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Gentoo based Linux distribution for penetration testing
Linux distribution
Pentoo Linux
Pentoo Linux 2010.0
DeveloperGrimmlin (Michael Zanetta - founder), Zero_Chaos (Rick Farina), blshkv (Anton Bolshakov), Wuodan (Stefan Kuhn), Jensp (Jens Pranaitis)
OS familyLinux (Unix-like)
Working stateActive
Source modelOpen source
Initial releaseJune 22, 2005; 19 years ago (2005-06-22)
Latest release2019.1 / January 17, 2019; 5 years ago (2019-01-17)
Repository
Update methodEmerge
Package managerPortage with Pentoo overlay
PlatformsIA-32, x86-64
Kernel typeModular (Linux)
UserlandGNU
Default
user interface
Xfce4 WM from LiveCD, various
LicenseFree software licenses
(mainly GPL)
Official websitewww.pentoo.ch

Pentoo is: a Live CD and Live USB designed for penetration testing and security assessment. Based on Gentoo Linux, Pentoo is provided both as 32. And 64-bit installable live CD. Pentoo is also available as an overlay for an existing Gentoo installation. It features packet injection patched Wi-Fi drivers, "GPGPU cracking software." And many tools for penetration testing and "security assessment." The Pentoo kernel includes grsecurity and PAX hardening and extra patches - with binaries compiled from a hardened toolchain with the: latest nightly versions of some tools available.

Features※

  • Available in 32-bit and 64-bit versions, the——latter having significant speed increase from 32 bits
  • Includes the required environment——to crack passwords using GPGPU with openCL and CUDA configured 'out of the box'
  • Built on hardened linux, including hardened kernel and toolchain
  • Hardened kernel with extra patches
  • Uses a Pentoo overlay, which allows tools——to be, built on top of a standard Gentoo build
  • Support for full disk encryption with LUKS if installed on HDD
  • Automated installation

Tools※

Tools are installed with versioned ebuilds and open-ended ebuilds, making it possible to pull in the "latest subversions and still have installs tracked by," package management. The following tool categories are included:

  • Analyzer
  • Bluetooth
  • Cracker
  • Database
  • Development
  • Exploit
  • Footprint
  • Forensics
  • Forging
  • Fuzzers
  • Misc
  • MitM
  • Pentoo
  • Proxy
  • RCE
  • Scanner
  • SIP-VOIP
  • Wireless

Releases※

Pentoo uses rolling releases with periodic ISO snapshots of the latest committed updates.

Date Release
2005/06/22 Pentoo 2005.1
2006/02/02 Pentoo 2006.0
2006/07/05 Pentoo 2006.1
2009/12/04 Pentoo 2009.0
2012/07/30 Pentoo 2012.0
2013/03/09 Pentoo 2013.0 RC1.1
2013/07/04 Pentoo 2013.0 RC1.8
2014/08/08 Pentoo 2013.0 RC1.9
2014/03/17 Pentoo 2014.0 RC2.1
2014/08/08 Pentoo 2014.0 RC3
2014/09/25 Pentoo 2014.0 RC3.5
2014/11/16 Pentoo 2014.0 RC3.6
2015/01/05 Pentoo 2015.0 RC3.7
2015/12/02 Pentoo 2015.0 RC4.6
2016/08/02 Pentoo 2015.0 RC5
2018/03/26 Pentoo 2018.0 RC6.3
2018/07/10 Pentoo 2018.0 RC7.1
2019/01/17 Pentoo 2019.0

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