ASTi's Telestra 3.x series software can now provide advanced network security capabilities through "SNARE for Linux." SNARE (System iNtrusion Analysis and Reporting Environment) is an application which provides system auditing and intrusion detection via event logging.

The SNARE application is configured to detect and log certain operating system events and file/port access requests which would potentially indicate efforts at security intrusions. This event logging provides a log file which can be analyzed using a separate, customer-provided SNARE server.

Why would you want this? SNARE provides the Telestra platform with security capabilities which may be a prerequisite for deploying any Linux platform on a network with advanced security requirements.

ASTi's SNARE configuration is available as a software option, and is optimized to avoid compromising CPU or disk resources needed for a real-time audio server. In other words: We have adapted SNARE so it will not impact the operation of the Telestra system.

SNARE logo courtesy InterSect Alliance