Configuration for the Snort Service
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$Id: README,v 1.3 2002/06/22 18:33:31 cvs Exp $

Miguel Armas <kuko@optyma.net>

This directory contains the Snort service configuration files and alarms

Introduction
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Snort is an excelent Inrusion Detection System (IDS). This module installs
Snort in all hosts included in the snort group.

After installing this module you will need to edit the /etc/snort/snort.conf
file to set the device and HOME_NET

The script oinkmaster is used to automatically check for new snort rules.
The /etc/snort directory must be owned by the user that runs oinkmaster
(shoud NOT be root)

Software
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This alarm needs the following software installed:

- Snort
- SnortSnarf
- oinkmaster
