Firestorm
Firestorm
http://www.scaramanga.co.uk/firestorm/
Firestorm is an extremely high performance network intrusion detection system (NIDS). At the moment it just a sensor but plans are to include real support for analysis, reporting, remote console and on-the-fly sensor configuration. It is fully pluggable and hence extremely flexible.
Documentation
User manpage available in HTML format from http://www.scaramanga.co.uk/firestorm/firestorm-nids.8.html; User manpage for config file available in HTML format from http://www.scaramanga.co.uk/firestorm/firestorm.conf.5.html
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Licensing
| License | Verified by | Verified on | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| GPLv2 | Janet Casey | 5 August 2002 |
Leaders and contributors
| Contact(s) | Role |
|---|---|
 Gianni Tedesco | Maintainer |
Resources and communication
| Audience | Resource type | URI |
|---|---|---|
| Bug Tracking,Developer,Support | mailto:firestorm@scaramanga.co.uk |
Software prerequisites
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Weak prerequisite | libpcap |
| Weak prerequisite | libprelude |
This entry (in part or in whole) was last reviewed on 29 May 2010.
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