BackBox is a penetration test and security assessment oriented Ubuntu-based Linux distribution providing a network and informatic systems analysis toolkit.

[3] It includes a complete set of tools required for ethical hacking and security testing.

[4] The main aim of BackBox is providing an alternative, highly customizable and well performing system.

Part of the power of this distribution comes from its Launchpad repository core, constantly updated to the latest stable version of the most known and used ethical hacking tools.

The integration and development of new tools in the distribution follows the open source community, particularly the Debian Free Software Guidelines criteria.