Linux.com: Snort on OpenWrt: Guarding the SOHO perimeter | Linux Today

Linux.com: Snort on OpenWrt: Guarding the SOHO perimeter

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Mar 28, 2006

“If you’re edgy about security for your SOHO LAN, you might want
to consider moving your first line of defense out past your
firewall.

“If your router runs OpenWrt, you can do exactly that, by
running Snort, the open source intrusion detection system (IDS)
project that has become the most widely deployed IDS in the world.
Throw in the firewall that comes out of the box with OpenWrt White
Russian, and suddenly the perimeter seems a lot more secure…”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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