MiniPwner and Pwnie Express Compared
The Pwnie Express is a very cool Pen Testing Drop Box developed by Rapid Focus Security, LLC. - www.pwnieexress.com .
The MiniPwner can do many of the things a Pwnie Express can do, but the MiniPwner is not as powerful so it cannot run large programs like Metasploit or Nessus on the box.
However, you can run these programs through the MiniPwner. And since the MiniPwner is smaller, has integrated Wifi inside, and runs off a small rechargable battery, it can do some things better. And it is less than 1/4 the cost of the "Wireless" Pwnie Express.
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Aspect |
MiniPwner |
Pwnie Express Wireless |
|---|---|---|
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Operating System |
OpenWrt Linux |
Ubuntu Linux |
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Size |
2.2 x 2.2 x 1.2 inches including battery pack |
4.3 x 2.7 x 1.9 inches (not including Alsa wireless adapter) |
|
Wireless |
Atheros AR9331 Chipset (integrated wireless) 802.11 b/g/n 150Mbps (130Mbps real) wireless power output 20dBm - 100mW |
External Alsa USB wireless adapter |
|
Price |
< $50 to build yourself. |
$520.00 |
|
Base Device |
TP-Link WR703N |
SheevaPlug |
|
Runs NMAP |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Establish VPN |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Runs TCPDump |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Bridge wireless to wired |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Power Requirement |
5v Micro USB |
120V/240V |
|
Ethernet ports |
1 |
1 |
|
Storage |
3.5G USB flash drive included |
512M internal flash HDD |
|
External Storage |
None |
SD Card, USB |
|
PlugUI for web based setup |
No |
Yes |
|
Runs Kismet |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Runs dsniff |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Runs OpenVPN |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Runs Metasploit |
No |
Yes |
|
Runs Nessus |
No |
Yes |
|
3G (cellular network) version |
Should be possible |
Yes |
|
Processor |
400Mhz Atheros AR7240 cpu with 32MB RAM |
1.2GHz ARM cpu with 512M SDRAM, |