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BackBox is a penetration test and security assessment oriented Ubuntu-based Linux distribution providing a network and informatic systems analysis toolkit. It includes a complete set of tools required for ethical hacking and security testing.
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| Developer | Raffaele Forte and others[1] |
|---|---|
| OS family | Unix-like |
| Working state | Active |
| Source model | Open source |
| Latest release | 6 / June 11, 2019[2] |
| Platforms | i386(x86), amd64(x86-64) |
| Kernel type | Linux |
| Default user interface | XFCE |
| License | Free software licenses (mainly GPL) |
| Official website | www.backbox.org |
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.
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][6] |
| Jan 2, 2012 | BackBox Linux 2.01[7] |
| Apr 24, 2012 | BackBox Linux 2.05 |
| Oct 24, 2012 | BackBox Linux 3.0[8][9] |
| Jan 23, 2013 | BackBox Linux 3.01[10] |
| May 23, 2013 | BackBox Linux 3.05[11] |
| Sep 20, 2013 | BackBox Linux 3.09[12] |
| Jan 16, 2014 | BackBox Linux 3.13[13] |
| Oct 11, 2014 | BackBox Linux 4.0[14] |
| Jan 29, 2015 | BackBox Linux 4.1[15] |
| Apr 27, 2015 | BackBox Linux 4.2[16] |
| Jul 20, 2015 | BackBox Linux 4.3[17][18] |
| Oct 12, 2015 | BackBox Linux 4.4[19][20] |
| Jan 27, 2016 | BackBox Linux 4.5[21] |
| Mar 08, 2016 | BackBox Linux 4.5.1 |
| May 26, 2016 | BackBox Linux 4.6 |
| December 8, 2016 | BackBox Linux 4.7 |
| July 21, 2017 | BackBox Linux 5 |
| March 9, 2018 | BackBox Linux 5.1 |
| August 9, 2018 | BackBox Linux 5.2 |
| February 18, 2019 | BackBox Linux 5.3 |
| June 11, 2019 | BackBox Linux 6[22] |
Categories
BackBox Linux categories listed as follow:
- Information Gathering
- Vulnerability Assessment
- Exploitation
- Privilege Escalation
- Maintaining Access
- Documentation & Reporting
- Reverse Engineering
- Social Engineering
- Forensic Analysis
- VoIP Analysis
- Wireless Analysis
- Miscellaneous
Tools
More than 70 tools are included in BackBox:
References
- ^ "Team/Developers". Archived from the original on 2012-01-05. Retrieved 2012-01-05.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|dead-url=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "BackBox 6 Released". BackBox Linux. BackBox Linux. 2019-06-11. Retrieved 2019-06-11.
- ^ "UPDATE: BackBox Linux 1 Final Release!". Archived from the original on 2011-07-27.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Rilasciata BackBox 1.05, degna rivale di BackTrack". Archived from the original on 2012-01-31.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Distribution Release: BackBox Linux 2".
- ^ Security testing with BackBox 2 [LWN.net]
- ^ "Distribution Release: BackBox Linux 2.01".
- ^ "Distribution Release: BackBox Linux 3.0".
- ^ BackBox Linux 3 review | LinuxBSDos.com
- ^ "Distribution Release: BackBox Linux 3.01".
- ^ "Distribution Release: BackBox Linux 3.05".
- ^ "Distribution Release: BackBox Linux 3.09".
- ^ "Distribution Release: BackBox Linux 3.13".
- ^ "Distribution Release: BackBox Linux 4.0".
- ^ "Distribution Release: BackBox Linux 4.1".
- ^ "Distribution Release: BackBox Linux 4.2".
- ^ "Distribution Release: BackBox Linux 4.3".
- ^ BackBox 4.3 review: Not just for penetration tests and security assessments | LinuxBSDos.com
- ^ "Distribution Release: BackBox Linux 4.4".
- ^ BackBox Linux 4.4 review | LinuxBSDos.com
- ^ DistroWatch. "Distribution Release: BackBox Linux 4.5 (DistroWatch.com News)". distrowatch.com. Retrieved 2016-01-31.
- ^ "BackBox Linux 6 released".
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