SMART Linux
Posted on 23 January 2011
From: Zbigniew ChlondowskiSMART Linux is a live CD distribution of Linux, customized and designed for Data Forensics, Electronic Discovery and Incident Response. Every aspect of SMART Linux has been optimized and configured for producing a clean, non-invasive, forensically sound operating system environment.
SMART Linux Features
- SMART Linux is non-invasive.
- SMART Linux will not auto-mount filesystems.
- SMART Linux will not auto-mount SWAP partitions.
- Attaching evidentiary media is worry free.
SMART Linux includes many of the programs you'd expect to find on a good Boot CD like file managers, graphics viewers, editors, calculators, email clients, web browsers, ftp clients and many, many more. SMART Linux also allows you to download, install and run thousands of other programs and tools quickly and easily.
In addition, SMART Linux comes with numerous forensic analysis tools that enable you to preview, assess, acquire, authenticate and analyze storage devices, identify and recover deleted files, search filesystems, search raw data, aggregate and inspect numerous types of metadata, search and carve data from unallocated space, document your findings, share your results, enable secure remote acquisition and collaboration and much more.
SMART Linux includes several highly useful tools you won't find anywhere else, already installed and configured.
