Appendix B Signature Engines

AIC Engine

Table B-5

AIC HTTP Engine Parameters (continued)

 

 

 

 

 

Parameter

 

Description

 

 

 

 

request-methods

Specifies an AIC signature that

 

 

allows actions to be associated with

 

 

 

HTTP request methods:

 

 

 

define-request-method—Specifie

 

 

 

s get, put, and so forth.

 

 

 

recognized-request-methods—Li

 

 

 

sts methods recognized by the

 

 

 

sensor.

 

 

 

 

transfer-encodings

Specifies an AIC signature that

 

 

deals with transfer encodings:

 

 

 

define-transfer-encoding—Assoc

 

 

 

iates an action with each

 

 

 

method, such as compress,

 

 

 

chunked, and so forth.

 

 

 

recognized-transfer-encodings—

 

 

 

Lists methods recognized by

 

 

 

the sensor.

 

 

 

chunked-transfer-encoding—Err

 

 

 

or specifies actions to be taken

 

 

 

when a chunked encoding error

 

 

 

is seen.

 

 

 

 

 

Table B-6lists the parameters that are specific to the AIC FTP engine.

Table B-6 AIC FTP Engine Parameters

Parameter

Description

Value

 

 

 

 

signature-type

Specifies the type of

ftp-commands

 

AIC signature.

unrecognized-ftp-command

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ftp-commands

Associates an action

help, noop, stat, syst, user, abort,

 

with an FTP command:

 

acct, allo, appe, cdup, cwd, dele, list,

 

ftp-command—Lets

 

mkd, mode, nlst, pass, pasv, port,

 

 

pass, quit, rein, rest, retr, rmd, rnfr,

 

you choose the FTP

 

 

 

rnto, site, smnt, stor, stou, stru, type

 

command you want

 

 

 

 

 

to inspect.

 

 

 

 

 

 

unrecognized-ftp-command

Inspects unrecognized

 

 

FTP commands.

 

 

 

 

 

 

For More Information

For the procedures for configuring AIC engine signatures, see Configuring AIC Signatures, page 7-17.

For an example of a custom AIC signature, see Creating an AIC Signature, page 7-26.

 

 

Cisco Intrusion Prevention System Sensor CLI Configuration Guide for IPS 7.2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OL-29168-01

 

 

B-13

 

 

 

 

 

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