BackBox

BackBox Linux
Developer Raffaele Forte and others[1]
OS family Unix-like
Working state Active
Source model Open source
Latest release 4.2 / April 27, 2015
Platforms i386(x86), amd64(x86-64)
Kernel type Linux
Default user interface XFCE
License Free software licenses
(mainly GPL)
Official website www.backbox.org

BackBox is an Ubuntu-based Linux distribution penetration test and security assessment oriented 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[2]
May 5, 2011 BackBox Linux 1.05[3]
Sep 3, 2011 BackBox Linux 2[4]
Jan 2, 2012 BackBox Linux 2.01[5]
Apr 24, 2012 BackBox Linux 2.05
Oct 24, 2012 BackBox Linux 3.0[6]
Jan 23, 2013 BackBox Linux 3.01[7]
May 23, 2013 BackBox Linux 3.05[8]
Sep 20, 2013 BackBox Linux 3.09[9]
Jan 16, 2014 BackBox Linux 3.13[10]
Oct 11, 2014 BackBox Linux 4.0[11]
Jan 29, 2015 BackBox Linux 4.1[12]
Apr 27, 2015 BackBox Linux 4.2 [13]

Categories

BackBox Linux categories listed as follow:

Tools

More than 70 tools are included in BackBox:

See updated BackBox 3 packets list.

References

  1. ↑ "Team/Developers.".
  2. ↑ "UPDATE: BackBox Linux 1 Final Release!".
  3. ↑ "Rilasciata BackBox 1.05, degna rivale di BackTrack".
  4. ↑ "Distribution Release: BackBox Linux 2".
  5. ↑ "Distribution Release: BackBox Linux 2.01".
  6. ↑ "Distribution Release: BackBox Linux 3.0".
  7. ↑ "Distribution Release: BackBox Linux 3.01".
  8. ↑ "Distribution Release: BackBox Linux 3.05".
  9. ↑ "Distribution Release: BackBox Linux 3.09".
  10. ↑ "Distribution Release: BackBox Linux 3.13".
  11. ↑ "Distribution Release: BackBox Linux 4.0".
  12. ↑ "Distribution Release: BackBox Linux 4.1".
  13. ↑ "Distribution Release: BackBox Linux 4.2".

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