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TWINTRO(8)		     System Manager's Manual		      TWINTRO(8)

NAME
     twintro - introduction to Tripwire software

DESCRIPTION
     Tripwire  2.4  is	a  file integrity assessment tool for UNIX-like systems.
     Rather than preventing an intruder or virus from  attacking  system  files,
     Tripwire  detects	intrusions when they do occur. By comparing system files
     and directories against a previously stored "baseline"  database,	Tripwire
     finds  any  additions, deletions, or changes to specified properties.  This
     allows the system administrator to determine the extent of the problem  and
     begin necessary damage control.

     After  Tripwire  is  installed on a system, the following four commands are
     used:

	tripwire(8) is used for most of the basic operations  of  the  software.
	       This includes creation of the Tripwire database, and checking the
	       integrity of the filesystem against that database.

	twadmin(8) is used to create, encode, and sign Tripwire policy, configu-
	       ration, and key files, and for various administrative functions.

	twprint(8)  prints  Tripwire  database	and report files in a plain text
	       format.

	siggen(8) is a file utility that displays hash values for files.

     In addition to the command references listed above, the following three man
     pages provide information on important components of the Tripwire package.

	twfiles(5) provides an overview of the various files created and used by
	       Tripwire, including default locations and settings.

	twconfig(4) explains the configuration file, which is used to  set  sys-
	       tem-specific information that affects Tripwire operation.

	twpolicy(4)  explains the policy file, which specifies the files and di-
	       rectories Tripwire should check, and how they should be scanned.

     Using the --help flag with any Tripwire command (e.g. tripwire --help) will
     print a short summary of the command modes for that command.  If a mode se-
     lector is also specified  (e.g. tripwire --check --help),	a  mode-specific
     usage  message  will  be displayed.  Using the all argument with the --help
     flag (e.g. tripwire --help all) will print detailed usage messages for  all
     modes of the specified command.

VERSION INFORMATION
     This man page describes Tripwire 2.4.

AUTHORS
     Tripwire, Inc.

COPYING PERMISSIONS
     Permission  is  granted  to make and distribute verbatim copies of this man
     page provided the copyright notice and this permission notice are preserved
     on all copies.

     Permission is granted to copy and distribute modified versions of this  man
     page  under  the  conditions for verbatim copying, provided that the entire
     resulting derived work is distributed under the terms of a  permission  no-
     tice identical to this one.

     Permission  is granted to copy and distribute translations of this man page
     into another language, under the above conditions	for  modified  versions,
     except  that this permission notice may be stated in a translation approved
     by Tripwire, Inc.

     Copyright 2000-2019 Tripwire, Inc. Tripwire is a  registered  trademark  of
     Tripwire,	Inc.  in  the  United States and other countries. All rights re-
     served.

SEE ALSO
     tripwire(8), twadmin(8), twprint(8), siggen(8),  twconfig(4),  twpolicy(4),
     twfiles(5)

     The Design and Implementation of Tripwire: A UNIX File Integrity Checkerby-
     GeneKimandEugeneSpafford.PurdueTechnicalReportCSD-TR-93-071.

Open Source Tripwire 2.4	   04 Jan 2018			      TWINTRO(8)

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