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PostPosted: Sat Dec 06, 2003 4:18 am    Post subject: Security Related Bootable LiveCD Distributions Reply with quote

These are all the ones that I know of and have used most of them, let me know if I have missed any.These distros cover computer forensics, disaster and data recovery, security scanning, vulnerability testing, server testing, stress testing and pretty much everything else related.

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PostPosted: Sat Dec 06, 2003 4:48 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Excellent, nice listing ShaolinTiger. Is there a favorite? And if so why?

Thanks again.
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PostPosted: Tue Dec 09, 2003 4:14 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

With all of these security related linux distros, I sometimes wonder why I'm even trying to create my own. I want to do it because it will teach me alot, but it would be nice if after lots of advice and tweaking, I could get mine up on a list like that. Sad
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PostPosted: Thu Jul 01, 2004 4:51 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

heh thats kool how long have you been working on that?

good luck on it m8 cant wait
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PostPosted: Fri Sep 17, 2004 5:33 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Great list here ShaolinTiger. I might try out some of those. I have tryed a couple of them before.

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PostPosted: Tue Nov 09, 2004 11:33 am    Post subject: Another LiveCD - this one computer forensic based Reply with quote

I've been working hard with my colleagues to make a LiveCD for our internal use to capture forensic grade images. We've done the first version, and decided to throw it open to everyone so that we can get a widespread test and feedback.

The company that has done it is Vital Data and they have decided to release it through a community website they support forensicIT.com.au to attract interest to the site. You have to register to download, but registration is free.

The distribution is called "Vital Data Forensic or Rescue Kit (FoRK)" , and is based on Knoppix 3.6 to avoid those annoying last sector issues we faced with some drives on the old kernel. IMHO it's a good tool for obtaining forensic images and previewing systems, but of course, I'm slightly biased.

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forensicIT.com.au[/url]
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PostPosted: Thu Dec 23, 2004 7:13 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Just to bump this (for those that haven't seen it), I updated and cleaned up the broken links, so it's pretty complete now. It's also available HERE with descriptions.
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PostPosted: Mon Jan 31, 2005 6:50 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Check out PartPE.

The BartPE boot CD provides a clean boot into standard Windows environment for repairing a non-bootable Windows installation.

When you can't boot to Windows, BartPE will allow access to your installed scanners and repair utilities to repair your Windows installation.

Good stuff.
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PostPosted: Mon Jan 31, 2005 8:00 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Cracking good list ST,

I did not know that there was that many, but I really did not look that hard.
My favorite is Knoppix-STD, if is simple to use and makes me feel like less of an idiot than normal. If fulfilled my needs at the time, on a side note I really like live CDs as a whole because when you boot up you know exactly what you are going to get and if you travel with one you have a familiar environment even on a strangers PC Very Happy
By stranger, I mean someone you do not know, but you have written permission to use their machine and your liveCD. Nothing bad going on here...

Have fun,
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PostPosted: Sun Feb 06, 2005 5:11 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I like the Auditor distribution myself. Unlike the other 3 or so I've tried, it includes at least minimal documentation on the tools. Do any of the others?

There's at tut on Auditor at GSO if anyone is interested. The tut's aim is to help Linux newbies and auditiing newbies. With the onboard doc and the tut, it makes Auditor easier to use. It rocks.
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PostPosted: Mon Feb 07, 2005 6:48 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thanks for the input, have updated again Smile

I used to like F.I.R.E neat concept, mega outdated now though.

My favourites, probably Phlak and Auditor, although I like how Whoppix is coming along with the Metasploit framework.
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PostPosted: Tue Feb 08, 2005 7:17 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

theres also a list here if u want more..

http://www.frozentech.com/content/livecd.php
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PostPosted: Tue Feb 08, 2005 8:54 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

it a great list of tools.. thanx man
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PostPosted: Tue Mar 01, 2005 3:02 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hi all!

Another one...

redWall Firewall


Is a bootable CD-ROM Firewall, based on Red Hat 9.0. It's goal is to provide a feature rich firewall solution, with the main goal, to provide a webinterface for all the logfiles generated! also provide a Mail Virusscanning, spamfiltering and gateway functionality...

http://www.redwall-firewall.com/tiki-index.php
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