Building Open Source Network Security Tools: Components and Techniques

Mike D. Schiffman

448 pages, parution le 17/12/2002

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Résumé

Learn how to protect your network with this guide to building complete and fully functional network security tools

Although open source network security tools come in all shapes and sizes, a company will eventually discover that these tools are lacking in some area - - whether it's additional functionality, a specific feature, or a narrower scope. Written by security expert Mike Schiffman, this comprehensive book will show you how to build your own network security tools that meet the needs of your company. To accomplish this, you'll first learn about the Network Security Tool Paradigm in addition to currently available components including libpcap, libnet, libnids, libsf, libdnet, and OpenSSL. Schiffman offers a detailed discussion of these components, helping you gain a better understanding of the native datatypes and exported functions. Next, you'll find several key techniques that are built from the components as well as easy-to-parse programming examples. The book then ties the model, code, and concepts together, explaining how you can use this information to craft intricate and robust security programs.

Schiffman provides you with cost-effective, time-saving guidance on how to build customized network security tools using existing components. He explores:

A multilayered model for describing network security tools
The ins and outs of several specific security-related components
How to combine these components into several useful network security techniques
Four different classifications for network security tools: passive reconnaissance, active reconnaissance, attack and penetration, and defensive
How to combine techniques to build customized network security tools
The companion Web site contains all of the code from the book.

Contents

The Network Security Tool Paradigm
The Libpcap Library
The Libnet Library
The Libnids Library
The Libsf Library
The Libdnet Library
The OpenSSL Library
Passive Reconnaissance Techniques
Active Reconnaissance Techniques
Attack and Penetration Techniques
Defensive Techniques
Tying Everything Together: Firewalk

L'auteur - Mike D. Schiffman

MIKE D. SCHIFFMAN is Director of Security Architecture for @stake, the premier provider of professional security consulting services. Previously, he was director of research and development at Guardent, a leading provider of managed security services. He also held senior positions with ISS as well as Cambridge Technology Partners. Schiffman has developed numerous security tools and is the author of Hacker's Challenge.

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	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	Wiley
Auteur(s)	Mike D. Schiffman
Parution	17/12/2002
Nb. de pages	448
Format	19 x 23,3
Couverture	Broché
Poids	769g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9780471205449
ISBN13	978-0-471-20544-9