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RE: Demarc Certified Open Signatures
From: "Demarc Security" <snort_ml () demarc org>
Date: Wed, 2 Mar 2005 15:04:04 -0800 (PST)
We haven't tested them with Oinkmaster yet, however you should have no problem. If for some reason they aren't compatible with oinkmaster, please shoot me an email with the details and we'll make any necessary corrections to make them compatible. Additionally, we'll be adding the ability to search the rulesets and find out exactly what has changed from day to day (script friendly interfaces too!). To Bamm's point on copyrights, The details about who wrote/contributed to each individual rule is available through our Snort rule description database interface at the community portal: http://snort.demarc.com/signatures/ As for the downloads, we originally had separate contributer lines for each individual rule to give everyone credit who worked on the rules such as all the people who have contributed rules on the snort-sigs mailing list and all the rules that originally came from whitehats, however this made the file bulky and hard to visually parse. We will however have the script that interfaces with the rules database and creates these downloads reinsert the general catchall line crediting marty, brian, "et al" to make sure that there is no misinterpretation of our intentions. Thanks for pointing that out! Ashlyn Reznik Demarc Threat Research Team Email: areznik () demarc com http://www.demarc.com/products/ -------- Original Message -------- Date: Wed, March 2, 2005 10:18 am From: "Ron Jenkins" <rjenkins () dibr net> To: "Demarc Security" <snort_ml () demarc org> Subject: RE: [Snort-users] Demarc Certified Open Signatures
Will oinkmaster work with the rules downloads? Thanks... -----Original Message----- From: snort-users-admin () lists sourceforge net [mailto:snort-users-admin () lists sourceforge net] On Behalf Of Demarc Security Sent: Wednesday, March 02, 2005 12:09 PM To: snort-users () lists sourceforge net Subject: [Snort-users] Demarc Certified Open Signatures Since our inception in 2001, Demarc has been committed to promoting secure Internet use by providing free versions of our products for users at home. We believe that because we use Open Source technology such as Linux and Snort, that we should give back to the security community as a whole. We have continued to fulfill this commitment, most recently with the release of our Sentarus HomeAdmin Edition, which allows people to deploy some of our latest security technology in their home lab environments at no cost. In addition to our Sentarus and PureSecure products, our customers have also benefited from the expertise of our Threat Research Team which has, to date, been tasked with verifying rule stream updates and educating customers on the detailed workings of Snort technology. In light of some upcoming changes, we're now expanding our research team and formally announcing our new "Certified Open Signatures" program. Our Certified Open Signatures program, which will be universally available to the entire community, is founded on these two principles: 1) Like the Snort program itself, the latest rule signatures should always be available for free because strong computer and network security are in everyone's best interests. 2) The best way for a company to serve a community project is to remain true to the original goals of that project and refrain from charging for vital components that have always been community-driven and free. We make this announcement now, as we have recently received notice from Sourcefire that, as of next week, early access to all future Snort signatures they create will be based on a subscription model. The Sourcefire license changes as they were presented to us are: - All rule updates will be a minimum of five days older than those Sourcefire sells to their customers, and you will be required to register to receive them or to wait for the next major Snort release. - To receive the latest rules any sooner, you will have to pay Sourcefire a rule subscription fee. We sincerely respect the efforts of the Sourcefire Snort development group along with the numerous others who created the base technology and rulesets that have made Snort a household name in the security community. However, one of the greatest benefits of using Snort is the community review process which will now be subject to an imposed arbitrary delay. At Demarc, our commitment to the security community is simple: - Demarc will maintain http://snort.demarc.com/ as a community portal for Snort signatures and Snort-based technology. (This site is meant to augment and not replace snort.org or the snort-sigs mailing list.) - Demarc will produce and revise rules, as well as collaborate with active groups to bring together the best rules from all community sources. User sites such as Bleeding Snort have been at the forefront of new signature development and we view these groups' contributions as invaluable. Our goal is to work with these groups and to serve as the trusted source for certified, production level rulesets. - Demarc's Threat Research Team will continue to provide the latest cutting-edge and Demarc Certified rules, making them immediately available for public download and contribution. - Demarc will not charge for the download, use, or modification of rules hosted on this site. Our community portal at http://snort.demarc.com/ will continually evolve over the next several weeks to offer more features, including direct user interaction. Our community portal will also become the new home for the SPADE statistical packet anomaly detection project and SnortSnarf, two projects originally managed by SiliconDefense and subsequently transferred to Demarc. We welcome your support on these projects through signature review and submissions, and, as with all community projects, your feedback is always welcome to help make it better. Sincerely, Ashlyn Reznik Demarc Threat Research Team Email: areznik () demarc com http://www.demarc.com/products/ ------------------------------------------------------- SF email is sponsored by - The IT Product Guide Read honest & candid reviews on hundreds of IT Products from real users. Discover which products truly live up to the hype. Start reading now. http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=6595&alloc_id=14396&op=click _______________________________________________ Snort-users mailing list Snort-users () lists sourceforge net Go to this URL to change user options or unsubscribe: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/snort-users Snort-users list archive: http://www.geocrawler.com/redir-sf.php3?list=snort-users
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- Re: Sourcefire Tactics - New Licensing Brian (Mar 04)
- Re: Sourcefire Tactics - New Licensing Kevin Johnson (Mar 04)
- RE: Demarc Certified Open Signatures Eric Hines (Mar 04)
- Re: Demarc Certified Open Signatures Guillaume Arcas (Mar 04)
- RE: Demarc Certified Open Signatures Esler, Joel CNTR/Sytex (Mar 04)
- RE: Demarc Certified Open Signatures Eric Hines (Mar 03)
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