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Missing Open Source Security Tools?
Kinetic writes "There are many great open source security tools out there, Nmap, Nessus, and DSniff, just to name a few. However, with the world of security constantly changing, this begs the question, what open source security tools are missing? What commercial security tools have no viable open source alternatives? When securing/testing/exploring networks (home or enterprise), what security tools/applications/functionality are lacking (or non-existent) in the open source world?"
Here comes the "THAT'S NOT THE PROPER USE OF BEGS THE QUESTION" people. Get over it. English changes.
Open source security tools are missing.. security holes?
Oh, wait, you probably mean stuff that actually works.
When we can create a truly fertile environment for elements like this in OSS, then we'll have arrived.
If you're a programmer with an itch, may I recommend a bath? Follow that up with a visit to a dermatologist, if necessary.
And for goodness sake, don't scratch other folk's itches! You'll spread all kinds of nasty stuff that way.
See what I've been reading.
I wrote this little app in C++ (so it's very efficient) that pops up a box every 5 minutes saying "all is well", regardless of what the relationship of that message to reality. Makes me feel very secure.
I propose a fork of Apache that contains a complete implementation of all IIS functionality (circa 2001), preferably enabled by default. The application must operate as 'root'. This will ensure that certain IT positions will remain abundant for many decades.
Do you like German cars?
It seems to be that people who make security tools don't open source them on the normal channels because they don't want 5cr1p7 k1dd135 stealing them. For instance, I'm currently working on an SNMP scanner to analyze a fibre channel network - no way am I open sourcing it; it shows entirely too many holes. *shrugs*
*black hat on*
Besides, if the holes you find become fixed due to public notice, how are you going to exploit them in the future?
*black hat off*
don't suggested
If you're going to be a grammar nazi, try to avoid stupid typos you dumb fuck.
Etherape looks rather nasty. Either that or it's just my filthy mind. (BTW who's Ethe?)
I wrote this little app in C++ (so it's very efficient) that pops up a box every 5 minutes saying "all is well", regardless of what the relationship of that message to reality. Makes me feel very secure.
Now THAT sounds like something you should port over to Windows. Then again if you sold it, MS would just include it free in their next version...
Tequila: It's not just for breakfast anymore!
It couldn't be jock itch.
It couldn't be an std.
It would solve 99.9% of security problems: The MS-Windows-to-Linux-Upgrade-Wizard
Liberals call everyone Nazis yet they are the closest thing to it.
No, no, no, you must have that backwards... woody gives you Ethereal. I'm sure that's what you meant to type.
Right? Please?
Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside a dog it's too dark to read. - Groucho Marx
That's a good one, but I did actually mean that I have a strange fetish for protocol analysis. My court appointed therapist says it's abnormal, but I don't believe him.
Revolutions are never about freedom or justice. They're about who's going to be top dog. -- Kilgore Trout
You know.. this is the main problem with open source.. just when you think you've got a new project to start on, someone comes up with a link showing it is already available.. So depressing! ;)