Re: [ILUG] tripwire

From: Rick Moen (rick at domain linuxmafia.com)
Date: Thu 23 Aug 2001 - 16:31:55 IST

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begin Oisin Kim quotation:

> What I'd like to know is is this [Tripwire] essential for the running of a
> production/non-production system?

A host-based Intrusion Detection System (such as Tripwire) is essential
only if you consider detecting unauthorised change to your most-crucial
files, e.g., via root compromise, to be important.

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