Nipper is a Network Infrastructure Configuration Parser.
Nipper takes a network infrastructure device configuration, processes the file and details security-related issues with the configuration together with detailed recommendations. Nipper was previous known as CiscoParse.
Nipper supports a variety of devices from Cisco, Juniper, CheckPoint, Nortel and SonicWALL.
Features include:
- Reporting
- Can contain a security audit, detail configuration settings and include appendices of relevant additional information.
- Supports different report formats: HTML, XML, LaTeX, and ASCII test.
- Supports a variety of different types of device from different manufacturers including:
- Bay Networks Accelar.
- CheckPoint VPN-1/Firewall-1.
- Cisco Catalysts (IOS, CatOS and NMP).
- Cisco Content Services Switch (CSS).
- Cisco Routers (IOS).
- Cisco Security Applicances (PIX, ASA and FWSM).
- Juniper NetScreens.
- Nokia IP Firewalls.
- Notel Passports.
- SonicWALL SonicOS Firewalls.
- Security Auditing:
- Perform a security audit of a devices configuration, including checks of the network filtering, password strength, routing protocols, software versions, management services and a host of other settings.
- Device Configuration.
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Developer: Ian Ventura-Whiting
License: GNU General Public License v3.0
Nipper is written in C. Learn C with our recommended free books and free tutorials.
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