Cisco Guard Configuration Guide (Software Version 5.1)
Understanding Attack Reports

Table Of Contents

Using Attack Reports

Understanding the Report Layout

General Details

Attack Statistics

Malicious Packet Statistics

Detected Anomalies

Mitigated Attacks

Spoofed Attacks

Zombie Attacks

Client Attacks

User-Defined Attacks

Malformed Packets

Zombies

Understanding the Report Parameters

Displaying Attack Reports

Exporting Attack Reports

Exporting Attack Reports Automatically

Exporting Attack Reports of All Zones

Exporting Zone Reports

Deleting Attack Reports


Using Attack Reports


This chapter describes the attack reports that the Cisco Guard (Guard) produces and contains the following sections:

Understanding the Report Layout

Understanding the Report Parameters

Displaying Attack Reports

Exporting Attack Reports

Deleting Attack Reports

Understanding the Report Layout

The Guard provides an attack report for each zone to help form a comprehensive view of the attack. An attack begins when the Guard produces the first dynamic filter and ends when no dynamic filter is in use and no new dynamic filters are added. Reports include details of the attacks that are organized into sections. Each section describes different characteristics of the traffic flow during an attack. You can display reports of previous attacks and ongoing attacks, and you can export reports to a network server, which can be an FTP, Secure FTP (SFTP), or Secure Copy (SCP) network server.

Reports include the following information and are described in these sections:

General Details

Attack Statistics

Malicious Packet Statistics

Detected Anomalies

Mitigated Attacks

Zombies—This section is available only when you enter the show reports details and show zombies commands

General Details

The general details section of the attack report includes general information about an attack.

Table 11-1 describes the fields in this section of the report.

Table 11-1 Field Descriptions in General Details Section of Attack
Report 

Field
Description

Report ID

The identification number of the report. A value of current indicates that there is an ongoing attack.

Attack Start

The date and time that the attack started.

Attack End

The date and time that the attack ended. A value of Attack in progress indicates that there is an ongoing attack.

Attack Duration

The duration of the attack.


Attack Statistics

The attack statistics' section provides a general analysis of the zone traffic flow for various packets. Table 11-2 describes the packet types.

Table 11-2 Packet Types 

Type
Description

Received

The total amount of the diverted traffic.

Forwarded

The legitimate traffic that the Guard forwarded on to the zone.

Replied

The traffic that the Guard antispoofing and antizombie mechanisms sent back to the source in a verification attempt.

Dropped

The traffic that the Guard dropped.


Malicious Packet Statistics

The Malicious Packets Statistics section of the attack report analyzes the packets that the Guard dropped and sent back to the source in a verification attempt (replied). The report classifies the packets by their type (spoofed or malformed) and by the Guard function that handled them (filter types or the rate limiter).

Table 11-3 describes the different types of malicious packets.

Table 11-3 Types of Malicious Packets 

Type
Description

Rate Limiter

The packets that were dropped because they exceeded the rate of traffic that is defined by the rate limit parameter of the user filters and the zone rate-limit command as allowed to be injected to the zone.

Flex-Content Filters

The packets that were dropped by the flex-content filters.

User Filters

The packets that were dropped by the user filters.

Dynamic Filters

The packets that were dropped by the dynamic filters.

Spoofed

The packets that were identified by the Guard as spoofed packets or packets originated by zombies and not injected to the zone. Spoofed packets are replied (bounced) packets to which no replies were received.

Malformed

The packets that were analyzed as malformed because of their malformed structure or due to the Guard antispoofing functions.


Detected Anomalies

The detected anomalies section of the attack report provides details of the traffic anomalies that the Guard detected in the zone traffic. A flow is classified as being an anomaly when it requires the production of a dynamic filter. These anomalies can occur infrequently or can turn into systematic Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks. The Guard clusters anomalies with the same type and flow parameters (such as source IP address and destination port) under one anomaly type.

Table 11-4 describes the different types of detected anomalies.

Table 11-4 Types of Detected Anomalies 

Type
Description

dns (tcp)

An attacking DNS-TCP protocol flow.

dns (udp)

An attacking DNS-UDP protocol flow.

fragments

A detected flow with an unusual amount of fragmented traffic.

http

An unusual HTTP traffic flow.

ip_scan

A detected flow initiated from a source IP address that tried to access many zone destination IP addresses.

other_protocols

A non-TCP and non-UDP attacking protocol flow.

port_scan

A detected flow initiated from a source IP address that tried to access many zone ports.

tcp_connections

A detected flow with an unusual number of TCP concurrent connections, with or without data.

tcp_incoming

A detected flow attacking a TCP service when the zone is a server.

tcp_outgoing

A detected flow consisting of SYN-ACK flood or other packet attacks on connections initiated by the zone when the zone is the client.

tcp_ratio

A detected flow with an unusual ratio between different types of TCP packets, for example, a high ratio of SYN packets to FIN/RST packets.

udp

An attacking UDP protocol flow.

unauthenticated_tcp

A detected flow that the Guard antispoofing functions have not succeeded in authenticating, for example, ACK flood, FIN flood, or any other flood of unauthenticated packets.

user

An anomaly flow that was detected by user definitions.

sip_udp

A detected VoIP1 anomaly flow that uses SIP2 over UDP to establish the VoIP sessions.

1 VoIP = Voice over IP

2 SIP = Session Initiation Protocol


Mitigated Attacks

The mitigated attacks' section of the attack report details the steps that the Guard took to protect the zone (mitigated attacks). The report provides details of the timing of the mitigation and the type of mitigated attack. The Guard defines the mitigation type according to the functions that the Guard used to mitigate the attack. These functions indicate the attack type and subtype.

For example, if the Guard uses a basic antispoofing function to mitigate an attacking flow of syn packets, the mitigated attack appears as spoofed/tcp_syn_basic. Spoofed indicates the attack type, and tcp_syn_basic indicates the attack subtype.

There are five types of mitigated attacks:

Spoofed Attacks

Zombie Attacks

Client Attacks

User-Defined Attacks

Malformed Packets

Spoofed Attacks

Spoofed attacks include all traffic anomalies identified as a DDoS attack coming from a spoofed source. Table 11-5 describes the different types of spoofed attacks.

Table 11-5 Types of Spoofed Attacks 

Attack Type
Description

spoofed/tcp_syn (basic)

A flood of SYN packets that the basic antispoofing functions have not succeeded in authenticating.

spoofed/tcp_syn (strong)

A flood of SYN packets that the strong antispoofing functions have not succeeded in authenticating.

spoofed/tcp_syn_ack (basic)

A flood of syn_ack packets that the basic antispoofing functions have not succeeded in authenticating.

spoofed/tcp_syn_ack (strong)

A flood of syn_ack packets that the strong antispoofing functions have not succeeded in authenticating.

spoofed/tcp_incoming (basic)

A flood of traffic that the basic antispoofing functions have not succeeded in authenticating.

spoofed/
tcp_incoming (strong)

A flood of traffic that the strong antispoofing functions have not succeeded in authenticating.

spoofed/tcp_outgoing (strong)

A flood of traffic coming in response to zone-initiated connections that the strong antispoofing functions have not succeeded in authenticating.

spoofed/udp (basic)

A flood of UDP traffic that the basic antispoofing functions have not succeeded in authenticating.

spoofed/udp (strong)

A flood of UDP traffic that the strong antispoofing functions have not succeeded in authenticating.

spoofed/other_protocols

A flood of other than TCP and UDP traffic that the Guard antispoofing functions have not succeeded in authenticating.

spoofed/tcp_fragments

A flood of TCP fragmented packets that the Guard antispoofing functions have not succeeded in authenticating.

spoofed/udp_fragments

A flood of UDP fragmented packets that the Guard antispoofing mechanisms have not succeeded in authenticating.

spoofed /other_protocols_fragments

A flood of other than TCP and UDP fragmented packets that the Guard antispoofing mechanisms have not succeeded in authenticating.

spoofed/dns_queries (strong)

A flood of DNS queries packets that the strong antispoofing functions have not succeeded in authenticating.

spoofed/dns_replies (basic)

A flood of DNS packets coming in response to zone-initiated connections that the basic antispoofing functions have not succeeded in authenticating.

spoofed/dns_replies (strong)

A flood of DNS packets coming in response to zone-initiated connections that the strong antispoofing functions have not succeeded in authenticating.

spoofed/sip

A flood of SIP over UDP packets that the basic antispoofing functions have not succeeded in authenticating.


Zombie Attacks

Zombie attacks include traffic anomalies identified as a DDoS attack originated by zombies. Table 11-6 describes the different types of zombie attacks.

Table 11-6 Types of Zombie Attacks

Attack Type
Description
zombie/http

A flood of HTTP traffic from many sources that were identified as nonspoofed, but the Guard anti-zombie functions have not succeeded in authenticating.


Client Attacks

Client attacks include all nonspoofed traffic anomalies. Table 11-7 describes the different types of client attacks.

Table 11-7 Types of Client Attacks 

Attack Type
Description

client_attack/tcp_connections

A flow with an unusual number of TCP concurrent connections with or without data.

client_attack/http

A flood of HTTP traffic flow.

client_attack/tcp_ incoming

A flood attacking a TCP service when the zone is a server.

client_attack/tcp_outgoing

An attacking flood coming from authenticated IP connections that the zone initiated.

client_attack
/unauthenticated_tcp

A flood of ACKs, FINs, any other packets without a TCP handshake, or TCP connections that the Guard antispoofing functions have not succeeded in authenticating.

client_attack/dns (udp)

A flood of attacking DNS-UDP protocol flow.

client_attack/dns (tcp)

A flood of attacking DNS-TCP protocol flow.

client_attack/udp

A flood of attacking UDP protocol flow.

client_attack/other_protocols

A flood of non TCP/UDP attacking protocol flow.

client_attack/fragments

A flood of fragmented traffic.

client_attack/user

A user-defined attack flood. The attack is defined by a dynamic filter that was added by a user.


User-Defined Attacks

User-defined attacks include all anomalies handled by the user filters. The user filters can either function by default or you can configure them manually. See Chapter 7, "Configuring Policy Templates and Policies" for more information. Table 11-8 describes the different types of user-defined attacks.

Table 11-8 Types of User-Defined Attacks 

Attack Type
Description

user_defined/
user_filter_rate_limit

A flood that was dropped because it exceeded the rate limit defined for a user filter.

user_defined/
user_drop_filters

A flood that was dropped by user filters.

user_defined/rate_limit

A flood that was dropped due to one of the following:

It exceeded the rate limit defined for a user filter.

It exceeded the rate limit defined by the zone rate-limit command.

It exceeded the internal rate limit that is defined for unauthenticated TCP RST packets or unauthenticated DNS zone transfer packets.

user_defined/
flex_content_filter

A flood that was dropped by the flex-content filters.


Malformed Packets

Malformed packets include all traffic anomalies identified as consisting of maliciously malformed packets. Table 11-9 describes the different types of malformed packets.

Table 11-9 Types of Malformed Packets 

Attack Type
Description

malformed_packets /packets_to_proxy_ip

A flood attacking a Guard proxy IP address.

malformed_packets
/dns_anti_spoofing_algo

A flood of malformed packets due to the operation of the Guard DNS antispoofing functions.

malformed_packets
/dns (queries)

A flood of malformed DNS packets.

malformed_packets
/dns (short_queries)

A flood of short DNS queries.

malformed_packets
/dns (replies)

A flood of malformed DNS replies.

malformed_packets
/src ip = dst ip

A flood of packets with the zone IP address as their source and destination.

malformed_packets /zero_header_field

A flood of packets in which the destination port, source port, protocol, or source IP address field in the header illegally equals zero.

malformed_packets /sip_bad_header

A flood of SIP over UDP packets with a malformed header.


Zombies

Zombie attacks include traffic anomalies identified as a DDoS attack originated by zombies. The Guard attack report displays a table listing zombies that are current attacking the zone. Use the show reports details and show zombies commands to display the list of currently attacking zombies.

See Table 11-15 for information about the fields in the show zombies command output.

Understanding the Report Parameters

Different sections of the report describe different aspects of the traffic flow.

Table 11-10 describes the fields for Attack Statistics and Malicious Packet Statistics.

Table 11-10 Field Descriptions for Attack Statistics 

Field
Description

Total Packets

Specifies the total number of attack packets.

Average pps

Specifies the average traffic rate in pps units.

Average bps

Specifies the average traffic rate in bps units.

Max. pps

Specifies the maximum traffic rate measured in pps units.

Max. bps

Specifies the maximum traffic rate measured in bps units.

Percentage

Specifies the number of forwarded, replied, and dropped packets as a percentage of the total received packets.


Table 11-11 describes the flow statistics for Detected Anomalies and Mitigated Attacks.

Table 11-11 Field Descriptions for Flow Statistics 

Field
Description

ID

Specifies the ID of the detected anomaly.

Start time

Specifies the date and time that the anomaly was detected.

Duration

Specifies the duration of the anomaly in hours, minutes, and seconds.

Type

Specifies the type of anomaly or mitigated attack.

Triggering rate

Specifies the anomaly traffic rate that exceeded the policy
threshold.

% Threshold

Indicates the percentage by which the triggering rate is above the policy threshold.

Flow

Specifies the anomaly flow and mitigated attack flow. The
characteristics include the protocol number, source IP address, source port, destination IP address, and destination port. It indicates whether or not the traffic is fragmented. A value of any indicates that there is both fragmented and nonfragmented traffic.


An asterisk (*),which is used as a wildcard, for one of the parameters indicates one of the following:

The value is undetermined.

More than one value was measured for the anomaly parameter.

A number sign (#), followed by a number, for any of the parameters indicates the number of values measured for that parameter.

The Guard may display a value of notify on the right side of the flow description. A value of notify indicates that the Guard produces a notification for the type of traffic that the row describes. The Guard does not take an action if the value is notify.

Displaying Attack Reports

To display a list of attack reports for any specific zone or a more detailed report for a specific attack, use the following command in zone configuration mode:

show reports [sub-zone-name] [current | report-id] [details]

Table 11-12 provides the arguments and keywords for the show reports command.

Table 11-12 Arguments and Keywords for the show reports Command  

Parameter
Description

sub-zone-name

(Optional) Name of a subzone that was created from the zone. See the "Understanding Subzones" section on page 9-10 for more information.

current

Displays the report of the attack that is in progress.

The number of bits and packets is not displayed for an ongoing attack. In reports of an attack in progress, the packets and bits fields have a value of zero (0).

report-id

Identification number of the report.

details

(Optional) Displays the details of the flows and attacking zombies.


The following example shows how to view a list of all attacks on the zone:

user@GUARD-conf-zone-scannet# show reports 

Table 11-14 describes the fields in the show reports command output.

Table 11-13 Field Descriptions for the show reports
Command Output 

Field
Description

Report ID

The report identification number. A value of current indicates that there is an ongoing attack.

Attack Start

The date and time that the attack started.

Attack End

The date and time that the attack ended. A value of Attack in progress indicates that there is an ongoing attack.

Attack Duration

The duration of the attack.

Attack Type

The type of mitigated attack. Possible values are as follows:

client_attack—All nonspoofed traffic anomalies.

malformed_packets—All traffic anomalies identified as consisting of maliciously malformed packets.

spoofed—Traffic anomalies identified as a DDoS attack coming from a spoofed source.

user_defined—All anomalies handled by the user filters. The user filters can either function by default or be user configured.

zombie—Traffic anomalies identified as having been originated by zombies.

hybrid—An attack made up of several attacks with different characteristics.

traffic_anomaly—An anomaly that was only detected for a short period of time and did not require mitigation.

Peak Malicious Traffic

The sum of the number of the following types of packets:

packets that the Guard identified as part of an attack and dropped

packets to which the Guard sent replies to the initiating client in order to verify whether they are part of authentic traffic or part of an attack


The following example shows how to display the report of the current attack on the zone:

user@GUARD-conf-zone-scannet# show reports current

The attack report displays the following output. For more information about the different sections, see the "Understanding the Report Layout" section.

Report ID
:
current
Attack Start
:
Feb 26 2004 09:58:54
Attack End
:
Attack in progress
Attack Duration
:
00:08:34

Attack Statistics:

Total 
Packets
Average 
pps
Average 
bps
Max pps
Max bps
Percentage
Received
95878
186.53
110977.74
1455.44
914428.24
N/A
Forwarded
53827
104.72
64278.54
1430.85
899196.24
56.14
Replied
1870
3.64
2172.89
23.03
14433.88
1.95
Dropped
40181
78.17
44526.32
96.82
55010.13
41.91 

Malicious Packets Statistics:

Total 
Packets
Average 
pps
Average 
bps
Max pps
Max bps
Percentage
Rate Limiter
0
0
0
0
0
0
Flex-Content 
Filter
0
0
0
0
0
0
User Filters
0
0
0
0
0
0
Dynamic Filters 
40128
78.07
44473.53
96.82
55010.13
99.84

Spoofed
12
0.02
11.95
0.15
75.29
0.03
Malformed
53
0.1
52.79
1.56
798.12
0.13

Detected Anomalies:
ID
 Start Time
 Duration
 Type
Triggering 
Rate
%Threshold 
1
Feb 26 09:58:54
00:08:34
HTTP
997.44
897.44

Flow: 6 * 
*
92.168.100.34  80
no fragments

Mitigated Attacks:
ID
 Start Time
 Duration
 Type
Triggering 
Rate
%Threshold 
1
Feb 26 09:59:40
 00:07:59
client_attack/
tcp_connections 
 38 
 280

Flow: 6 (#52) 
*
92.168.200.254 80
no fragments

To display a more detailed report on flows of the detected anomalies and the mitigated attacks, and to display a list of zombies attacks, use the details option.

Table 11-14 describes the flow fields in the detailed report.

Table 11-14 Field Descriptions of Flows in Detailed Report 

Field
Description

Detected Flow

Specifies the flow that caused the production of the dynamic filter. The detected flow may indicate a specific source port for a specific source IP address. The flow characteristics include the protocol number, source IP address, source port, destination IP address, and destination port, and an indication of whether the traffic is fragmented or not. A value of any indicates that there is both fragmented and nonfragmented traffic.

Action Flow

Specifies the flow that was addressed by the dynamic filter. The action flow may indicate all source ports for the specified source IP address. The action flow may have a wider range than the detected flow.

The flow characteristics include the protocol number, source IP address, source port, destination IP address, destination port, and an indication of whether the traffic is fragmented or not. A value of any indicates that there is both fragmented and nonfragmented traffic.


Table 11-15 describes the fields in the detailed report about zombie attacks.

Table 11-15 Field Descriptions for Zombie Attacks Table

Field
Description

IP

Specifies the zombie IP address.

Start Time

Specifies the date and time that the zombie connection was initially identified.

Duration

Specifies the duration of the zombie attack.

#Requests

Specifies the number of HTTP get requests sent by the zombie.



Note If there are no zombie attacks, "Report doesn't exist" appears under the Zombies heading in the report.


Exporting Attack Reports

Export attack reports to a network server for monitoring and diagnostic capabilities. You can export attack reports in text format or in Extensible Markup Language (XML) format.

This section includes the following topics:

Exporting Attack Reports Automatically

Exporting Attack Reports of All Zones

Exporting Zone Reports

Exporting Attack Reports Automatically

You can configure the Guard to export attack reports automatically, in XML format, at the end of an attack. The Guard exports the reports of any one of the zones when an attack on the zone ends. See the xsd file that accompanies the version for a description of the XML schema. You can download the xsd files that accompany the version from the Cisco website (www.cisco.com).

To configure the Guard to export attack reports automatically, use the following command in configuration mode:

export reports file-server-name

The file-server-name argument specifies the name of a network server to which you export the files that you configure by using the file-server command. If you configure the network server for Secure FTP (SFTP) or Secure Copy (SCP), you must configure the SSH key that the Guard uses for SFTP and SCP communication. See the "Exporting Files Automatically" section on page 13-9 for more information.

The following example shows how to automatically export reports (in XML format) at the end of an attack to network server:

user@GUARD-conf# export reports Corp-FTP-Server

Exporting Attack Reports of All Zones

You can export the attack reports of all zones in text or XML format by entering one of the following commands in global mode:

copy reports [details] [xml] ftp server full-file-name [login] [password]

copy reports [details] [xml] {sftp | scp} server full-file-name login

copy reports [details] [xml] file-server-name dest-file-name

Because SFTP and SCP rely on SSH for secure communication, if you do not configure the key that the Guard uses before you enter the copy command with the sftp or scp option, the Guard prompts you for the password.

See the "Configuring the Keys for SFTP and SCP Connections" section on page 3-35 for more information on how to configure the key that the Guard uses for secure communication.

Table 11-16 provides the arguments and keywords for the copy reports command.

Table 11-16 Arguments and Keywords for the copy reports
Command 

Parameter
Description

details

(Optional) Exports details of flow and attacking source IP addresses.

xml

(Optional) Exports the report in XML format. See the xsd file released with the version for a description of the XML schema (you can download the xsd files that accompany the version from the Cisco website (www.cisco.com)). By default, reports are exported in text format.

Reports in XML format include all details. If you include the xml option, it is not necessary to include the details option.

ftp

Exports the attack reports to a network server using FTP.

sftp

Exports the attack reports to a network server using SFTP.

scp

Exports the attack reports to a network server using SCP.

server

IP address of the network server.

full-file-name

Full name of the file. If you do not specify a path, the server saves the file in your home directory.

login

Server login name.

The login argument is optional when you define an FTP server. When you do not enter a login name, the FTP server assumes an anonymous login and does not prompt you for a password.

password

(Optional) Password for the remote FTP server.

file-server-name

Name of a network server that you defined by using the file-server command.

If you configured the network server using SFTP or SCP, you must configure the SSH key that the Guard uses for SFTP and SCP communication.

See the "Exporting Files Automatically" section on page 13-9 for more information.

dest-file-name

Name of the file. The Guard appends the name of the file to the path that you defined for the network server by using the file-server command.


The following example shows how to copy a list of all attacks handled by the Guard (in text format) to an FTP server at IP address 10.0.0.191 by using login name user1 and password password1:

user@GUARD# copy reports ftp 10.0.0.191 agmreports.txt user1 password1

The following example shows how to copy a list of all attacks handled by the Guard (in text format) to a network server that was defined by using the file-server command:

user@GUARD# copy reports Corp-FTP-Server AttackReports.txt

Exporting Zone Reports

To copy the attack reports of a specific zone to a network server, use one of the following commands in global mode:

copy zone zone-name reports [current | report-id] [xml] [details] ftp server full-file-name [login] [password]

copy zone zone-name reports [current | report-id] [xml] [details] {sftp | scp} server full-file-name login

copy zone zone-name reports [current | report-id] [xml] [details] file-server-name dest-file-name

Because SFTP and SCP rely on SSH for secure communication, if you do not configure the key that the Guard uses before you enter the copy command with the sftp or scp option, the Guard prompts you for the password. See the "Configuring the Keys for SFTP and SCP Connections" section on page 3-35 for more information on how to configure the key that the Guard uses for secure communication.

Table 11-17 describes the arguments and keywords for the copy zone reports command.

Table 11-17 Arguments and Keywords for the copy zone reports
Command  

Parameter
Description

zone zone-name

Name of an existing zone.

current

(Optional) Exports an ongoing attack report (if applicable).

The default is to export all zone reports.

report-id

(Optional) ID of an existing report. The Guard exports the report with the specified ID number. To view the details of the zone attack reports, use the show zone reports command.

The default is to export all zone reports.

xml

(Optional) Exports the report in XML format. See the xsd file that was released with the version for a description of the XML schema (you can download the xsd files that accompany the version from the Cisco website (www.cisco.com)). The default is to export reports in text format.

Reports in XML format include all details. If you include the xml option, it is not necessary to include the details option.

details

(Optional) Exports details about the flow and attacking source IP addresses.

ftp

Exports the attack reports to a network server using FTP.

sftp

Exports the attack reports to a network server using SFTP.

scp

Exports the attack reports to a network server using SCP.

server

IP address of the server.

remote-path

Complete path of the directory where the files are saved.

login

Server login name.

The login argument is optional when you define an FTP server. When you do not enter a login name, the FTP server assumes an anonymous login and does not prompt you for a password.

password

(Optional) Password for the remote FTP server.

file-server-name

Name of a network server. You must configure the network server using the file-server command.

If you configured the network server using SFTP or SCP, you must configure the SSH key that the Guard uses for SFTP and SCP communication.

See the "Exporting Files Automatically" section on page 13-9 for more information.

dest-file-name

Name of the file. The Guard appends the name of the file to the path that you defined for the network server by using the file-server command.


The following example shows how to copy all attack reports of the zone to an FTP server at IP address 10.0.0.191 by using login name user1 and password password1:

user@GUARD# copy zone scannet reports ftp 10.0.0.191 
ScannetCurrentReport.txt user1 password1

The following example shows how to copy the current attack report (in XML format) to a network server that was defined by using the file-server command:

user@GUARD# copy zone scannet reports current xml Corp-FTP-Server 
AttackReport-5-10-05.txt

Deleting Attack Reports

You can delete old attack reports to free up disk space.

To delete attack reports, use the following command in zone configuration mode:

no reports report-id

The report-id argument specifies the ID of an existing report. Enter an asterisk (*) to delete all attack reports. To view the details of the zone attack reports, use the show zone reports command.


Note You cannot delete the attack report of an ongoing attack.


The following example shows how to delete all the zone attack reports:

user@GUARD-conf-zone-scannet# no reports *