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# Suricata

**repo:** [satta/awesome-suricata](https://github.com/satta/awesome-suricata)  
**category:** [[security|Security]]

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# Awesome Suricata [![Awesome](https://awesome.re/badge-flat2.svg)](https://awesome.re)

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> Curated list of awesome things related to Suricata.

[Suricata](https://suricata.io/features) is a free intrusion detection/prevention system (IDS/IPS) and network security monitoring engine.

## Contents

- [Input Tools](#input-tools)
- [Output Tools](#output-tools)
- [Operations, Monitoring and Troubleshooting](#operations-monitoring-and-troubleshooting)
- [Programming Libraries and Toolkits](#programming-libraries-and-toolkits)
- [Dashboards and Templates](#dashboards-and-templates)
- [Development Tools](#development-tools)
- [Documentation and Guides](#documentation-and-guides)
- [Analysis Tools](#analysis-tools)
- [Rule Sets](#rule-sets)
- [Rule/Security Content Management and Handling](#rulesecurity-content-management-and-handling)
- [Plugins and Extensions](#plugins-and-extensions)
- [Systems Using Suricata](#systems-using-suricata)
- [Training](#training)
- [Simulation and Testing](#simulation-and-testing)
- [Data Sets](#data-sets)
- [Misc](#misc)

## Input Tools

- [PacketStreamer](https://github.com/deepfence/PacketStreamer) - Distributed tcpdump for cloud native environments.

## Output Tools

- [suricata-kafka-output](https://github.com/Center-Sun/suricata-kafka-output) - Suricata Eve Kafka Output Plugin for Suricata 6.
- [suricata-redis-output](https://github.com/jasonish/suricata-redis-output) - Suricata Eve Redis Output Plugin for Suricata 7.
- [Meer](https://github.com/quadrantsec/meer) - A "spooler" for Suricata / Sagan.
- [FEVER](https://github.com/DCSO/fever) - Fast, extensible, versatile event router for Suricata's EVE-[JSON](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/miscellaneous/json) format.
- [Suricata-Logstash-Templates](https://github.com/pevma/Suricata-Logstash-Templates) - Templates for Kibana/Logstash to use with Suricata IDPS.
- [Lilith](https://github.com/VVelox/Lilith) - Reads EVE files into SQL as well as search stored data.

## Operations, Monitoring and Troubleshooting

- [slinkwatch](https://github.com/DCSO/slinkwatch) - Automatic enumeration and maintenance of Suricata monitoring interfaces.
- [suri-stats](https://github.com/regit/suri-stats) - A tool to work on suricata `stats.log` file.
- [Mauerspecht](https://github.com/DCSO/mauerspecht) - Simple Probing Tool for Corporate Walled Garden Networks.
- [ansible-suricata](https://github.com/GitMirar/ansible-suricata) - Suricata [Ansible](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/miscellaneous/ansible) role (slightly outdated).
- [MassDeploySuricata](https://github.com/pevma/MassDeploySuricata) - Mass deploy and update Suricata IDPS using [Ansible](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/miscellaneous/ansible) IT automation platform.
- [docker-suricata](https://github.com/jasonish/docker-suricata) - Suricata [Docker](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/back-end-development/docker) image.
- [Suricata-Monitoring](https://github.com/VVelox/Suricata-Monitoring) - LibreNMS [JSON](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/miscellaneous/json) / Nagios monitor for Suricata stats.
- [Terraform Module for Suricata](https://github.com/onetwopunch/terraform-google-suricata) - [Terraform](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/back-end-development/terraform) module to setup [Google Cloud](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/platforms/google-cloud) packet mirroring and send packets to Suricata.
- [InfluxDB Suricata Input Plugin](https://github.com/influxdata/telegraf/tree/master/plugins/inputs/suricata) - Input Plugin for Telegraf to collect and forward Suricata `stats` logs (included out of the box in recent Telegraf releases).
- [suricata_exporter](https://github.com/corelight/suricata_exporter) - Simple [Prometheus](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/miscellaneous/prometheus) exporter written in Go exporting stats metrics scraped from Suricata socket.

## Programming Libraries and Toolkits

- [rust-suricatax-rule-parser](https://github.com/jasonish/rust-suricatax-rule-parser) - Experimental Suricata Rule Parser in [Rust](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/programming-languages/rust).
- [go-suricata](https://github.com/ks2211/go-suricata) - Go Client for Suricata (Interacting via Socket).
- [gonids](https://github.com/google/gonids) - Go library to parse intrusion detection rules for engines like Snort and Suricata.
- [surevego](https://github.com/rhaist/surevego) - Suricata EVE-[JSON](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/miscellaneous/json) parser in Go.
- [suricataparser](https://github.com/m-chrome/py-suricataparser) - Pure [python](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/programming-languages/python) parser for Snort/Suricata rules.
- [py-idstools](https://github.com/jasonish/py-idstools) - Snort and Suricata Rule and Event Utilities in [Python](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/programming-languages/python) (Including a Rule Update Tool).

## Dashboards and Templates

- [KTS](https://github.com/StamusNetworks/KTS) - Kibana 4 Templates for Suricata IDPS Threat Hunting.
- [KTS5](https://github.com/StamusNetworks/KTS5) - Kibana 5 Templates for Suricata IDPS Threat Hunting.
- [KTS6](https://github.com/StamusNetworks/KTS6) - Kibana 6 Templates for Suricata IDPS Threat Hunting.
- [KTS7](https://github.com/StamusNetworks/KTS7) - Kibana 7 Templates for Suricata IDPS Threat Hunting.

## Development Tools

- [Suricata Language Server](https://github.com/StamusNetworks/suricata-language-server) - An implementation of the Language Server Protocol for Suricata signatures. It adds syntax check, hints and auto-completion to your preferred editor once it is configured.
- [suricata-ls-vscode](https://github.com/StamusNetworks/suricata-ls-vscode) - Suricata IntelliSense Extension using the Suricata Language Server.
- [suricata-highlight-vscode](https://github.com/dgenzer/suricata-highlight-vscode) - Suricata Rules Support for [Visual Studio Code](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/editors/visual-studio-code) (syntax highlighting, etc).
- [SublimeSuricata](https://github.com/ozuriexv/SublimeSuricata) - Basic Suricata syntax highlighter for [Sublime Text](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/editors/sublime-text).
- [Suricata-Check](https://suricata-check.teuwen.net/readme.html) - A command-line utility to provide feedback on Suricata rules. It can detect issues such as covering syntax validity, interpretability, rule specificity, rule coverage, and efficiency.

## Documentation and Guides

- [SEPTun](https://github.com/pevma/SEPTun) - Suricata Extreme Performance Tuning guide.
- [SEPTun-Mark-II](https://github.com/pevma/SEPTun-Mark-II) - Suricata Extreme Performance Tuning guide - Mark II.
- [suricata-4-analysts](https://github.com/StamusNetworks/suricata-4-analysts) - The [Security](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/security/security) Analyst's Guide to Suricata.
- [Suricata Community Style Guide](https://github.com/sidallocation/suricata-style-guide) - A collaborative document to collect style guidelines from the community of rule writers.

## Analysis Tools

- [Suricata Analytics](https://github.com/StamusNetworks/suricata-analytics) - Various resources that are useful when interacting with Suricata data.
- [Malcolm](https://github.com/cisagov/Malcolm) - A powerful, easily deployable network traffic analysis tool suite for full packet capture artifacts (PCAP files), Zeek logs and Suricata alerts.
- [Evebox](https://github.com/jasonish/evebox) - Web Based Event Viewer (GUI) for Suricata EVE Events in Elastic Search.

## Rule Sets

- [nids-rule-library](https://github.com/klingerko/nids-rule-library#readme) - Collection of various open-source and commercial rulesets.
- [Stamus Lateral Movement Detection Rules](https://www.stamus-networks.com/blog/new-open-ruleset-for-detecting-lateral-movement-with-suricata) - Suricata ruleset to detect lateral movement.
- [QuadrantSec Suricata Rules](https://github.com/quadrantsec/suricata-rules) - Set of Suricata rules published by QuadrantSec.
- [Cluster25/detection](https://github.com/Cluster25/detection) - Cluster25's detection rules.
- Networkforensic.dk (NF) rules sets: 
  - [NF IDS rules](https://networkforensic.dk/SNORT/NF-local.zip)
  - [NF SCADA IDS Rules](https://networkforensic.dk/SNORT/NF-SCADA.zip)
  - [NF Scanners IDS Rules](https://networkforensic.dk/SNORT/NF-Scanners.zip)
- [Quantum Insert detection for Suricata](https://github.com/fox-it/quantuminsert/blob/master/detection/suricata/README.md) - Suricata rules accompanying Fox-IT's QUANTUM 2015 blog/BroCon talk.
- [Hunting rules](https://github.com/travisbgreen/hunting-rules) - Suricata IDS alert rules for network anomaly detection from Travis Green.
- [3CORESec NIDS - Lateral Movement](https://dtection.io/ruleset/3cs_lateral) - Suricata ruleset focusing on lateral movement techniques (paid).
- [3CORESec NIDS - Sinkholes](https://dtection.io/ruleset/3cs_sinkholes) - Suricata ruleset focused on a curated list of public malware sinkholes (free).
- [PAW Patrules](https://pawpatrules.fr) - Another free (CC BY-NC-SA) collection of rules for the Suricata engine.
- [opnsense-suricata-nmaps](https://github.com/aleksibovellan/opnsense-suricata-nmaps) - OPNSense's Suricata IDS/IPS Detection Rules Against NMAP Scans.
- [Antiphishing](https://github.com/julioliraup/Antiphishing) - Suricata rules and [datasets](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/miscellaneous/datasets) to detect phishing attacks.

## Rule/Security Content Management and Handling

- [sidallocation.org](https://sidallocation.org/) - Sid Allocation working group, list of SID ranges.
- [Scirius](https://github.com/StamusNetworks/scirius) - Web application for Suricata ruleset management and threat hunting.
- [IOCmite](https://github.com/sebdraven/IOCmite) - Tool to create dataset for suricata with indicators of MISP instances and add sightings in MISP if an indicator of dataset generates an alert.
- [luaevilbit](https://github.com/regit/luaevilbit) - An Evil bit implementation in luajit for Suricata.
- [Lawmaker](https://www.3coresec.com/solutions/lawmaker) - Suricata IDS rule and fleet management system.
- [surify-cli](https://github.com/dgenzer/surify-cli) - Generate suricata-rules from collection of IOCs (JSON, CSV or flags) based on your suricata template.
- [suricata-prettifier](https://github.com/theY4Kman/suricata-prettifier) - Command-line tool to format and syntax highlight Suricata rules.
- [OTX-Suricata](https://github.com/AlienVault-OTX/OTX-Suricata) - Create rules and configuration for Suricata to alert on indicators from an OTX account.
- [Aristotle](https://github.com/secureworks/aristotle) - Simple [Python](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/programming-languages/python) program that allows for the filtering and modifying of Suricata and Snort rulesets based on interpreted key-value pairs present in the metadata keyword within each rule.

## Plugins and Extensions

- [suricata-zabbix](https://github.com/catenacyber/suricata-zabbix) - Zabbix application layer plugin for Suricata.

## Systems Using Suricata

- [SELKS](https://github.com/StamusNetworks/SELKS) - A Suricata-based intrusion detection system/intrusion prevention system/network [security](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/security/security) monitoring distribution.
- [Amsterdam](https://github.com/StamusNetworks/Amsterdam) - [Docker](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/back-end-development/docker) based Suricata, Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana, Scirius aka SELKS.
- [pfSense](https://www.pfsense.org) - A free network firewall distribution, based on the FreeBSD operating system with a custom kernel and including third party [free software](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/miscellaneous/free-software) packages for additional functionality.
- [OPNsense](https://opnsense.org) - An open source, easy-to-use and easy-to-build FreeBSD based firewall and routing platform.
- [Artica](https://github.com/dtouzeau/artica-suricata) - Suricata IDS [integration](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/platforms/integration) for the [Artica](https://artica.systems) gateway appliance.
- [Shovel](https://github.com/FCSC-FR/shovel) - Web interface to explore Suricata EVE outputs, with a primary focus on [network analysis](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/big-data/network-analysis) in CTF competitions.

## Training

- [Experimental Suricata Training Environment](https://github.com/jasonish/experimental-suricata-training) - Suricata Training Environment based on [Docker](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/back-end-development/docker)(-Compose).
- [CDMCS](https://github.com/ccdcoe/CDMCS/tree/master) - Cyber Defence Monitoring Course: Rule-based Threat Detection.

## Simulation and Testing

- [Leonidas](https://github.com/WithSecureLabs/leonidas) - Automated Attack Simulation in the Cloud, complete with detection use cases.
- [speeve](https://github.com/satta/speeve) - Fast, probabilistic EVE-[JSON](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/miscellaneous/json) generator for [testing](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/testing/testing) and benchmarking of EVE-consuming applications.
- [Dalton](https://github.com/secureworks/dalton) - Suricata and Snort IDS rule and pcap [testing](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/testing/testing) system.

## Data Sets

- [suricata-sample-data](https://github.com/FrankHassanabad/suricata-sample-data) - Repository of creating different example suricata data sets.

## Misc

- [Suriwire](https://github.com/regit/suriwire) - Wireshark plugin to display Suricata analysis info.
- [bash_cata](https://github.com/isMTv/bash_cata) - A simple script that processes the generated Suricata eve-log in real time and, based on alerts, adds an ip-address to the MikroTik Address Lists for a specified time for subsequent blocking.
- [suriGUI](https://github.com/control-owl/suriGUI) - GUI for Suricata + Qubes OS.
- [SuriGuard](https://github.com/SEc-123/SuriGuard1) - Web-based management system for Suricata IDS/IPS, featuring advanced [analytics](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/miscellaneous/analytics) and visualization capabilities.