[68] in Intrusion Detection Systems
Re: Announcing GABRIEL - Free SATAN Detector (crosspost)
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (T. Jason Ucker)
Fri Apr 7 14:13:18 1995
From: tju@akira.corp.sgi.com (T. Jason Ucker)
Date: Fri, 7 Apr 1995 06:18:56 -0700
In-Reply-To: jtruitt@iu.net (James O. (Jim) Truitt)
"Announcing GABRIEL - Free SATAN Detector (crosspost)" (Apr 6, 9:05pm)
To: ids@uow.edu.au
Reply-To: ids@uow.edu.au
Any chance of an IRIX port soon?
Thanks,
-Jason
--
T. Jason Ucker 415.390.3720
Sys Admin/jr Sys Engineer tju@sgi.com
SGI Direct
On Apr 6, 9:05pm, James O. (Jim) Truitt wrote:
> Subject: Announcing GABRIEL - Free SATAN Detector (crosspost)
> This is a crosspost from the usual security newsgroups, so if you already
> know about it I appologize. I post it here because I hope one of the
> byproducts of this mailing list will be an archive of available packages
> associated with combating intrusion detection.
>
> Jim Truitt
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Los Altos Technologies, Inc. has released Gabriel, a
> free SATAN detector. Gabriel gives the system
> administrator an early warning of a possible network
> intrusion by detecting and identifying unauthorized
> network probing. Gabriel is complete and ready to run
> software that does not require Perl or any other
> public domain programs.
>
>
> Gabriel's highlights:
>
> Ready to run for Sun Solaris1 and Solaris2 operating systems.
>
> Full source included. Perl IS NOT required.
>
> Test script included to simplify evaluation of Gabriel.
>
> Built-in mechanism to send real-time alerts via pager, phone
> call, email, or online displays.
>
>
> Gabriel comes with:
>
> gabriel_client - Reports to gabriel_server excessive probing
> of any host on its network segment.
>
> gabriel_server - Gathers data from clients and notifies
> administrator via email, pager, etc.
>
> install_gabriel_clients - Single script to install and start
> client monitor programs network-wide.
>
> install_gabriel_server - Installs the server program.
>
> -----------------------------------------
> | Via the World Wide Web: |
> | http://www.lat.com |
> | ftp://ftp.best.com/pub/lat |
> | |
> | Via FTP: |
> | ftp.lat.com |
> -----------------------------------------
>
> To join the Gabriel mailing list:
>
> Send mail to "Majordomo@lat.com" with the command
> "subscribe gabriel" in the body of the email message.
>
>
> WHAT IS GABRIEL?
>
> As a public service, Los Altos Technologies, Inc., a provider of
> Unix security software, has developed and released a free SATAN
> detector called Gabriel(tm). Gabriel gives the system
> administrator an early warning of possible network intrusions by
> detecting and identifying SATAN's network probing. Gabriel is a
> complete and ready to run package that DOES NOT require Perl or
> any other software or libraries.
>
>
> HOW MUCH DOES IT COST?
>
> We are providing Gabriel at no charge to our customers or anyone
> else who wishes to use it, subject to the terms explained in
> the COPYRIGHT file.
>
>
> WHY DID LOS ALTOS TECHNOLOGIES CREATE GABRIEL?
>
> We are deeply concerned with network security and the possible
> negative effects of SATAN and other network probing software. By
> combining SATAN with Gabriel, a system administrator can get all the
> benefits of running authorized SATAN scans without the risks of
> unauthorized and undetected network probing.
>
>
> HOW IS IT SUPPORTED? HOW DO I JOIN THE MAILING LIST?
>
> It is expected that future updates, enhancements and revisions
> will come from the users' group. To subscribe to the users'
> group mailing list, send a message to "majordomo@lat.com" with
> any subject line, and inside the body of the message include the
> line "subscribe gabriel".
>
>
> WHERE IS THE LATEST VERSION?
>
> You can get the latest version via World Wide Web or ftp.
> http://www.lat.com
> ftp://ftp.best.com/pub/lat
>
>
> HOW DO I MAKE GABRIEL FROM SOURCE CODE?
>
> Gabriel includes pre-compiled binaries for Solaris 1.x and
> Solaris 2.x, so you do not need to build it from source.
> If you wish to compile it execute "make all" and follow
> the directions.
>
>
> HOW DO I INSTALL AND EVALUATE GABRIEL?
>
> Follow the directions in the manual page, gabriel.8. You can print
> this file using "troff -man -t gabriel.8 | lpr -t", or just look
> at gabriel.txt. Basically, you just run the server install
> script, and then the client install script.
>
>
> ======================================================================
> Los Altos Technologies, Inc.
> 2111 Grant Rd, Los Altos, CA 94024
> Phone: 415/988-4848
> Fax: 415/988-4860
> Email: info@lat.com
>
>
>-- End of excerpt from James O. (Jim) Truitt
