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RE: Snort rules touble.
From: "Slighter, Tim" <tslighter () itc nrcs usda gov>
Date: Fri, 21 Jun 2002 13:14:26 -0600
If Jason is going to go with his intended build of 1.86 and would ultimately have to comment out anything using "flow", if he needs to stay with that build, then he might want to consider downloading the latest signatures from activeworx as well as the policy manager and integrating those into the rules to ensure that he is using some of the latest signatures. Otherwise, it could be advantageous to move ahead to the daily snapshot and use the latest rules from current. -----Original Message----- From: Erek Adams [mailto:erek () theadamsfamily net] Sent: Friday, June 21, 2002 1:07 PM To: Slighter, Tim Cc: Jason Gauthier; snort-users () lists sourceforge net Subject: RE: [Snort-users] Snort rules touble. On Fri, 21 Jun 2002, Slighter, Tim wrote:
Will this also resolve the "flow" issue that is happening?
"flow" is a keyword that has been added into the 1.9 developmental branch of snort. 1.9 is the 'bleeding edge' where all the new features and changes are made. 1.8.6+ is the 'stable' or 'bugfix' release. What happens is this: * Bug in 1.9 is found, and fixed. If the same bug is present in 1.8.x the fix is backported. * Rules are written and updated for the 1.9 tree. Then the rules are backported to the 1.8.x rule base. If the rule won't work with 1.8.x, ie. "flow" rules, they are commented out in CVS. Many times when folks update new rules, they don't really read or understand the rules, they just say "Hey, look--It's commented out. I'll add it back in so that I'm running _all_ the rules--That way I'll be even _more_ protected!" That's not a Good Idea(tm). :) As our Rule Nazi (Cazz) has said "Things are commented out for a reason. Don't uncomment them unless you understand why they were commented out in the first place." There is a script that will update your rules that someone on the list has written. It works very well, except for one tiny quirk--By default, it uncomments any commented out rules. The author has already said that should be an option and not a default, so use caution when/if using scripts to update your rules. Heh... One more reason to do it yourself.... ;-) Sorry for rambling! I hope this helps understand a bit! Cheers! ----- Erek Adams Nifty-Type-Guy TheAdamsFamily.Net ------------------------------------------------------- Sponsored by: ThinkGeek at http://www.ThinkGeek.com/ _______________________________________________ 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
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- RE: Snort rules touble., (continued)
- RE: Snort rules touble. Slighter, Tim (Jun 21)
- RE: Snort rules touble. Jason Gauthier (Jun 21)
- RE: Snort rules touble. Erek Adams (Jun 21)
- RE: Snort rules touble. Jason Gauthier (Jun 21)
- RE: Snort rules touble. Matt Kettler (Jun 21)
- RE: Snort rules touble. Slighter, Tim (Jun 21)
- RE: Snort rules touble. Slighter, Tim (Jun 21)
- RE: Snort rules touble. Erek Adams (Jun 21)
- RE: Snort rules touble. Andreas Östling (Jun 21)
- RE: Snort rules touble. Erek Adams (Jun 21)
- RE: Snort rules touble. Erek Adams (Jun 21)
- RE: Snort rules touble. Slighter, Tim (Jun 21)
- RE: Snort rules touble. Erek Adams (Jun 21)
- RE: Snort rules touble. Jason Gauthier (Jun 21)