---
name: "snort-stat"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "snort-common"
version: "2.9.7.0-5"
release: "Debian 10 (Buster)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/snort-stat"
---

# snort-stat(8)

generates statistic of scans detected by snort

## NAME

**snort-stat** – generates statistic of scans detected by snort

## SYNOPSIS

**cat** **/var/log/auth.log** \| **/usr/sbin/snort-stat**

## DESCRIPTION

**snort-stat** is a small script that generates a nice statistic on the port scans that were detected by snort and reported via /var/log/snort/alert . The output of this script is mailed to the user confgured in  the /etc/snort/snort.debian.conf configuration file. The cron script /etc/cron.daily/5snort uses this script.

## SEE ALSO

[snort(8)](/snort/8.md)

## AUTHORS

The script is mostly based on the snort-stat from Yen-Ming Chen \<chenym+@CMU.EDU\>. The hostname resolving, the big shrinkage and this manpage were done by  Christian Hammers \<ch@debian.org\>.