The first generation assistant, the Security Administrator’s Tool for Analyzing Networks (SATAN) was developed in early 1995. It became the benchmark for network security analysis for several years. However, few updates were provided and the tool slowly became obsolete in the growing threat environment.

Features

 Operates under Unix, Linux, MAC OS/X or Windows (through coLinux) OS’.
 Integrates the National Vulnerability Database (NVD).
 Performs SQL injection tests.
 Performs exhaustive XSS tests
 Can adapt to many firewalled environments.
 Support remote self scan and API facilities.
 Used for CIS benchmark initiatives
 Plug-in facility for third party apps
 CVE standards support
 Enterprise search module
 Standalone or daemon mode
 Free-use open SATAN oriented license
 Updated twice a month (we try)
 User extension support - Based on the SATAN model

Changes:

 Changed encoded encoding scheme to reduce AV rejection