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Re: IDS Evaluation

Subject: Re: IDS Evaluation
Date: Mon, 28 Mar 2005 17:45:18 -0500

On Mar 28, 2005, at 12:33 PM, Ron Gula wrote:

However, when you run vuln scanners against an IDS, you only really
test how an IDS detects vuln scanning. You should also add into you
test suite tools which conduct active exploitation.

It's been said before, but I'll say it again. Metasploit is a great tool to use precisely for this purpose:


http://www.metasploit.com/index.html

Not that there aren't others...

--
S.f. Stover
sstover@atrc.sytexinc.com

Mind the gap.
-- English proverb


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