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[Updated] Nipper version 0.11.2

Sunday 20 January 2008

Nipper performs security audits of network device configuration files. The report produced by Nipper includes; detailed security-related issues with recommendations, a configuration report and various appendices. Nipper currently supports Cisco IOS, PIX, ASA, FWSM, NMP, CatOS and Juniper NetScreen devices.

This is release maintenance release includes various fixes for issues identified by the community. Thanks for all your feedback. It also includes some minor changes to some command line options. See the changelog for more information.

Nipper currently supports the following devices:

- Cisco Switches (IOS)
- Cisco Routers (IOS)
- Cisco Firewalls (PIX, ASA, FWSM)
- Cisco Catalysts (NMP, CatOS, IOS)
- Cisco Content Service Switches (CSS)
- Juniper NetScreen Firewalls (ScreenOS)
- CheckPoint Firewall-1 (FW1)
- Nortel Passport Devices
- SonicWALL SonicOS Firewalls (SonicOS)

The output from Nipper can be in HTML, Latex, XML or Text formats. Furthermore, Nipper will reverse any Cisco type-7 passwords identified, all other encrypted passwords can be output to a John-the-Ripper file for further strength testing. By default, input is retrieved from stdin and is output (in HTML format) to stdout.


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