LinuxWorld: How to Install PureSecure, the Painless IDS

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
May 2, 2002

[ Thanks to Joe
Barr
for this link. ]

” There are more differences between ACID and PureSecure than
just the license. PureSecure is much more polished, more complete,
and more full-featured than its free software counterpart.

“After registering on the Demarc Web site, I received a password
via e-mail that allowed me to download the personal version of
PureSecure. After reading the 3,000-word license, I determined
since I planned to use the product to write about it, and since I
am paid for writing, I did not qualify as a non-commercial user.
However, the free 30-day evaluation period for commercial users
allowed me to continue. My point is this: Read the license. This is
not free software. Don’t worry about missing your chance to read
the license, since Demarc gives you several opportunities.

“The first major difference I noticed between PureSecure and
ACID was the installation. The most time-consuming part of the ACID
installation is getting the prerequisites — Apache, MySQL, and
SNORT in my case — configured and installed correctly. PureSecure
takes care of all those for you…”

Complete
Story

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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