For example, the Metasploit db_autopwn functionality that we touched on in Chapter 4
requires the latest version of Metasploit, a recent version of Ruby, a working RubyGems
installation, a running database server locally on the machine, and either Nessus or
nmap for enumeration. If something is missing, or even if your path is not configured
properly, db_autopwn fails.Wouldn??™t it be great if someone were to configure an entire
Linux distribution appropriately for penetration testing, gather all the tools needed, categorize
them appropriately with an easy-to-use menu system, make sure all the dependencies
were resolved, and package it all as a free download? And it would be great if the
whole thing were to fit on a CD or maybe a bootable USB memory stick. Oh, and all the
drivers for all kinds of hardware should be included so you could pop the CD into any
machine and quickly make it work anywhere. And, of course, it should be trivially
configurable so that you could add additional tools or make necessary tweaks to fit your
individual preferences.
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Sounds like a tall order, but this is exactly what a group of guys from Germany put
together with the BackTrack LiveCD.
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