KeepNote On Backtrack5

KeepNote On Backtrack5

KEEPNOTE ON BACKTRACK 5  INTRODUCTION While doing penetration Testing , its very important to do a documentation and for documentation we need a application in linux . If you are a backtrack 5 fan , then keepnote application in Backtrack linux is for you . Try it and practice it . In this tutorial you will learn how to - Create a Notebook . Create a New Page . Create a New Child Page . How to use a features of Keepnote like Attach file , Insert date , Insert Horizontal rule , Insert screenshot  etc .  Also you see how to export Notebook in HTML form . And how to take a backup of your Notebook . There are many other features like formatting ( font,size etc ) which help you to make your testing document more attractive . HOW TO OPEN KEEPNOTE LINUX Different ways to open Keepnote are - On Backtrack 5 Gnome goto > Applications > Backtrack > Reporting Tools > Evidence Management > Keepnote . Applications > Office > keepnote . Applications > Miscellaneous > keepnote . See the below image , one of the 1st  way is shown below -  KEEPNOTE OPENED Keepnote is opened now , see the below image for more details - CREATE NOTEBOOK  Whatever the Testing you do , you should create a document of it . To create a notebook click on File > New Notebook . See the below image for more details - GIVE  NAME TO THE NOTEBOOK Below you can see that , the name given to this file is hackingDNA . See the below image for more details -  After creating a Notebook , now create a New Page and give a name to that page . Create new page To create a New Page follow the steps – Right click on Notebook name ( hackingDNA ) > click on New Page . Give name to New Page ( Information Gathering ) . See the below image for more details -  Create New Child page To create child Page , follow the following steps – Right click on New Page ( Information Gathering ) >  and click on the New Child Page . Give name to the New Child Page ( nmap ) . See the below example for more details -  FEATURED OF KEEPNOTE  In between of your documentation , you can insert the following things like – Attach File Insert Date Insert Horizontal Rule Insert Image Insert Screenshot See the below image for more details - EXPORT  FILE IN HTML You can also export your documentation in the HTML ( Hypertext Transfer Markup Language ) format . To export your Notebook follow the step – Left click on File > and then on Export Notebook . Enter the name of your file ( hackingDNA-2014-01-11). At the end press  Export . See the below image for more details - HTML OUTPUT Below you can see the example image of the export HTML file of your document .   BACKUP     Another good feature it has a Backup of your documentation . To take a backup of your document follow the steps – Click  on File > Backup Notebook . Enter the name and click on backup . See the below image for more details - BACKUP FILES Under the Root Directory you will find you backup file ( hackingDNA-2014-01-11.tar.gz ). See the below image for more details - EXAMPLE OF KEEPNOTE  AT THE END  If you completed this tutorial , then you learn how to work on keepnote , which is preinstalled on Backtrack5 version. The reason to cover this application is to learn how to make a documentation of your testing result , which is also a very important part of Penetration Testing . So if you are going for penetration testing start from this tool which help you to make your testing document .  And remember this is just a basic tool , there are other advanced tool in linux .  Be root be OpenSource .  Thank You !