TABLE 1: Partial List of NST Tools
Tool	Function
AirSnort	Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) standard encryption cracker
Analysis Console for Intrusion Databases	ACID—a log analyzer that works with Snort
Apache Web Server	Web server
Argus	IP network transaction auditing tool
BandwidthD	Bandwidth analyzer
Ethereal	Packet sniffer and analyzer
Ettercap	Man-in-the-middle attack testing tool
Firefox	Web browser
Firestarter	GUI front end for firewalls
Firewalk	Firewall probe
gaim	Instant messaging client for ICQ, AOL, MSN, Yahoo, and others
GPSFE	Global positioning satellite front end for mapping Wi-Fi networks discovered with Kismet
Honeyd	Honeypot server
hping2	Packet assembler/analyzer
John the Ripper	Fast password cracker for Linux and Windows passwords
Kerberos tools	Network authentication protocol tools
Kismet	Wireless LAN (WLAN) discovery and analysis tool
Lynx	text-based Web browser Web browser
MySQL	Database server
NBTScan	Network scanner to collect NetBIOS-based names
Nessus	Network security scanner
ngrep	Grep tool for the network layer
Nmap	Network exploration and auditing tool
ntop	Network traffic probe
packETH	Packet generator
phpMyAdmin	Web front end for MySQL administration
Samba utilities	Provides connectivity to Windows resources
Sendmail	Mail server
Snort	Intrusion Detection System (IDS)
Snort Collector	Snort event collector back end
tcptrack	TCP sniffer
TSClient	Remote desktop front end
Virtual Network Computing (VNC)	Remote desktop client
Xprobe2	OS fingerprinting tool similar to Nmap