Local Area Security Linux LiveCD

An anonymous reader writes "LocalAreaSecurity.com has released a new version of their live-CD Linux distribution for information security professionals. It contains over 200 security tools including all the usual suspects (Nmap, Nessus, etc.) as well as many other great tools less well known. The ISO images are meant to be burned on 185MB and 210MB miniCDs which they update around twice a month. L.A.S. also publishes many papers on how to use the tools as well as research docs on *nix security. Their latest papers include: Securing Mambo Open Source CMS, Doing More With Less: Nessus, and L.A.S. Security Tool Review and Howto: kismet."

Re:Mini-disks only?

[LostCluster]

"Designed for a minidisc" really just means that they're intentionally limiting themselves to fit on the smaller disc. Of course, you can always decompress an ISO image to a larger disc than needed and have leftover space...

I have used LAS...

[Punk Walrus]

... and I liked it. So did a coworker, who then stole it. There's irony in there somewhere...

Some other good Security LiveCD distros are Knoppix STD [knoppix-std.org] and P.H.L.A.K. But I mainly use Knoppix (which also has kismet [kismetwireless.net] and nmap [insecure.org]), and when I want speed, SLAX [linux-live.org] is very good.

MOD PARENT UP

[Cyno01]

Glad you brought that up, i was about to post a link, but their site seems to be down.

busted link for future reference [phlak.org]

Mirrors for Download

[MontyP]

Main Download Location (Miami, FL USA)

HTTP Current 185MB Version [localareasecurity.com] | Current 210MB Version [localareasecurity.com]| Download Directory [localareasecurity.com]

FTP Current 185MB Version [localareasecurity.com] | Current 210MB Version [localareasecurity.com]| Download Directory [localareasecurity.com]

Please try to use a geographically closer mirror:

http://chefax.fe.up.pt/mirrors/las/ [fe.up.pt] -HTTP Portugal
ftp://chefax.fe.up.pt/pub/mirrors/las/ [fe.up.pt] -FTP Portugal

http://ftp.lug.udel.edu/pub/iso-images/LAS [udel.edu] -HTTP US Delaware
ftp://ftp.lug.udel.edu/pub/iso-images/LAS [udel.edu] -FTP US Delaware

http://www.mednor.net/ftp/pub/mirrors/las/ [mednor.net] -HTTP US California
ftp://ftp.mednor.net/pub/mirrors/las/ [mednor.net] -FTP US California

Not all mirrors are up at this time. We remove mirrors periodically from the list that are not updated but re-add them once updated.
We are currently seeking additional mirrors in Europe and Asia.

MD5s

L.A.S.0.5-185MB MD5:543fe2f42472f73cdba8378d9cb58579

L.A.S. 0.5-210MB MD5: bc3a9ba8afcb99ff3e549b5d8d0b22a8

glad to see..

[laurent420]

glad to see the las developers fixed the issue of usb mouses not working under x11 from 0.4. keep up the good work, guys.

Re:Mini-disks only?

[suwain_2]

Actually, it seems the other way around: I got a better deal on my full-size ones than I did on the mini CDs.

Re:Set up a torrent?

[uthanda]

http://www.dessent.net/btfaq/#maketorrent [dessent.net]

well worth bookmarking distrowatch

[rapiddescent]

it is well worth bookmarking distrowatch [distrowatch.com]. Very good for news on all the latest distro's with information on all major distros including live cd's, usb keys, big cd's wee cd's and all of that. Has a useful weekly roundup of distro news.

I wonder if people are becoming less distro-religous since most distros seem to work well. anyway, after reading distrowatch for a while you'll no doubt become a distro-tart and try all out 101 live cd's like L.A.S.

rd

Official Torrent

[Relaxus]

There is now an official tracker:
http://onyx.chattanoogastate.edu:6970/ [chattanoogastate.edu]

Re:Mirrors for Download

[nathanhart]

http://onyx.chattanoogastate.edu:6970/

Re:Minidisk

[Thomas Shaddack]

Beware: some CD drives refuse to read some brands of CD-RWs. I have a drive, some rebranded Phillips, that when fed with a Verbatim mini-CDRW just "dies" and requires hard reset. Does that with all the CDRWs from the batch. Of course the same drive works flawlessly with Verbatim mini-CD-Rs.