Re: Why is snort "lightweight"?

[twig les <twigles () yahoo com>]

http://www.snort.org/docs/lisapaper.txt


--- "Jesse W. Asher" <jasher1 () tampabay rr com> wrote:
> I've seen Snort categorized as "lightweight" and I
> wanted to understand 
> what was meant by that statement.  What makes Snort
> lightweight versus 
> other intrusion detection systems. What makes one
> heavyweight and one 
> lightweight?  Was this categorization even
> justified?
>
> Thanks!!
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