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Re: Specific rule for bandwidth


From: Gabriel Corre <gabriel.corre () fr clara net>
Date: Tue, 15 Sep 2015 15:14:13 +0000

Ok, then it also means I cannot control data transfer in real time with stream_size, right?
Do you know if there is another way?

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De : Davis McPherson (davmcphe) [mailto:davmcphe () cisco com] 
Envoyé : mardi 15 septembre 2015 16:47
À : snort-users () lists sourceforge net
Objet : Re: [Snort-users] Specific rule for bandwidth


The stream size option is evaluated on packets when a rule is evaluated.  The current stream size is computed by 
subtracting the current 'next seq' from the ISN (or vice-versa to handle wrapping).  The value is computed for the 
server and client directions and then comparison is done for the directions specified by the rule against the threshold 
value in the rule using the comparison operator defined by the rule.   There is no reset if the rule is triggered, so 
the stream size is a count of the number of bytes observed on the stream.

-davis mcpherson


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Subject:        [Snort-users] Specific rule for bandwidth
Date:   Tue, 15 Sep 2015 07:24:11 +0000
From:   Gabriel Corre <gabriel.corre () fr clara net><mailto:gabriel.corre () fr clara net>
To:     snort-users () lists sourceforge net<mailto:snort-users () lists sourceforge net> <snort-users () lists 
sourceforge net><mailto:snort-users () lists sourceforge net>


Hello,

I would like to use "stream_size" as a bandwidth controller. Thus I created this rule to test its functionality:
alert tcp EXTERNAL_NET any -> HOME_NET any (msg:"WARNING! Session bandwidth > 8 bytes"; stream_size:both,>,8"; 
sid:1000000001;) I would like to know if "stream_size" is reset when the alert is triggered or it still count the 
number of bytes observed?

The doc says : "The stream size keyword allows a rule to match traffic according to the number of bytes observed, as 
determined by the TCP sequence numbers." It doesn't pinpoint this aspect and I'm not about my bandwidth test.

Regards,

--

Gabriel Corré
Élève Ingénieur Sécurité & Réseaux, Ops - Core Infrastructure




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