the release of the distribution , based on the Debian Testing package base and includes a collection of tools for system security assessment, forensic analysis, and reverse engineering. Available for download multiple ISO images with MATE environment (full 4.2 GB and compressed 1.8 GB), with KDE desktop (2 GB) and Xfce desktop (1.7 GB).
The Parrot distribution is positioned as a portable laboratory for security experts and forensic analysts, focusing on tools for testing cloud systems and Internet of Things devices. It also includes cryptographic tools and programs for secure internet access, including TOR, I2P, anonsurf, gpg, tccf, zulucrypt, veracrypt, truecrypt, and luks.
In the new release:
- Synchronized with the Debian Testing package database as of August 2020.
- The Linux kernel has been updated to version 5.7.
- The base package includes Python 3.8, Go 1.14, GCC 10.1 and 9.3.
- The third edition of the Anonsurf anonymous mode has been proposed, which is divided into three independent modules: GUI, daemon, and toolkit. The GUI, written in NIM and using Gintro GTK for interface creation, provides means to manage Anonsurf's behavior (e.g., enabling activation at the distribution boot stage) and monitoring the status of Tor and traffic. The daemon is responsible for starting and stopping Anonsurf. The utilities include a CLI with a set of console commands and dnstool for managing DNS settings in the system.
- A new branch of the platform for vulnerability analysis has been added.
, which includes support for end-to-end encryption in meterpreter and a new implementation of the SMBv3 client has been proposed. - Prepared with Xfce desktop.
- New packages added with and .
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