Re: how to test snort rules?

[Ray Caparros <arcy24 () gmail com>]

Anvin,

You could use tools like Nmap, Nessus, or Metasploit to get started.
If you also have snort read any packet captures as well.

-Ray

On Tue, Feb 8, 2011 at 4:29 AM, anvin igcar <avigcar () gmail com> wrote:
> Dear members
>   I am new in snort and I installed it on my Fedora 12 system. SNORT is
> running properly and I am using BASE to view snort alerts. I want to know
> how to test snort rules , I want to test my running snort before deploying
> it.
> Is there any software which would do this?
>
> Thanks
>
>
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Pinpoint memory and threading errors before they happen.
Find and fix more than 250 security defects in the development cycle.
Locate bottlenecks in serial and parallel code that limit performance.
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