P5EE - Components

• Paul Kulchenko's Component List
• Greg McCarroll's Component Mini-specs
• Brian Moseley (top 5)
• Stephen Adkins (top 5)

System Component	Candidates (Some Proponents)
non-perl system components of an enterprise computing infrastructure
High Availability and Load Balancing	Discussion on Apache/mod_perl list - suggests that hardware load balancers are still the way to go mod_backhand - mod_backhand is a project that allows seamless redirection of HTTP requests from one web server to another. This redirection can be used to target machines with under-utilized resources, thus providing fine-grained, per-request load balancing of web requests. Wackamole - Wackamole is an application that helps with making a cluster highly available. It manages a bunch of virtual IPs, that should be available to the outside world at all times. Wackamole ensures that a single machine within a cluster is listening on each virtual IP address that Wackamole manages. (from the makers of mod_backhand and Spread at the CNDS at Johns Hopkins) High Availability Linux Project - Linux Virtual Server Project - Red Had Cluster Manager - Red Hat's high availability solution, derived from Mission Critical Linux's Kimberlite. Red Hat High Availability Server is a software product designed to provide HA services (clustering, load-balancing, node failover, etc.) in the Linux marketplace. It is currently an integration of Red Hat Linux, the Piranha clustering software, and the Linux Virtual Server (LVS) software. lbnamed - load-balancing name daemon (DNS server). This is a reasonable approach to first-order efforts at load-balancing, geographic load balancing, etc. However, each of the IP addresses that it may respond with should each be highly available clusters with their own load balancing (based on NAT or whatever). mod_proxy - mod_proxy is distributed as a standard module with Apache. Recommended for production installations of mod_perl in a proxy server strategy for caching and load balancing. Commercial: Big IP, Cisco, Nortel Networks/Alteon, Dell HA/LB feature list, PC Magazine Review,
Firewalls and Routers	LEAF: Linux Embedded Appliance Firewall - (and Charles Steinkuehler's page) based on Linux Router Project (first recommendation is LEAF Bering, second is LEAF Oxygen, for more power/flexibility) Shorewall - a suite of scripts to manage the raw firewalling capabilities (iptables) in the Linux 2.4 kernel Linux Router Project - a single-floppy Linux which acts as firewall/router (find lots of LRP-related links here including derived distributions) FrazierWall Linux - based on Linux Router Project, but uses a later Linux kernel
System and Network Security	Snort - a network-based intrusion detection system (IDS). (review/comparison of Snort and seven other network-based IDS's indicates all require high maintenance and succeed only marginally) ACID - PHP-based console for network-based IDS's like Snort SnortCenter - Snort IDS Rule & Sensor Management SNARE - System iNtrusion Analysis and Reporting Environment, host-based intrusion detection. (complementary to Snort?) and a Linux security checklist. Saint Jude (beta) - (explanation) Detects improper privilege transitions blocking the completion of a remote or local exploit. Linux Intrusion Detection System (LIDS) - (doesn't really seem to detect intruders.) mainly implements mandatory file and process access controls (even for root) and access logging/auditing (i.e. not even a root user will be able to modify protected files) grsecurity - [ doc ] seems to be like LIDS. Implements access control lists (ACL's) for files so that if someone becomes "root", they don't necessarily have absolute control over the box. (i.e. not even a root user will be able to modify protected files) (Used in LEAF Bering.) AIDE - a free replacement for Tripwire (file integrity checker) Osiris - another free replacement for Tripwire (file integrity checker) Samhain - another free replacement for Tripwire (file integrity checker) knowngoods.org - a public database of known good MD5 (and SHA1) hashes for executable files (useful for the abovementioned file integrity checkers) LaBrea - turns unused IP addresses on your network into tar pits where port scanners get stuck Free S/WAN - free software implementing IPSEC-based VPN (virtual private network), allowing you to use non-secure protocols (FTP, Telnet, SMB) over the untrusted internet OpenSSH - Secure SHell (ssh) is the most common way to log in securely across the untrusted internet to a remote machine. (and a free Windows SSH client named PuTTY) netcat - the networking swiss army knife. a simple Unix utility which reads and writes data across network connections, using TCP or UDP protocol. simple network port scanner. list of security tools - maintained by "insecure.org" list of security tools - maintained by "freefire.org" list of security tools - maintained by "atstake.com"
Security Auditing	NMap - network mapping and security auditing scanner software. Trinux - a floppy-based Linux that dynamically loads additional packages onto ramdisk using FTP and/or HTTP. most useful for network security auditing (includes nmap, etc.) COPS - checks for common security problems on Unix
Wireless Network Security	Wireless Security Paper - at Ars Technica Open1X - open source implementation of IEEE 802.1X, and the XSupplicant implementation of a client FreeRadius - open source implementation of a RADIUS (Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service) server Fake AP - Fake AP generates thousands of counterfeit 802.11b access points, allowing your site to hide in plain sight amongst Fake AP's cacophony of beacon frames.
Notable Linux Distributions news and comparisons	Debian GNU/Linux - (and Debian Planet) Debian Linux is the Linux distribution which holds the ideals of Free Software most clearly. There are no "value-added", proprietary extensions. It is put out by a large volunteer community, and supports portability to more platforms (besides x86) than any other Linux distribution. It also has arguably the best software upgrade capabilities anywhere (with the ".deb" package format and the "apt-get" tool). (And the ".deb" package format has better properties than the ".rpm" package format or other package formats.) HP has standardized on the Debian distribution for its Linux efforts (while most of the rest of corporate computing is banking on Red Hat). RedHat - the hands-down winner in selling their Linux distribution into a corporate IT environment. RedHat developed the RPM (RedHat Package Manager) format for packaging software. RedHat is also excellent in their free-software credentials. When free software projects package their software, it is almost always as an RPM first. Mandrake - Known for their focus on ease of use. Mandrake is an rpm-based distribution. Gentoo GNU/Linux - An up-and-coming source-based Linux distribution, where you don't download binaries at all, but you download only sources and compile locally. Secure Linux Distributions (or add-ons) - a review of security-enhanced Linux distributions - [ Bastille Linux | Engarde Secure Linux ] DMOZ Directory of Floppy-based Linux Distributions - a list of Linux distributions that need not be installed on the hard disk, but may be booted from floppy
Integrated Development Environment	Eclipse - an IDE (written in Java) which supports multiple languages through plug-ins EPIC - the perl-language plug-in for Eclipse (screen shots)
Enterprise Network Management	Linux Terminal Server Project - discussion on LinuxToday and specialized LTSP workstations
Miscellaneous Systems Software	Apache - and Apache Toolbox with OpenSSL: cryptography libraries and toolkit, ModSSL: Apache module which adds SSL to Apache using OpenSSL lingerd - offload the (time-consuming) HTTP response I/O from a child Apache process to lingerd squid - web caching software C. Browne's App Framework Links - links to many database-related resources on the web SashXB (or here, or Sash proper) - a Linux application builder driven by HTML and JavaScript (not sure if this has any relevance to P5EE) PerlBox - a Unix desktop written in Perl/Tk

Training Documents	Documents
documents for training Perl Enterprise Developers / Architects / Administrators / Operators
Perl Language	Online Perl POD (plain old documentation) - HTML version of the POD/man pages bundled with the Perl language perl.org library - links to online resources to learn perl Picking Up Perl by Bradley Kuhn - (home) a quick online (HTML) tutorial Beginning Perl by Simon Cozens - online (PDF) perl book
Enterprise Architecture	Martin Fowler's Writings - description of enterprise architecture patterns, an archived page from Martin's web site (and his current web site, stripped of the interesting stuff because he wrote a book) but some info remains.
Design	Perl Design Patterns - a Wiki on Perl design patterns Article on Perl Design Patterns - (at perl.com) focuses on Gang-of-Four design patterns (see also this Gang-of-Four patterns discussion)
Perl Certification	Perlcert hosted by Tim Maher - an effort to get perl certification going

Win32 Perl Packages

• http://aspn.activestate.com/ASPN/Modules
• http://theoryx5.uwinnipeg.ca/ppmpackages/

Perl SDK Modules

The Perl SDK and P5EE are not the same thing. However, the Perl SDK team has already done much of the work in qualifying which modules on CPAN are of high quality and are worthy of consideration in the P5EE.

If there is a module down below which should be somewhere in the P5EE matrix up above, please let me know.

    Algorithm::Diff

    Archive::Tar

    Archive::Zip

    BSD::Resource

    BerkeleyDB

    Bit::Vector

    Business::CreditCard

    CGI.pm-2.66.tar.gz
        CGI
        CGI::Carp
        CGI::Cookie
        CGI::Fast
	CGI::Pretty
	CGI::Push
	CGI::Util

    CGI-modules-2.76.tar.gz
	CGI::Request
	CGI::MiniSvr
	CGI::Base
	CGI::BasePlus
	CGI::Form

    Chart-0.99c-pre3.tar.gz
	Chart::Bars
	Chart::Base
	Chart::StackedBars
	Chart::Lines
	Chart::Mountain
	Chart::Composite
	Chart::Points
	Chart::LinesPoints

    Compress::Zlib

    DB_File

    DBD-CSV-0.1022.tar.gz
	DBD::CSV
	DBD::File

    DBD-XBase-0.160.tar.gz
	DBD::XBase
	XBase
	XBase::Base
	XBase::Index
	XBase::Memo
	XBase::SQL

    DBI-1.13.tar.gz
	DBI::Format
	DBD::Proxy
	DBI
	DBD::NullP
	DBI::Shell
	DBI::DBD
	DBD::Sponge
	DBD::ADO
	DBI::ProxyServer

    Data::Dumper

    Date::Calc

    Date::Manip

    Devel::CallerItem

    Devel::DumpStack

    Devel::SmallProf

    Devel-Symdump-2.00.tar.gz
	Devel::Symdump
	Devel::Symdump::Export

    Devel::ptkdb

    Digest-MD5-2.09.tar.gz
	Digest::SHA1
	SHA
	Digest
	MD5
	Digest::HMAC_SHA1
	Digest::HMAC
	Digest::HMAC_MD5
	Digest::MD2
	Digest::MD5

    File::Spec

    Font-AFM-1.18.tar.gz
	Font::Metrics::CourierBoldOblique
	Font::Metrics::CourierOblique
	Font::Metrics::HelveticaBoldOblique
	Font::Metrics::TimesBold
	Font::Metrics::TimesBoldItalic
	Font::Metrics::HelveticaOblique
	Font::AFM
	Font::Metrics::Courier
	Font::Metrics::Helvetica
	Font::Metrics::TimesItalic
	Font::Metrics::TimesRoman
	Font::Metrics::CourierBold
	Font::Metrics::HelveticaBold

    FreezeThaw

    Getopt::Long

    GD

    HTML-Parser-3.07.tar.gz
	HTML::Parser
	HTML::LinkExtor
	HTML::Filter
	HTML::HeadParser
	HTML::Entities
	HTML::TokeParser

    HTML-Tree-0.64.tar.gz
	HTML::AsSubs
	HTML::Parse
	HTML::Element
	HTML::TreeBuilder

    I18N::LangTags

    IO-Tty-0.02.tar.gz
	IO::Tty
	IO::Pty

    IO-stringy-1.209.tar.gz
	IO::AtomicFile
	IO::Stringy
	IO::Scalar
	IO::WrapTie
	IO::ScalarArray
	IO::Wrap
	IO::Lines

    libwww-perl-5.47.tar.gz

    Locale-Codes-1.00.tar.gz
	Locale::Country
	Locale::Language

    MIME-Base64-2.11.tar.gz
	MIME::Base64
	MIME::QuotedPrint

    MIME-tools-4.124.tar.gz
	MIME::Body
	MIME::Decoder::QuotedPrint
	MIME::Words
	MIME::Latin1
	MIME::Decoder::Binary
	MIME::Field::ContType
	MIME::Decoder::Base64
	MIME::Entity
	MIME::Decoder::UU
	MIME::Decoder::Gzip64
	MIME::Tools
	MIME::Decoder
	MIME::Field::ParamVal
	MIME::ToolUtils
	MIME::Parser
	MIME::Decoder::NBit
	MIME::Field::ContDisp
	MIME::IO
	MIME::Field::ConTraEnc
	MIME::ParserBase
	MIME::Head

    MLDBM-2.00.tar.gz
	MLDBM::Serializer::FreezeThaw
	MLDBM::Serializer::Data::Dumper
	MLDBM
	MLDBM::Serializer::Storable

    MailFolder-0.07.tar.gz
	Mail::Folder
	Mail::Folder::Mbox
	Mail::Folder::Maildir
	Mail::Folder::Emaul
	Mail::Folder::NNTP

    MailTools-1.13.tar.gz
	Mail::Address
	Mail::Util
	Mail::Mailer
	Mail::Field::Date
	Mail::Field
	Mail::Field::AddrList
	Mail::Send
	Mail::Filter
	Mail::Header
	Mail::Internet
	Mail::Cap
	Mail::Alias

    Memoize-0.52.tar.gz
	Memoize::Expire
	Memoize::ExpireTest
	Memoize
	Memoize::Saves
	Memoize::SDBM_File
	Memoize::AnyDBM_File
	Memoize::Storable
	Memoize::NDBM_File

    libnet-1.0703.tar.gz
	Net::Cmd
	Net::Config
	Net::Domain
	Net::DummyInetd
	Net::FTP
	Net::FTP::A
	Net::FTP::E
	Net::FTP::I
	Net::FTP::L
	Net::FTP::dataconn
	Net::NNTP
	Net::Netrc
	Net::PH
	Net::POP3
	Net::SMTP
	Net::SNPP
	Net::Time

    Net-Daemon-0.30.tar.gz
	Net::Daemon
	Net::Daemon::Log
	Net::Daemon::Test

    perl-ldap-0.17.tar.gz
	Authen::SASL
	Authen::SASL::CRAM_MD5
	LWP::Protocol::ldap
	Net::LDAP
	Net::LDAP::ASN
	Net::LDAP::BER
	Net::LDAP::Constant
	Net::LDAP::Control
	Net::LDAP::Control::Paged
	Net::LDAP::Control::Sort
	Net::LDAP::Control::SortResult
	Net::LDAP::Control::VLV
	Net::LDAP::Control::VLVResponse
	Net::LDAP::Control::sort
	Net::LDAP::Entry
	Net::LDAP::Extension
	Net::LDAP::Filter
	Net::LDAP::LDIF
	Net::LDAP::Message
	Net::LDAP::Schema
	Net::LDAP::Schema::oid7
	Net::LDAP::Search
	Net::LDAP::Util
	URI::URL::ldap

    Net::Telnet

    Net::Whois

    PDL-2.004.tar.gz

    PNGgraph-1.11.tar.gz
	PNGgraph::area
	PNGgraph::utils
	PNGgraph::axestype
	PNGgraph::bars
	PNGgraph::pie
	PNGgraph::linespoints
	PNGgraph::lines
	PNGgraph::colour
	PNGgraph::mixed
	PNGgraph
	PNGgraph::points

    Parse-RecDescent-1.78.tar.gz
	Parse::RecDescent
	Text::Balanced

    Parse-Yapp-1.00.tar.gz
	Parse::Yapp::Output
	Parse::Yapp
	Parse::Yapp::Driver
	Parse::Yapp::Lalr
	Parse::Yapp::Parse
	Parse::Yapp::Options
	Parse::Yapp::Grammar

    ParseLex-2.15.tar.gz
	Parse::ALex
	Parse::Template
	Parse::Trace
	Parse::LexEvent
	Parse::Token
	Parse::Lex
	Parse::YYLex
	Parse::CLex

    PlRPC-0.2012.tar.gz
	RPC::PlClient
	RPC::PlServer
	RPC::PlServer::Comm
	RPC::PlServer::Test

    Scalar-List-Utils-1.02.tar.gz
	List::Util
	Scalar::Util

    Set-Scalar-0.901.tar.gz
	Set::Scalar::Valued
	Set::Scalar::Universe
	Set::Scalar::Base
	Set::Scalar
	Set::Scalar::Null
	Set::Scalar::ValuedUniverse
	Set::Scalar::Virtual
	Set::Scalar::Real

    Sort::ArbBiLex

    Storable

    String::Approx

    Term-ReadLine-Perl-0.9907.tar.gz
	readline
	Term::ReadLine::Perl

    TermReadKey-2.14.tar.gz
	Configure
	Term::ReadKey

    Text::English

    Text::Soundex

    Text-Tabs+Wrap-98.112902.tar.gz
	Text::Tabs
	Text::Wrap

    Tie::IxHash

    Time::HiRes

    Tk-Contrib-0.07.tar.gz
	Tk::TiedListbox
	Tk::OlWm
	Tk::Axis
	Tk::Dial

    Tk::FileDialog

    Tk-HTML-3.002.tar.gz
	Tk::Web
	Tk::HTML
	Tk::HTML::Handler
	Tk::HTML::Form

    Tk-Pod-0.11.tar.gz
	Tk::Pod::Text
	Tk::More
	Tk::Pod
	Tk::Pod::Search_db
	Tk::Parse
	Tk::Pod::Search

    Tk::WaitBox

    Tk800.019.tar.gz

    URI-1.05.tar.gz

    libxml-enno-1.02.tar.gz
	CheckAncestors
	CmpDOM
	XML::Checker
	XML::Checker::Parser
	XML::DOM
	XML::DOM::PerlSAX
	XML::DOM::ValParser
	XML::Filter::DetectWS
	XML::Filter::Reindent
	XML::Filter::SAXT
	XML::Handler::BuildDOM
	XML::Handler::Composer
	XML::Handler::PrintEvents
	XML::RegExp
	XML::UM
	XML::XQL
	XML::XQL::DOM
	XML::XQL::Date
	XML::XQL::Debug
	XML::XQL::DirXQL
	XML::XQL::Parser
	XML::XQL::Strict

    libxml-perl-0.07.tar.gz
	Data::Grove
	Data::Grove::Parent
	Data::Grove::Visitor
	MyHandler
	XML::ESISParser
	XML::Handler::CanonXMLWriter
	XML::Handler::Sample
	XML::Handler::Subs
	XML::Handler::XMLWriter
	XML::Parser::PerlSAX
	XML::PatAct::Amsterdam
	XML::PatAct::MatchName
	XML::PatAct::ToObjects
	XML::Perl2SAX
	XML::SAX2Perl

    XML::Dumper

    XML-Parser-2.27.tar.gz
	XML::Parser::Expat
	XML::Parser

    XML::Writer