[netdisco-devel] [swaddell@cisco.com: [graphviz-interest] Safe Mapping and Reporting Tool (SMART)]

[Max B. <ma...@wa...>]

Anyone familiar with this project?  Sounds interesting.

-m
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From: "Scott Waddell \(swaddell\)" <swa...@ci...>
Date: Tue, 17 Apr 2007 20:12:01 -0700
Subject: [graphviz-interest] Safe Mapping and Reporting Tool (SMART)
To: <gra...@re...>

Here's a new project that relies on graphviz for network flow
visualization. Thanks for graphviz - great tool!...

Announcing general availability of the Safe Mapping and Reporting Tool
(SMART), an open source project of Cisco's Critical Infrastructure
Assurance Group (CIAG) Research team. 

SMART is a passive network flow visualization tool for small to medium
sized IP networks, featuring device and operating system identification
and network service enumeration. Written in Perl, SMART has been tested
under Linux and Cygwin.

SMART was initially developed for control systems and SCADA network
operators, many of whom are migrating from legacy protocols to IP. Some
of the IP-enabled devices now in use by utilities and other critical
infrastructure sectors are known to fail when subjected to active
network scanning tools commonly used in enterprise networks. This
hinders network mapping and reduces network situational awareness. SMART
helps identify active network services while also visually charting the
protocol exchanges between end nodes without generating any network
traffic.

SMART is run like a packet analyzer by connecting the SMART host to a
hub or a SPAN port on a switch where it can inspect network traffic.
SMART is intentionally light weight with no notion of signatures or
rules beyond the simple ability to distinguish between local and remote
hosts based on command line settings.

SMART can also process packet capture files from tools like tcpdump or
ethereal/wireshark in pcap format, adding network flow visualization to
your forensic toolkit.

A few screen shots of the SMART web interface:
http://sourceforge.net/project/screenshots.php?group_id=192280

SMART is available for free download here:
http://sourceforge.net/projects/safemap

If you download SMART, please subscribe to one of the mailing lists
below to post feedback or questions and to be informed of updates.

safemap-users: for general SMART discussion, help, and feedback
https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/safemap-users

safemap-devel: for SMART development topics
https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/safemap-devel

Our team is particularly interested in usage stories detailing how SMART
has helped your organization improve network situational awareness. 

Thanks!
Scott
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Scott Waddell
Research Engineer
Critical Infrastructure Assurance Group
Cisco Systems, Inc.
swa...@ci...
512-378-1230 
http://cisco.com/go/ciag/research



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