vrt-license.txt

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			SOURCEFIRE, INC.
	     VRT CERTIFIED RULES LICENSE AGREEMENT
			 VERSION 1.1

THE VRT CERTIFIED RULES ARE LICENSED TO YOU BY SOURCEFIRE, INC.
("SOURCEFIRE") UNDER THE TERMS OF THIS VRT CERTIFIED RULES LICENSE
AGREEMENT (THE "AGREEMENT").  BY CLICKING THE "ACCEPT" BUTTON BELOW, OR
BY INSTALLING OR USING THE VRT CERTIFIED RULES, YOU ARE CONSENTING TO BE
BOUND BY THIS AGREEMENT.  IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THE TERMS AND
CONDITIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT, DO NOT CLICK THE "ACCEPT" BUTTON, AND DO
NOT INSTALL OR USE ANY PART OF THE VRT CERTIFIED RULES.

1. Definitions.

  1.1. "Commercial Purpose" means the use, reproduction or distribution of
  (i) the VRT Certified Rules or any Modification, or any portion of the
  foregoing, or (ii) a Compilation that includes, in whole or in part, the
  VRT Certified Rules or any Modification that in either case is intended
  to result in a direct or indirect pecuniary gain or any other
  consideration or economic benefit to any person or entity involved in
  such use, reproduction or distribution.  Examples of a Commercial
  Purpose, include without limitation, (v) integrating the VRT Certified
  Rules with other software or hardware for sale, (w) licensing the VRT
  Certified Rules for a fee, (x) using the VRT Certified Rules to provide
  a service to a third party, (y) selling the VRT Certified Rules, or (z)
  distributing the VRT Certified Rules for use with other products or
  other services.

  1.2. "Compilation" means a work which combines the VRT Certified Rules
  or any Modification or portions thereof with any services, programs,
  code or other products not governed by the terms of this Agreement. 

  1.3. "Improvements" shall mean a Modification to a VRT Certified Rule
  (or to a modified VRT Certified Rule) that corrects a bug, defect, or
  error in such rule without affecting the overall functionality of such
  VRT Certified Rule (or Modification thereof). 

  1.4. "Modifications" means any alteration, addition to or deletion from
  the substance or structure of the VRT Certified Rules or any
  Modifications of such, including, without limitation, 

  	(a) any addition to or deletion from the contents of a file
  	containing a VRT Certified Rule or a Modification;
  	(b) any derivative of the VRT Certified Rule or of any Modification; 
  	or
  	(c) any new file that contains any part of the VRT Certified Rule or 
  	Modifications.

  1.5.  "Permitted Use" shall have the meaning given such term in Section 2.1. 

  1.6. "Restricted Activities" shall have the meaning given such term in
  Section 2.1. 

  1.7. "Snort(r) Registered User" shall mean an individual who has
  registered or subscribed on www.snort.org to use the VRT Certified Rules. 

  1.8. "VRT Certified Rules" means those Snort(r) rules (in text form,
  source code form, object code form and all documentation related
  thereto) that have been created, developed, tested and officially
  approved by Sourcefire.  These rules are designated with SIDs of 3465 -
  1,000,000, except as otherwise noted in the license file. 

  1.9. "You" (or "your") means an individual exercising rights under this
  Agreement.  For legal entities, "you'' includes any entity which
  controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with you or any
  such entity you are acting on behalf of.  For purposes of this
  definition, "control'' means (a) the power, direct or indirect, to cause
  the direction or management of such entity, whether by contract or
  otherwise, or (b) ownership of more than forty percent (40%) of the
  outstanding shares or beneficial ownership of such entity. 

2. Sourcefire License Grant.  

  2.1. Grant of License; Permitted Use.  Subject to the terms and
  conditions of this Agreement, Sourcefire hereby grants you a world-wide,
  non-exclusive license to do any of the following with respect to the VRT
  Certified Rules:

  	(a) use and deploy the VRT Certified Rules on management consoles and
  	sensors that you manage (over which you have administrative control);

  	(b) use and deploy the VRT Certified Rules on behalf of your employer
  	on its internal management consoles and sensors (e.g., where a valid
  	employer-employee relationship exists between you and a legal entity); 

  	(c) modify the VRT Certified Rules and use those Modifications
  	consistent with paragraphs (a) and (b) above;  

  	(d) distribute those VRT Certified Rules and any Modifications
  	generally available to Snort(r) Registered Users  on a limited basis
  	to other Snort(r) Registered Users; 

  	(e) distribute any Improvement generally available to Snort(r)
  	Registered Users on mailing lists commonly used by the Snort(r) user
  	community as a whole;

  	(f) reproduce the VRT Certified Rules as strictly necessary in
  	exercising your rights under this Section 2.1; and

  	(g) Make the VRT Certified Rules (or any Modification) available to
  	your or your employer's consultants, agents and subcontractors for
  	the limited purpose of exercising your rights under this Section 2.1
  	provided that such use is in compliance with this Agreement.

  Paragraphs (a) though (g) of this Section 2.1 are collectively referred
  to as the "Permitted Uses".  All rights not granted under this Agreement
  are reserved by Sourcefire.

  2.2. Limitations on License; Restricted Activities.  You recognize and
  agree that the VRT Certified Rules are the property of Sourcefire,
  contain valuable assets and proprietary information and property of
  Sourcefire, and are provided to you under the terms and conditions of
  this Agreement.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this
  Agreement, You agree that you shall NOT do any of the following without
  Sourcefire's prior written consent:

  	(a) use, deploy, perform, modify, license, display, reproduce or
  	distribute the VRT Certified Rules or Modifications (even if merged
  	with other materials as a Compilation) other than as allowed under a
  	Permitted Use;

  	(b) sell, license, transfer, rent, loan, use, modify, reproduce or
  	disclose the VRT Certified Rules or any Modifications (in whole or in
  	part and whether done independently or as part of a Compilation) for
  	a Commercial Purpose;

  	(c) post or make generally available any VRT Certified Rule (in whole
  	or in part or any Modifications thereto) to individuals or a group of
  	individuals who have not agreed to the terms and conditions of this
  	Agreement, provided, however, that nothing in this Section 2.2(c)
  	shall preclude the Permitted Use in Section 2.1(e); 

  	(d) share any user authentication information and/or password
  	provided to you by Sourcefire with any third party to allow such
  	party access your snort.org account or to otherwise access the VRT
  	Certified Rules; 

  	(e) alter or remove any copyright notice or proprietary legend
  	contained in or on the VRT Certified Rules.  

  Paragraphs (a) though (e) of this Section 2.2 are collectively referred
  to as the "Restricted Activities").

  2.3. Reproduction Obligations.  You agree that any embodiment of the VRT
  Certified Rules permitted under this Agreement will contain the notices
  set forth in Exhibit A.  In addition, to the extent you make any copies
  of or distribute the VRT Certified Rules or any Modifications under this
  Agreement, you agree to ensure that any and all such copies shall contain:

  	(a) a copy of an appropriate copyright notice and all other
  	applicable proprietary legends;

  	(b) a disclaimer of any warranty consistent with this Agreement; and

  	(c) any and all notices referencing this Agreement and absence of warranties.

3. Modifications; Derivative Works.  In the event you create a
Modification, the use, reproduction and distribution of such
Modifications shall be governed by the terms and conditions of this
Agreement.  Additionally, you hereby grant Sourcefire and any other
licensee of the VRT Certified Rules an irrevocable, perpetual, fully
paid-up, world-wide, royalty-free, non-exclusive license to use,
reproduce, modify, display, perform and distribute such Modifications
(and the source code thereto), provided, however, that you and any