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RE: Suggested lab materials/systems/setup?
From: "Nathan Einwechter" <nathan () ontologystream com>
Date: Sun, 10 Jul 2005 19:12:32 -0400
I use vmware A LOT for vulnerability and defense research. Other than that - my lab changes from week-to-week depending on what I'm researching or testing out. The only constants, really, are my main firewall to the real world (whatever that is), and my network tap and monitoring/analysis station. The monitoring/analysis station is just an OpenBSD system connected to the tap with packet sniffers, network/software analysis tools, and forensic utilities. -- Nathan -----Original Message----- From: Erin Carroll [mailto:amoeba () amoebazone com] Sent: July 10, 2005 6:43 PM To: pen-test () securityfocus com Subject: Suggested lab materials/systems/setup? All, I'm in the process of setting up a pen-test lab environment of several servers running various OS flavors (both Windows & BSD/*nix) along with a netscreen-10 firewall and cisco 3825 to use as the lab router. What do other list members use for their lab environments and what suggestions/issues have you encountered? I'm just using equipment I have laying around but would be interested in hearing about other lab setups to get some ideas (or excuses to go shopping) on what else I can utilize for pen-testing practice. I'm definitely going to set up an imaging server (jumpstart & Altiris) to make changing things around less painful but I've also considered Vmware on the hosts. Basically I'm curious as to what you all use to practice pen-testing to keep the skills sharp when not "on the job". Thanks! -- Erin Carroll "Do Not Taunt Happy-Fun Ball"
Current thread:
- Suggested lab materials/systems/setup? Erin Carroll (Jul 10)
- RE: Suggested lab materials/systems/setup? Nathan Einwechter (Jul 10)
- Re: Suggested lab materials/systems/setup? Terry Vernon (Jul 10)
- Re: Suggested lab materials/systems/setup? Mike Sweeney (Jul 10)
- Re: Suggested lab materials/systems/setup? John Kinsella (Jul 11)
- <Possible follow-ups>
- RE: Suggested lab materials/systems/setup? glemmon (Jul 11)
- RE: Suggested lab materials/systems/setup? Desai, Dipen (Jul 15)
- RE: Suggested lab materials/systems/setup? Erin Carroll (Jul 15)
- RE: Suggested lab materials/systems/setup? Lyal Collins (Jul 16)
- Re: Suggested lab materials/systems/setup? Tim (Jul 16)
- Re: Suggested lab materials/systems/setup? ilaiy (Jul 19)
- RE: Suggested lab materials/systems/setup? Erin Carroll (Jul 15)
- RE: Suggested lab materials/systems/setup? Billy Dodson (Jul 18)
(Thread continues...)