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SLOP is a PERL and PHP based engine for the collection of and
reporting on logs from various network based devices such as
firewalls, switches, and web servers. So far, SLOP supports
Checkpoint firewalls and VPNs and Cisco 2900 and 3500 switches.
The code, written is designed using a OOP philosophy so different
types of resources can be visualized with this package by writing
a new support module for the system
Implemented features to date include:
- Storage of logs in a SQL datbase for easy retrieval and
data mining
- Web based graphic reports of statistics from devices
generated in real time from data stored in SQL database
- Web based viewing of raw logs also possible, with sorting and
color highlighting
- Object oriented framework allows addition of "modules" to support
other devices
SLOP was originally developed as an open source alternative to
Webtrends Firewall solution, and has been beta-tested (and then
rolled out to production use) at a global managed services and
colocation company.
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