History:
The BackTrack allotment originated from the integration of two formerly competing allotment which focused on piercing testing:
WHAX: a Slax-based Linux distribution developed by Mati Aharoni, a security consultant. Earlier versions of WHAX were called Whoppix[6] and were based on Knoppix.
Auditor Security Collection: a Live CD based on Knoppix developed by Max Moser which included over 300 supplies organized in a user-friendly hierarchy.
The...