Re: Snort 3.0 Alpha 1 b130 Now Available

[elof () sentor se]

Threaded snort!?! YAY!!!
Will look closely into this as it sounds like the most important change in 
years.

/Elof


On Thu, 11 Dec 2014, Snort Releases wrote:

> The Snort team is happy to announce the first alpha release of Snort 3.0, 
> which includes the
> following features:
>
> * Support for multiple packet processing threads
> * Use of a shared configuration and attribute table across different threads
> * A simple, scriptable configuration with strict grammar
> * Updates to make key components plugable
> * Auto-detection of services for port-less configuration
> * Support sticky buffers in rules
> * Auto-generation of reference documentation
> * Improved support for cross platform building/deployment
>
> The code can be obtained from snort.org under 
> http://www.snort.org/downloads/snortplus.
> The code can also be obtained via a github repository 
> _git://github.com/snortadmin/snort3.git_.
>
> Snort 3.0 is a complete overhaul of Snort 2.x, and the focus has been on the 
> framework,
> configuration and grammar, and it is initially based from an early build of 
> Snort 2.9.6
> with just HTTP Inspect and FTP.  Information about Snort 3.0 can be found on 
> the
> website under http://www.snort.org/snort3.
>
> Look for blogs with additional information, how to guides, etc as well as 
> updates to the
> Alpha as we hear about issues, requests for changes and improvements, and 
> roll out
> additional dynamic inspectors, bringing the functionality up to more recent 
> Snort versions
> over the next few weeks and months.
>
> We're looking forward to hearing all of your feedback, positive and negative!
>
> Happy Snorting!

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