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Custom signatures

Custom signatures provide the power and flexibility to customize the FortiGate Intrusion Protection system for diverse network environments. The FortiGate predefined signatures represent common attacks. If you use an unusual or specialized application or an uncommon platform, you can add custom signatures based on the security alerts released by the application and platform vendors.

You can also create custom signatures to help you block P2P protocols.

After creation, you need to specify custom signatures in IPS sensors created to scan traffic.

This section describes:

•IPS custom signatures

•Viewing the custom signature list

•Custom signature configuration

•Creating custom signatures

IPS custom signatures

The FortiGate predefined signatures cover common attacks. If an unusual or specialized application or an uncommon platform is being used, add custom signatures based on the security alerts released by the application and platform vendors.

Use custom signatures to block or allow specific traffic. For example, to block the SMTP “vrfy” command, add custom signatures similar to the following:

F-SBID( --name "Block.SMTP.VRFY.CMD"; --protocol tcp; --service SMTP; --pattern "vrfy"; --no_case; --context header; )

Note: If virtual domains are enabled on the FortiGate unit, IPS is configured separately in each VDOM. Sensors, filters, and custom signatures will only appear in the VDOM in which they were created.

Viewing the custom signature list

To view the custom signature list, go to Intrusion Protection > Signature >

Custom.

Figure 4: The custom signature list

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Contents

E R G U I D E Trademarks Contents IPS sensors Protocol decodersDoS sensors SYN flood attacks FortiGate IPS Introduction Fortinet documentation About this documentDocument conventions Typographic conventions FortiGate Pptp VPN User Guide Customer service and technical support Fortinet Knowledge CenterComments on Fortinet technical documentation IPS overview and general configuration IPS settings and controlsThis section contains the following topics Default signature and anomaly settings When to use IPSDefault fail open setting Config ips global Set fail-open enable disable end Configuring logging and alert email Setting the buffer sizeMonitoring the network and dealing with attacks Controlling sessions Attack log messages Signature FortiGuard Center Anomaly Creating a protection profile that uses IPS sensors Using IPS sensors in a protection profileAdding protection profiles to firewall policies Select Create New Adding protection profiles to user groups Using IPS sensors in a protection profile Predefined signatures IPS predefined signaturesViewing the predefined signature list Enable SettingsColumn Clear All Filters Create a sensor and add IPS filters to it Viewing the predefined signature list Custom signatures IPS custom signaturesViewing the custom signature list Adding custom signatures using the web-based manager Custom signature configurationAdding custom signatures using the CLI Command syntax pattern Creating custom signatures Custom signature fieldsShows the valid characters for custom signature fields Attackid Custom signature syntaxName BufferOverflow Srcport Content keywords Keyword and value Description Deprecated, see pattern and context keywords Context uri Pattern GETPattern yahoo.com Context host Regex/mdelim PcreRegexdelimismxAEGRU Uri !uristr IP header keywords Keyword and Value Description Protocol tcp TCP header keywords Keyword and Value Description Tcpflags S,12 Tcpflags AP UDP header keywords Keyword and Value Description Icmp keywords Keyword and Value UsageOther keywords Keyword and Value Description Example 1 signature to block access to example.com Example custom signaturesSbid --name Block.example.com Sbid --name Block.example.com Example 2 signature to block the Smtp ‘vrfy’ command Sbid --name Block.SMTP.VRFY.CMDSbid --name Block.SMTP.VRFY.CMD --pattern vrfy Creating custom signatures Protocol decoders Protocol decodersUpgrading the IPS protocol decoder list Protocol decoder list Protocols Protocol decoder names Port Viewing the protocol decoder list Alldefaultpass AlldefaultIPS sensors Viewing the IPS sensor list Adding an IPS sensor Configuring IPS sensorsProtectclient Protectemailserver IPS sensor filters IPS sensor attributes Reset Configuring filtersIPS sensor overrides Delete and Edit Delete or edit the filter Icons Application Configuring pre-defined and custom overrides Source Exempt IP DoS sensors Viewing the DoS sensor list Configuring DoS sensorsSequence in which the sensors examine network traffic Appears, and select OK DoS sensor attributes Anomaly configurationName Enter or change the DoS sensor name Comments Will appear in the DoS sensor list Understanding the anomalies Udpflood Anomaly Description TcpdstsessionUdpscan Udpsrcsession Understanding the anomalies What is a SYN flood attack? SYN flood attacksHow SYN floods work What is SYN proxy? What is SYN threshold?FortiGate IPS Response to SYN flood attacks How IPS works to prevent SYN floods IPS operation before synflood threshold is reached Configuring SYN flood protection Suggested settings for different network conditionsConfigure the options for tcpsynflood Select OK Icmp sweep attacks What is an Icmp sweep?How Icmp sweep attacks work FortiGate IPS response to Icmp sweep attacks Predefined Icmp signatures Icmp sweep anomalies Configuring Icmp sweep protection FortiGate Version 3.0 MR7 IPS User Guide Index Technical support