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DVL Distro

You must admit; one of the most popular activities among the IT world is downloading and trying new operating systems.  Why?  Because we are looking for one that meets all requirements of what we do.  This would include..

1. Easy to use..
2. Easy to configure and set up..
3. Easy to manage and above all..
4. AS SECURE AS POSSIBLE.

What if that isn’t your goal?  Maybe your goal is to have something as vulnerable as possible so that you can LEARN to secure nearly any Linux OS.  That is the goal of Damn Vulnerable Linux.

DVL is a linux distribution based off Backtrack 2.0.  It’s filled with all sorts of tools and exploits as well as all the services such as SSHD and Apache that are out-dated and vulnerable to attacks.  The main goal of this distro is to teach you how to secure, reverse engineer code, and most of all…LEARN.

This is by far one of the coolest things I have come across and I am recommending it highly.

Damn Vulnerable Linux (DVL) is everything a good Linux distribution isn’t. Its developers have spent hours stuffing it with broken, ill-configured, outdated, and exploitable software that makes it vulnerable to attacks. DVL isn’t built to run on your desktop – it’s a learning tool for security students.

The main idea behind DVL was to build up a training system that I could use for my university lectures. My goal was to design a Linux system that was as vulnerable as possible, to teach topics such as reverse code engineering, buffer overflows, shellcode development, Web exploitation, and SQL injection.

Of course one of the obvious warnings they give you is to not use it as an actual operating system and if you ask me that goes without saying.

Give it a shot and see what you can learn.  I’m having fun on it already!

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