RE: free hIDS, or system assessment tools

[ka55ad <ka55ad () gmail com>]

Try giving Eagle X a try
http://www.engagesecurity.com/products/eaglex/

To quote the site:

 Description: Eagle X is an IDS environment using free software.

Snort IDS (www.snort.org) and IDScenter are the core of this distribution.

Apache server (www.apache.org), PHP (www.php.net), MySQL
(www.mysql.com) and ACID (www.cert.org/kb/acid)
are used to see latest alerts in a nice front-end, using http authentication.

Platform: Windows NT/2000/XP
Version: 2.1

Author: U. Kistler

Features:

    * Full working IDS with database backend and PHP data analyzer frontend
      o Snort IDS - powerfull intrusion detection system
      o Apache webserver HTTP server, running PHP
      o MySQL database - stable database server for storing Snort logs
      o IDScenter configuration and management software for Snort
    * IDScenter
      o control Snort easily using the wizards, e-mail notification
feature, etc.
      o Online updates of Snort ruleset
    * HTTP authentication
      o Protects the webserver from unauthenticated access
      o Basic authentication or Message Digest-5 Hash authentication possible
    * Snort IDS
      o Running in service mode
      o Preconfigured using Eagle X configuration tool to adapt to
your system environment
    * Easy installation

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