nagios client for security/asset mgmt..

[Marc Powell]

You're both right. With proper shell scripting, Nagios can use just
about any external application to determine status but that status must
be something that can be boiled down to a single OK/WARNING/CRITICAL
data point with a single line of human readable output. In your specific
scenario, nagios would only be useful to determine if one of your
metrics (hardware, software, ports, etc) changed from a known good
value, not for cataloging systems.

Bruce, you might want to read over the Developer Guidelines at
http://nagiosplug.sf.net to get a better idea of what nagios is going to
be expecting from your client application.

--
Marc

> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagios-users-admin at lists.sourceforge.net [mailto:nagios-users-
> admin at lists.sourceforge.net] On Behalf Of bruce
> Sent: Monday, November 07, 2005 2:41 PM
> To: 'Tedman Eng'; nagios-users at lists.sourceforge.net
> Subject: RE: [Nagios-users] nagios client for security/asset mgmt..
> 
> eng...
> 
> thanks for the reply...
> 
> however, my understanding of nagios, is that it can use client apps,
and
> that it can monitor the outputs/states of these apps (depending on the
> clients/nagios settings...)
> 
> if that's the case, my original question is valid, as i'm trying to
figure
> out if clients have been developed/used to do what i suggested...
> 
> -bruce
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagios-users-admin at lists.sourceforge.net
> [mailto:nagios-users-admin at lists.sourceforge.net]On Behalf Of Tedman
Eng
> Sent: Monday, November 07, 2005 11:46 AM
> To: 'bedouglas at earthlink.net'; nagios-users at lists.sourceforge.net
> Subject: RE: [Nagios-users] nagios client for security/asset mgmt..
> 
> 
> Nagios _monitors_ stuff.
> 
> To accurately monitor, you need known quantities.  Nagios checks these
> known
> quantities at regular intervals and alerts when they change or are out
of
> bounds.
> 
> Assessing a system is a different beast.  All the quantities are
unknown.
> After assessment, you end with a database of known quantities, which
you
> can
> THEN plug in the important ones into nagios to monitor.
> 
> 
> I suggest you look at some tools that may better match your needs:
> psinfo
> nmap
> WINventory
> 
> more at http://software.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=04/11/18/179206
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: bruce [mailto:bedouglas at earthlink.net]
> Sent: Monday, November 07, 2005 9:45 AM
> To: nagios-users at lists.sourceforge.net
> Subject: [Nagios-users] nagios client for security/asset mgmt..
> 
> 
> hi...
> 
> curious to know if anyone has created a cleint for windows boxes to be
> used
> as an asset mgmt client? thinking about a client that would return
every
> bit
> of information about the system as possible!!
>  -hardware
>  -software
>  -ports
>  -interfaces
>  -services
>  -etc..
> 
> also interested to know if anyone has created/used/knowledge of a
> msoft/windows client for use in a security environment? the client
> would/should return information regarding..
>  -hardware
>  -software
>  -ports
>  -interfaces
>  -services
>  -apps running
>  -virus apps/etc..
>  -malware app running/etc...
>  -etc..
> 
> has anyone knowledge of anyone using nagios as the server/host/central
hub
> for this kind of information/processes..
> 
> thanks
> 
> -bruce
> bedouglas at earthlink.net
> 
> 
> 
> 
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