Bro 2.5 Beta

We are happy to announce the beta of Bro v2.5 is available for download! Here is a brief summary of some of the new features and improvements:

• Bro now includes the NetControl framework. This framework allows easy interaction with hard- and software switches, firewalls, etc. 
• Support for the SMB protocol (SMB1 and SMB2), including GSSAPI and NTLM.
• Support for the remote framebuffer protocol (RFB), that is used by VNC servers for remote graphical display.
• The Intelligence framework was refactored and extended. It now supports, for example subnet indicators and item deletion/expiration.

Binary packages of the beta are also available.

See NEWS for preliminary release notes and CHANGES for the exhaustive commit list.

Feedback is encouraged and should be sent to the Bro mailing list. As previously stated, we do not recommend using a beta release for production use.