<
networking, security, tool> (SAINT, originally "Security Administrator Tool for Analyzing
networks", SATAN) A tool written by Dan Farmer and Wietse Venema which remotely probes systems via the
network and stores its findings in a
database. The results can be viewed with an
web browser. SAINT requires
Perl 5.000 or better. In its simplest mode, SAINT gathers as much information about remote hosts and
networks as possible by examining such
network services as
finger,
NFS,
NIS,
FTP,
TFTP,
rexd, and other services. The information gathered includes the presence of various
network information services as well as potential security flaws - usually in the form of incorrectly setup or configured
network services, well-known
bugs in system or
network utilities, or poor or ignorant policy decisions. It can then either report on this data or use a simple rule-based system to investigate any potential security problems. Users can then examine, query, and analyze the output with a
web browser. While the program is primarily geared toward analysing the security implications of the results, a great deal of general
network information can be gained when using the tool -
network topology,
network services running, and types of hardware and software being used on the
network. SAINT can also be used in exploratory mode. Based on the initial data collection and a user configurable ruleset, it will examine the avenues of trust and dependency and iterate further data collection runs over secondary hosts. This not only allows the user to analyse his own
network, but also to examine the real implications inherent in
network trust and services and help them make reasonably educated decisions about the security level of the systems involved.
Start .
Old SATAN page .
Mailing list . (2000-08-12)
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