File Integrity Monitor (FIM)

A Python-based File Integrity Monitor (FIM) that tracks changes in a target directory. It uses SHA-256 hashing to create a secure baseline and detects file creations, deletions, and content modifications.

Simple Scheme

Features:

1. Create Baseline: Scans the directory and calculates a digital fingerprint (Hash) for every file.
2. Real-time Monitoring: Continuously compares the files to the baseline.
3. Alerting: Gives immediate console alerts for:
   • File Creation
   • File Deletion
   • Content Modification

Technologies

1. Python 3
2. Hashlib (for SHA-256 hashing)
3. OS Module (for file system traversal)