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Re: base64 for http_inspect


From: Bhagya Bantwal <bbantwal () sourcefire com>
Date: Mon, 2 Aug 2010 10:21:43 -0400

Base64 decoding for HTTP is implemented using the rule options base64_decode
and base64_data (Please refer to the snort manual for more information).

We will update the README.http_inspect and remove the following obsolete
documentation.

-B

On Fri, Jul 30, 2010 at 3:41 PM, Paul Schmehl <pschmehl_lists () tx rr com>wrote:

Would someone please explain this statement in the README.http_inspect doc
for
snort 2.8.6.1?

--Options Available Under Stateful Inspection--

* base64 [yes/no] *

Enables base64 decoding of certain fields where stateful inspection
determines that base64 encoding is present.

I've tried the following:

Adding base64 yes to the global config - fails
Adding base64 yes to a server profile - fails
Adding a separate line as follows:
preprocessor http_inspect: stateful inspection base64 yes - fails

How do you implement base64 decoding for http_inspect?

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