Re: Tagged packets alerts

[Joel Esler <jesler () sourcefire com>]

Getting an alert on a "tagged" packet with a rule without "tag" as an option means that your rule is firing on a stream 
reassembled packet. (as opposed to a single packet)


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On Dec 14, 2010, at 7:30 AM, Kungu Panda <kungupanda () gmail com> wrote:

> I am getting tagged packets alerts for rules that *do not* include the 'tag' directive such as on sid:16313.   
>
> Also am getting tagged packets alerts for so_rules like sid:13824.  I understand why this could be occurring -- the 
> compiled so_rule including the 'tag' directive and is not something that can be manipulated.
>
> I would really like to disable tagged packets alerts in their entirety; don't need them since we perform full packet 
> captures to disc.  Already performing a global search and replace on all non-so_rules that come with 'tag' to 
> eliminate the tag directive.
>
> Background:
>    snort v2.8.6.3, outputting to log_unified, alert_unified, barnyard to BASE.
>
> Any thoughts or ideas?
> K.Panda
>
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