BackBox
Security-oriented Linux distribution
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BackBox is a penetration test and security assessment oriented Ubuntu-based Linux distribution providing a network and information systems analysis toolkit.[3] It includes a complete set of tools required for ethical hacking and security testing.[4]
| BackBox Linux | |
|---|---|
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| Developer | BackBox Team [1] |
| OS family | Unix-like (Linux kernel) |
| Working state | Active |
| Source model | Open source |
| Latest release | 9 / October 30, 2024[2] |
| Supported 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
BackBox was designed with consideration of customisation and system performance. It uses the light window manager Xfce[5], which contributes to its relatively low resource usage. It also has an assistive community behind it.[6]
It includes commonly used security and analysis Linux tools, aiming for a wide spread of goals, including web application analysis, network analysis, stress testing, sniffing, vulnerability assessment, computer forensic analysis and exploitation, and other tools.
Part of the significance of this distribution comes from its Launchpad repository core, frequently 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 |
| Sep 3, 2011 | BackBox Linux 2[7][8] |
| Jan 2, 2012 | BackBox Linux 2.01[9] |
| Apr 24, 2012 | BackBox Linux 2.05 |
| Oct 24, 2012 | BackBox Linux 3.0[10][11] |
| Jan 23, 2013 | BackBox Linux 3.01[12] |
| May 23, 2013 | BackBox Linux 3.05[13] |
| Sep 20, 2013 | BackBox Linux 3.09[14] |
| Jan 16, 2014 | BackBox Linux 3.13[15] |
| Oct 11, 2014 | BackBox Linux 4.0[16] |
| Jan 29, 2015 | BackBox Linux 4.1[17] |
| Apr 27, 2015 | BackBox Linux 4.2[18] |
| Jul 20, 2015 | BackBox Linux 4.3[19][20] |
| Oct 12, 2015 | BackBox Linux 4.4[21][22] |
| Jan 27, 2016 | BackBox Linux 4.5[23] |
| 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[24] |
| 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[25] |
| May 15, 2020 | BackBox Linux 7 |
| November 15, 2022 | BackBox Linux 8[26] |
| November 9, 2023 | BackBox Linux 8.1 |
| October 30, 2024 | BackBox Linux 9[2] |
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: