Favorite Linux Security Programs

**steveo** · 08-10-2004

I'm wondering what your favorite security programs in Linux are.

Here's some of mine...

Ethereal
Nmap
Nessus
Portsentry
Snort

I know I missed a ton but I'm just courious to see what others think.

SteveO
www.ultimate-computing.com

**kkubasik** · 08-10-2004

wow, its like the crackers toolkit, i use airsnort, not malicously, but it can be handy in those coffe shops. nmap is my ultimate in network security, i scan with it all the time.

**bluefoxicy** · 08-10-2004

I don't really much use 'security programs'; I'm more into transparent security. I use PaX and SSP, as noted in another post ( http://www.linuxforums.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=22604 ).

I guess because of PaX breaking things on x86, and having to remove PaX restrictions, I'll have to say. . .

chpax
paxctl
cat pax-linux-2.6.7.patch | patch -p1
gcc -fstack-protector -fPIC -pie

nmap I use for network checking to see wtf port cups was supposed to use

**sarumont** · 08-10-2004

mmmmm....nmap....yummy.

I also use ettercap a little, but mostly nmap.

**Goran** · 08-11-2004

I am using Ipcop, guarddog, nmap, nessus, ethereal, dsniff, iptraf, tcpdump, snort, I am repeating myself aren't I ?

Smoothwall is also nice. And Knetfilter, bitfrost...
.. there is always at least one firewall you haven't tried

**stathisx** · 08-15-2004

i use nmap-frotend program that is a graphical version of nmap to search for services running on the server and ports stats..

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