[Full-Disclosure] SecurityForest - Public Release #1

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Table of contents
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  Summary
  The Open Source Idea
  Tree's in the Forest
    ExploitTree
    ToolTree
    TutorialTree
    LinkTree
  GreenHouse
  Thanks


Summary
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SecurityForest.com is a collaboratively edited Forest consisting of Trees which 
anyone can contribute to. SecurityForest's trees are specific security 
repositories that are categorized for practical reasons. The technologies 
currently in use in these repositories are based on Wiki technology and CVS 
(Concurrent Versioning System) technology. Depending on the species of the tree 
- the suitable technology will be used. SecurityForest.com is a collection of 
repositories (trees) for the community - by the community. In other words - the 
updating, modifying and improving can be done by anyone in the community.
This public release is posted at 
http://www.securityforest.com/wiki/index.php?title=SecurityForest_-_Public_Release_no.1


The Open Source Idea
====================
The basic idea behind Open Source is very simple: When people can read, modify 
and improve a piece of software, the software evolves. People improve it, 
people adapt it, people fix bugs. And this can happen at a speed that, if one 
is used to the slow pace of conventional development, seems astonishing.
We at SecurityForest have learned that this rapid evolutionary process produces 
better results than the traditional closed model, in which only very few people 
improve the Security Repositories and everybody else must use what these 
individuals have come across and added. SecurityForest is not only based on 
OpenSource software, but itself is opensource meaning the updating, modifying 
and improving can be done by anyone in the community.


Tree's in the Forest
====================

ExploitTree
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ExploitTree's ambition is to obtain a categorized collection of ALL available 
exploit code and therefore to become the most organized, rich and up-to-date 
exploit repository on the internet. The ExploitTree is based on CVS (Concurrent 
Versioning System) and therefore allows the user to keep an up-to-date offline 
mirror of the repository on their hard drive. When a user updates their local 
copy with a new/updated exploit, it is requested that they update the 
repository and give back to the community. Furthermore, a web interface for web 
browsing is available.

ToolTree
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The ToolTree is made up of various Penetration and Security Tools. The branches 
are categorized according to the Hacking Defined Methodology and each tool in 
the Tree has a description, homepage link, download link and OS support. Tools 
are easy to find for a specific situation and so the massive amount of tools 
available on the internet used to their full potential.

TutorialTree
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The TutorialTree (soon to be EducationTree) is a collection of articles and 
tutorials to educate in the different fields of security. Currently in Beta 
stage.

LinkTree
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The LinkTree is a repository of hyperlinks to useful websites which are 
currently categorized into the following:
* Security Sites
* Consulting Companies
* Education Companies
* Miscellaneous 


GreenHouse
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The greenhouse is an idea that evolved to allow anyone who has an idea to use 
the GreenHouse as a framework for it to grow with the help of the community 
into one of SecurityForest's trees. The life cycle of a Tree in the 
SecurityForest is as follows:
Seed ? GreenHouse ? Forest
Anyone who has an idea for a tree is welcome to propose it by "Planting a 
Seed". Anyone who can back up a Seed with content and maintain it can plant it 
in the GreenHouse. once a GreenHouse Tree is mature enough it will made an 
official tree and be planted in the forest. Currently, the GreenHouse is home 
to PasswordTree which consistes of Default Passwords but is soon to grow other 
password branches.


Thanks
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Many thanks goes out to ports, Physaro, Tal.z, Devicez, Anthrax and all the 
other members for their ongoing support in the forest. 


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Best Regards,
Loni
loni@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx