* [gentoo-user] OT: penetration testing
@ 2013-02-05 18:57 James
2013-02-05 20:32 ` Alan McKinnon
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From: James @ 2013-02-05 18:57 UTC (permalink / raw
To: gentoo-user
Hello,
Some time ago, Alan recommended a linux distro for penetration
testing on networks that I manage. Sorry Alan, I lost
the referral; google no find......
So from Google, I found a list of 10 linux distros, including Pentoo,
for penetration testing. Rather than take the time to test each one,
recommendations as to which ones anyone likes or uses, would save
me quite some time...
http://blog.rootcon.org/2012/02/10-pentesting-linux-distributions-you.html
All feedback is appreciated, as I'm looking for a distro, I can run
as a liveDVD, usbstick or such, when I need it and not dedicated
a machine to this task.
TIA,
James
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* Re: [gentoo-user] OT: penetration testing
2013-02-05 18:57 [gentoo-user] OT: penetration testing James
@ 2013-02-05 20:32 ` Alan McKinnon
2013-02-06 16:45 ` James
0 siblings, 1 reply; 3+ messages in thread
From: Alan McKinnon @ 2013-02-05 20:32 UTC (permalink / raw
To: gentoo-user
On 05/02/2013 20:57, James wrote:
> Hello,
>
> Some time ago, Alan recommended a linux distro for penetration
> testing on networks that I manage. Sorry Alan, I lost
> the referral; google no find......
It was the first one in that list - BackTrack
I've heard good things about a few of the others and nothing bad about
any. So take your pick ;-)
backtrack is the well known granddaddy and poster child for pentest
distros, but I'm sure all of them will get the job done. It really comes
down to the list of useful apps they bundle for you.
>
> So from Google, I found a list of 10 linux distros, including Pentoo,
> for penetration testing. Rather than take the time to test each one,
> recommendations as to which ones anyone likes or uses, would save
> me quite some time...
>
> http://blog.rootcon.org/2012/02/10-pentesting-linux-distributions-you.html
>
>
> All feedback is appreciated, as I'm looking for a distro, I can run
> as a liveDVD, usbstick or such, when I need it and not dedicated
> a machine to this task.
>
>
> TIA,
> James
>
>
--
Alan McKinnon
alan.mckinnon@gmail.com
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