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SnortSMS project FAQ

Q : Why was SnortSMS created?

A : The SnortSMS project grew out of the need for an enterprise-level application to syncronize and unify multiple Snort-based IDS sensors. Snort is indeed a great open source IDS solution, but managing or maintaining serveral systems can be time consumming. SnortSMS was designed with the concept of easy and flexibility.

 

Q : Is SnortSMS FREE?

A : The SnortSMS project is covered under the open source licensing scheme (GNU-GPL). You may freely use it without warranty and without support obligations. However, if you find SnortSMS useful in your organization, please offer your support by making a donation. All donations go towards future project development and expenses.

 

Q : Why was the SnortSMS Agent written in Webmin API?

A : Speed. We needed something fast and since we already used Webmin to cluster the IDS servers administratively, it only made sense to create a SnortSMS Agent module for Webmin.

 

Q : How many sensors can SnortSMS handle?

A : A lot. We have personally witnessed it working with 10 sensors with no problems or reduced performance issues.

 

Q : Does SnortSMS work with Barnyard?

A : Yes. We have integrated Barnyard daemon, configuration file, and monitoring support. SnortSMS will also automatically update the 'sid-msg.map' files aswell.

 

Q : Can I help with the project or offer some feature suggestions?

A : Sure. Please visit our project page hosted on SourceForge.

 

Q : Are you going to release a Windows version?

A : Not at this time. Certian creative programming techniques are not readily ported to the Windows platform. We have not had a high demand for the Windows platform. However, if you would like to port SnortSMS to Windows yourself, please let us know, we always appreciate any help.