Parrot Security OS - an alternative to Kali Linux

Parrot Security OS is a increasingly popular distribution based on Debian-linux. Easy to learn, suitable for both beginners and professionals. In this article I will talk about this distribution and about the development of the project from one of the contributors M. Emrah ÜNSÜR with whom I was able to communicate.

Parrot Security OS

A growing distribution based on Debian-linux. Pretty easy to learn, suitable for both beginners and professionals. This distribution is aimed at both penetration testing and anonymous work on the Internet.

A fairly easy and efficient tool, many security specialists have found in it a replacement for the increasingly “voracious” Kali, especially since Parrot uses Kali repositories for updating. Uses the MATE shell and the LightDM display manager.
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Fukntsionalu it is similar to Kali Linux, here, too, with the system comes a huge amount of special software for security testing.

Of the distinctive features, we can call a greater inclination to anonymity than in Kali: the I2P integration (invisible internet project) and the pre-installed TOR services.

There are several versions (including 32 and 64 bit platforms) Parrot Security OS (3.8 - JollyRoger):

• Parrot Security 3.8 Full Edition - full version.
• Parrot Lite 3.8 Home Edition - no utilities, as the basis for your build.
• Parrot AIR 3.8 - for testing wireless networks.
• Parrot Cloud Edition - version for deployment in cloud services.
• Embedded Devices and IoT - Raspberry Pi, Orange Pi, Pine64.

Project development

This distribution looks quite promising, so I wanted to know a little more about it and I talked to one of the contributors and an active participant in the project - M. Emrah ÜNSÜR.

M. Emrah ÜNSÜR (meu @ Parrot Project) security researcher in a private company. He is a contributor and moderator of the Parrot project forum.

The team consists of volunteers who are mainly divided into community members.
and those who write code. The Parrot OS team is always happy to new members:

• Parrot project official webpage: www.parrotsec.org
• Community (forum): community.parrotsec.org
• Parrot Project Ambassadors List: docs.parrotsec.org/community/ambassadors-list
• Parrot local communities: docs.parrotsec.org/community#local-communities
• Telegram (ParrotSec Global): t.me/parrotsecgroup

Why create your own distribution? There are several reasons to do something like this. The main reason is that by hand there will always be most of the used software products in the most convenient packaging. In the case of Parrot Security OS, developers for one reason or another were not satisfied with the current distributions, in the form of a simple and ready-to-use assembly, with constant updates, modern technologies and an up-to-date list of software that is actually used during the Pentest. (It's time to use BlackArch c> 1500 utilities). Also, this distribution should be suitable for everyday work.

For those who complain about the fragmentation of projects, there is information about how open source communities work: fragmentation causes diversification and free expression of ideas from other teams of similar projects. Also in the framework of the project is collaborating
Debian pkg-security.

Development plans include the creation of a full pool of documents and text books on development, system administration, network interaction, cryptography, malware analysis, pentesting, etc. Another development vector is support for new embedded devices. Also, the main problem - hardware compatibility - requires a lot of effort, and the development plans include attracting new members of the community who know Python, C, Bash.

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If you are involved in practical information security, I recommend that you familiarize yourself with this distribution, perhaps it will help make your penetration testing work more productive and comfortable. If you have time and desire to participate in the development of the Parrot Security OS project - write to the official community, the participants will be glad to any help to the project.