Re: Re: [Snort-devel] IDS vs IPS

[twig les <twigles () yahoo com>]

Flame you?  I think you hit the nail on the head without any
verbal fat.

--- Jeff Nathan <jeff () snort org> wrote:
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> *Before you flame me for my answer, spend a few minutes
> thinking about 
> the formulaic logic I've used to author this response.
>
> IPS is a "made up term" invented by people who work in
> marketing 
> organizations.  Before they got their grubby little hands on
> IDS, this 
> concept was called "gateway IDS" or "inline IDS".
>
> Traditionally, Snort is a NIDS.  Snort can be used an an
> inline IDS (or 
> Gateway IDS, or if you're really in love with the term even an
> "IPS") 
> by using the snort-inline patches.[1]
>
> - -Jeff
>
> [1] http://sourceforge.net/projects/snort-inline/
>
> On Wednesday, August 20, 2003, at 09:10 AM, Vkmobile () aol com
> wrote:
>
> > So is Snort an IDS or an IPS (Intrusion Prevention) or both?
> >  
> > Also, how can an IDS be converted to an IPS? Can someone
> point me in 
> > the right direction such as an FAQ or some website where i
> can read 
> > and learn?
> >  
> > Thank you.
>
> - --
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