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Snort is an open source network intrusion detection and prevention system. It
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is capable of performing real-time traffic analysis, alerting, blocking and
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packet logging on IP networks. It utilizes a combination of protocol analysis
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and pattern matchingin order to detect a anomalies, misuse and attacks.
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Snort uses a flexible rules language to describe activity that can be considered
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malicious or anomalous as well as an analysis engine that incorporates a modular
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plugin architecture. Snort is capable of detecting and responding in real-time,
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sending alerts, performing session sniping, logging packets, or dropping
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sessions/packets when deployed in-line.
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Snort has three primary functional modes. It can be used as a packet sniffer
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like tcpdump(1), a packet logger (useful for network traffic debugging, etc),
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or as a full blown network intrusion detection and prevention system.
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Please read the snort_manual.pdf file that should be included with this
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distribution for full documentation on the program as well as a guide to
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getting started.
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This package builds a very basic snort implimentation useful for monitoring
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traffic as an IDS or packet logger and as a sort of improved tcpdump (which
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is what I use it for). MySQL support is included, so you should have little
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trouble hooking snort up to a database or ACID. For more information on
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these, check out snort's homepage at:
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http://www.snort.org/
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http://www.snort.org/docs/
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snort.org has a nasty habit of changing the location of their source
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code, which means there's no garauntee that the link in snort.info is
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correct. If you can't get that link to work, look for the source code at:
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http://www.snort.org/dl/old/
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Please note that this build script disables dynamic plugins. This can be
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easily added by deleting the following line in the script.
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--disable-dynamicplugin \
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This will put the headers and source for dynamic plugins into /usr/src/snort.
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There is no rc.snort script included with this script at this time, but you
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should have little trouble creating one of your own. Please e-mail me with
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any questions or comments. -- Alan Hicks <alan@lizella.net>
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