Parsing bash_history and inputting into mysql (Intrusion Detection)

2005-05-20 Thread sreekanth . hari 
I have a seemingly tough assignment for my Senior Project. I need to
develop an Intrusion Detection System.

My approach is to parse the bash_history file of each user into a mysql
database, assign a threshold for commands or sequences of commands and
then alert the admin of nethin fishy is found.

My advisor reccomended I use python for writing the scripts.

I am absolutely new to python and have no prior experience in it. That
said

Could any one tell me how exactly to go abt all this?

Any tools or code that would make my life easier?

Suggestions (which modules to use etc) ?

Cheers,

Sreekanth

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Re: Parsing bash_history and inputting into mysql (Intrusion Detection)

2005-05-20 Thread William Park 
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
 I have a seemingly tough assignment for my Senior Project. I need to
 develop an Intrusion Detection System.
 
 My approach is to parse the bash_history file of each user into a mysql
 database, assign a threshold for commands or sequences of commands and
 then alert the admin of nethin fishy is found.

~/.bash_history is written when Bash exits.  Try
history -c
exit
and see what happens.

 
 My advisor reccomended I use python for writing the scripts.
 
 I am absolutely new to python and have no prior experience in it. That
 said
 
 Could any one tell me how exactly to go abt all this?
 
 Any tools or code that would make my life easier?
 
 Suggestions (which modules to use etc) ?

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