack.offensive-security.com/index.php/HowTo:Install_KDE_4.1. Retrieved 2009-12-12.
- ^ BackTrack 4 tutorial
- ^ Remote-Exploit Homepage http://www.remote-exploit.org/backtrack.html
- ^ http://www.backtrack-linux.org/backtrack/backtrack-5-release/
- ^ http://www.remote-exploit.org/?page_id=160
- ^ http://xylos.wikidot.com/howto-linux-bt4guide
- ^ http://www.backtrack-linux.org/forums/beginners-forum/38681-metasploit-lorcon2.html
[edit] External link
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