More about Suricata 8.0.0 RC1 features, improvements and release notes :
Suricata 8.0.0 RC1 packages are now available for Ubuntu on Ubuntu PPA (Launchpad).
- 20.04 Focal
- 22.04 Jammy
- 24.04 Noble
64 bit packages available with the following architectures -
- amd64
- arm64
- armhf
- ppc64el
The default installation in 8.0.0 RC1 also includes (available in the package) the tools:
- suricata-update
- suricatactl
You can also get some help of how to use the tools by doing “suricata-update -h” or “suricatactl -h”
The packages are build-in by default with:
- IPS (nfqueue/AFP)
- All JSON output
- GeoIP
- Unix-Socket
- Lua scripting
- NSS(MD5) enabled
- PIE - Position Independent Executable
- Redis enabled support
The Ubuntu
- 20.04 Focal
- 22.04 Jammy
- 24.04 Noble
distribution packages are with Hyperscan enabled by default for extra performance.
(Your CPU needs to have the SSSE3 flag. You can check with - cat /proc/cpuinfo)
By community request there is also available “suricata-dbg” (Suricata with enabled debug features) package ready to use out of the box install:
sudo apt-get install suricata-dbg
Suricata 8.0.0 RC1 is available from our suricata-beta and/or suricata-8.0-test PPA repository.
How to:
Feedback is welcome!
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Suricata is a high-performance Network Threat Detection, IDS, IPS, and Network Security Monitoring engine. Open-source and owned by a community-run non-profit foundation, the Open Information Security Foundation (OISF). Suricata is developed by OISF, its supporting vendors, and the community.
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