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RE: Setting up notifications in Snort
From: "Alan" <ids () san rr com>
Date: Fri, 9 Apr 2004 01:00:24 -0700
-----Original Message----- From: snort-users-admin () lists sourceforge net [mailto:snort-users-admin () lists sourceforge net]On Behalf Of Harper, Patrick Sent: Thursday, April 08, 2004 1:37 PM To: pmartin () hgvc com; snort-users () lists sourceforge net Subject: RE: [Snort-users] Setting up notifications in Snort 4 of us here in Dallas want to work on a perl script that can be run as a cron job and mail a summery of events form a specified time period. but there is no time frame on that. you can use swatch for e-mail alerts. I tried it some time ago but have slept since then and do not remember much about it. For your second question that is dependent on your environment, the location of your sensors, and what you want to see. do you want to see only alerts for software that you are running (i.e. apache only because you have no iis, then turn off all the iis rules, do that for the entire rule set). Do you have a sensor on the outside of your firewall and want to see all malicious traffic, turn all of them) I personally prefer a trim rule set that matches what I have on my network. Patrick S. Harper | CISSP RHCT MCSE Information Security Engineer patrick.harper () phns com _____ From: Paul Martin [mailto:pmartin () hgvc com] Sent: Thursday, April 08, 2004 12:02 PM To: snort-users () lists sourceforge net Subject: [Snort-users] Setting up notifications in Snort I have recently implemented Snort v2.1.2 on 2 boxes, reporting to one central MySQL database, using ACID for logfile analysis We'd like to take a more proactive stance towards intrusion detection and have a way to have Snort (or a plugin) notify us via SNMP/email/SMS/etc whenever a certain condition is met. I've looked at SnortSNMP, but it doesn't seem to have anything beyond 2.1.0 as far as functionality. I'd hate to drop back software versions for the sake of SNMP, but will if I have to. My question is twofold: 1) What plugins are out there that will allow Snort to notify me when a certain condition is met? Don't care how (SNMP/email/whatever), just need a method of notification. 2) Does anyone have a recommended setup for Snort? I know that it's going to be unique to every situation, but there have to be some accepted practices in terms of setup. As it stands, everything that comes across the wire seems to be getting logged, which is good, but I need to trim it down. Thoughts, anyone? Thanks for any assistance. Paul Martin Network Technician Disclaimer: This electronic message, including any attachments, is confidential and intended solely for use of the intended recipient(s). This message may contain information that is privileged or otherwise protected from disclosure by applicable law. Any unauthorized disclosure, dissemination, use or reproduction is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please delete it and notify the sender immediately.
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- Setting up notifications in Snort Paul Martin (Apr 08)
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- RE: Setting up notifications in Snort Harper, Patrick (Apr 08)
- RE: Setting up notifications in Snort Alan (Apr 09)
- RE: Setting up notifications in Snort Alan (Apr 09)
- RE: Setting up notifications in Snort Noble, Kevin (Apr 09)