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Matriux

This document provides an overview of Matriux, an open source security project consisting of a security-focused Linux distribution called Matriux, a security testing framework, a vulnerable Linux distribution for learning called Damn Vulnerable Matriux, and an initiative to promote secure coding. It discusses the goals and components of Matriux, the challenges faced in its creation, its community and leadership, demonstrations of early success, and future plans.
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Matriux

This document provides an overview of Matriux, an open source security project consisting of a security-focused Linux distribution called Matriux, a security testing framework, a vulnerable Linux distribution for learning called Damn Vulnerable Matriux, and an initiative to promote secure coding. It discusses the goals and components of Matriux, the challenges faced in its creation, its community and leadership, demonstrations of early success, and future plans.
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#what is matriux?

•It’s not about a security Distro


•It’s a security Project consisting of
1.Security Distro “Matriux” 2.MSTF –
Matriux Security Testing
Framework
3.DVM- Damn Vulnerable Matriux
4.The K0d3 – pronounced as “code”

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# matriux security distro
•The most commonly asked question:
•Why another distro(,when we
have….).
Just follow the spirit of linux ……

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#matriux security distro (EXISTING SYSTEM)
•Code name Lithium ( available public)
•Beta release
•Note All tools added (dependency issues)
•Based on Debian /Ubuntu

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#Security Testing Framework
•For penetration testing/ security testing.
•Process Oriented Approach
•Work Flow
•Clear Emphasis on deliverables

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#DVM

• Damn Vulnerable Matriux

• Objective – Learning Platform for creating


and exploiting vulnerabilities

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#the k0d3
• Initiative to promote secure coding
practices
• Both at academic and professional level
• Security coding
• Cool ways of programming – Hack the
code

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# How it started…..
• With the thought of Mr.Manu Zacharia to
distribute a CD/ toolkit with his book to
make the learning easy
•Why just a collection of tools when we
have freedom to create a distro based on
linux kernel?
• and finally……

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# How it started…..
The best way to learn linux is to make one
and

“Matriux”
That’s how it started off !!

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# challenges we faced
• Took a lot of time to decide the base
Platform:
oDebian?
oSlax?
oFedora?
oUbuntu?
o…………………..???

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# Changes we faced…..

•Collaboration challenges
•Infrastructure
•Legal Consultancy / advisory services
•And obviously – Financial Support too !!

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# team leads…..
• Manu Zacharia (-M-)
oMatriux is the brain child of this idea

• Mickaël Schoentgen ( Mika)


oCreator of md-utils and T-md5

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# team leads…..
• Prajwal Panchmahalkar
o Test and distro ”Matriux Xen0n”
• Matriux Xen0n a community distribution emphasizing the lighter
environment

•Abhi M Balakrishnan
•Tester and test released “G33k”

•Imran Mohammed
•Tester

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# in one month…..
• listed in the best security tools list for
2009 listed by Security Database.
• Collaboration with project DVWA (Damn
vulnerable web app) – next release of
Matriux will include this.

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# in one month…..
• Matriux is the central platform for
SimWitty’s Infosec Internship program that
began in Jan 2010.
oThe SimWitty community, an open source
group building security information
management tools.

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# in one month…..
• Appeared in the InfoSec Daily podcast
(recorded nightly at 7PM EDT)

• Appeared in Hacker Public Radio Podcast

• French, Portuguese, and Romanian – dev


and support base.

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# matriux as a tool…..
• CDAC, ACTS (Center for Development of
Advanced Computing – Advanced
Computing Training School)
•Police – Cyber Enquiry Division
•Other training institutes and projects.

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# Future “the roadmap”…..
• Next beta release at ClubHack Dec 4th 2010
Pune.
• Stable Release at NullCon Feb 25th 2011 Goa
• Aim to Provide regular updates and all time
support.

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# support for matriux…..
• Indian Institute of Information
Technology (IIIT, Allahabad)
•Students of IIT, Kanpur

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# contact us…..
[email protected]

http://irc.matriux.com

or

irc://irc.freenode.net/matriux

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# contact us…..

Join us on our forums to stay connected


or for queiries / #howto

http://forum.matriux.com/

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