Re: snort drop rules

[Joel Esler <jesler () sourcefire com>]

On Nov 9, 2012, at 12:47 AM, amin Salehi <seyedamin_salehi () yahoo com> wrote:
> 1-whether drop rules load in snort passive mode?

Load? Yes.  Function, no.

> 2-whether sdrop rules load in passive mode?
> 3-whether reject rules load in passive mode?

See above.

> 4-if a packet match with more than one rule(same type for example reject) whether all action(alert message) will take 
> place?if yes in which order?which one is take place first?

http://manual.snort.org/node19.html#SECTION00344000000000000000


> 5-if a packet match with more than on rule(different type for example a reject rule-a drop rule and alert rule) which 
> one of these rules will take place?whether all of rules will take place?if yes in which order?

If you are running Snort inline, and you have a rule set to drop, you will drop the packet.

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