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List:       osiris
Subject:    Re: [osiris] Documentation
From:       "Alexei_Roudnev" <Alexei_Roudnev () exigengroup ! com>
Date:       2003-10-30 1:05:36
Message-ID: 001501c39e81$ed0f7990$267f300a () exigengroup ! com
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I believe, that integrated WEB page, allowed to see a list of systems, last
scan time, current data base number, last scan results (number of changes
detected) and
last confirmation data does not complicate a product, but makes it easy to
use.

We can use CLI for administration, it's OK. But it is required to use a web
for every day operations. This operations includes:
- check system status; sometinmes, mail notifications are OK, sometimes, web
page is much better;
- confirm changes;
- edit configurations and re-start scans;

This is minimum set of tasks which should be availabnle by the web. All
other things (add / delete device; import config;
change schedule; change configuration for mhost or host, not scan rules) can
be done by the CLI.

Reason is simpler - _who_ is responsible. System admin can use CLI; security
person or person who run 'daily checklist' or manager should use web.

It is common approach - 70% systems I have here uss 'web for operations;
gui, cli or java gui for configuration'.

Alex

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Brian Wotring" <brian@shmoo.com>
To: "Osiris Users" <osiris@lists.shmoo.com>
Sent: Wednesday, October 29, 2003 2:20 PM
Subject: Re: [osiris] Documentation



There really isn't much involved in setting up the web based
functionality.  Basically, when the management console is first
initialized (edit-mhost), there is a setting called
"http_control_port".   By default, this is given a value (2267).

If you accept this value, the port will startup on 2267.  When
notifications are sent out, an URL is included that will take you to a
web form displaying the log that generated the notification.
Submitting the form changes the trusted database.

This is all documented in the main doc file:
http://osiris.shmoo.com/docs/OsirisUserGuide.pdf

That is really the extent of the web based functionality.  It was
designed for convenience, and simplicity.  Yes, more could be done but
that overcomplicates the product, I believe.

I hope this helps.

On Oct 29, 2003, at 8:58 AM, Luke West wrote:

> Is there any documentation about setting up the web back end to
> Osiris? If there is I can't find it!
>
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