Re: Linux/*nix open source IDS

From: Giovanni Vigna (vigna_at_cs.ucsb.edu)
Date: 08/13/03

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    Date: Tue, 12 Aug 2003 18:42:04 -0700 (PDT)
    To: clmail2000@yahoo.com
    
    

    You may want to check out USTAT/linSTAT/WinSTAT
    at http://www.cs.ucsb.edu/~rsg/STAT

    Let me know if you have questions

    G
    On 12 Aug 2003 clmail2000@yahoo.com wrote:

    >
    >
    > Hello,
    >
    > I am interested in implementing an open source IDS for a Linux/*nix
    > system and have been looking into various different ones and the
    > sort of critiques they have received. Some of the products I am
    > considering are Tripwire, AIDE, Samhain, Integrit, and Osiris.
    > Because I had not been able to find very much commentary about
    > such packages (except for Tripwire), I would like to ask what
    > sort of experiences anyone has had with them and how they compare
    > with one another. Alternatively, if you can point me to where I can
    > find such information, that would also be much appreciated.
    >
    > Since the choice of an IDS depends on the system it is used to
    > monitor, I should say I am presently just looking for something
    > to protect my stand-alone Linux box, but I would like to learn
    > what works for larger systems running any sort of *nix.
    >
    > Thanks in advance,
    > Charles
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    Giovanni Vigna                           
    University of California Santa Barbara - Dept. of Computer Science
    http://www.cs.ucsb.edu/~vigna 
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