The BadBSD Project
BadBSD is a penetration testing and offensive security operating system based on the FreeBSD operating system. It is designed for security researchers, ethical hackers, red teams, and developers who want a BSD-based security toolkit.
BadBSD combines the stability of FreeBSD with a curated collection of offensive security tools for network analysis, exploitation, auditing, and digital forensics.
Features
- FreeBSD base system
- Security research toolkit
- Minimal lightweight system
- ZFS filesystem support
- Live ISO and installable system
- Open source BSD licensed components
Releases
| Version | Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| BadBSD 1.0 | October 18th, 2026 (to be released) | First major release of BadBSD. |
Project News
2026-03-14
BadBSD project website launched.
Community
BadBSD is developed by an open community of security researchers. Contributions are welcome.