BackTrack

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BackTrack
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BackTrack 5 R3
DeveloperOffensive Security[1]Template:Bullet list
OS familyLinux (Unix-like)
Working stateDiscontinued
Source modelOpen source
Initial releaseMay 26, 2006; 20 years ago (2006-05-26)
Final release5 R3 / August 13, 2012; 13 years ago (2012-08-13)
Supported platformsi386 (x86), AMD64 (x86-64), ARM
Kernel typeMonolithic
Default
user interface		Bash, KDE Plasma Desktop, Fluxbox,[2][3] GNOME
LicenseVarious
Preceded byPage Template:Plainlist/styles.css has no content.
  • WHAX
  • Auditor Security Collection
Succeeded byKali Linux
Official websitewww.backtrack-linux.org

BackTrack was a Linux distribution that focused on security, based on the Knoppix Linux distribution aimed at digital forensics and penetration testing use.[4] In March 2013, the Offensive Security team rebuilt BackTrack around the Debian distribution and released it under the name Kali Linux.[5]

History

The BackTrack distribution originated from the merger of two formerly competing distributions which focused on penetration testing:

  • WHAX: a Slax-based Linux distribution developed by Mati Aharoni, a security consultant. Earlier versions of WHAX were called Whoppix and were based on Knoppix.[6]
  • Auditor Security Collection: a Live CD based on Knoppix developed by Max Moser which included over 300 tools organized in a user-friendly hierarchy.[7][8]

On January 9, 2010, BackTrack 4 improved hardware support, and added official FluxBox support.[4] The overlap with Auditor and WHAX in purpose and in collection of tools partly led to the merger. The overlap came about as Backtrack 5, released on May 10, 2011. This version also seen the base OS changed from Slackware to Ubuntu.[4][9]

Tools

BackTrack provided users with easy access to a comprehensive and large collection of security-related tools ranging from port scanners to Security Audit.[10] Support for Live CD and Live USB functionality allowed users to boot BackTrack directly from portable media without requiring installation,[11] though permanent installation to hard disk and network was also an option.

BackTrack included many well known security tools including:[12]

BackTrack arranged tools into 12 categories:[12][13]

Releases

Date Release
May 26, 2006 First stable release of BackTrack based on Slackware[9][14][15]
October 13, 2006 BackTrack 2 beta #1 released[16][17]
November 19, 2006 BackTrack 2 beta #2 released[18]
March 6, 2007 BackTrack 2 final released[9][19][20]
December 14, 2007 BackTrack 3 beta released[21][19]
June 19, 2008 BackTrack 3 final released (Linux kernel 2.6.21.5)[9][19]
February 11, 2009 BackTrack 4 beta released[22]
January 9, 2010 BackTrack 4 final release (Linux kernel 2.6.30.9 and base OS changed to Ubuntu)[9][23][24]
May 8, 2010 BackTrack 4 R1 release[25]
November 22, 2010 BackTrack 4 R2 release[26]
May 10, 2011 BackTrack 5 release (Linux kernel 2.6.38)[9][27]
August 18, 2011 BackTrack 5 R1 release (Linux kernel 2.6.39.5)[28]
March 1, 2012 BackTrack 5 R2 release (Linux kernel 3.2.6)[29]
August 13, 2012 BackTrack 5 R3 release[30]

Whenever a new version of BackTrack was released, older versions would lose their support and service from the BackTrack development team. There are currently no supported versions of BackTrack.[31]

References

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  1. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Developers". Archived from the original on 2010-03-22. Retrieved 2010-03-19.
  2. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."HowTo:Install KDE 4.1". Offensive-security.com. Archived from the original on 2009-08-06. Retrieved 2009-12-12.
  3. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."BackTrack 4 tutorial". Archived from the original on 2011-10-26.
  4. ^ a b c Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."BackTrack Linux – Penetration Testing Distribution". Backtrack Linux. Archived from the original on 23 January 2025. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
  5. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Kali Linux Has Been Released!". Offensive Security. March 13, 2013. Retrieved March 18, 2013.
  6. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."BackTrack". remote-exploit.org. Retrieved February 19, 2025.
  7. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Moser, Max (June 22, 2005). "New release of the Auditor Security Collection available". seclists.org. Retrieved February 19, 2025.
  8. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Marti, Don (August 2005). "Editors' choice awards 2005". Linux Journal. 2005 (136). Belltown Media: 4. ISSN 1075-3583.
  9. ^ a b c d e f Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Kali Linux History". Kali Linux. Offensive Security. March 13, 2024. Retrieved February 19, 2025.
  10. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Lalitha, Priya; Challissery Samu, Lifna; Shankar Jagli, Dhanamma; Joy, Anooja (5 April 2014). Rational Unified Treatment for Web Application Vulnerability Assessment. International Conference on Circuits, Systems, Communication and Information Technology Applications. Mumbai, India: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. p. 338. doi:10.1109/CSCITA.2014.6839283. ISBN 978-1-4799-2494-3.
  11. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Gupta, Ajay (October 1, 2010). "BackTrack 4: A One-Stop Shop for Security Analysis and Learning". opensourceforu.com. Retrieved February 19, 2025.
  12. ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Murphy, Brandon F. (July 30, 2013). Network Penetration Testing and Research (PDF) (Report). NASA. pp. 2–3. Retrieved February 19, 2025.
  13. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Hess, Ken (September 20, 2011). "BackTrack Linux: The Ultimate Hacker's Arsenal". Admin Magazine. pp. 1–3. Retrieved February 19, 2025.
  14. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."BackTrack Downloads (seriously old)". remote-exploit.org. Archived from the original on 2008-06-26. Retrieved April 9, 2019.
  15. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."BackTrack Security Final Release". 15 May 2006. Retrieved April 9, 2019.
  16. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Downloads". Offensive Security. Archived from the original on October 27, 2006. Retrieved April 9, 2019.
  17. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."BackTrack v2.0 Public Beta Has Been Released!". secmaniac. 14 October 2006. Retrieved April 9, 2019 – via Blogspot.
  18. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."BackTrack Downloads". remote-exploit.org. Archived from the original on February 2, 2007. Retrieved April 9, 2019.
  19. ^ a b c Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."BackTrack Developers Log". remote-exploit.org. June 19, 2008. Archived from the original on May 29, 2009. Retrieved April 9, 2019.
  20. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."BackTrack 2.0 Final Due End of February". secmaniac. 13 February 2007. Retrieved April 9, 2019 – via Blogspot.
  21. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Latest News". remote-exploit.org. Archived from the original on 2008-05-01. Retrieved April 9, 2019.
  22. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."BackTrack Downloads". remote-exploit.org. Archived from the original on 2009-05-23. Retrieved April 9, 2019.
  23. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."BackTrack 4 Final Released". backtrack-linux.org. January 9, 2010. Archived from the original on January 14, 2010. Retrieved April 9, 2019.
  24. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."BackTrack 4 Final Release". Offensive Security. 11 January 2010. Retrieved April 9, 2019.
  25. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."BackTrack 4 R1 – Public Release". backtrack-linux.org. August 4, 2010. Archived from the original on November 30, 2010. Retrieved April 9, 2019.
  26. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."BackTrack 4 R2 Download!". backtrack-linux.org. November 19, 2010. Archived from the original on January 12, 2011. Retrieved April 9, 2019.
  27. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."BackTrack 5 Release". backtrack-linux.org. May 10, 2011. Archived from the original on February 26, 2012. Retrieved April 9, 2019.
  28. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."BackTrack 5 R1 released". backtrack-linux.org. August 18, 2011. Archived from the original on February 23, 2012. Retrieved April 9, 2019.
  29. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."BackTrack 5 R2 Released". backtrack-linux.org. March 1, 2012. Archived from the original on March 3, 2012. Retrieved April 9, 2019.
  30. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."BackTrack 5 R3 Released!". backtrack-linux.org. August 13, 2012. Archived from the original on March 14, 2013. Retrieved April 9, 2019.
  31. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Ahmed, Waqas (February 1, 2013). "BackTrack to be Reborn as Kali Linux!". HackRead. Retrieved February 19, 2025.


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