TifaWARE | Perl Programs

Here are some perl programs I have written that go beyond being just simple scripts.

Security

describe-nessus-plugin

A simple script to print out assorted descriptive information about Nessus plugins.

sd2nbe

A filter to convert Nessus session data to NBE format.

update-nessus-plugins

A tool for updating plugins available to a Nessus server, optionally backing up existing plugins, parsing new / modified ones for errors, and summarizing changes.

update-nessusrc

A script used to update Nessus client configuration files, enable and disable plugins that scan for vulnerabilities.

System Administration

install-app

A handy utility for installing and upgrading software, whether compiling from source or using a package manager.

log-guardian

A tool to monitor log files and react when lines match specified patterns.

lsappi

A simple script to list information about application installs as recorded in application info files.

update-blocklist

A script to update an iptables-based firewall to block inbound traffic using a dynamic list as maintained by DShield.org and a static list maintained locally.

Miscellaneous

Curses::UI::Notebook

A notebook widget for Curses::UI.

hm2mbox

A tool for converting messages from a Hypermail mailing list archive to a Unix mbox file. [NB: this only works with archives created by Hypermail 2.1.8 or later.]

purge-binaries

A tool for newsmasters to remove binary articles from their news spools. Works as a channel with innd.

TifaWARE | Perl Programs