[Devil-linux-software] Snort 2.8.6 has been released [freshmeat.net]

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Dear freshmeat.net subscriber,

rrioux just announced version 2.8.6 of Snort on freshmeat.net.

The changes are as follows:

Updates to HTTP Inspect to allow server-specific configurations to normalize the
HTTP header and/or cookies. Updates to HTTP Inspect to support gzip
decompression across multiple packets. A new Sensitive Data preprocessor that
performs detection of Personally Identifiable Information (PII). A new pattern
matcher and related configurations. An update to use WinPcap 4.1.1 for Win32
platforms.

Project description:

Snort is a network intrusion detection and prevention system. It is the most
widely deployed technology of its kind in the world. It performs detection using
a variety of methods including rules-based detection, anomaly detection, and
heuristic analysis of network traffic. Its rules language is open source and
available to the public as well.

Detailed history and release notes are available here:

    http://freshmeat.net/projects/snort#release_315991

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