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Linux Auditing Live CDs

By Bill Detwiler July 17, 2006, 5:05 AM PDT Bill Detwiler on Twitter billdetwiler

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Linux Auditing Live CDs

Backtrack book screen

Backtrack book screen

When you want to know what’s happening on your network, systems, or applications, but not install a auditing software, Linux (and BSD and occasionally Windows) distributions “Live CDs” can help. Live CDs are OS distributions on a CD- or DVD-ROM that you can boot and run directly from the CD and RAM, without installing anything to the hard drive. In a Right Tool for the Job blog post, David HM Specter explains how you can perform security audits using the Backtrack Linux Live CD. This gallery shows you several of the Backtrack tools in action.

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Linux Auditing Live CDs

Backtrack Login Screen

Backtrack Login Screen

Backtrack, like most Auditing Live CDs, comes with dozens and dozens of tools. Most of these tools are the digital equivalent of lock picks and system cracking tools and are very useful for auditing network security. However, some of Baktrack’s more powerful tools can get you into a lot of hot water–should you use them inappropriately.

Linux Auditing Live CDs

Backtrack initialization screen

Backtrack initialization screen

Backtrack startup screen

Linux Auditing Live CDs

Backtrack tools menus

Backtrack tools menus

Backtrack, like most Auditing Live CDs, comes with dozens of security tools. The creators have categorized Backtrack’s large selection of tools into manageable chunks of functionality.

Linux Auditing Live CDs

Autopsy Forensic Package main screen

Autopsy Forensic Package main screen

Backtrack includes several “Forensic Tools” – that are very useful in systematically documenting data discovered during an audit. Dome of these tools save data into databases, others are systems that allow an investigator to make a pristine copy (image) of a hard drive for later examination.

Autopsy is one of those tools.

Linux Auditing Live CDs

Autopsy - New case

Autopsy - New case

Creating a new case

Linux Auditing Live CDs

Autopsy - New host

Autopsy - New host

Adding a host to a case file

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