We would like to set up a Linux server running CentOS and we would like to be able to account for every packet that has gone into and come out of this server. This server will have to have very strong security. We will need to know who has downloaded a file from the web server, if anyone has made an attempted attack, who is currently connected, how long these connections are lasting, alerts on any attempted attacks or suspicious activity, etc. If someone did manage to break in to this server, we would need to know immediately, be able to clean up anything the attacker may have done, and want to know exactly where the attack came from. Is there auditing or IDS software that will do all this?
We will have a Cisco ASA 5505 firewall in front of this server. Is there software that would allow us to monitor this cisco for attacks and watch the packets from a remote location?
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Hi,
Snort is also what I recommend. Other competitors are;
OSSEC www.ossec.net
Open Tripwire sourceforge.net/projects/t
Untangle www.untangle.com
Bro-IDS www.bro-ids.org/
Endian www.endian.com
Prelude IDS www.prelude-ids.com
TippingPoint www.tippingpoint.com
HLBR hlbr.sourceforge.net
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by: TintinPosted on 2009-08-06 at 12:31:30ID: 25037236
snort is a good place to start
http://snort.org/