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Snort

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Snort

Summary

Snort is a free software[1]. Snort ranks in the top 5% of free_software entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (216 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Snort's image is recorded as Snort ids console.gif[3].
  • Snort's instance of is recorded as free software[4].
  • Snort's instance of is recorded as intrusion detection system[5].
  • Snort's founder is recorded as Martin Roesch[6].
  • Snort's developer is recorded as Cisco[7].
  • Snort's developer is recorded as Sourcefire[8].
  • Snort's copyright license is recorded as GNU General Public License[9].
  • Snort's programmed in is recorded as Q15777[10].
  • Snort's operating system is recorded as Q3251801[11].
  • Snort's operating system is recorded as Microsoft Windows[12].
  • Snort's operating system is recorded as Unix-like operating system[13].
  • Snort's software version identifier is recorded as 2.9.7.3[14].
  • Snort's software version identifier is recorded as 2.9.8.2[15].
  • Snort's software version identifier is recorded as 2.9.11.0[16].
  • Snort's software version identifier is recorded as 2.9.11.1[17].
  • Snort's software version identifier is recorded as 2.9.13.0[18].
  • Snort's software version identifier is recorded as 3.0.0-233[19].
  • Snort's software version identifier is recorded as 3.0.0-239[20].
  • Snort's software version identifier is recorded as 3.0.0-240[21].
  • Snort's software version identifier is recorded as 3.0.0-241[22].
  • Snort's software version identifier is recorded as 3.0.0-242[23].
  • Snort's software version identifier is recorded as 3.0.0-243[24].
  • Snort's software version identifier is recorded as 3.0.0-247[25].
  • Snort's software version identifier is recorded as 3.0.0-249[26].
  • Snort's software version identifier is recorded as 3.0.0-250[27].

Why It Matters

Snort ranks in the top 5% of free_software entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (216 views/month).[2] Snort has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28]

Related Entities

Cisco cross-platform free software Microsoft Windows Unix-like operating system

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . blog.snort.org. blog.snort.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . blog.snort.org. blog.snort.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . blog.snort.org. blog.snort.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . snort-org-site.s3.amazonaws.com. Retrieved . snort-org-site.s3.amazonaws.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . blog.snort.org. Retrieved . blog.snort.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Snort. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/snort
MLA “Snort.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/snort.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_snort_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Snort}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/snort}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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