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, configuration, 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
       permission 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
       translation approved by Tripwire, Inc.

       Copyright 2000-2018 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), twpolicy(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)