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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	speci-
       fied 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 soft-
		 ware.	This includes creation of the Tripwire	database,  and
		 checking  the	integrity of the filesystem against that data-
		 base.

	  twadmin(8) is	used to	create,	encode,	and sign Tripwire policy, con-
		 figuration, 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
		 system-specific information that affects Tripwire  operation.

	  twpolicy(4)  explains	the policy file, which specifies the files and
		 directories 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 selector 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  per-
       mission notice 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	trans-
       lation 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
       reserved.

SEE ALSO
       tripwire(8), twadmin(8),	 twprint(8),  siggen(8),  twconfig(4),	twpol-
       icy(4), twfiles(5)

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

Open Source Tripwire 2.4	  04 Jan 2018			    TWINTRO(8)

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