Re: IDS vs. IPS deployment feedback

["Randal T. Rioux" <randy () procyonlabs com>]

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Gary Halleen (ghalleen) wrote:
> With the exception of a select few, all Cisco IPS signatures are open,
> and can be cloned, edited, added-to, or edited.  Signatures are stored
> in an xml format inside the .pkg file which is applied to a Cisco IPS
> sensor.  
>
> Gary

I couldn't find the 'open' Cisco IPS signatures anywhere on the site.
Does the Cisco definition of the word 'open' mean the same as HP's (ie
OpenVMS... not really open)?

I'd like to download and take a peek at them.

Thanks,

Randal T. Rioux | Procyon Labs
IT Security R&D and Consulting
Virtual: www.procyonlabs.com
Physical: DC / Baltimore
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