Chapter 9 Configuring Anomaly Detection

Working With KB Files

Displaying KB Thresholds

To display the KB thresholds, follow these steps:

Step 1 Log in to the CLI.

Step 2 Locate the file for which you want to display thresholds:

sensor# show ad-knowledge-base vs1 files Virtual Sensor vs1

 

Filename

Size

Created

 

 

initial

84

10:24:58 CDT Tue Mar 14 2006

 

2006-Mar-16-10_00_00

84

10:00:00 CDT Thu Mar 16 2006

 

2006-Mar-17-10_00_00

84

10:00:00 CDT Fri Mar 17 2006

 

2006-Mar-18-10_00_00

84

10:00:00 CDT Sat Mar 18 2006

 

2006-Mar-19-10_00_00

84

10:00:00 CDT Sun Mar 19 2006

 

2006-Mar-27-10_00_00

84

10:00:00 CDT Mon Mar 27

2006

 

2006-Apr-24-05_00_00

88

05:00:00 CDT Mon Apr 24

2006

*

2006-Apr-25-05_00_00

88

05:00:00 CDT Tue Apr 25

2006

Step 3 Display thresholds contained in a specific file for the illegal zone.

sensor# show ad-knowledge-base vs0 thresholds file 2006-Nov-11-10_00_00 zone illegal

AD Thresholds

Creation Date = 2006-Nov-11-10_00_00

KB = 2006-Nov-11-10_00_00

Illegal Zone

TCP Services

Default

Scanner Threshold

User Configuration = 200

Threshold Histogram - User Configuration

Low = 10

Medium = 3

High = 1

UDP Services

Default

Scanner Threshold

User Configuration = 200

Threshold Histogram - User Configuration

Low = 10

Medium = 3

High = 1

Other Services

Default

Scanner Threshold

User Configuration = 200

Threshold Histogram - User Configuration

Low = 10

Medium = 3 High = 1

sensor#

Step 4 Display thresholds contained in the current KB illegal zone, protocol TCP, and destination port 20.

sensor# show ad-knowledge-base vs0 thresholds current zone illegal protocol tcp dst-port

20

AD Thresholds

 

 

 

Creation Date = 2006-Nov-14-10_00_00

 

 

 

KB = 2006-Nov-14-10_00_00

 

 

 

Illegal Zone

 

 

 

TCP Services

 

 

 

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Cisco Systems IPS4510K9 manual Displaying KB Thresholds, Sensor# show ad-knowledge-base vs1 files Virtual Sensor vs1

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