OSSEC Documentation

The OSSEC HIDS project is a bit part of everything we have built for years. This page will capture some of the tips / tricks we've picked up along the way.

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OSSEC - Stop Agent Email Notifications from Being Grouped

How to troubleshoot agent email notificaetions being grouped in OSSEC.



Posted in ossec   ossec-troubleshooting     /   2022-10-27

OSSEC - Troubleshooting PostgreSQL client libraries not installed

How to troubleshoot PostgreSQL client libraries not installed with OSSEC.



Posted in ossec   ossec-troubleshooting     /   2022-10-27

Configuring Syslog Client or Syslog Server with OSSEC

This article show you how to configure OSSEC as a syslog client or syslog server.



Posted in ossec   ossec-configurations     /   2022-10-10

OSSEC - Detecting New Files with syscheckd

How to detect new files using OSSEC HIDS and the syscheck module (both in batch and in real time).



Posted in ossec   ossec-configurations     /   2022-10-10

OSSEC - Troubleshooting Agent to Server Connection Issues

How to troubleshoot connectivity issues between the OSSEC Agent and Server.



Posted in ossec   ossec-troubleshooting     /   2022-10-10

OSSEC for Website Security - Logs and Integrity Checks

How to monitor website logs with OSSEC HIDS.



Posted in ossec   ossec-configurations     /   2022-10-10

Configure OSSEC on Linux Distributions

We are big fans of OSSEC and on this guide, we will show you how to configure OSSEC on Linux Distributions with some automation scripts.



Posted in ossec   ossec-configurations     /   2022-10-10

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