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Re: Order of stream_size and dsize checks?


From: "Joel Esler (jesler)" <jesler () cisco com>
Date: Fri, 21 Mar 2014 18:11:13 +0000

You bring up a good point though, Harley, which is basically, if you put those checks first in the rule (before the 
content match) it can speed up the evaluation of the traffic by that rule.

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On Mar 21, 2014, at 12:06 PM, Steven Sturges <steve.sturges () sourcefire com<mailto:steve.sturges () sourcefire com>> 
wrote:

Rule options are evaluated in the order specified in the rule.

On 3/21/14, 11:56 AM, Harley H wrote:
Hello,
  Are stream_size and dsize checked following any or all content
matches or are they performed first?

-Harley


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