| arpwatch | |
| Author: | Craig Leres |
| Developer: | Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Network Research Group |
| Released: | v1.0 Tue Jun 16 3:05:31 PDT 1992 |
| Latest Release Version: | 3.3 |
| Programming Language: | C |
| Operating System: | Cross-platform |
| Language: | English |
| Genre: | Computer security |
| License: | 3-clause BSD source with autoconf parts under GNU General Public License |
arpwatch is a computer software tool for monitoring Address Resolution Protocol traffic on a computer network.[1] It generates a log of observed pairing of IP addresses with MAC addresses along with a timestamp when the pairing appeared on the network. It also has the option of sending an email to an administrator when a pairing changes or is added.
Network administrators monitor ARP activity to detect ARP spoofing, network flip-flops, changed and new stations and address reuse.
arpwatch was developed by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Network Research Group, as open-source software and is released under the BSD license.