Re: Rules Question

["Jon Baer" <security () jonbaer net>]

you could try logging the traffic/alerts with the session keyword:

log tcp any any -> 192.168.1.0/24 $PORT (session: all;)
alert tcp any any -> 192.168.1.0/24 $PORT (session: all;)

not sure if that will help in ur case ...

- jon

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Erek Adams" <erek () snort org>
To: "Stevo" <checkpoint () ozbergs com>
Cc: <snort-users () lists sourceforge net>
Sent: Wednesday, August 06, 2003 7:59 AM
Subject: Re: [Snort-users] Rules Question


> On Tue, 5 Aug 2003, Stevo wrote:
>
> > I'm creating some new rules to use... I'm looking for certain keywords
> > in packets and have got the rule working, but I'm interested in seeing
> > more of the Payload... right now I'm just getting the line that includes
> > that keyword...  how can I tell ACID to show me 10 lines on either side
> > of the keyword for example??
>
> You can't.  It's not a function of ACID.
>
> Snort fires an alert.  That alert contains all the packet data, but ONLY
> for the single packet that created the alert.  No more.  You'd need to
> capture the packets before and after the one that triggered the alert.
> You can use tagging to do that (sorta), but only from _that_ point.  If
> the alert triggers on packet X, then you could tag packets X + Z, but not
> X - Z.
>
> Cheers!
>
> -----
> Erek Adams
>
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>
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