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BackBox is a penetration test and security assessment oriented Ubuntu-based Linux distribution providing a network and informatic systems analysis toolkit. It includes a complete set of tools required for ethical hacking and security testing.

Key facts

OS.working_state
Active
OS.website
www.backbox.org
OS.name
BackBox Linux
OS.logo
250px|frameless
OS.caption
BackBox Linux
OS.developer
BackBox Team
OS.family
Linux (Unix-like)
OS.source_model
Open source
OS.supported_platforms
i386(x86), amd64(x86-64)
OS.latest_release_version
9
OS.kernel_type
Linux
OS.ui
XFCE
OS.license
Free software licenses(mainly GPL)

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Official website
www.backbox.org
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inception
2010-09-09
software version identifier
9
Commons category
BackBox
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BackBox is a penetration test and security assessment oriented Ubuntu-based Linux distribution providing a network and informatic systems analysis toolkit. It includes a complete set of tools required for ethical hacking and security testing.

==Contents== The main aim of BackBox is providing an alternative, highly customizable, and well performing system. BackBox uses the light window manager Xfce. It delivers a fast, effective, customizable, and complete experience. It also has a very helpful community behind it.

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