BlackArch

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BlackArch
BlackArch logo.png
Desktop BlackArch Linux 11 01 2020 10 43 10.png
Developer Open-source project
OS family Linux (Unix-like)
Working stateActive
Source modelOpen-source
Latest release 2023.05.01 / May 1, 2023;11 months ago (2023-05-01)
Repository https://github.com/BlackArch/blackarch
Update method Pacman
Package manager Pacman
Platforms x86-64, aarch64
Kernel type Monolithic kernel (Linux)
Default
user interface 		Various
License Various
Official website blackarch.org

BlackArch is a penetration testing distribution based on Arch Linux that provides a large number of security tools. It is an open-source distro created specially for penetration testers and security researchers. The repository contains more than 2800 tools that can be installed individually or in groups. BlackArch Linux is compatible with existing Arch Linux installations. [1] [2]

Contents

Overview


BlackArch is similar in usage to both Parrot OS and Kali Linux when fully installed, with a major difference being BlackArch is based on Arch Linux instead of Debian.

BlackArch only provides the Xfce desktop environment in the "Slim ISO" but provides multiple preconfigured Window Managers in the "Full ISO".

Similar to Kali Linux and Parrot OS, BlackArch can be burned to an ISO image and run as a live system. [1] BlackArch can also be installed as an unofficial user repository on any current Arch Linux installation. [3]

Packages

BlackArch currently contains 2897 packages and tools, along with their dependencies. [4] BlackArch is developed by a small number of cyber security specialists and researchers that add the packages as well as dependencies needed to run these tools.

Tools categories within the BlackArch distribution (Counting date: 20 January 2024): [4]

  1. blackarch-anti-forensic: 2 tools [5]
  2. blackarch-automation: 109 tools [6]
  3. blackarch-automobile: 3 tools [7]
  4. blackarch-backdoor: 47 tools [8]
  5. blackarch-binary: 71 tools [9]
  6. blackarch-bluetooth: 25 tools [10]
  7. blackarch-code-audit: 34 tools [11]
  8. blackarch-cracker: 169 tools [12]
  9. blackarch-crypto: 81 tools [13]
  10. blackarch-database: 5 tools [14]
  11. blackarch-debugger: 15 tools [15]
  12. blackarch-decompiler: 17 tools [16]
  13. blackarch-defensive: 46 tools [17]
  14. blackarch-disassembler: 20 tools [18]
  15. blackarch-dos: 30 tools [19]
  16. blackarch-drone: 4 tools [20]
  17. blackarch-exploitation: 184 tools [21]
  18. blackarch-fingerprint: 30 tools [22]
  19. blackarch-firmware: 4 tools [23]
  20. blackarch-forensic: 129 tools [24]
  21. blackarch-fuzzer: 85 tools [25]
  22. blackarch-hardware: 6 tools [26]
  23. blackarch-honeypot: 16 tools [27]
  24. blackarch-ids: 1 tool [28]
  25. blackarch-keylogger: 3 tools [29]
  26. blackarch-malware: 34 tools [30]
  27. blackarch-misc: 143 tools [31]
  28. blackarch-mobile: 42 tools [32]
  29. blackarch-networking: 171 tools [33]
  30. blackarch-nfc: 1 tool [34]
  31. blackarch-packer: 2 tools [35]
  32. blackarch-proxy: 37 tools [36]
  33. blackarch-radio: 14 tools [37]
  34. blackarch-recon: 246 tools [38]
  35. blackarch-reversing: 42 tools [39]
  36. blackarch-scanner: 313 tools [40]
  37. blackarch-sniffer: 46 tools [41]
  38. blackarch-social: 59 tools [42]
  39. blackarch-spoof: 17 tools [43]
  40. blackarch-stego: 13 tools [44]
  41. blackarch-tunnel: 27 tools [45]
  42. blackarch-voip: 22 tools [46]
  43. blackarch-webapp: 308 tools [47]
  44. blackarch-windows: 134 tools [48]
  45. blackarch-wireless: 82 tools [49]
  46. Checker: 1 tool [50]
  47. Uncategorized tools: 3 tools; didier-stevens-suite, python-search-engine-parser, python-yara-rednaga

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  2. ↑ Barrow (September 25, 2017). "Exploring Kali Linux Alternatives: How to Get Started with BlackArch, a More Up-to-Date Pentesting Distro". WonderHowTo . Retrieved January 2, 2019.
  3. ↑ "Downloads BlackArch" . Retrieved 2020-07-03.
  4. 1 2 "Tools in BlackArch". BlackArch. Retrieved August 6, 2021.
  5. ↑ "Anti-forensic tools". blackarch.org. Retrieved 2021-09-15.
  6. ↑ "Automation tools". blackarch.org. Retrieved 2021-09-15.
  7. ↑ "Automobile tools". blackarch.org. Archived from the original on 2016-12-23. Retrieved 2021-09-15.
  8. ↑ "Backdoor tools". blackarch.org. Retrieved 2021-09-15.
  9. ↑ "Binary tools". blackarch.org. Retrieved 2021-09-15.
  10. ↑ "Bluetooth tools". blackarch.org. Retrieved 2021-09-15.
  11. ↑ "Code-audit tools". blackarch.org. Retrieved 2021-09-15.
  12. ↑ "Cracker tools". blackarch.org. Retrieved 2021-09-15.
  13. ↑ "Crypto tools". blackarch.org. Retrieved 2021-09-15.
  14. ↑ "Database tools". blackarch.org. Retrieved 2021-09-15.
  15. ↑ "Debugger tools". blackarch.org. Retrieved 2021-09-15.
  16. ↑ "Cracker decompiler". blackarch.org. Retrieved 2021-09-15.
  17. ↑ "Defensive tools". blackarch.org. Retrieved 2021-09-15.
  18. ↑ "Disassembler tools". blackarch.org. Retrieved 2021-09-15.
  19. ↑ "Dos tools". blackarch.org. Retrieved 2021-09-15.
  20. ↑ "Drone tools". blackarch.org. Retrieved 2021-09-15.
  21. ↑ "Exploitation tools". blackarch.org. Retrieved 2021-09-15.
  22. ↑ "Fingerprint tools". blackarch.org. Retrieved 2021-09-15.
  23. ↑ "Firmware tools". blackarch.org. Retrieved 2021-09-15.
  24. ↑ "Forensic tools". blackarch.org. Retrieved 2021-09-15.
  25. ↑ "Fuzzer tools". blackarch.org. Retrieved 2021-09-15.
  26. ↑ "Hardware tools". blackarch.org. Retrieved 2021-09-15.
  27. ↑ "Honeypot tools". blackarch.org. Retrieved 2021-09-15.
  28. ↑ "Ids tools". blackarch.org. Retrieved 2021-09-15.
  29. ↑ "Keylogger tools". blackarch.org. Retrieved 2021-09-15.
  30. ↑ "Malware tools". blackarch.org. Retrieved 2021-09-15.
  31. ↑ "Misc tools". blackarch.org. Retrieved 2021-09-15.
  32. ↑ "Mobile tools". blackarch.org. Retrieved 2021-09-15.
  33. ↑ "Networking tools". blackarch.org. Retrieved 2021-09-15.
  34. ↑ "Nfc tools". blackarch.org. Retrieved 2021-09-15.
  35. ↑ "Packer tools". blackarch.org. Retrieved 2021-09-15.
  36. ↑ "Proxy tools". blackarch.org. Retrieved 2021-09-15.
  37. ↑ "Radio tools". blackarch.org. Retrieved 2021-09-15.
  38. ↑ "Recon tools". blackarch.org. Retrieved 2021-09-15.
  39. ↑ "Reversing tools". blackarch.org. Retrieved 2021-09-15.
  40. ↑ "Scanner tools". blackarch.org. Retrieved 2021-09-15.
  41. ↑ "Sniffer tools". blackarch.org. Retrieved 2021-09-15.
  42. ↑ "Social tools". blackarch.org. Retrieved 2021-09-15.
  43. ↑ "Spoof tools". blackarch.org. Retrieved 2021-09-15.
  44. ↑ "Steganography tools". blackarch.org. Retrieved 2021-09-15.
  45. ↑ "Tunnel tools". blackarch.org. Retrieved 2021-09-15.
  46. ↑ "Voip tools". blackarch.org. Retrieved 2021-09-15.
  47. ↑ "Webapp tools". blackarch.org. Retrieved 2021-09-15.
  48. ↑ "Windows tools". blackarch.org. Retrieved 2021-09-15.
  49. ↑ "Wireless tools". blackarch.org. Retrieved 2021-09-15.
  50. ↑ "BlackArch Linux - Penetration Testing Distribution". blackarch.org. Retrieved 2022-06-09.
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