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SigintOS: A Wireless Hacking and Pen-Testing Distro Review

7 pointsby wolframioabout 6 years ago

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jwivesabout 6 years ago
For a wireless-focused distro, there&#x27;s also pentoo[1].<p>I prefer customizing a general purpose distribution to my own liking vs. using a dedicated &quot;hacking&quot; distro, so maybe I&#x27;ll always miss it but: what&#x27;s the point of this? The author concludes their review with the following:<p>&gt; Bottom line, an SDR toolset is a must have tool for both the hacker looking to penetrate targets and for the security conscious sysadmin who performs their own security audits.<p>But, as I see it, they undermine this point in the paragraph immediately preceding it:<p>&gt; The only drawback is the lack of classic WiFi hacking tools (aircrack, reaver, wifite, kismet, …) that would allow us to have a definitive workstation to own all of the airwaves.<p>The tools which are highlighted to make SigintOS stand out against something like pentoo (easy-button IMSI catcher, GPS spoofing) seem significantly less useful for 99% of engagements than something that makes dealing with WiFi &quot;easy.&quot; I&#x27;d love to know the application of these things in engagements if anyone has feedback. Are they cool? Sure! Whether they&#x27;re generally useful is less clear.<p>[1]: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;pentoo.ch&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;pentoo.ch&#x2F;</a>