Editing Suricata (software)

{{Short description|Open-source intrusion detection system}}
{{for|the genus containing the meerkat|Suricata}}
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| screenshot = Suricata IDS.png
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| developer = Open Information Security Foundation
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| programming language = [[C (programming language)|C]], [[Rust (programming language)|Rust]]
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| genre = {{ubl|[[Intrusion-detection system]]|[[Intrusion prevention system]]}}
| license = [[GNU General Public License]]<ref name="Suricata license">{{cite web|url=https://redmine.openinfosecfoundation.org/projects/suricata/repository/revisions/master/entry/LICENSE|title=Suricata license}}</ref>
| website = {{official URL}}
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'''Suricata''' is an [[Open-source software|open-source]] based [[intrusion detection system]] (IDS) and [[intrusion prevention system]] (IPS). It was developed by the Open Information Security Foundation (OISF). A beta version was released in December 2009, with the first standard release following in July 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://linux.slashdot.org/story/09/12/31/2143250/New-Open-Source-Intrusion-Detector-Suricata-Released|title=New Open Source Intrusion Detector Suricata Released|publisher=[[Slashdot]]|date=2009-12-31|accessdate=2011-11-08}}</ref><ref name="xda"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://openinfosecfoundation.org/index.php/download-suricata|title=Suricata Downloads|publisher=Open Security Information Foundation|accessdate=2011-11-08}}</ref>

==Features==

Like other IDSes, Suricata provides [[threat]] detection capabilities. Like a [[Firewall (computing)|firewall]], Suricata provides traffic filtering and monitoring, but Suricata provides network administrators with the ability to write and enforce detection rules.<ref name="xda">{{Cite web|url=https://www.xda-developers.com/why-use-suricata-or-snort-for-your-home-lab-firewall/|first=Joe|last=Rice-Jones|title=5 reasons to use Suricata or Snort for your home lab firewall|date=March 26, 2025|website=[[XDA Developers]]}}</ref>

Suricata is able to detect common attack vectors such as [[port scanning]], [[denial-of-service]], [[pass-the-hash]], and [[brute-force attacks]].<ref name="xda"/>

Typically, a major update of Suricata is released every 3 months.<ref name="xda"/>

==Ruleset==

Suricata uses a ruleset to perform detection and threat analysis.<ref name="xda"/>

==See also==
{{Portal|Free and open-source software}}
* [[Aanval]]
* [[Snort (software)|Snort]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{official website}}
* [http://openinfosecfoundation.org Open Information Security Foundation]

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