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GSLC · Question #382

Which of the following tools is based on Linux and used to carry out the Penetration Testing?

The correct answer is B. BackTrack. BackTrack is a Linux-based security distribution purpose-built for penetration testing, bundling hundreds of exploitation and assessment tools.

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Question

Which of the following tools is based on Linux and used to carry out the Penetration Testing?

Options

  • AJPlag
  • BBackTrack
  • CVedit
  • DEttercap

How the community answered

(22 responses)
  • A
    5% (1)
  • B
    95% (21)

Why each option

BackTrack is a Linux-based security distribution purpose-built for penetration testing, bundling hundreds of exploitation and assessment tools.

AJPlag

JPlag is a source code plagiarism detection tool used in academic environments and has no connection to penetration testing.

BBackTrackCorrect

BackTrack is a Debian/Ubuntu-based Linux distribution specifically designed for penetration testing and digital forensics; it includes a comprehensive suite of tools for network scanning, exploitation, password cracking, and vulnerability assessment, and was the direct predecessor to Kali Linux maintained by Offensive Security.

CVedit

Vedit is a general-purpose text and hex editor with no security or penetration testing capabilities.

DEttercap

Ettercap is a single network packet sniffer and man-in-the-middle tool that runs on multiple platforms, not a Linux distribution designed as a penetration testing environment.

Concept tested: Linux-based penetration testing distribution identification

Source: https://www.kali.org/docs/introduction/what-is-kali-linux/

Topics

#BackTrack#penetration testing tools#Linux security tools#ethical hacking

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