The Parrot Security OS (or ParrotSec) is a Debian-based GNU / Linux distribution. Developed for Penetration Tests (Computer Security), Vulnerability and Mitigation Assessment, Computer Forensics and Anonymous Surfing. Created by the Italian Frozenbox team.
ParrotSec or Parrot Security OS offers many tools for analysis web content and computer systems. It is a forensics lab for digital use, with legally recognized tools that work with cryptography, offering many possibilities. In addition, it allows you to surf and work anonymously.
The Parrot is based on Debian's robust Jessie distribution, with a customized 4.1 Kernel for Linux security. Distribution is a rolling release.
The desktop is MATE, a fork of Gnome 2, and the default manager is LightDM.
The program it is certified to run on systems that have at least 265Mb of RAM and is suitable for both 32bit (i386) and 64bit (amd64). It also has a special version that works on old 32bit (486) machines. Additionally, the program is available for armel and armhf architectures. It also has a version (32bit and 64bit) developed for servers to realize Cloud pentesting.
The development team has not exactly identified the frequency of official releases, but according to the changelog of the releases that have already been released, the distribution frequency is monthly.
Previous editions (WikiPedia)
| Homerun | Version | Code name |
|---|---|---|
| 2013-06-10 | The project was born | |
| 2013-06-17 | Parrot 0.1 | For alpha |
| 2013-06-22 | Parrot 0.2 | For alpha |
| 2013-06-30 | Parrot 0.3 | For alpha |
| 2013-07-10 | Parrot 0.4 | For alpha |
| 2013-08-22 | Parrot 0.5 | Alpha |
| 2013-10-21 | Parrot 0.6 | Alpha |
| 2013-11-12 | Parrot 0.6.5 | Alpha |
| 2013-12-06 | Parrot 0.7 | For beta |
| 2014-01-12 | Parrot 0.8 | Beta |
| 2014-01-24 | Parrot 0.8.1 | Beta |
| 2014-03-05 | Parrot 0.8.2 | Beta |
| 2014-04-17 | Parrot 0.8.4 | Beta |
| 2014-06-25 | Parrot 0.9 | Final beta |
| 2014-07-21 | Parrot 1.0 | Hydrogen |
| 2014-09-02 | Parrot 1.1 | Asphalt Dragon |
| 2014-09-11 | Parrot 1.2 | Asphalt Dragon |
| 2014-10-22 | Parrot 1.4 | JailBird |
| 2014-11-06 | Parrot 1.4.2 | JailBird |
| 2014-12-12 | Parrot 1.6 | JailBird |
| 2015-02-05 | Parrot 1.7 | CyberLizard |
| 2015-02-21 | Parrot 1.8 | CyberLizard |
| 2015-04-04 | Parrot 1.9 | CyberLizard |
| 2015-09-12 | Parrot 2.0 | Helium |
| 2015-09-15 | Parrot 2.0.1 | Helium |
| 2015-10-06 | Parrot 2.0.4 | Helium |
| 2015-10-17 | Parrot 2.0.5 | Helium |
| 2016-01-16 | Parrot 2.1 | Murdock |
| 2016-02-25 | Parrot 2.2 | Glitch |
So today released the new Parrot Security OS 3.0. You can download it from the following link:
Download Parrot Security OS 3.0
