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Re: 2 Questions
From: "Andrew R. Baker" <andrewb () snort org>
Date: Wed, 03 Jul 2002 09:56:53 -0400
Rajkumar S. wrote:
Next is a silly question, What is the difference between an alert plugin and a log plugin? I have looked at the FAQ etc but could not find a definitive answer to this fundamental question.
There are a few differences between them. First, both log and alert plugins will be called for alert rules, but only the log plugins will be called for log rules. Secondly, they differ in the intent of the plugin. Log plugins are intended to actually log the packet itself, while alert plugins are intended to only provide a few key pieces of information about the packet that triggered the alert. Also, some of the log plugins will not report any information about the signature that caused the packet to be logged.
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