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SecArsenal

A searchable reference for penetration-testing operating systems and tools: what they are, what they're for, and where to get the real thing from the official source.

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Operating Systems (52)

AndroL4b

Ubuntu MATE-based VM for Android app assessment, reverse engineering, and malware analysis

ArchStrike

Arch Linux-based distribution for penetration testing and security research

Athena OS

Arch/NixOS-based distribution built on BlackArch's package repositories

BackBox

Ubuntu-based distribution for penetration testing and security assessment

Berserk Arch

Rolling-release Arch-based distro for security researchers and developers

BlackArch

Arch Linux-based distribution with one of the largest pentest tool repositories

CAINE

Ubuntu-based digital forensics live distribution

CAPEv2

Automated malware sandbox for dynamic analysis and config/payload extraction

CommandoVM

PowerShell-provisioned Windows red-team toolkit

CSI Linux

Ubuntu-based platform for OSINT, digital forensics, and incident response

Cuckoo3

CERT-EE's Python 3 rewrite of Cuckoo Sandbox for automated malware analysis

Demon Linux

Debian-based distribution focused on web and cloud penetration testing

DragonOS

Debian/Ubuntu-based platform for software-defined radio (SDR) and RF work

DShield Sensor

SANS Internet Storm Center's honeypot sensor for contributing threat data, with an ELK dashboard

Exegol

Community-driven Docker hacking environment with 100+ pre-installed offensive tools

FACT

Fraunhofer FKIE's firmware analysis and comparison platform for routers, IoT, and UEFI images

Fedora Security Lab

Fedora spin for security auditing, forensics, and teaching security testing

FLARE VM

Windows-based reverse-engineering and malware-analysis distribution

Frieren

Open-source WiFi Pineapple-style framework for routers and single-board computers

HackerOS (Cybersecurity Edition)

Polish Debian-based distro with a dedicated red-team-focused Cybersecurity Edition

Kali Linux

Debian-based distribution built for penetration testing and security auditing

Kali NetHunter

Kali Linux's penetration testing platform for Android devices

Kali Purple

Kali Linux's defensive/purple-team security operations platform

Linux Kodachi

Debian-based privacy and anonymity platform

Malcolm

CISA/Idaho National Laboratory network traffic analysis tool suite

MISP

Open-source threat intelligence and sharing platform, with an official test VM

Mobexler

Linux Lite-based VM for combined Android and iOS application penetration testing

NetHydra

Debian-based pentest distro running a real-time (PREEMPT_RT) kernel by default

NST

Fedora-based network security monitoring and analysis toolkit

Open Secure-K OS

Debian-based encrypted live-USB OS for secure communication and anonymous browsing

PALADIN

SUMURI's forensic disk-imaging and write-blocking live distribution

Parrot Security OS

Debian-based distribution for pentesting, digital forensics, and privacy

Pentoo

Gentoo-based live distribution for penetration testing

Predator-OS

Debian-based distro bundling around 1,200 tools across offense, defense, and privacy

Pwnagotchi

Raspberry Pi companion that automates WPA/WPA2 handshake capture via bettercap

Qubes OS

Security-by-compartmentalization OS built on the Xen hypervisor

REMnux

Ubuntu-based toolkit for reverse-engineering and analyzing malicious software

SamuraiWTF

OWASP-maintained web-app pentest training environment

SecBSD

OpenBSD-based distribution for penetration testing and ethical hacking

Security Onion

Ubuntu-based network security monitoring and threat hunting platform

SIFT

SANS forensic workstation for digital forensics and incident response

SigintOS

Ubuntu-based distro for SDR-driven signals intelligence operations

SystemRescue

Arch-based live system for disk repair, imaging, and data recovery

T-Pot

All-in-one multi-honeypot platform with 20+ honeypots and Elastic Stack visualization

Tails

Amnesic live OS focused on privacy and anonymity, routing all traffic through Tor

TheHive

Incident-response case management platform with an official demo VM

Trace Labs OSINT VM

Debian-based virtual machine purpose-built for OSINT investigations

Tsurugi Linux

Ubuntu-based distribution for digital forensics, OSINT, and malware analysis

Wazuh

Open-source SIEM/XDR platform distributed as an official VM appliance

Whonix

Debian-based anonymity platform routing traffic through Tor

Wifislax

Slackware-based distribution focused on wireless network auditing

WinFE

Windows Forensic Environment — a forensically sound Windows PE boot environment

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Tools (4958)

Synced from Kali's, BlackArch's, REMnux's, and Tails' own official tool lists. A few well-known examples:

nmap

The Network Mapper

metasploit-framework

Framework for exploit development and vulnerability research

wireshark

Network traffic analyzer - graphical interface

burpsuite

Platform for security testing of web applications

hashcat

World’s fastest and most advanced password recovery utility

aircrack-ng

Wireless WEP/WPA cracking utilities

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