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BackTrack v.2.0 released
Dear List, BackTrack v.2.0 Final is out! It's taken us almost 5 months to pull ourselves out of the beta stage. Every time we thought we were done, a new idea or improvement would surface, and we just *had* to implement it. Many features were added, and many of the old (yet persistent) bugs were fixed. We honestly believe that BackTrack v 2.0 Final is the leanest, meanest and sexiest version to come out and hope that you enjoy using it as much as we did making it. Get yours at http://www.remote-exploit.org === Wireless Attacks @ their best === * We included a bunch of new drivers into the latest release and where able to make the desired packet injection functionalities to a wider audience. * By supporting the new ALFA USB hi-power devices there is now a great USB wireless dongle available which allows us to connect an external antenna and use BackTrack to attack even on Intel Macbook or VMware. * Broadcom 43xx based cards should be able to inject - a bit sloppy but should work. * The following drivers are now on our CD: * madwifi-ng (Patched for Injection) * hostap (Patched for Injection) * prism54 (Patched for Injection) * bcm43xx (Patched for Injection) * rtl8180 (Patched for Injection) * rtl8187 (Patched for Injection) * ipw2200 (Patched for Injection) * rt2570 (ASPj's Drivers) * rt2500 * rt61 * rt73 * ipw2100 * ipw3945 * acx100 * zd1211rw === Faster @ Work === * Most of our Main-menu entries have a grouping "All" menu, which allows the experienced user to quickly find a tool. * Less experienced users are guided through the new menu structure to find the right tools for the right tasks. === Alignment to Open Standards and Frameworks === * Being superior while staying easy to use is key to a good security live cd. We took things a step further and aligned BackTrack to Penetration Testing Methodologies and Assessment Frameworks (ISSAF and OSSTMM). This will help our professional users during their daily reporting nightmares. * The most obvious alignment can be seen in the menu structure and framework documentation that has been included into BackTrack. * We suggest that you take your time to read the Frameworks, especially the ISSAF methodology guide. * Unfortunately we were not able to include a newer OSSTMM paper because they did not release it to the public. === Cutting Edge Exploitation Framework & Information === * We put extra effort in integrating Metasploit Framework3 as well as the Stable Metasploit Framework2. Features such as db_autopwn, Wifi driver exploits etc are all functional. * Default password lists and online resources have been added and updated. === Latest Tech === * Packages are now based on the Slax 6 LZM format, which allowed use to get more space and work in a more stable environment * We are running on a tweaked Kernel 2.6.20 * Apple patches are applied * Broad Wireless Card Support * Lorcon Wifi / Metasploit integration * Wireshark Wifi Frame Injection patch * Japanese Input support * Over 300 updated security tools * New section related to VoIP === Disappointments === As usual, Nessus is not included into BackTrack as Tenable forbid redistribution. === Community === * The public wiki project is available at http://backtrack.offensive-security.com. Please help us by providing entries in HCL (Hardware compatibility list) * Meet us at irc.freenode.org #remote-exploit === Thank You === * We would like to thank every developer, tester and our users. Without you, BackTrack would simply not be what it is today, But most of all we like to thank our wives and families who supported us with this creative endeavor. Signing out, Muts, Max and Mjm http://www.remote exploit.org http://www.offensive-security.com _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.grok.org.uk/full-disclosure-charter.html Hosted and sponsored by Secunia - http://secunia.com/ (Log in to post comments)
BackTrack v.2.0 released Posted Mar 7, 2007 16:54 UTC (Wed) by jjs (guest, #10315) [Link] One wee comment for their future press releases (I realize this was to a list, but it becomes a "press release" everytime a FLOSS project releases a major version) - next time include a quick blurb on the project - what is BackTrack?
(yes, I could go an look it up, and will - but many readers won't. Make it easy for them!)
jjs
BackTrack v.2.0 released Posted Mar 7, 2007 17:03 UTC (Wed) by evgeny (guest, #774) [Link] "... BackTrack is a Slackware-based live CD distribution aimed at..."
Isn't it enough??
BackTrack v.2.0 released Posted Mar 7, 2007 17:20 UTC (Wed) by dlang (✭ supporter ✭, #313) [Link] I don't see that anywhere in the release.
BackTrack v.2.0 released Posted Mar 7, 2007 17:24 UTC (Wed) by evgeny (guest, #774) [Link] It isn't in the release, it's in the LWN headline article itself.
Project description Posted Mar 7, 2007 17:29 UTC (Wed) by corbet (editor, #1) [Link] I think his point is that the short description should be in the release. I agree. I'll often just drop announcements which lack such a description; if the developers cannot be bothered to add that information, I feel little obligation to go dig it out for them. For whatever reason, I chose to go a little further this time around and add that information myself.
Project description Posted Mar 7, 2007 17:39 UTC (Wed) by evgeny (guest, #774) [Link] I think "Full story" articles (at least such copy&paste ones) should include the headline, too. While we're that, may I request that you add a "Goto article" link at the top of the comment tree? Now I sometimes have to click the "... in response to" links many times before getting at the top. Thanks!
BackTrack v.2.0 released Posted Mar 8, 2007 2:41 UTC (Thu) by nlucas (subscriber, #33793) [Link] I followed the link from the LWN.net today headlines e-mail. It doesn't include the headline text, nor a link to it.
Probably the OP is in the same situation.
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