This chapter will introduce you to the customization of BackTrack, to take full advantage of it. We will cover the installation and configuration of ATI and NVIDIA GPU technologies, and extra tools, needed for later chapters. ATI and NVIDIA GPU-based graphic cards allow us to use their graphics processing unit (GPU) to perform calculations as opposed to the CPU. We will conclude the chapter with the setup of ProxyChains and encryption of digital information.
BackTrack 5 Cookbook
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BackTrack 5 Cookbook
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Overview of this book
<p>BackTrack is a Linux-based penetration testing arsenal that aids security professionals in the ability to perform assessments in a purely native environment dedicated to hacking. BackTrack is a distribution based on the Debian GNU/Linux distribution aimed at digital forensics and penetration testing use. It is named after backtracking, a search algorithm.<br /><br />"BackTrack 5 Cookbook" provides you with practical recipes featuring many popular tools that cover the basics of a penetration test: information gathering, vulnerability identification, exploitation, priviledge escalation, and covering your tracks.<br /><br />The book begins by covering the installation of BackTrack 5 and setting up a virtual environment to perform your tests.<br /><br />We then dip into recipes involving the basic principles of a penetration test such as information gathering, vulnerability identification, and exploitation. You will further learn about privilege escalation, radio network analysis, Voice over IP, Password cracking, and BackTrack forensics.<br /><br />"BackTrack 5 Cookbook" will serve as an excellent source of information for the security professional and novice alike.</p>
Table of Contents (17 chapters)
BackTrack 5 Cookbook
Credits
About the Authors
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Free Chapter
Up and Running with BackTrack
Customizing BackTrack
Information Gathering
Vulnerability Identification
Exploitation
Privilege Escalation
Wireless Network Analysis
Voice over IP (VoIP)
Password Cracking
BackTrack Forensics
Index
Customer Reviews