Comments on: List of Security Tools Available in Ubuntu http://www.ubuntugeek.com/list-of-security-tools-available-in-ubuntu.html Ubuntu Linux Tips,Howtos&Tutorials|Feisty,Gutsy,Hardy,Intrepid Mon, 13 Oct 2008 01:01:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Praveen http://www.ubuntugeek.com/list-of-security-tools-available-in-ubuntu.html#comment-139895 Praveen Thu, 11 Sep 2008 14:51:37 +0000 http://www.ubuntugeek.com/list-of-security-tools-available-in-ubuntu.html#comment-139895 Thanks!! It was a very useful post. Thanks!! It was a very useful post.

]]> By: DDRFreak http://www.ubuntugeek.com/list-of-security-tools-available-in-ubuntu.html#comment-133672 DDRFreak Thu, 14 Aug 2008 17:38:36 +0000 http://www.ubuntugeek.com/list-of-security-tools-available-in-ubuntu.html#comment-133672 You might want to consider adding "apt:" links. I'm a big fan of apt-install so that you can click a link to get the install prompt. You might want to consider adding “apt:” links. I’m a big fan of apt-install so that you can click a link to get the install prompt.

]]> By: abhijeet http://www.ubuntugeek.com/list-of-security-tools-available-in-ubuntu.html#comment-121982 abhijeet Mon, 30 Jun 2008 18:07:45 +0000 http://www.ubuntugeek.com/list-of-security-tools-available-in-ubuntu.html#comment-121982 thanks man. quite a lot of information. keep up adding other security tools to u r list.... thanks man. quite a lot of information. keep up adding other security tools to u r list….

]]> By: kecsi http://www.ubuntugeek.com/list-of-security-tools-available-in-ubuntu.html#comment-120601 kecsi Thu, 26 Jun 2008 10:18:04 +0000 http://www.ubuntugeek.com/list-of-security-tools-available-in-ubuntu.html#comment-120601 you can add "fail2ban" - useful daemon against brute force attack you can add “fail2ban” - useful daemon against brute force attack

]]> By: jayson rulo http://www.ubuntugeek.com/list-of-security-tools-available-in-ubuntu.html#comment-118765 jayson rulo Fri, 20 Jun 2008 14:06:57 +0000 http://www.ubuntugeek.com/list-of-security-tools-available-in-ubuntu.html#comment-118765 how do you get john and chkrootkit to run? how do you get john and chkrootkit to run?

]]> By: headlice http://www.ubuntugeek.com/list-of-security-tools-available-in-ubuntu.html#comment-83097 headlice Thu, 24 Apr 2008 02:41:07 +0000 http://www.ubuntugeek.com/list-of-security-tools-available-in-ubuntu.html#comment-83097 This is awesome. Now the bigger task.....learning how to use all of this stuff.... This is awesome. Now the bigger task…..learning how to use all of this stuff….

]]> By: JTB http://www.ubuntugeek.com/list-of-security-tools-available-in-ubuntu.html#comment-82888 JTB Wed, 23 Apr 2008 17:17:32 +0000 http://www.ubuntugeek.com/list-of-security-tools-available-in-ubuntu.html#comment-82888 Real good articel. The security list on this page/in this article are the most complete i have ever seen on any pages. Great job "admin". Thanks. Real good articel.
The security list on this page/in this article are the most complete i have ever seen on any pages.

Great job “admin”.
Thanks.

]]> By: BeyondRandom http://www.ubuntugeek.com/list-of-security-tools-available-in-ubuntu.html#comment-82867 BeyondRandom Wed, 23 Apr 2008 16:14:19 +0000 http://www.ubuntugeek.com/list-of-security-tools-available-in-ubuntu.html#comment-82867 Great list of tools! Thanks alot Great list of tools! Thanks alot

]]> By: John http://www.ubuntugeek.com/list-of-security-tools-available-in-ubuntu.html#comment-82828 John Wed, 23 Apr 2008 13:38:57 +0000 http://www.ubuntugeek.com/list-of-security-tools-available-in-ubuntu.html#comment-82828 I think it's also worth mentioning "arp-scan", a really efficient program that uses the ARP protocol for scanning an entire LAN for hosts that are up. I've found from experience that it's important to use ARP rather than a simple ICMP ping scan or similar for host discovery because so many computers have firewalls that block simple ping requests. One of the features I like about arp-scan is that you can send out multiple requests to all hosts, because again I've learned from experience that some computers (running Windows notably) don't always reliably reply to a single ARP request. So even though Nmap and some of the other programs you mention can send ARP requests, I don't think they are as easy to configure for sending multiple ARP requests AND also being able to control the time interval at which it happens. Thanks for the fantastic list! I think it’s also worth mentioning “arp-scan”, a really efficient program that uses the ARP protocol for scanning an entire LAN for hosts that are up. I’ve found from experience that it’s important to use ARP rather than a simple ICMP ping scan or similar for host discovery because so many computers have firewalls that block simple ping requests.

One of the features I like about arp-scan is that you can send out multiple requests to all hosts, because again I’ve learned from experience that some computers (running Windows notably) don’t always reliably reply to a single ARP request. So even though Nmap and some of the other programs you mention can send ARP requests, I don’t think they are as easy to configure for sending multiple ARP requests AND also being able to control the time interval at which it happens.

Thanks for the fantastic list!

]]> By: kh http://www.ubuntugeek.com/list-of-security-tools-available-in-ubuntu.html#comment-82803 kh Wed, 23 Apr 2008 12:51:43 +0000 http://www.ubuntugeek.com/list-of-security-tools-available-in-ubuntu.html#comment-82803 Great article! - very complete list of tools Great article! - very complete list of tools

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