Pentoo is a Live CD and Live USB designed for penetration testing and security assessment.[3][4][5][6] Based on Gentoo Linux, Pentoo is provided both as 32 and 64-bit installable live CD. Pentoo is also available as an overlay[7] 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.
 Pentoo Linux 2010.0 | |
| Developer | Grimmlin (Michael Zanetta - founder), Zero_Chaos (Rick Farina), blshkv (Anton Bolshakov), Wuodan (Stefan Kuhn), Jensp (Jens Pranaitis)[1] |
|---|---|
| OS family | Linux (Unix-like) |
| Working state | Active[2] |
| Source model | Open source |
| Initial release | June 22, 2005 |
| Latest release | 2024.0 / January 11, 2024 |
| Repository | |
| Update method | Emerge |
| Package manager | Portage with Pentoo overlay |
| Platforms | IA-32, x86-64 |
| Kernel type | Modular (Linux) |
| Userland | GNU |
| Default user interface | Xfce4 WM from LiveCD, various |
| License | Free software licenses (mainly GPL) |
| Official website | www |
Features
edit- Available in 32-bit and 64-bit versions, the latter having a significant speed increase from 32 bits
- Includes the required environment to crack passwords using GPGPU with openCL and CUDA configured 'out of the box'[8][9][10]
- Built on hardened linux, including a hardened kernel and toolchain
- Hardened kernel with extra patches[11]
- 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[12]
Tools
editTools are installed with versioned ebuilds and open-ended ebuilds,[13] making it possible to pull in the latest subversions and still have installs tracked by package management. The following tool categories are included:[14]
- Analyzer
- Bluetooth
- Cracker
- Database
- Development
- Exploit
- Footprint
- Forensics
- Forging
- Fuzzers
- Misc
- MitM
- Pentoo
- Proxy
- RCE
- Scanner
- SIP-VOIP
- Wireless
Releases
editPentoo uses rolling releases with periodic ISO snapshots of the latest committed updates.
| Date | Release[15] |
|---|---|
| 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[16][17][18] |
| 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 |
References
edit- ^ "Developers". Retrieved 2015-07-18.
- ^ DistroWatch.com: Pentoo
- ^ Pentoo (Gentoo) Based Linux Review, Features and Screenshot Tour, TecMint.
- ^ 12 Best Linux Distributions for Hacking and Penetration Testing in 2018 | It's FOSS
- ^ A Look at Pentoo Linux and Its Security Analysis Tools, eWeek
- ^ 12 Best Operating Systems For Ethical Hacking And Penetration Testing | 2018 Edition
- ^ "Overlay usage". Archived from the original on 2014-04-26. Retrieved 2013-01-08.
- ^ "Cuda, Stream, mpi, and Multiforcer". 3 February 2009. Retrieved 2011-01-22.
- ^ "Pentoo Updates". Retrieved 2011-01-22.
- ^ "Pentoo, another security distro". 4 January 2010. Retrieved 2011-01-22.
- ^ "Kernel Patches". Archived from the original on 2012-03-22. Retrieved 2011-01-22.
- ^ "Installation video". YouTube. Retrieved 2013-01-08.
- ^ "SVN ebuild example". Archived from the original on 2012-03-22. Retrieved 2011-04-10.
- ^ "Menu Categories". Archived from the original on 2012-03-22. Retrieved 2011-04-10.
- ^ "Index". Pentoo. Retrieved 2015-01-01.
- ^ "Surprise! A working iso just in time for nothing at all!". Pentoo. Retrieved 2016-10-06.
- ^ Gentoo-Based Pentoo 2015.0 Linux Distro for Ethical Hackers Gets New RC Release, Softpedia News
- ^ Gentoo-Based Pentoo 2015.0 Penetration Testing Linux Distro Gets All-New Installer, Softpedia News