Somehow I missed that BackTrack 4 is now in the “Pre-Release” stage as of June 19. Once I did realize that it was released I waited to post about it because their servers have been getting hammered so hard that it was almost impossible to download it. Now that their servers appear to be up and running (download speeds are at a lovely 60 KB a second) make sure you head on over and get your copy.
For those that don’t know BackTrack is a Linux distribution geared towards security auditing and exploitation. As far as Linux distributions go it is at the top of my Must Have list. It is designed to be a supplemental operating system and as such is typically used in the “Live” format. Version 4 is now capable of being installed and used more heavily which can be very handy in a dual-boot situation.
As with any security tools there is a learning curve. The information and programs tend to be overwhelming with very little to help you sort out exactly what you need. The BackTrack team realizes this and is working on many resources to help you learn how to use the toolset. The first of these resources is a video that shows you how to setup BackTrack 4 and get started with it. The videos will soon be expanded to include using some of the applications and other advanced features.
The previous beta versions have been password protected and if you run into that, the default credentials are:
Username: root
Password: toor
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