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Caido 🤝 Parrot Security


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ParrotOS is a versatile, security-focused Linux distribution designed for penetration testing, security research, and privacy protection. With a rich suite of security tools, it's an ideal operating system for ethical hackers, security professionals, and privacy-conscious users.

Known for its intuitive interface, regular updates, and strong commitment to open-source principles, ParrotOS stands out as an exceptional option in the security space.

Caido is thrilled to maintain a partnership with the Parrot team.

Native Support

Caido now comes pre-installed in:

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Caido can also be ran as a Docker container inside ParrotOS, with Rocket!

Parrot also provides an image of their operating system that has been optimized for virtual environments, compatible with: VirtualBox, VMware, and UTM.

Launching Caido

To launch Caido, select the Applications menu tab in the top-left corner of the desktop interface and select Pentesting, Web Application Analysis, Web Application Proxies, and Caido.

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Or, enter the following terminal command from any directory:

caido