<s>
Network	B-Protocol
Security	I-Protocol
Toolkit	I-Protocol
(	O
NST	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
Linux-based	O
Live	O
DVD/USB	O
Flash	O
Drive	O
that	O
provides	O
a	O
set	O
of	O
free	B-License
and	I-License
open-source	I-License
computer	O
security	O
and	O
networking	B-Architecture
tools	O
to	O
perform	O
routine	O
security	O
and	O
networking	B-Architecture
diagnostic	O
and	O
monitoring	O
tasks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
distribution	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
as	O
a	O
network	O
security	O
analysis	O
,	O
validation	O
and	O
monitoring	O
tool	O
on	O
servers	O
hosting	O
virtual	B-Architecture
machines	I-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
Among	O
the	O
tools	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
through	O
this	O
interface	O
are	O
nmap	B-Language
with	O
the	O
vizualization	O
tool	O
ZenMap	O
,	O
ntop	B-Protocol
,	O
a	O
Network	O
Interface	O
Bandwidth	O
Monitor	O
,	O
a	O
Network	O
Segment	O
ARP	O
Scanner	O
,	O
a	O
session	O
manager	O
for	O
VNC	B-Protocol
,	O
a	O
minicom-based	O
terminal	O
server	O
,	O
serial	O
port	O
monitoring	O
,	O
and	O
WPA	O
PSK	O
management	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
features	O
include	O
visualization	O
of	O
ntopng	B-Protocol
,	O
ntop	B-Protocol
,	O
wireshark	B-Language
,	O
traceroute	B-Protocol
,	O
NetFlow	B-Protocol
and	O
kismet	B-Protocol
data	O
by	O
geolocating	O
the	O
host	O
addresses	O
,	O
IPv4	O
Address	O
conversation	O
,	O
traceroute	B-Protocol
data	O
and	O
wireless	B-Device
access	I-Device
points	I-Device
and	O
displaying	O
them	O
via	O
Google	B-Application
Earth	I-Application
or	O
a	O
Mercator	O
World	O
Map	O
bit	O
image	O
,	O
a	O
browser-based	O
packet	O
capture	O
and	O
protocol	O
analysis	O
system	O
capable	O
of	O
monitoring	O
up	O
to	O
four	O
network	B-Protocol
interfaces	I-Protocol
using	O
Wireshark	B-Language
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
Snort-based	O
intrusion	O
detection	O
system	O
with	O
a	O
"	O
collector	O
"	O
backend	O
that	O
stores	O
incidents	O
in	O
a	O
MySQL	B-Application
database	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
web	O
developers	O
,	O
there	O
is	O
also	O
a	O
JavaScript	B-Language
console	O
with	O
a	O
built-in	O
object	O
library	O
with	O
functions	O
that	O
aid	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
dynamic	O
web	O
pages	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
following	O
example	O
ntop	B-Protocol
host	O
geolocation	O
images	O
were	O
generated	O
by	O
NST	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
following	O
image	O
depicts	O
the	O
interactive	O
dynamic	O
SVG/AJAX	O
enabled	O
Network	O
Interface	O
Bandwidth	O
Monitor	O
which	O
is	O
integrated	O
into	O
the	O
NST	O
WUI	O
.	O
</s>
