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Samhain

The Samhain host-based intrusion detection system (HIDS) provides file integrity checking and log file monitoring/analysis, as well as rootkit detection, port monitoring, detection of rogue SUID executables, and hidden processes.

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Cost / License

  • Free
  • Open Source

Platforms

  • Mac  source only
  • Windows  requires Cygwin
  • Linux  source only
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  • safety
  • intrusion-detection
  • integrity

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Samhain information

  • Developed by

    Katerina Wichmann
  • Licensing

    Open Source and Free product.
  • Alternatives

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  • Supported Languages

    • English
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What is Samhain?

The Samhain host-based intrusion detection system (HIDS) provides file integrity checking and log file monitoring/analysis, as well as rootkit detection, port monitoring, detection of rogue SUID executables, and hidden processes.

Samhain been designed to monitor multiple hosts with potentially different operating systems, providing centralized logging and maintenance, although it can also be used as standalone application on a single host.

Samhain is an open-source multiplatform application for POSIX systems (Unix, Linux, Cygwin/Windows).