25 December, 2003
The 1.3.1 release of
psad is ready for
download. Here is an excerpt from
the
ChangeLog:
- Added the ability to import /var/log/psad/<ip> directories
back into memory so scan data remains persistent across
psad restarts or system reboots.
- Added --Analyze-msgs to run psad in analysis mode against an
iptables logfile (/var/log/psad/fwdata by default). The logfile
path can be changed with --messages-file.
- Added icmp type and code validation against RFC 792.
- Bugfix for being too strict with FW_MSG_SEARCH.
- Added port ranges for tcp and udp scans in <ip>/<dst>_packet_ctr.
- Added <ip>/<dst>_start_time and <ip>/os_guess.
- Bugfix for missing --no-signatures code.
- Updated to Snort-2.1 signatures.
25 December, 2003
| Software Releases
| By: Michael Rash
21 December, 2003
The 0.5 release of
fwsnort is ready for
download. Here is an excerpt from
the
ChangeLog:
- Added "-j REJECT --reject-with tcp-reset" for tcp sessions
if the --ipt-block option is specified.
- Added ability to download latest snort rules from snort.org.
- Added --no-ipt-jumps.
- Added better checking for iptables build characteristics such
as the LOG target and wether or not the ipv4options extension
is compiled in.
- Added config preservation code from psad in install.pl.
21 December, 2003
| Software Releases
| By: Michael Rash
15 October, 2003
I have written an
article for
Information Security Magazine
that compares
Netfilter to
Check Point FW-1. While this comparison may seem somewhat odd because FW-1 is oriented towards
commercial customers and emphasizes a nice GUI, Netfilter (like other open source projects) has it where
it counts even though it is completely free. The article is entitled
"Firewalls: Doing it Yourself".
15 October, 2003
| IDS and iptables
| Publications
| By: Michael Rash
01 October, 2003
The 0.3 release of
gpgdir is ready for
download.
01 October, 2003
| Software Releases
| By: Michael Rash
26 July, 2003
The 0.2 release of
gpgdir is ready for
download.
26 July, 2003
| Software Releases
| By: Michael Rash
24 April, 2003
I have written an
article
for the
Linux Journal on a series of
steps you can perform to get Linux and Netfilter running on a Nokia IP330 appliance.
This hardware is normally used to run
Check Point FW-1 firewalls, but it runs
Linux just fine. The article is entitled
"Running Linux and Netfilter on Nokia IP Series Hardware".
24 April, 2003
| Publications
| By: Michael Rash
27 February, 2003
The 0.1 release of
gpgdir is ready for
download.
27 February, 2003
| Software Releases
| By: Michael Rash