Samhain (software)
| Developer(s) | Samhain Services |
|---|---|
| Stable release | 3.1.4 / February 17, 2015 |
| Operating system | Linux, all POSIX/UNIX Systems |
| Type | Security, Monitoring, HIDS |
| License | GNU General Public License |
| Website | la-samhna.de/samhain |
Samhain is an integrity checker and host intrusion detection system that can be used on single hosts as well as large, UNIX-based networks. It supports central monitoring as well as powerful (and new) stealth features to run undetected in memory, using steganography.
Main features
- Complete integrity check
- uses cryptographic checksums of files to detect modifications,
- can find rogue SUID executables anywhere on disk, and
- Centralized monitoring
- native support for logging to a central server via encrypted and authenticated connections
- Tamper resistance
- database and configuration files can be signed
- log file entries and e-mail reports are signed
- support for stealth operation