Re: Specific rule for bandwidth

["Davis McPherson (davmcphe)" <davmcphe () cisco com>]

The stream size option is evaluated on packets when a rule is evaluated.  The current stream size is computed by 
subtracting the current 'next seq' from the ISN (or vice-versa to handle wrapping).  The value is computed for the 
server and client directions and then comparison is done for the directions specified by the rule against the threshold 
value in the rule using the comparison operator defined by the rule.   There is no reset if the rule is triggered, so 
the stream size is a count of the number of bytes observed on the stream.

-davis mcpherson


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Subject:        [Snort-users] Specific rule for bandwidth
Date:   Tue, 15 Sep 2015 07:24:11 +0000
From:   Gabriel Corre <gabriel.corre () fr clara net><mailto:gabriel.corre () fr clara net>
To:     snort-users () lists sourceforge net<mailto:snort-users () lists sourceforge net> <snort-users () lists 
sourceforge net><mailto:snort-users () lists sourceforge net>


Hello,

I would like to use “stream_size” as a bandwidth controller. Thus I created this rule to test its functionality:
alert tcp EXTERNAL_NET any -> HOME_NET any (msg:"WARNING! Session bandwidth > 8 bytes"; stream_size:both,>,8"; 
sid:1000000001;)
I would like to know if “stream_size” is reset when the alert is triggered or it still count the number of bytes 
observed?

The doc says : “The stream size keyword allows a rule to match traffic according to the number of bytes observed, as 
determined by
the TCP sequence numbers.” It doesn’t pinpoint this aspect and I’m not about my bandwidth test.

Regards,

--

Gabriel Corré
Élève Ingénieur Sécurité & Réseaux, Ops - Core Infrastructure




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