Welcome to the first chapter of this book, which will be based on full penetration testing methodologies using BackBox. We will acquire in-depth knowledge of BackBox by familiarizing ourselves with its various tools and functions.

It is highly recommended that readers have a prior general understanding of Linux systems and an average level of knowledge concerning shell environments.

In this first chapter, we will introduce BackBox Linux, the organization of the tools and services with a brief description of the tools included.