Re: Pass rule vs. threshold/suppression

[Joel Esler <joel.esler () sourcefire com>]

Wally,

This is a good question.  Thanks for asking.

Pass rules and Suppression are pretty much processed at the same time, however, suppression does not require rule 
ordering, so it's preferred your use Suppression.

J

On Tue, Jul 25, 2006 at 11:27:57AM -0400, Gentoo-Wally sent me:
> Hi,
>
> > From a performance standpoint, is it better to use a pass rule or a
> suppression statement to prevent an alert from triggering for a
> spacific rule to/from a spacific IP/network?
>
> Wally
>
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