Santoku Community Edition is the free, open source Linux distro dedicated to mobile forensics, mobile malware analysis, and mobile application security testing.
Updates to the new release:
Santoku is now built on Lubuntu
- Lower memory overhead, better overall performance
Half the size of the alpha version (~1.1 GB)
- Be up and running in less time with a smaller .iso
Updated and streamlined bundle of tools and packages
- Allows for a smaller distro, less time to complete download
- Added in many tools requested by the Santoku community
- Additional tools and packages will be added back in future versions as needed
Updated User Interface
- Cleaner, streamlined look
Other alpha release issues have been resolved
- Nautilus, link issues have been fixed
Key tools in the beta release:
Penetration Testing: Ettercap nmap SSL Strip Zenmap (As Root) Development Tools: Android SDK Manager Fastboot Heimdall Reverse Engineering: Androguard Android Brute Force Encryption Baksmali JD-GUI Smali
Reverse Engineering:
- Androguard
- Android Brute Force Encryption
- Baksmali
- JD-GUI
- Smali
Wireless Analyzers:
- DNS Chef
- Wireshark
Device Forensics:
- AF-Logical OSE
- SleuthKit
The Santoku Pro version will come later in 2012 and offer an easy-to-use interface for mobile application security assessment. Stay tuned!
