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BackTrack
Backtrack
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BackTrack 4 (final)
DeveloperMati Aharoni, Emanuele Gentili, and others[1].
OS familyUnix-like
Working stateCurrent
Source modelOpen source
Latest release4 / January 9, 2010; 14 years ago (2010-01-09)
Kernel typeMonolithic
Default
user interface		Bash, KDE, Fluxbox[2]
LicenseVarious
Official websitewww.backtrack-linux.org

BackTrack is a GNU/Linux distribution distributed as a Live DVD which is used for penetration testing. [4]

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, an Israeli security consultant.
  • 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.

Tools

BackTrack provides users with easy access to a comprehensive collection of security-related tools. 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:

A large collection of exploits as well as more common place software such as browsers. BackTrack arranges tools into 11 categories:

  • Information Gathering
  • Network Mapping
  • Vulnerability Identification
  • Web Application Analysis
  • Radio Network Analysis (802.11,Bluetooth,Rfid)
  • Penetration (Exploit & Social Engineering Toolkit)
  • Privilege Escalation
  • Maintaining Access
  • Digital Forensics
  • Reverse Engineering
  • Voice Over IP

Releases

Date Release
May 26, 2006 The BackTrack project released its first non-beta version (1.0).
October 13, 2006 BackTrack 2 first public beta released.
November 19, 2006 BackTrack 2 second public beta released.
March 6, 2007 BackTrack 2 final version released.
December 17, 2007 BackTrack 3 first beta release.[5]
June 19, 2008 BackTrack 3 final released.
February 11, 2009 BackTrack 4 first beta release. (It's now based on Debian)
June 19, 2009 BackTrack 4 pre-final release. [6]
January 9, 2010 BackTrack 4 final release.
August 5, 2010 Backtrack 4 R1 release

As soon as newer versions of the BackTrack distro are released, older versions lose their support and service from the BackTrack development team.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Developers".
  2. ^ "HowTo:Install KDE 4.1". Offensive-security.com. Retrieved 2009-12-12.
  3. ^ http://www.offensive-security.com/backtrack/penetration-testing-information-security-distribution/
  4. ^ Remote-Exploit Homepage http://www.remote-exploit.org/backtrack.html
  5. ^ BackTrack Forum http://forums.remote-exploit.org/showthread.php?t=9954
  6. ^ BackTrack Blog http://www.offensive-security.com/blog/backtrack/backtrack-pre-final-public-release-and-download
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