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Suricata

Open SourceGPL-2.0

High-performance IDS/IPS with multi-threading architecture

Difficulty
●●● Advanced
Last check
2026-08-07

Description

Suricata is a powerful open-source IDS/IPS and network monitoring tool developed by the OISF (Open Information Security Foundation). It offers multi-threading for high throughput rates, support for Snort-compatible rules, protocol detection, file extraction, and integration with Elasticsearch. Suricata is suited for enterprise environments with high data volumes.

Preview

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Platforms

LinuxWindowsDocker

Replaces the following proprietary tools

Cisco ASASuricata
proprietary firewallsSuricata

Self-Hosting

Suricata can be self-hosted on your own infrastructure. Visit the official documentation for installation instructions.

Documentation →

Tags

#ids#ips#multi-threading#protokollerkennung#c

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