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The deck 7 MODES OF OPERATION One of the strengths of The Deck is that a device running The Deck is capable of operating as a traditional graphical user interface (GUI) desktop system, dropbox, or hacking drone. No software changes are required to switch between modes of operation. This adds a great deal of flexibility to a penetration test. You can literally show up at a penetration test with a dozen devices running The Deck and select power and other options (such as wireless adapters and 802.15.4 modems) on the spot. No need to bring separate devices for use as penetration testing workstations, dropboxes, and drones, some of which might never be used in the engagement. The Deck as a desktop system The Deck debuted at the 44CON security conference in London in September 2012. It originally ran only on the BeagleBoard-xM. Two configurations were demonstrated. The first configuration was a desktop system with external monitor, keyboard, and mouse. A portable system with a 7 in. touchscreen and compact presenter keyboard/mouse was also presented. At 44CON, I made the statement that these devices could easily fit in a child’s lunchbox. When I saw a Buzz Lightyear lunchbox on sale after returning home, the penetration testing lunchbox was born. Buzz Lightyear was chosen because using this lunchbox, you can hack someone to infinity and beyond. Both of these devices are shown in Figure 1.7. Several desktop configurations of The Deck have been created since its debut in September 2012. A system with a 7 in. touchscreen, Alfa wireless adapter (the whammy bar was replaced with a 5 dB antenna), and RFID reader was installed inside a video game guitar. This system, dubbed the haxtar, looks like a toy and is easily dismissed as nonthreatening. In reality, this is a powerful portable penetration testing FIGURE 1.7 Desktops running The Deck. From the left, a BeagleBoard-xM with external monitor, keyboard, and mouse; a BeagleBone Black with HDMI cable for a television or digital monitor; a BeagleBoard-xM with a 7 in. touchscreen and wireless keyboard/mouse installed in a Buzz Lightyear lunchbox; and a BeagleBoard-xM with 7 in. touchscreen, wireless keyboard/ mouse, and RFID reader installed inside a video game guitar.
8 CHAPTER 1 Meet the deck system that even has a strap so you can use it while standing. A wireless presenter keyboard/mouse combination is used for input. There is enough free space inside the haxtar to add 802.15.4 and Bluetooth as well. The haxtar appears in Figure 1.7. In April 2013, the BeagleBoard organization released a new board, the BeagleBone Black edition (BBB). This new system has approximately the same processing power as the BeagleBoard-xM (BB-xM) at less than a third of the price. Unlike the original BeagleBone, the BeagleBone Black featured HDMI output making it suitable for use as a desktop system. Like the BeagleBoard-xM, both versions of the BeagleBone can be directly connected to a touchscreen. The original BeagleBone is not recommended for use as a desktop as it is not as powerful as the BeagleBoard-xM or BeagleBone Black. A desktop system based on the BeagleBone Black is shown in Figure 1.7. SERENDIPITY From whence cometh The Deck I have been asked on multiple occasions where the idea for The Deck originated. Prior to developing The Deck, I had done considerable work in the field of USB mass storage forensics. In conjunction with this work, I had the privilege of presenting a microcontroller-based pocket USB mass storage forensic duplicator at the very first 44CON in London in September 2011. One of the limitations of the microcontrollers I was using was that they did not support high-speed USB. This meant that the devices I developed were perfectly fine for duplicating USB flash drives, but much too slow to be used for larger storage media such as external hard drives. I wanted to recreate my USB forensics work with support for high-speed USB. As luck would have it, I exhibited several of my microcontroller-based devices at Maker Faire Detroit in summer 2011. I just happened to have a booth right next to Jason Kridner from the Beagle- Board organization. The BeagleBoard-xM had been recently released and Jason was doing some impressive demonstrations over the two days of the show. I had never heard of the BeagleBoard before, but immediately saw lots of potential in this little board. I filed the BeagleBoard away in the back of my mind as something to use for a future projects. When I decided to extend my USB work to support high-speed USB, the BeagleBoard-xM was a natural choice. As I started working with the BeagleBoard-xM, I quickly realized that to use the board solely for creating a forensic duplicator would be a real waste of some nice hardware. I decided to create a penetration testing device. Before I knew it, I found myself creating my own Linux distribution. I became so engrossed in creating a device for penetration testing that I almost forgot about the forensics functionality. The forensic functionality is provided in a module known as the 4Deck, which was released simultaneously with The Deck 1.0 in September 2012. The Deck as a dropbox Dropboxes are small devices that can be planted inside a target organization. Ideally, these devices are cheap enough that losing a few isn’t too painful. With some commercial dropboxes selling for $1000 or more, the loss of even a single device can have a significant effect on your bottom line. In addition to high cost, many commercial dropboxes suffer from other limitations. Many of the lower-cost devices either send data out on the target’s network or require physical retrieval in order to exfiltrate the data they have collected. Sending data over the target’s network can lead to discovery of the dropbox. A dropbox that
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IEEE 802.11 wireless 127 The Alfa A
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