Logging Snort Data in Text Format
2.7.2 Network Intrusion Detection Mode
In intrusion detection mode, Snort does not log each captured packet as it does in the network sniffer mode. Instead, it applies rules on all captured packets. If a packet matches a rule, only then is it logged or an alert is generated. If a packet does not match any rule, the packet is dropped silently and no log entry is created. When you use Snort in intrusion detection mode, typically you provide a configuration file on the command line. This configuration file contains Snort rules or reference to other files that contain Snort rules. In addition to rules, the configuration file also contains information about input and output plug-ins, which are discussed in Chapter 4. The typical name of the Snort configuration file is snort.conf. We have previously saved snort.conf configuration file in optsnortetc directory along with other files. This was done during the installation procedure. 5 The following command starts Snort in the Net- work Intrusion Detection NID mode: snort -c optsnortetcsnort.conf When you start this command, Snort will read the configuration file opt snortetcsnort.conf and all other files included in this file. Typically these files contain Snort rules and configuration data. After reading these files, Snort will build its internal data structures and rule chains. All captured packets will then be matched against these rules and appropriate action will be taken, if configured to do so. 5. If you used the RPM package to install Snort, the typical location of the Snort configuration file is etcsnortsnort.conf.Parts
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» Single Sensor Production IDS
» Multiple Snort Sensors with Centralized Database
» Download Install Installing Snort from the RPM Package
» Unpacking Installing Snort from Source Code
» Running the configure script. Running the
» Running the make install command.
» Create or copy the Snort configuration file in
» Create a directory After Installation Processes
» Generating Test Alerts Testing Snort
» Generating Test Alerts with Automatic Snort Startup
» Errors While Starting Snort Running Snort on a Non-Default Interface
» Automatic Startup and Shutdown
» Running Snort on Multiple Network Interfaces
» Logging Snort Data in Text Format
» Logging Snort in Binary Format
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» User Defined Actions Rule Actions
» Well-Known Port Numbers Port Number
» The ack Keyword The classtype Keyword
» The content Keyword Rule Options
» The offset Keyword Rule Options
» The depth Keyword The content-list Keyword
» The dsize Keyword Rule Options
» The flags Keyword Rule Options
» The fragbits Keyword Rule Options
» The itype Keyword Rule Options
» The icode Keyword Rule Options
» The id Keyword The ipopts Keyword
» The logto Keyword Rule Options
» The reference Keyword Rule Options
» The resp Keyword Rule Options
» The rev Keyword The rpc Keyword
» The session Keyword Rule Options
» The sid Keyword Rule Options
» The tag Keyword Rule Options
» The tos Keyword Rule Options
» The ttl Keyword Rule Options
» The uricontent Keyword Rule Options
» Using a List of Networks in Variables Using Interface Names in Variables
» The config Directives The Snort Configuration File
» Preprocessor Configuration Output Module Configuration
» Include Files The Snort Configuration File
» Order of Rules Based upon Action
» The Simple Method Automatically Updating Snort Rules
» The Sophisticated and Complex Method
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» The frag2 Module Preprocessors
» The stream4 Module Preprocessors
» The spade Module Preprocessors
» The alert_syslog Output Module
» The alert_smb Module The log_tcpdump Output Module
» Examples The XML Output Module
» Logging to Databases Output Modules
» CSV Output Module Output Modules
» Unified Logging Output Module SNMP Traps Output Module
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» Creating Extra Tables Step 5: Creating Tables in the Snort Database
» Secure Logging to Remote Databases Securely Using Stunnel
» Archiving the Database Snort Database Maintenance
» Using Sledge Hammer: Drop the Database
» What is ACID? Installation and Configuration
» Listing Protocol Data Alert Details Searching
» Generating Graphs Archiving Snort Data
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