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Re: location of an IPS
From: "Kurt Seifried" <bt () seifried org>
Date: Thu, 20 Oct 2005 23:05:18 -0600
Uhh your math is wrong. You're assuming each packet is a new connection/etc. I can saturate my backend 100 megabit network with 1 connection (rsync backups). 5,000 connections per second is a reasonable amount of traffic (5,000 simaltaneous emails, www sessions, DNS queries, etc, it's certainly possible, and chances are it will consume a significant amount of bandwidth).
-Kurt Seifried
An IPS should be placed in front of the firewall, to provide complete network protection. However, the Unity 50 is quite low spec - 5,000 connections per second, 5,000 concurrent connections. Bearing in mind most Check Point firewalls have a default connection table size of 40,000 (?) connections, then putting the Unity 50 in front of your firewall would be a bottleneck. Assuming small packet size (512bits per packet), then 5,000 of these per second equates to just under 3Mbs. If your Internet feed is less than this, then no problem. If it's higher, then the Unity 50 would not be able to handle a 3Mbs pipe full of small packets. You should really design your perimeter with this worse case scenario in mind, especially if you have negotiated burst rates with your ISP and your ISP feed can suddenly shoot up in usage. Port scans should be blocked by the firewall - all irrelevant ports are discarded at this point. I'm not sure how the Unity 50 handles port scans, I haven't played with one yet... ;) Regards, Matt --- Doug Fox <dfox168 () hotmail com> wrote:I'm sorry for this dumb question, which may have been answered many times. Where should one place an TippingPoint Unity 50 IPS device? Behind or in front of a firewall? I have a/the TippingPoint behind a Check Point firewall. Even though we externally and internally port-scanned the firewall and the IPS many times, the activity log did not contain any record of the "attacks". What am I missing here? Any pointers are appreciated. Thanks,------------------------------------------------------------------------Test Your IDS Is your IDS deployed correctly? Find out quickly and easily by testing it with real-world attacks from CORE IMPACT. Go tohttp://www.securityfocus.com/sponsor/CoreSecurity_focus-ids_040708to learn more.------------------------------------------------------------------------___________________________________________________________To help you stay safe and secure online, we've developed the all new Yahoo! Security Centre. http://uk.security.yahoo.com------------------------------------------------------------------------ Test Your IDS Is your IDS deployed correctly? Find out quickly and easily by testing it with real-world attacks from CORE IMPACT. Go to http://www.securityfocus.com/sponsor/CoreSecurity_focus-ids_040708 to learn more. ------------------------------------------------------------------------
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- location of an IPS Doug Fox (Oct 19)
- Re: location of an IPS Kurt Seifried (Oct 20)
- Re: location of an IPS FinAckSyn (Oct 20)
- Re: location of an IPS Kurt Seifried (Oct 21)
- Re: location of an IPS FinAckSyn (Oct 21)
- Re: location of an IPS Kurt Seifried (Oct 21)
- Re: location of an IPS Paul Schmehl (Oct 20)
- Re: location of an IPS ilaiy (Oct 21)
- Re: location of an IPS Seek Knowledge (Oct 21)
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