Don't know much about the code.
However, the Vmware image is cool and the .iso needs to be updated.
I think that there is great value in pulling all of these tools
together.
As usual, I am sure the installation process will get better over time.
Thanks,
John
-----Original Message-----
From: Dominique Karg [mailto:dk@ossim.net]
Sent: Tuesday, June 13, 2006 1:37 AM
To: Stefano Zanero; Koolk3
Cc: security-basics@securityfocus.com; focus-ids@securityfocus.com;
pen-test@securityfocus.com
Subject: Re: OSSIM Fedback
First of all my apologies for the cross-posting, I don't like it but
since it's been started this way I'll answer to the three lists.
It's not my duty to enter into discussion if ossim is easy to use or not
but I will freely admit that we'd love to have much more documentation
that there's already available. I hope time & third party contributions
will be able to close this gap in the near future, we'll see.
What made me enter this thread were what I see as accusations of
intentionally writing complex code.
I must say that I have to deny this and ask Stefano sincerely for proof
of this.
Ossim is a complex project, it's been evolving since more than four
years now and there are quite some things we have done in the past which
we don't like. Ossim has not been planned to it's current extent
beforehand because we haven't had tons of money to spend and the little
funding we had could only be consolidated having something working asap.
This is why parts of it may be not well documented, not clearly
structured and so on. But obfuscating / complicating code in purpose ?
No way.
Anyway, if you have had trouble understanding the code and needed help,
we've got a small but fine user base who would've been glad to help
(ourselves included). I recommend you trying out the vmware image we
released a couple of weeks ago, it is already setup and working and
could be used by anyone to at least "learn by example".
And, in order to close this mail and clarify a last thing, most of
what's included with ossim is being released under BSD license, if at
any time we had intention to avoid reuse of the code we would've used a
more restrictive license in the first place (like GPL), don't you think
so ?
Greetings,
Dominique
Am 12.06.2006 um 23:06 schrieb Stefano Zanero:
We studied OSSIM in order to use it as a framework for implementing
our own correlation algorithms.
My experience is partially negative, in particular for the lack of
documentation on installation and software internals. Additionally,
the source code is intentionally complex and undocumented, to avoid
forking or reuse... which is quite curious for a GPL software.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
------
This List Sponsored by: Cenzic
Concerned about Web Application Security?
Why not go with the #1 solution - Cenzic, the only one to win the
Analyst's Choice Award from eWeek. As attacks through web applications
continue to rise, you need to proactively protect your applications from
hackers. Cenzic has the most comprehensive solutions to meet your
application security penetration testing and vulnerability management
needs. You have an option to go with a managed service (Cenzic
ClickToSecure) or an enterprise software (Cenzic Hailstorm). Download
FREE whitepaper on how a managed service can help you:
http://www.cenzic.com/news_events/wpappsec.php
And, now for a limited time we can do a FREE audit for you to confirm
your results from other product. Contact us at request@cenzic.com for
details.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
This List Sponsored by: Cenzic
Concerned about Web Application Security?
Why not go with the #1 solution - Cenzic, the only one to win the Analyst's
Choice Award from eWeek. As attacks through web applications continue to rise,
you need to proactively protect your applications from hackers. Cenzic has the
most comprehensive solutions to meet your application security penetration
testing and vulnerability management needs. You have an option to go with a
managed service (Cenzic ClickToSecure) or an enterprise software
(Cenzic Hailstorm). Download FREE whitepaper on how a managed service can
help you: http://www.cenzic.com/news_events/wpappsec.php
And, now for a limited time we can do a FREE audit for you to confirm your
results from other product. Contact us at request@cenzic.com for details.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
