RE: Info HIDS

["Arun Vishwanathan" <arun.vishwanathan () nevisnetworks com>]

A HIDS has to be installed on the host that it is supposed to protect.
If you want to protect the Webserver without installing the IDS on the
server then you have to look for a NIDS i.e. a Network Intrusion
Detection system.
NIDS will sit typically on your gateway and monitor all the traffic that
passes the gateway. Try looking at Snort (www.snort.org) though Snort is
not a web server specific Intrusion system. 

HTH
Regards,
Arun


-----Original Message-----
From: Carlos H [mailto:carloshp () cantv net] 
Sent: Thursday, July 08, 2004 4:52 PM
To: security-basics () securityfocus com
Subject: Info HIDS

Hello list,

recently I have been deployment a DMZ.  I'm trying to install and 
configure an HIDS (tripwire) to get intrusion's information about a Web 
Server (WebServer1).

Looking on Tripwire's manual i found that is necesary (i`m not really 
sure!!!) that Tripwire run on the same machime to be monitored.  I mind,

Tripwire must be installed on WebServer1.  That is not good for me!  The

question is: Exist another way to configure Tripwire (or other HIDS) 
looking for detecting a remote host? Is possible to install Tripwire in 
a diferent host to WebServer1?

Carlos H.



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