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Snort is a libpcap-based sniffer/logger which can be used as a network intrusion detection and prevention system. It uses a rule-based detection language as well as various other detection mechanisms and is highly extensible.
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Solaris, Linux, BSDIntended Audience
System Administrators, End Users/Desktop, Other AudienceUser Interface
Non-interactive (Daemon)Programming Language
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