[vi-tech-testers] Re: Functions or packages people would like included?
- From: M Lakhani <muzz.lakhani@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "vi-tech-testers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <vi-tech-testers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 25 Jul 2014 22:00:47 +0100
Yep agreed.
Also, something like xChat or similar irc client would probably aid
collaboration.
HTH
Muzz
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> On 24 Jul 2014, at 16:48, Rill <starbasecafe@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> I'm wondering if nmap would be a good candidate for inclusion. I use it a lot.
> Rill
>
> Agent Orange wrote:
>> All great ideas Mo.
>>
>> The reason why I suggest a password recovery tool, as well as (or in
>> preference to) a password reset tool, is that for folks who may have
>> implemented EFS (Encrypting File System) on their Windows machines,
>> resetting a Windows account password using one of these third party tools
>> will be likely to render files encrypted with EFS on that account unreadable
>> (unless they have had the foresight to back up their encryption keys, and
>> even then it can be problematic).
>>
>> Of course, no harm in having both password recovery and password reset
>> options.
>>
>> On the subject of disc encryption, I've been thinking about my own data
>> security recently. Having spent quite a lot of time researching EFS, I am
>> reluctant to use it. In one way this is a pitty as it is readily available
>> on all modern versions of Windows, is easy to implement, and provides
>> transparent, on-the-fly encryption and decryption. Unfortunately, it's
>> exact operation on Windows 7 is poorly documented by Microsoft, and there
>> are doubts about its efficacy because of weaknesses in the NTLM hashes used
>> to protect the Windows account password, which is used as the basis for the
>> file encryption key.
>>
>> This has lead me to look at the recently defunct TrueCrypt and other
>> solutions like DiscCryptor as possible alternatives to EFS.
>>
>> TrueCrypt, despite having been officially closed down by its developers,
>> might still be a viable encryption option. An independent security audit
>> paid for from crowd funding and carried out by iSEC Partners has reported no
>> significant flaws or backdoors, and a new team is being assembled to take
>> the project forward under a new name. Version 7.1a together with all
>> documentation is being temporarily hosted elsewhere and can still be
>> obtained. This is a well understood tool with excellent documentation.
>>
>> DiscCryptor has virtually no documentation to support it, though it has a
>> loyal band of enthusiastic reviewers who commend it. Unfortunately, the
>> lack of documentation makes it difficult to determine how it would work in
>> different scenarios, such as when using disc imaging.
>>
>> So not really certain as yet which way I will go, but at present, probably
>> leaning towards TrueCrypt.
>>
>> Anyway, my point is that both of these products advise the creation of a
>> rescue CD before applying the encryption. In the case of TrueCrypt, I
>> believe it is a generic rescue CD which could be used to rescue files
>> encrypted with TrueCrypt on any machine. In the case of discCryptor, I
>> believe the ISO is tailored to each specific installation.
>>
>> This would make TrueCrypt a better candidate for inclusion in a live rescue
>> CD than DiscCryptor.
>>
>> This is all a very long-winded way of asking whether it might be feasible to
>> include a TrueCrypt rescue tool?
>>
>> I know that Image For Windows, which is an disc imaging package, has
>> included a Linux version of TrueCrypt in its Live Linux boot CD. I do not
>> know which Linux distro is used in the Image For Linux live boot CD, but it
>> is a sort of command prompt type environment, where the Image for Linux
>> interface looks and feels very much like CloneZilla.
>>
>> Sorry for the ramble and if you made it this far, thanks!
>>
>> Phil
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: vi-tech-testers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> [mailto:vi-tech-testers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Mobeen Iqbal
>> Sent: 18 July 2014 10:10
>> To: vi-tech-testers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: [vi-tech-testers] Functions or packages people would like included?
>>
>> Hello phil.
>>
>> Many thanks for the suggestion! Yes i totally agree, the only thing that we
>> have to bear in mind is this might end up as a dvd release. I will be
>> looking at ophcrack over the next few days. I will also be looking into
>> including an MBR repair tool, file recovery tool, windows password reset
>> tool, and possibly some network troubleshooting tools if people want them.
>> If anyone has any other suggestions, please don't hesitate to respond.
>>
>> Thanks for reading,
>>
>> Mo.
>>
>>
>>
>> Agent Orange <agentorange@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>
>> Mo,
>>
>> Probably getting ahead of myself here, but one tool which it might be
>> useful
>> to have on a Linux rescue CD is a Windows password recovery tool such as
>> Ophcrack. You can already download and burn Ophcrack as a Live CD ISO
>> which
>> boots into a desktop GUI version of Linux, but of course it doesn't talk
>> so
>> useless at present. There is another version which runs under Linux/Unix
>> but not sure whether it would run under Arch.
>>
>> See this link:
>>
>> http://ophcrack.sourceforge.net/
>>
>> Phil
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: vi-tech-testers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> [mailto:vi-tech-testers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Mobeen Iqbal
>> Sent: 16 July 2014 20:23
>> To: vi-tech-testers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: [vi-tech-testers] has anyone tested
>> the new
>> image?
>>
>> Hello Everyone.
>>
>> Its been rather quiet on here to say the least. Has anyone apart from Rill
>> had a chance to test the new image? the next stage is going to be
>> compiling
>> a list of packages or functions that people would like to see from a live
>> rescue CD version of linux, and documenting the various programs chosen
>> for
>> a specific task. but of course, a list isn't a list without people's
>> feedback/comments, so please keep your feedback coming.
>>
>> thanks for reading,
>>
>> Mo.
>
>
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