ossec/ossec-hids
ossec/ossec-hids sits at 5.0k stars on GitHub, written primarily in C. OSSEC is an Open Source Host-based Intrusion Detection System that performs log analysis, file integrity checking, policy monitoring, rootkit detection, real-time alerting and active response.
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Is ossec/ossec-hids open source?
Yes — ossec/ossec-hids ships under the GPL-2.0 license, which makes its source code freely readable (and, depending on license terms, forkable and reusable). Source: github.com/ossec/ossec-hids.
What else is in the Security space?
ossec/ossec-hids is tracked by TopGit under the Security category, alongside 11 GitHub-tagged topics. Trending and Topics pages list peer repositories of comparable stars and language.
What is ossec/ossec-hids?
ossec/ossec-hids (ossec/ossec-hids) is a C project on GitHub. From the project's own README: OSSEC is an Open Source Host-based Intrusion Detection System that performs log analysis, file integrity checking, policy monitoring, rootkit detection, real-time alerting and active response.
What license does ossec/ossec-hids use?
ossec/ossec-hids is released under the GPL-2.0 license. Always verify the LICENSE file directly on GitHub for the authoritative terms — license strings can be edited out of sync with a project's actual stance.
Where can I see ossec/ossec-hids in action?
The project maintains a homepage at http://www.ossec.net. The README tab on this page also usually contains screenshots and a quickstart.
Where do I read more about ossec/ossec-hids?
This TopGit page is a snapshot — the READ ME tab shows the project's own README content (links stripped, images preserved). The GitHub repository at github.com/ossec/ossec-hids is the definitive source.
Why is ossec/ossec-hids categorized under Security?
TopGit places ossec/ossec-hids in the Security category based on its GitHub topics and description (tagged: "compliance", "file-integrity-management", "fim"). Categories are assigned from real repository metadata, not editorial guesswork.
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Is ossec-hids worth your time?
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