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Snort

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Snort

Summary

Snort is a free software[1]. Snort ranks in the top 5% of free_software entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (241 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Snort's instance of is recorded as free software[3].
  • Snort's instance of is recorded as intrusion detection system[4].
  • Snort's founder is recorded as Martin Roesch[5].
  • Snort's developer is recorded as Cisco[6].
  • Snort's developer is recorded as Sourcefire[7].
  • Snort's copyright license is recorded as GNU General Public License[8].
  • Snort's programmed in is recorded as Q15777[9].
  • Snort's operating system is recorded as Q3251801[10].
  • Snort's operating system is recorded as Microsoft Windows[11].
  • Snort's operating system is recorded as Unix-like operating system[12].
  • Snort's software version identifier is recorded as 2.9.7.3[13].
  • Snort's software version identifier is recorded as 2.9.8.2[14].
  • Snort's software version identifier is recorded as 2.9.11.0[15].
  • Snort's software version identifier is recorded as 2.9.11.1[16].
  • Snort's software version identifier is recorded as 2.9.13.0[17].
  • Snort's software version identifier is recorded as 3.0.0-233[18].
  • Snort's software version identifier is recorded as 3.0.0-239[19].
  • Snort's software version identifier is recorded as 3.0.0-240[20].
  • Snort's software version identifier is recorded as 3.0.0-241[21].
  • Snort's software version identifier is recorded as 3.0.0-242[22].
  • Snort's software version identifier is recorded as 3.0.0-243[23].
  • Snort's software version identifier is recorded as 3.0.0-247[24].
  • Snort's software version identifier is recorded as 3.0.0-249[25].
  • Snort's software version identifier is recorded as 3.0.0-250[26].
  • Snort's software version identifier is recorded as 3.0.0-251[27].

Why It Matters

Snort ranks in the top 5% of free_software entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (241 views/month).[2] Snort has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] Snort is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Related Entities

Cisco cross-platform free software Microsoft Windows Unix-like operating system

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . blog.snort.org. blog.snort.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . blog.snort.org. blog.snort.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . blog.snort.org. blog.snort.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . snort-org-site.s3.amazonaws.com. Retrieved . snort-org-site.s3.amazonaws.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . blog.snort.org. Retrieved . blog.snort.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Tom Morris · 2026-10-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Alpine linux package → snort
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    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P9045]]: snort, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/324997384|snort (#324997384)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8507|Alpine Linux package]] #mix'"
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