$Id: FAQ.txt,v 1.1 2002/03/05 04:39:41 jnssf Exp $

Index of Questions:

  INSTALLATION
  Q: How do I install RAT  ?
  Q: I don't need snarf. I already have configs.  How do I disable it?
  Q: I'm having trouble installing the Perl Modules (on Unix).

  GENERAL
  Q: Will RAT make my router "secure"?
  Q: Will RAT make my networks and desktops "secure"?
  Q: Will it stop viruses ?
  Q: How can I find out about new releases of the tool an benchmark ?

INSTALLATION

  Q: How do I install RAT  ?
  A: For Unix, read INSTALL.txt in the distribution.  For Windows,
  read INSTALL.WIN32.txt.  Thanks to John Stewart and Joshua Wright
  respectively.

  Q: I don't need snarf. I already have configs.  How do I disable it ?
  A: (windows) Snarf is not supported on windows at this time.
     (Unix) Use the alternate Perl Makefile:
  
       - Unpack the tar file
       - cd to the rat-1.1 directory
       - Install using new Makefile.PL:
         % perl Makefile-nosnarf.PL [PREFIX=$HOME]
         % make
         % make install

  Q: I'm having trouble installing the Perl Modules (on Unix).
  A: 1) be sure youre perl is version 5.004 or better.
     2) be sure you're running as root
     3) install in the order listed in INSTALL.txt
     4) It is sometimes necessary to exit Perl (the CPAN shell) and
        start over.
     5) If all else fails, you can tell CPAN to ignore test failures
        and force module installation:
  
          # perl -MCPAN -e shell
  	cpan> force install Net::Telnet
          .
          .
          .
  
GENERAL
  
  Q: Will RAT make my router "secure" ?
  A: Maybe.  You can't prove a negative (the absence of bugs/holes).
     You can only prove their presence.  If you *don't* fix the problems
     identified by RAT, your router *will* be insecure.
  
  Q: Will RAT make my networks and desktops "secure"?
  A: Indirectly.  Most of the rules are aimed at insuring that the
     router itself is secure.  If your routers are compromised, then
     everything you send over the network may be intercepted, modified
     or just blocked.
  
  Q: Will it stop viruses ?
  A: No.
  
  Q: How can I find out about new releases of the tool an benchmark ?
  A: Subscribe to rat-announce@cisecurity.org by sending an empty
     message to rat-announce-subscribe@cisecurity.org

