From: Markus <markus@...>
Date: 2004-09-08T02:00:41+09:00
Subject: Re: Request for ideas: simple, useful web app

gabriele renzi wrote:

> Another nifty thing could be something that writes network traffic 
> graphs or something like that, but not so good on the db usage part.

How about something that watched logs for various attacks (e.g. worms,
port-scanning, etc.) and showed over-time graphs.

    * It involves graphics
    * A database could be used to store historical data and
      attack signatures
    * It could be very simple at first, and easily expanded;
      Initially, it might only recognize attempts to read .htaccess,
      for example.  More signatures (patterns, where to look for 
      them, and what they mean) could be added later.
    * It could be quite useful

-- MarkusQ