Re: Switching snort from IDS to IPS mode

[bobby via Snort-users <snort-users () lists snort org>]

I am running Snort inline.  I am running Linux.
What would be the easiest way to replace all rules with drop from alert?
Would I have to run a script to modify each rule, or is there an easier
way?

On Fri, Feb 2, 2018 at 10:13 PM, <wkitty42 () windstream net> wrote:

> On 02/02/2018 06:56 PM, bobby via Snort-users wrote:
>
> > I would like to switch Snort from IDS to IPS mode.  Is this done only by
> > modifying the rules, from alert, to drop status, or is there an easier,
> > better way of accomplishing this?
>
> IIUC, modifying the rules to drop as well as running inline... you have to
> be inline for snort to be able to control the connections and drop the ones
> you don't want...
>
>
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