Summary

This appendix describes several additional tools that can be used for the penetration testing job. Although those tools are not included in BackTrack, you can get and install them easily as explained in this chapter. There are four tools described. They are ranging from vulnerability scanner, web application fingerprinter, and network ballista.

We selected the tools based on their usefulness and popularity.

We started by describing the tools, how to install and configure it, and then described their usages.

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