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______________ is a Unix security scanning tool developed at Texas A&M university.

The correct answer is C. TIGER. TIGER is a historical Unix security scanning tool developed at Texas A&M University to audit system configurations for vulnerabilities.

Submitted by rania.sa· Apr 18, 2026Systems and Application Security

Question

______________ is a Unix security scanning tool developed at Texas A&M university.

Options

  • ACOPS
  • BSATAN
  • CTIGER
  • DAGGIE
  • ESNIFFER

How the community answered

(31 responses)
  • C
    94% (29)
  • D
    3% (1)
  • E
    3% (1)

Why each option

TIGER is a historical Unix security scanning tool developed at Texas A&M University to audit system configurations for vulnerabilities.

ACOPS

COPS (Computer Oracle and Password System) is another early Unix security tool, but it was not developed at Texas A&M.

BSATAN

SATAN (Security Administrator Tool for Analyzing Networks) is a well-known network security scanner, but it was developed by Dan Farmer and Wietse Venema, not at Texas A&M.

CTIGERCorrect

TIGER (Tiger Improved Gnu for Error Reporting) is a security auditing and intrusion detection tool specifically designed for Unix systems, and it was indeed developed at Texas A&M University.

DAGGIE

AGGIE is a nickname for Texas A&M students/alumni, not a security tool.

ESNIFFER

SNIFFER is a generic term for packet capture tools, not a specific security scanner developed at Texas A&M.

Concept tested: Legacy Unix security tools

Topics

#Unix security tools#Vulnerability scanning#System auditing

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