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RE: Rule based vs. Signature based detection engine
From: "Tom Fulton" <tfulton9909 () comcast net>
Date: Tue, 20 Jul 2004 22:42:31 -0700
I want to understand this difference for a paper I am writing. Can you explain "multi-conditioned, and can have data-dependant byte jumps, etc." I am but a mere mortal. Thanks... -----Original Message----- From: snort-users-admin () lists sourceforge net [mailto:snort-users-admin () lists sourceforge net] On Behalf Of Matt Kettler Sent: Tuesday, July 20, 2004 10:04 PM To: Tom Fulton; snort-users () lists sourceforge net Subject: Re: [Snort-users] Rule based vs. Signature based detection engine At 10:50 PM 7/20/2004, Tom Fulton wrote:
The Snort 2.0 book by Jay Beale, et. al., (p. 142) explains that Snort is rules-based, "which collects and correlates packets based on rules" and that this is better than a signature engine which is nothing more than a "definition of an attack". Can anyone expand on this clarification? I'm under the impression that a rule in a *.rules file is basically a "signature". Do you think Jay is referring to the ability to have pre-processor plug-ins that can normalize data before running against the signatures (sorry, I mean rules)? Aren't they basically the same thing when it comes right down to it?
I think the comparison here is between something purely text-match-only as being a "signature" but snort rules are multi-conditioned, and can have data-dependant byte jumps, etc. ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by BEA Weblogic Workshop FREE Java Enterprise J2EE developer tools! Get your free copy of BEA WebLogic Workshop 8.1 today. http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=4721&alloc_id=10040&op=click _______________________________________________ Snort-users mailing list Snort-users () lists sourceforge net Go to this URL to change user options or unsubscribe: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/snort-users Snort-users list archive: http://www.geocrawler.com/redir-sf.php3?list=snort-users ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by BEA Weblogic Workshop FREE Java Enterprise J2EE developer tools! Get your free copy of BEA WebLogic Workshop 8.1 today. http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=4721&alloc_id=10040&op=click _______________________________________________ Snort-users mailing list Snort-users () lists sourceforge net Go to this URL to change user options or unsubscribe: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/snort-users Snort-users list archive: http://www.geocrawler.com/redir-sf.php3?list=snort-users
Current thread:
- Rule based vs. Signature based detection engine Tom Fulton (Jul 20)
- Re: Rule based vs. Signature based detection engine Matt Kettler (Jul 20)
- RE: Rule based vs. Signature based detection engine Tom Fulton (Jul 20)
- Re: Rule based vs. Signature based detection engine Keith W. McCammon (Jul 21)
- Re: Rule based vs. Signature based detection engine Keith W. McCammon (Jul 21)
- RE: Rule based vs. Signature based detection engine Tom Fulton (Jul 20)
- Re: Rule based vs. Signature based detection engine Matt Kettler (Jul 20)