Appendix B Signature Engines

Service Engines

Table B-20lists the parameters specific to the Service Generic engine.

Table B-20

Service Generic Engine Parameters

 

 

 

 

 

Parameter

 

Description

Value

 

 

 

specify-dst-port {yes

(Optional) Enables the destination port:

0 to 65535

no}

 

dst-port—Specifies the destination port of

 

 

 

 

 

 

interest for this signature.

 

 

 

 

specify-ip-protocol

(Optional) Enables IP protocol:

0 to 255

{yes no}

 

ip-protocol—Specifies the IP protocol this

 

 

 

 

 

 

inspector should examine.

 

 

 

 

specify-payload-source

(Optional) Enables payload source inspection:

icmp-data

{yes no}

 

payload-source—Specifies the payload source

l2-header

 

 

l3-header

 

 

inspection for the following types:

 

 

l4-header

 

 

Inspects ICMP data

 

 

tcp-data

 

 

Inspects Layer 2 headers

udp-data

 

 

 

 

 

Inspects Layer 3 headers

 

 

 

Inspects Layer 4 headers

 

 

 

Inspects TCP data

 

 

 

Inspects UDP data

 

 

 

 

specify-src-port {yes

(Optional) Enables the source port:

0 to 65535

no}

 

src-port—Specifies the source port of interest

 

 

 

 

 

 

for this signature.

 

 

 

 

specify-regex-string

Specifies the regular expression to look for when the

string

{yes no}

 

policy type is Regex:

0 to 65535

 

 

 

 

 

 

regex-string—Specifies a regular expression to

 

 

 

search for in a single TCP packet.

 

 

 

(Optional) specify-min-match-length—Enables

 

 

 

minimum match length for use:

 

 

 

min-match-length—Specifies the minimum

 

 

 

 

length of the Regex match required to

 

 

 

 

constitute a match.

 

 

 

 

swap-attacker-victim

Swaps the attacker and victim addresses and ports

true false (default)

 

 

(source and destination) in the alert message and in

 

 

 

any actions taken.

 

 

 

 

 

 

For More Information

For more information on the parameters common to all signature engines, see Master Engine, page B-4.

For a list of the signature regular expression syntax, see Regular Expression Syntax, page B-9.

 

 

Cisco Intrusion Prevention System Sensor CLI Configuration Guide for IPS 7.2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OL-29168-01

 

 

B-43

 

 

 

 

 

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