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OSSEC: Characters & History

OSSEC (Open Source HIDS SECurity) is a free, open-source host-based intrusion detection system (HIDS). It performs log analysis, integrity checking, Windows registry monitoring, rootkit detection, time-based alerting, and active response. It provides intrusion detection for most operating systems, including Linux, OpenBSD, FreeBSD, OS X, Solaris and…

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OSSEC topic overview

The analysis highlights Characters and History as prominent areas in the source structure around OSSEC.

Related topics
16
Source areas
3
Connected nodes
19
Extracted relationships
22
Related term clusters
14
Bridge connections
19

What this topic covers Research coverage

Source areas are shown by the number of related topics found in each part of the analysis. Use smaller areas too: they can reveal specialized angles and content gaps.

Overview · 12 topics
Characteristics · 3 topics
History · 1 topics

Smaller areas are not necessarily less important. They contain fewer connections in this analysis and can be useful for finding specialized angles or coverage gaps.

Key facts & relationships

High-confidence facts extracted from structured source data. Use them as anchors for further research.

Developer
Daniel B. Cid et al.
License
GNU GPL v2
Operating system
Cross-platform
Repository
github.com/ossec/ossec-hids
Stable release
4.2.0 / 2 August 2026; 22 days ago (2 August 2026)
Type
Security / HIDS

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Overview

History

Characteristics

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Advanced semantic analysis

How OSSEC connects Entity context

The extracted context around OSSEC shows recurring relationship patterns in the source. For example, OSSEC → Cid, Daniel, In June, In May, Inc, Third Brigade, Trend Micro Another extracted example is OSSEC → Agent, Agentless, Manager, Unix. Use these groups to spot repeated connection types before inspecting the individual relationships.

OSSEC

Top relations

related to history · 7
OSSEC → Cid, Daniel, In June, In May, Inc, Third Brigade, Trend Micro
related to Characteristics · 4
OSSEC → Agent, Agentless, Manager, Unix
Developer · 1
OSSEC → Daniel B. Cid et al.
License · 1
OSSEC → GNU GPL v2
Operating system · 1
OSSEC → Cross-platform
Repository · 1
OSSEC → github.com/ossec/ossec-hids
Stable release · 1
OSSEC → 4.2.0 / 2 August 2026; 22 days ago (2 August 2026)
Type · 1
OSSEC → Security / HIDS
Website · 1
OSSEC → www.ossec.net
Written in · 1
OSSEC → C

Important terminology

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Important terminology

detection system source intrusion systems multiple windows free open log analysis project hids security cross-platform also operating open-source rootkit host-based

OSSEC relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

TTTA extracted 22 structured relationships around OSSEC. Examples in this analysis include OSSEC → Developer → Daniel B. Cid et al. and OSSEC → License → GNU GPL v2. The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
OSSECDeveloperDaniel B. Cid et al.1.00infobox
OSSECLicenseGNU GPL v21.00infobox
OSSECOperating systemCross-platform1.00infobox
OSSECRepositorygithub.com/ossec/ossec-hids1.00infobox
OSSECStable release4.2.0 / 2 August 2026; 22 days ago (2 August 2026)1.00infobox
OSSECTypeSecurity / HIDS1.00infobox
OSSECWebsitewww.ossec.net1.00infobox
OSSECWritten inC1.00infobox
CDN'sinstance ofintegration with 3rd parties0.80text
support portalsinstance ofintegration with 3rd parties0.80text
as well as self-healing actions.Compliance Auditinginstance ofintegration with 3rd parties0.80text
OSSECrelated to CharacteristicsManager0.60section

Related concept clusters Related term clusters

The concept neighborhoods around OSSEC bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include Source, Free and Project. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.

  • OSSEC
    • Source
    • Free
    • Project
    • Commercial
    • Cross-platform
    • Daniel
    • Hids
    • Security
    • Also
    • Multiple
    • System
    • Acquired
  • ossec
    • Source
    • Free
    • Project
    • Commercial
    • Cross-platform
    • Daniel
    • Hids
    • Security
    • Also
    • Multiple
    • System
    • Acquired
  • host-based intrusion detection system
    • Open-source
    • Detection
    • Intrusion
    • Host-based
    • Rootkit
    • Security
    • Website
    • Analysis
    • Log
    • System
    • Windows
    • Free
  • windows registry
    • Monitoring
    • Integrity
    • Registry
    • Windows
    • Freebsd
    • Linux
    • Openbsd
    • Response
    • Rootkit
    • Solaris
    • Detection
    • Active
  • windows
    • Integrity
    • Monitoring
    • Registry
    • Freebsd
    • Linux
    • Openbsd
    • Solaris
    • Detection
    • Active
    • Including
    • Operating
    • Response
  • free
    • Open
    • Host-based
    • Open-source
    • Source
    • Intrusion
    • Project
    • Ossec
    • Detection
    • System
    • Acquired
    • Brigade
    • Commercial
  • log analysis
    • Rootkit
    • Log
    • Multiple
    • Detection
    • Active
    • Integrity
    • Monitoring
    • Registry
    • Response
    • Windows
    • Ossec
  • open-source
    • Host-based
    • Intrusion
    • Detection
    • Security
    • Website
    • System
    • Source
    • Ossec

Connections between topic areas Semantic bridges

For OSSEC, one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects OSSEC with Overview. Bridges highlight paths between different parts of the map and can reveal research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list.

Min side: 3
OSSEC — Overview · splits 7 ⟂ 13
OSSEC — Characteristics · splits 16 ⟂ 4

Map overview Semantic statistics

OSSEC

Nodes20
Edges19
Triples22
Avg. degree1.9
Density0.1
Components1

Source & methodology

TTTA analyzes the structure around OSSEC to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as Characters & History, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.

Source: Wikipedia — OSSEC · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout

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