10 Best Open Source Networking Tools


#3 ForgeRock
ForgeRock is a Java-based identity and access management solution software that supports centralized single sign-on, directory services and workflow-driven provisioning. This was developed by a group out of Sun MicroSystems and provides a light footprint and data model that sets it apart from the hefty Identity Management from Oracle. This identity software also provides a reverse proxy gateway for legacy and web apps.

#2 Maltego
Maltego is “cyber cop” software that monitors the visitors on your network, determines the relationships among the people and resources and displays a virtual representation of every interconnection. This is an active data gathering tool that leverages vulnerable servers and crack passwords to utilize SQL injection to determine possible injection points into a server. Thus Maltego offers users with unprecedented information.

#1 Wireshark
Wireshark is a network protocol analyzer that lets the user see the microscopic level of activities on their network. Wireshark works in both a real-time mode, which displays packets as seen on the selected interface, and in a playback mode for data previously captured. Wireshark Windows’s version comes with WinPcap, which is capable of capturing Ethernet data packets from a wide range of wired and wireless network devices.

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