Re: IDS for Unix

[Callan Tham <callan.tham () securecirt com>]

On Thu, 2005-06-30 at 01:10 +0300, Baron Biza wrote:
> Hello, Im new in this list, I never used IDS, I want start with one
> for Unix (FreeBSD and Linux also), I know about Snort but there are a
> lot of rules to configure by hand,, the WIndows users of Snort have a
> program in graphic mode to configure their Snort, but we not :-(, is
> there any IDS good,with the same level,in graphic mode,or easiest to
> learn?,thnx,good luck.

Hi Baron,

Actually, there isn't much to configure rules-wise for Snort. The rules
are there, you just tell Snort if you want to use it in its config file.
If you want graphical management, take a look at SnortCenter[1]. It can
manage both rules and config files centrally, and is easy to setup and
use.

But hey, nothing beats vim and a good read of the Snort manual if you're
on a *nix platform. Even with SnortCenter, the Snort User Manual is a
must read if you want to know more about writing rules.

Good luck, and have fun!

Cheers,

Callan

[1] http://users.pandora.be/larc/

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