ArpON (ARP handler inspection) v2.6 released

http://arpon.sourceforge.net/img/logo.pngArpON (ARP handler inspection) is a portable handler daemon that make ARP secure in order to avoid the Man In The Middle (MITM) through ARP Spoofing/Poisoning attacks. It detects and blocks also derived attacks by it for more complex attacks, as: DHCP Spoofing, DNS Spoofing, WEB Spoofing, Session Hijacking and SSL/TLS Hijacking & co attacks.

This is possible using three kinds of anti ARP Poisoning tecniques: the first is based on SARPI or “Static ARP Inspection” in statically configured networks without DHCP; the second on DARPI or “Dynamic ARP Inspection” in dinamically configured networks having DHCP; the third on HARPI or “Hybrid ARP Inspection” in “hybrid” networks, that is in statically and dynamically (DHCP) configured networks together.

ArpON is therefore a point to point based solution and multipoint based solution that requires a daemon in every host of the connection and that doesn’t modify ARP’s standard base protocol, but rather sets precise policies by using SARPI for static networks, DARPI for dynamic networks and HARPI for hybrid networks thus making today’s standardized protocol working and secure from any foreign intrusion.

Features

  • It detects and blocks Man In The Middle through ARP Spoofing/Poisoning attacks in statically, dinamically (DHCP), hybrid configured networks
  • It detects and blocks derived attacks: DHCP Spoofing, DNS Spoofing WEB Spoofing, Session Hijacking, SSL/TLS Hijacking & co
  • It detects and blocks point to point and multipoint based attacks
  • Doesn’t affect the communication efficiency of ARP protocol
  • Doesn’t affect the race response time from attacks
  • Multithreading on all OS supported
  • It manages the network interface into unplug, boot, hibernation and suspension OS features
  • It works in userspace for OS portability reasons
  • Easily configurable via command line switches, provided that you have root permissions
  • Tested against Ettercap, Cain & Abel, dsniff and other tools

Changelog

  • Added support of Gratuitous ARP request for Failover Cluster
  • Added support of Gratuitous ARP request for Cluster with load-balancing
  • Added support of Gratuitous ARP request for High-Availability (HA) Cluster

Platform compatibility

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