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Most of the computer security white papers in the Reading Room have been written by students seeking GIAC certification to fulfill part of their certification requirements and are provided by SANS as a resource to benefit the security community at large. SANS attempts to ensure the accuracy of information, but papers are published "as is". Errors or inconsistencies may exist or may be introduced over time as material becomes dated. If you suspect a serious error, please contact webmaster@sans.org.

Featuring 22 papers as of Jul 20, 2008

OS and Application Fingerprinting Techniques: Jon Mark Allen; September 27, 2007; - download paper

Nessus Primer with the NessusWX Client: Cecil Stoll; September 16, 2004; - download paper

An Ettercap Primer: Duane Norton; June 9, 2004; - download paper

Managing Peer-to-Peer Applications in Dormitory Networks: Wayne Lai; March 9, 2004; - download paper

Virtually Free Network Security Software - For the *nix disinclined: Dennis W. McHugh; October 31, 2003; - download paper

Netprowler--A Look at Symantec's Network Based IDS: Eric Biedermann; October 31, 2003; - download paper

Intrusion Detection using ACID on Linux: Rusty Scott; October 31, 2003; - download paper

PhoneSweep: The Corporate War Dialer: Greg Hodes; October 31, 2003; - download paper

An Overview of SecureIIS - Are We Really Secured Now?: Zul Azhan Suhaimi; October 31, 2003; - download paper

Using Basic Security Module (BSM), Tripwire, System Logs, and Symantec's ITA for Audit Data C: Philip DiFato; October 31, 2003; - download paper

Network Monitoring with Nagios: Scott V. Seglie; October 31, 2003; - download paper

Stop Port Scans with LaBrea: Jim McClurg; October 31, 2003; - download paper

Tools, Tools, and TOOLS!!: Firas Shaheen; October 31, 2003; - download paper

Pocket Nessus: Tony Enriquez; October 31, 2003; - download paper

netForensics - A Security Information Management Solution: Michael B. Godfrey; October 31, 2003; - download paper

Patch Management of Microsoft Products Using HFNetChkPro: Kris Poznanski; October 31, 2003; - download paper

Using Sam Spade: Terry Pasley; October 31, 2003; - download paper

Demystifying security tools: Should I use commercial or freeware?: Sang Han; October 31, 2003; - download paper

An Introduction to NMAP: Tim Corcoran; October 25, 2001; - download paper

Free NT Security Tools: Douglas T. Orey; August 6, 2001; - download paper

Password Cracking with L0phtCrack 3.0: Patrick Boismenu; June 19, 2001; - download paper

Netcat - The TCP/IP Swiss Army Knife: Tom Armstrong; February 15, 2001; - download paper

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SANS InfoSec Reading Room - Tools

Featuring 22 papers as of Jul 20, 2008

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