BackBox is apenetration test and security assessment orientedUbuntu-basedLinux distribution providing a network and informatic systems analysis toolkit.[3] It includes a complete set of tools required forethical hacking and security testing.[4]
The main aim of BackBox is providing an alternative, highly customizable and well performing system. BackBox uses the lightwindow managerXfce.[5] It delivers a fast, effective, customizable and complete experience. It also has a very helpful community behind it.[6]
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 tosniffing, also including vulnerability assessment, computer forensic analysis and exploitation.
Part of the power of this distribution comes from itsLaunchpad repository core, constantly updated to the latest stable version of the most known and usedethical hacking tools. The integration and development of new tools in the distribution follows the open source community, particularly theDebian Free Software Guidelines criteria.
^Lopez, Jose Maria (25 December 2018)."Linux, seguridad y análisis forense digital" [Linux, security and digital forensic analysis].Hipertextual (in Spanish). Archived fromthe original(html) on 12 January 2019. Retrieved14 June 2019.Bajo el nombre de BackBox encontramos una distribución Linux y la comunidad que la respalda. ¿Su objetivo? Divulgar y promover la cultura de la seguridad en entornos IT.
^"Endless OS, Crux, BackBox, Untangle e DragonFlyBSD têm novas versões" [Endless OS, Crux, BackBox, Untangle e DragonFlyBSD release new versions.].Sempre updated (in Portuguese). 12 June 2019. Archived fromthe original(html) on 14 June 2019. Retrieved14 June 2019.O BackBox Linux é uma distribuição baseada no Ubuntu desenvolvida para realizar testes de penetração e avaliações de segurança.
^Naranjo, David (12 June 2019)."Llega la nueva versión de BackBox Linux 6, basada en Ubuntu 18.04" [New version BackBox Linux 6, Ubuntu 18.04 based].Ubunulog (in Spanish). Archived fromthe original(html) on 14 June 2019. Retrieved14 June 2019.El objetivo principal de BackBox es proporcionar un sistema alternativo, altamente personalizable y con un buen rendimiento. BackBox utiliza el gestor de ventanas light Xfce .
