5 Best Linux Distros for Security Penetration  Testing

Here we discuss about some Penetration testing distros which are better at web application vulnerability discovery, forensics, WiFi cracking, reverse engineering, malware analysis, social engineering and much more..

1. CAINE (Computer Aided Investigative Environment) is an Ubuntu-based GNU/Linux live distribution. The main design objectives that CAINE aims to guarantee are: an interoperable environment that supports the digital investigator during the four phases of the digital investigation, a user-friendly graphical interface, and a semi-automated compilation of the final report.

 2. BlackArch Linux is an Arch Linux-based distribution for penetration testers and security researchers. The repository contains 1218 tools. You can install tools individually or in groups. BlackArch Linux is compatible with existing Arch installs.

 3. BackBox is a Linux distribution based on Ubuntu. It has been developed to perform penetration tests and security assessments. Designed to be fast, easy to use and provide a minimal yet complete desktop environment and latest stable version of the most used and best known ethical hacking tools.

 4. The Samurai Web Testing Framework has been pre-configured to function as a web pen-testing environment. They included tools such as the Fierce domain scanner and Maltego. For mapping, they provide WebScarab and ratproxy and for exploitation testing they included BeEF, AJAXShell and much more.

5. Kali Linux (formerly known as BackTrack) is a Debian-based distribution with a collection of security and forensics tools. It features timely security updates, support for the ARM architecture, a choice of four popular desktop environments, and seamless upgrades to newer versions.