Watchman

(work-in-progress)

Detect and Act on unauthorized access of any kind from any source

Detect and Act on;

- an increase of USB devices
- network issues or network failure
- filesystem changes
- ssh "burn file"

Observed memory usage <100MB to ~1GB

Install

## install binary
cargo install watchman
## configure service with discord webhook
watchman install-service webhook=https://discordapp.com/api/webhooks/121946119953658680...

Setup

create config/Settings.toml

## General settings
tick_delay_seconds = "5"
fs_tick_delay_seconds = "60"

### File System Integrity
fs_mon_enabled = "true"
fs_mon_dir = ["/etc", "/bin", "$PATH"]
fs_mon_hash_type = "blake3"

### USB Monitor
usb_mon_enabled = "true"
reboot_on_increase_of_usb_devices = "false"
notify_on_increase_of_usb_devices = "true"
unmount_crypt_on_increase_of_usb_devices = "true"

### Burn File Monitor
burn_file_mon_enabled = "false"
unmount_crypt_on_file_burn = "true"
ssh_check_burn_host = "hostname"
ssh_check_burn_user = "root"
ssh_check_burn_key = "/home/user/.ssh/id_rsa"
ssh_check_burn_path = "/root/.config/burn"
ssh_check_burn_check_interval = "30"
burn_path_1 = "/root/test/"

### Network Monitor
net_mon_enabled = "false"

######## Notification settings
discord_webhook_url = "https://discord.com/api/webhooks/"
discord_webhook_avatar_name = "Lazarus"

Development and Collaboration

Feel free to open a pull request, please run the following prior to your submission please!

echo "Run clippy"; cargo clippy -- -D clippy::all
echo "Format source code"; cargo fmt -- --check

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Biblical References and Theme

This project embraces the theme of vigilant watchfulness.

• Isaiah 62:6 — "I have set watchmen upon thy walls, O Jerusalem, which shall never hold their peace day nor night."
• Psalm 127:1 — "Unless the Lord watches over the city, the watchman stays awake in vain."
• Ezekiel 3:17 — "Son of man, I have made thee a watchman unto the house of Israel; therefore hear the word at my mouth, and give them warning from me."
• Habakkuk 2:1 — "I will take my stand at my watchpost and station myself on the tower."
• Matthew 24:42 — "Therefore stay awake, for you do not know on what day your Lord is coming."
• Matthew 26:41 — "Watch and pray that you may not enter into temptation."
• 1 Peter 5:8 — "Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion."
• Proverbs 4:23 — "Keep your heart with all vigilance, for from it flow the springs of life."

These verses inspire the intent of Watchman: to observe faithfully, detect wisely, and act prudently.