Host-based intrusion detection system comparison
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As per the Unix philosophy a good HIDS is composed of multipule packages each focusing on a specific aspect.
Package | Year[1] | Ubuntu[2] | CentOS[3] | File | Network | Logs | Notes |
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OSSEC | 2017 | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
Samhain | 2016 | Yes | No | Yes | No | Partial[4] | |
Snort | 2015 | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | |
chkrootkit | 2017 | Yes | No | Yes | No | Partial[5] | |
rkhunter | 2014 | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | |
unhide[6] | 2012 | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | proc ps compare |
Sguil | 2017 | No | No | No | Yes | No | |
Logwatch[7] | 2016 | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | |
aide | 2016 | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | |
tripwire | 2013 | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |