Re: Pass rule vs. threshold/suppression

[Gentoo-Wally <gentoowally () gmail com>]

On a related note then,

It might be a good idea to expand the suppression syntax to allow
joining 'track by_src' and 'track by_dst' in one statement.

I use a lot of pass rules and suppression statements to limit FP
without disabling the rule. I'm often reluctant to use a suppression
statement, because what I really want to suppress is an alert to a
specific address from a specific network, which I believe right now
requires requires a pass rule.

Thx,
Wally

On 7/25/06, Joel Esler <joel.esler () sourcefire com> wrote:
> 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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