Zeek

Zeek
Original author(s)Vern Paxson
Initial release24 January 1998; 26 years ago (1998-01-24)[1]
Stable release
7.0.2[2] / 24 September 2024; 13 days ago (24 September 2024)
Repository
Written inC++
Operating systemLinux, FreeBSD, macOS
TypeNetwork intrusion detection system
LicenseBSD license
Websitezeek.org Edit this at Wikidata

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.

  1. ^ "Bro 0.3-alpha". Retrieved 2022-08-01.
  2. ^ "Release 7.0.2". 24 September 2024. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
  3. ^ Paxson, Vern (1998-01-26). "Bro: A System for Detecting Network Intruders in Real-Time" (PDF). USENIX. Retrieved 2022-08-01.
  4. ^ McCarty, Ronald. "Bro IDS » ADMIN Magazine". ADMIN Magazine. Retrieved 2023-07-06.