BackBox

BackBox Linux

Developer	Raffaele Forte and others[1]
OS family	Unix-like
Working state	Active
Source model	Open source
Latest release	4.6 / May 27, 2016[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

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
May 26,2016	Backbox Linux 4.6

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:

• Metasploit/Armitage
• Nmap
• BeEF
• OpenVAS
• W3af
• The Social Engineering Toolkit
• Ettercap
• Scapy
• Wireshark
• Kismet
• Aircrack
• Ophcrack
• Sqlmap
• Crunch
• Reaver
• John The Ripper

See updated BackBox 3 packets list.

References

1. "Team/Developers.".
2. "BackBox 4.5.1 Released". BackBox Linux. BackBox Linux. 2016-03-08. Retrieved 2016-03-08.
3. "UPDATE: BackBox Linux 1 Final Release!". Archived from the original on 2011-07-27.
4. "Rilasciata BackBox 1.05, degna rivale di BackTrack". Archived from the original on 2012-01-31.
5. "Distribution Release: BackBox Linux 2".
6. "Distribution Release: BackBox Linux 2.01".
7. "Distribution Release: BackBox Linux 3.0".
8. "Distribution Release: BackBox Linux 3.01".
9. "Distribution Release: BackBox Linux 3.05".
10. "Distribution Release: BackBox Linux 3.09".
11. "Distribution Release: BackBox Linux 3.13".
12. "Distribution Release: BackBox Linux 4.0".
13. "Distribution Release: BackBox Linux 4.1".
14. "Distribution Release: BackBox Linux 4.2".
15. "Distribution Release: BackBox Linux 4.3".
16. "Distribution Release: BackBox Linux 4.4".
17. DistroWatch. "Distribution Release: BackBox Linux 4.5 (DistroWatch.com News)". distrowatch.com. Retrieved 2016-01-31.

External links

• Official website
• BackBox Linux on Launchpad.net
• BackBox Linux on DistroWatch.com
• BackBox Linux on Linux.com
• BackBox Linux on TheCodingStudio.com
• BackBox Linux OIN Membership