Original author(s) | Vern Paxson |
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Initial release | 24 January 1998[1] |
Stable release | 7.0.2[2]
/ 24 September 2024 |
Repository | |
Written in | C++ |
Operating system | Linux, FreeBSD, macOS |
Type | Network intrusion detection system |
License | BSD license |
Website | zeek |
Zeek is a free and open-source software network analysis framework. Vern Paxson began development work on Zeek in 1995 at Lawrence Berkeley National Lab.[3] Zeek is a network security monitor (NSM) but can also be used as a network intrusion detection system (NIDS).[4] The Zeek project releases the software under the BSD license.