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Article:		A Security Primer for Mac OS X
Subject:		No mention of Snort
Date:		2004-02-23 16:47:30
From:		bdyck
I know that running an IDS is perhaps something of an esoteric subject, but you did mention using software like CheckMate to perform tripwire-type checks, and Snort seemed conspicuously absent.. :) There's a great OS X-native installer/utility app called HenWen that installs Snort and provides a very easy to use management interface. It's extremely powerful, and can be configured to log to a database as well as send alerts to a Unix socket so that the bundled notification app can send email and/or pop up a warning dialog. More info here: http://seiryu.home.comcast.net/henwen.html

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• It's on purpose...
  2004-02-24 01:09:37  FJ de Kermadec | [View]
  
  
  Hi !
  
  First of all, thank you very much for taking the time to post your feedback, I really do appreciate it !
  
  I did not mention Snort on purpose. Indeed, as powerful as this application can be, it also requires a certain level of knowledge to effectively set up -- even by using a specially packaged version of Snort.
  
  Also, like any complex application, Snort has been at the root of security issues in the past. Would it be installed but not maintained on a daily basis, this could effectively weaken the security systems set by the user of a computer.
  
  Thanks again !
  
  F.J.