Cisco DDoS Multi-Device Management System Configuration Guide (Software Release 1.0)
Index

Table Of Contents

Symbols - A - B - C - D - E - F - G - H - I - L - M - N - O - P - R - S - T - U - V - W - Z

Index

Symbols

# (number sign) 11-22, 11-24

* (wildcard) 11-22, 11-24

A

accepting pending dynamic filter 10-17

Accept Thresholds screen

Threshold selection method parameter 9-10, 9-17

weight parameter 9-10, 9-18

Action parameter

flex-content filter 6-8

Policy Filter screen 8-2

user filter 6-18

Zone Policy Form and Zone Policy Parameter Form 8-7

activating

anomaly detection and zone protection 10-1, 10-4

dst-ip-by-ip Protect-IP state 5-10

dst-ip-by-name Protect-IP state 5-10

dynamic filter automatically 5-10

dynamic filter interactively 5-10

entire zone Protect-IP state 5-10

IP address protection 10-6

ondemand protection 10-5

policy-type Protect-IP state 5-10

threshold tuning with Detect or Protect 9-13

zone protection based on zone name 5-12

zone protection by Guard 5-12

zone protection by IP address 5-12

zone protection by packet 5-12

activation options for Guard 10-2

activation parameter

Activation extent 5-12

Activation interface 5-12

active dynamic filters 11-9

Add Bypass Filter screen 6-11

Add Dynamic Filter Form 10-11

adding

bypass filter 6-11

Detector or Guard to the MDM 3-3

Detector or Guard to zone device list 5-17

dynamic filter to Guard 10-11

flex-content filter 6-6

IP address and threshold to policy 8-9

IP address to zone 5-14

service to base zone 9-22

service to policy 7-8

service to zone 8-10

user filter 6-16

users and user groups 2-6

analyzing traffic flow through zone counters 11-11

anomaly detection and zone protection

activating 10-1, 10-4

managing 10-4

options 10-2

attack detection/termination parameters

Filter-rate termination threshold 5-11

malicious-rate detection threshold 5-11

malicious-rate termination threshold 5-11

protection-end time 5-11

attack report

deleting 11-27

detected anomalies 11-20, 11-22

displaying current details 11-18

displaying details 11-17

displaying past details 11-17

dropped/bounced packets 11-19

exporting 11-25

general information 11-19

HTTP detected zombies 11-25

mitigated attack details 11-24

mitigated attacks 11-23

statistics 11-19

understanding report details 11-18

attack statistics table fields 11-19

attack summary 11-16

automatic learning, configuring 9-5

automatic learning and snapshot overview 9-4

automatic operation mode 10-3

Auto Packet Dump parameter 5-14

B

back-end service problem 12-2

backing up and restoring the MySQL database 2-9

backing up MDM server configuration information 2-9

base zone

adding or deleting service 9-22

copying policy parameters 9-23

Base Zone Policy Comparison screen parameter 9-21

Berkley Packet filter 6-5

Burst parameter

user filter 6-18

zone general 5-10

bypass filter

adding 6-11

definition 6-2

deleting 6-13

displaying 6-12

match criteria parameters 6-11

Bypass Filter Form parameters

Dst Port 6-12

Fragments 6-12

Protocol 6-12

Source IP 6-11

Source subnet 6-11

Bypass Filters table fields 6-13

C

caution, symbol overview ii-xi

certificate, initiating exchange 3-5

changing

zone operation mode to automatic 10-18

zone operation mode to interactive 10-18

zone operation mode when dynamic filters exceeds 1000 10-19

clearing

Guard global counters 11-5

zone counters 11-13

client, launching MDM 2-11

client browser requirement 2-2

client monitor requirement 2-2

Compared Zone Policy Comparison screen parameter 9-21

comparing snapshot or policies in zones 9-20

Config Device screen

Description parameter 3-3

Enable parameter 3-3

Hostname parameter 3-3

IP Address parameter 3-3

Config Policy Template screen 7-6

Config screen 5-9

configuring

attack detection/termination parameter 5-11

automatic learning 9-5

bypass filter match criteria parameters 6-11

flex-content filter match criteria parameters 6-7

packet-dump parameters 5-13

server firewall 2-3

snapshot interval of learning process 9-17

snapshots of current learning process results 9-17

synchronization parameters 5-13

zone general attributes 5-10

Conflicts Resolution screen 4-2

consolidation, MDM 1-7

copying policy parameters to base zone 9-23

counters

clearing Guard global 11-5

displaying device-specific 11-13

displaying zone 11-10

Counters screen 11-3

creating

snapshot of policy 9-18

zone 5-3

zone from existing zone 5-8

zone from template 5-6

zone policies snapshot 8-5

D

database connection problem 12-2

DDoS

nonspoofed attacks 1-3

overview 1-3

spoofed attacks 1-3

zombies 1-3

Deactivate window

opening 9-13

Threshold selection method parameter 9-14

weight parameter 9-14

deactivating

Detect or Protect operations 10-7

threshold tuning, Detect, and Protect 9-13

deleting

attack report 11-27

bypass filter 6-13

Detector or Guard from MDM device list 3-7

Detector or Guard from zone device list 5-17

dynamic filter 10-12

flex-content filter 6-10

IP address and threshold from policy 8-10

IP address from zone 5-15

service from base zone 9-22

service from policy 7-9

snapshot 9-20

user filter 6-18

zone 5-18

Description parameter

Config Device screen 3-3

flex-content filter 6-7

zone general screen 5-10

Detect and Protect, deactivating operations 10-7

detected anomalies 11-22

Detected Anomalies Details table fields 11-22

Detected Anomalies table fields 11-20

Detector

adding to MDM device list 3-3

adding to zone device list 5-17

deleting from MDM device list 3-7

deleting from zone device list 5-17

disabling or enabling communication with MDM 3-7

MDM requirement 2-2

overview 1-4

preparing for operation with MDM 3-1

DETECTOR_WORM zone template 5-4

device communication problem 12-4

device disconnected problem 12-4

device initialization problem 12-5

Device List screen 3-4

Device List table fields 3-4, 11-13

device recommendations

displaying 10-13

displaying dynamic filters 10-15

Devices and Master table fields 5-6

device suspended problem 12-4

disabling communication with Detector or Guard 3-7

displaying

bypass filter 6-12

current zone attack 11-18

device recommendations 10-13

device-specific counter information 11-13

drop statistics table 11-28

dynamic filters 10-8

flex-content filters 6-8

global Guard counters 11-3

HTTP zombies list 11-27

MDM device list 3-4

network event log 11-5

past zone attack 11-17

pending dynamic filters of recommendation 10-15

policy differences in zone configuration or snapshot 9-21

policy templates 7-5

snapshot 9-19

traffic counter and zone status information 10-6

user filter 6-15

zone attacks summary report 11-15

zone counters 11-10

zone event log 11-15

zone policies 8-1

zone status 11-6, 11-7

dns_tcp policy template 7-2

dns_udp policy template 7-2

documentation, related ii-x

dropped/bounced packets 11-19

Dropped/Bounced table fields 11-19

Drop Statistics table fields 11-28

Dst Port Bypass Filter Form parameter 6-12

Dst Port Flex-Content filter parameter 6-7

Dst Port User filter parameter 6-17

dynamic filter

accepting pending 10-17

activating automatically 5-10

activating interactively 5-10

active 11-9

adding to Guard 10-11

definition 6-2

deleting 10-12

displaying 10-8

displaying pending dynamic filters of a recommendation 10-15

managing 10-8

managing recommendations 10-13

pending 10-13

preventing unwanted 10-12

Dynamic Filters Form fields 10-11

Dynamic filters screen 10-8

Dynamic Filter table fields 10-9

E

elements used in flex-content filter expression 6-3

Enable Config Device parameter 3-3

enabling

communication with Detector or Guard 3-7

MDM service 3-2

End Offset Flex-Content filter parameter 6-8

exchanging certificates and keys 3-5

excluding IP address from zone 5-15

exporting

attack report from Attack Summary screen 11-25

attack report from zone menu option 11-26

data files from the MDM server 2-8

Expression Flex-Content filter parameter 6-7

expression rules for flex-content filter 6-4

F

filter

bypass 6-2

dynamic 6-2

flex-content 6-2

user 6-2

Filter consolidation error

Bypass Filters table 6-13

Flex-Content Filters table 6-9

User Filters table 6-16

Filter-rate termination threshold attack detection/termination parameter 5-11

flex-content filter

Action parameter 6-8

adding 6-6

definition 6-2

deleting 6-10

Description parameter 6-7

displaying 6-8

Dst Port parameter 6-7

elements 6-3

End Offset parameter 6-8

Expression parameter 6-7

expression rules 6-4

expression syntax 6-3

Match Case parameter 6-7

match criteria parameters 6-7

modifying 6-10

Pattern parameter 6-7

pattern syntax 6-5

Protocol parameter 6-7

qualifiers 6-3

special characters used in pattern 6-6

Start Offset parameter 6-7

State parameter 6-8

Flex-Content Filter Form 6-7

Flex-Content Filters table fields 6-9

Fragments Bypass Filter Form parameter 6-12

fragments policy template 7-2

Fragments User filter parameter 6-17

G

Global Current Counters/Rates table fields 11-4

Guard

activating dst-ip-by-ip Protect-IP state 5-10

activating dst-ip-by-name Protect-IP state 5-10

activating entire zone Protect-IP state 5-10

activating ondemand protection 10-5

activating policy-type Protect-IP state 5-10

activating zone protection 5-12

activation options 10-2

adding dynamic filter 10-11

adding to MDM device list 3-3

adding to zone device list 5-17

clearing global counters 11-5

deleting from MDM device list 3-7

deleting from zone device list 5-17

disabling or enabling communication with MDM 3-7

displaying global counters 11-3

MDM requirement 2-2

ondemand protection overview 10-2

overview 1-5

preparing for operation with MDM 3-1

subzones created by 10-3

GUARD_DEFAULT zone template 5-4

GUARD_LINK zone template 5-5

GUARD_TCP_NO_ PROXY zone template 5-5

GUARD_VOIP zone template 5-5

H

Hostname Config Device parameter 3-3

http_ns policy template 7-4

http policy template 7-2

HTTP zombie attack 11-25

HTTP zombies list, displaying 11-27

HTTP Zombies table fields 11-28

I

icons 2-17

Immediate synchronization parameter 5-13

initiating synchronization manually 4-5

installing MDM 2-2

interactive operation mode 10-3

interactive protection mode 10-3

ip_scanpolicy template 7-2

IP address

activating protection 10-6

adding to zone 5-14

Config Device screen parameter 3-3

deleting from zone 5-15

excluding from zone 5-15

Protect IP screen parameter 10-6

updating zone policies after modifying 5-16

IP mask Protect IP screen parameter 10-6

IP Threshold IP Entry Form parameter 8-9

L

launching MDM from the client 2-11

learning activation extent 9-3

Learning parameters for Zone Policy Form and Zone Policy Parameter Form 8-8

learning process

accepting the threshold tuning phase results 9-9

automatic snapshots of 9-17

device activation 9-3

overview 1-6

performing 9-7

phase 9-2

results of 9-3

snapshot, managing 9-16

snapshots of current results 9-17

starting policy construction phase 9-8

starting threshold tuning phase 9-9

stopping policy construction phase 9-8

stopping threshold tuning phase 9-10

learning process phase

policy construction 9-2

threshold tuning 9-2

learning traffic overview 9-4

Linux requirements for MDM 2-2

M

malicious-rate detection threshold attack detection/termination parameter 5-11

malicious-rate termination threshold 10-8

attack detection/termination parameter 5-11

managing

anomaly detection and zone protection 10-4

Detector and Guard devices on the MDM network 3-1

device recommendations for dynamic filters 10-13

dynamic filter 10-8

learning process snapshot 9-16

network statistical and status information 1-7

zone configurations 1-7

marking zone policies tuned or untuned 9-15

Match Case Flex-Content filter parameter 6-7

match criteria parameters

bypass filter 6-11

flex-content filter 6-7

Max. disk space packet dump parameter 5-14

Max. rate zone general parameter 5-10

Max Services policy template parameter 7-7

MDM

backing up server configuration information 2-9

backing up the MySQL database 2-9

consolidation 1-7

Detector requirement 2-2

disabling or enabling communication with Detector or Guard 3-7

enabling service 3-2

exporting data files 2-8

Guard requirement 2-2

installing 2-2

Linux requirements 2-2

managing network statistical and status information 1-7

managing zone configurations 1-7

network 1-1

overview 1-1, 1-6

permitting network access to a device 3-2

providing security 2-3

removing related information from the server 2-11

resolving database conflicts 4-1

system requirements 2-2

tracking device-to-zone associations 1-6

uninstalling 2-10

MDM browser window

navigating 2-14

overview 2-12

zone icons 2-17

MDM device list

adding Detector or Guard 3-3

deleting Detector or Guard 3-7

displaying 3-4

MDM network, managing Detector and Guard devices 3-1

MDM service, enabling 3-2

Minimal difference Policy Comparison screen parameter 9-21

Min Threshold policy template parameter 7-7

mitigated attack details 11-24

Mitigated Attack Details table fields 11-24

mitigated attacks 11-23

Mitigated Attacks table fields 11-23

modifying

current zone automatic synchronization parameters 4-4

flex-content filter 6-10

policy 8-6

policy template 7-6

zone general configuration 5-9

MySQL and user accounts, hardening 2-7

MySQL database, backing up and restoring 2-9

N

navigating the MDM browser window 2-14

network, MDM 1-1

network event log

displaying 11-5

severity levels 11-5

Network Summary table fields 11-3

nonspoofed attacks 1-3

note, symbol overview ii-xi

O

ondemand protection overview 10-2

Operation mode zone general parameter 5-10

other_protocols policy template 7-2

overview

automatic learning and snapshot 9-4

Detector 1-4

Guard 1-5

learning process device activation 9-3

learning traffic 9-4

MDM 1-1, 1-6

MDM browser window 2-12

ondemand protection by Guard 10-2

policy template 7-1

user filter 6-14

zone 1-5, 5-1

zone filters 6-1

P

packet dump parameter

Auto Packet Dump 5-14

Max. disk space 5-14

Pattern Flex-Content filter parameter 6-7

pattern syntax used by flex-content filter 6-5

Pending Dynamic Filters screen 10-15

Pending Dynamic filters table fields 10-15

Per Attack Summary table fields 11-16

performing

learning process 9-7

state preserving removal operation 2-10

Periodic synchronization time synchronization parameter 5-13

permitting network access to a device from the MDM 3-2

pinging a Detector or Guard device 3-6

Policies, Policy Filter screen parameter 8-2

Policies screen 8-1

policy

adding IP address and threshold 8-9

adding service 7-8

comparing in two zone configurations 9-20

creating snapshot 9-18

deleting IP address and threshold 8-10

deleting service 7-9

displaying differences in zone configurations or snapshots 9-21

modifying 8-6

Policy, Policy Filter screen parameter 8-2

Policy Comparison screen

Base Zone parameter 9-21

Compare Zone parameter 9-21

Minimal difference parameter 9-21

opening 9-21

policy comparison table 9-22

policy construction phase

definition 9-2

starting 9-7

stopping 9-8

Policy Filter screen parameters

Action 8-2

Policies 8-2

Policy 8-2

Policy template 8-2

Protection level 8-2

Service 8-2

State 8-2

Type 8-2

policy parameter, copying to base zone 9-23

Policy table fields 8-2

policy template

displaying 7-5

dns_tcp 7-2

dns_udp 7-2

fragments 7-2

http 7-2

http_ns 7-4

ip_scan 7-2

Max Services parameter 7-7

Min Threshold parameter 7-7

modifying 7-6

other_protocols 7-2

overview 7-1

port_scan 7-2

sip_udp 7-4

State parameter 7-6

tcp_connections 7-2

tcp_connections_ns 7-4

tcp_not_auth 7-2

tcp_outgoing_ns 7-4

tcp_ratio 7-2

tcp_services 7-3

tcp_services_ns 7-3

tcp-outgoing 7-2

types 7-2

udp_services 7-3

Policy template, Policy Filter screen parameter 8-2

Policy Template table fields 7-5

port_scan policy template 7-2

preparing Detector and Guard devices 3-1

preventing unwanted dynamic filters 10-12

protection-end time attack detection/termination parameter 5-11

Protection level, Policy Filter screen parameter 8-2

Protect IP screen

IP address parameter 10-6

IP mask parameter 10-6

opening 10-6

Protect-IP state zone general parameter 5-10

Protocol parameter

Bypass Filter Form 6-12

flex-content filter 6-7

User filter 6-17

R

Rate User filter parameter 6-17

Real-Time Transport Protocol/Real-Time Control Protocol 5-5

Recommendations screen 10-13

Recommendations table fields 10-14

removing

all MDM-related information from the server 2-11

old reports 2-10

reports, removing 2-10

resolving

back-end service problem 12-2

database connection problem 12-2

device disconnected problem 12-4

device initialization problem 12-5

device suspended problem 12-4

MDM database conflicts 4-1

Tomcat server problem 12-3

S

screen

Add Bypass Filter 6-11

Config 5-9

Config Device 3-3

Config Policy Template 7-6

Conflicts Resolution 4-2

Counters 11-3

Device List 3-4

Dynamic filters 10-8

Pending Dynamic Filters 10-15

Policies 8-1

Policy Comparison 9-21

Protect IP 10-6

Recommendations 10-13

Zombie List 11-27

Secure Copy Protocol, using to export data files 2-8

security

configuring server firewall 2-3

defining users and user groups 2-6

exporting data files 2-8

hardening MySQL and user accounts 2-7

using TACACS 2-6

selecting zones to perform the learning process 9-5

service

adding to base zone 9-22

adding to policy 7-8

deleting from base zone 9-22

deleting from policy 7-9

restart problem 12-2

Service, Policy Filter screen parameter 8-2

Session Initiated Protocol (SIP) 5-5

severity levels for network event log 11-5

severity levels for zone event log 11-14

sip_udp policy template 7-4

SIP User filter action 6-15

snapshot

comparing 9-20

current learning process results 9-17

deleting 9-20

displaying 9-19

displaying policy differences 9-21

regular intervals of learning process 9-17

viewing, modifying, or saving to the zone configuration 9-18

zone configuration policies 9-18

Snapshot List table fields 9-19

Source IP parameter

Bypass Filter Form 6-11

User filter 6-17

Source subnet parameter

Bypass Filter Form 6-11

User filter 6-17

spoofed attacks 1-3

Spoofed Statistics table fields 11-30

SSH File Transfer Protocol, using to export data files 2-8

starting

policy construction phase 9-7

threshold tuning phase 9-9

Start Offset Flex-Content filter parameter 6-7

State parameter

Flex-Content filter parameter 6-8

Policy Filter screen 8-2

policy template 7-6

Zone Policy Form and Zone Policy Parameter Form 8-6

state preserving removal operation 2-10

status icons 2-17

Stop Learning window

opening 9-10

Threshold selection method parameter 9-11

weight parameter 9-11

stopping

policy construction phase 9-8

threshold tuning phase 9-10

subzone

created by Guard 10-3

reports 11-17

synchronization

Immediate synchronization parameter 5-13

initiating manually 4-5

initiating on an active zone 4-6

modifying automatic 4-4

Periodic synchronization time parameter 5-13

synchronizing zone configuration information 4-4

system requirements, MDM 2-2

T

TACACS

keywords 2-7

using 2-6

tcp_connections_ns policy template 7-4

tcp_connections policy template 7-2

tcp_not_auth policy template 7-2

tcp_outgoing_ns policy template 7-4

tcp_outgoing policy template 7-2

tcp_ratio policy template 7-2

tcp_services_ns policy template 7-3

tcp_services policy template 7-3

tcpdump-expression elements 6-3

threshold

Filter-rate termination 5-11

filter rate termination 10-8

malicious-rate detection 5-11

malicious-rate termination 5-11, 10-8

Threshold IP Entry Form

IP parameter 8-9

Threshold parameter 8-9

Threshold multiplier parameter for Zone Policy Form and Zone Policy Parameter Form 8-8

Threshold parameter

Threshold IP Entry Form 8-9

Zone Policy Form and Zone Policy Parameter Form 8-7

Threshold selection method

Deactivate window parameter 9-14

Stop Learning window parameter 9-11

Threshold selection method parameter

Accept Thresholds screen 9-17

Threshold selection method parameter, Accept Thresholds screen 9-10

threshold tuning

activating with Detect and Protect 9-13

deactivating with Detect and Protect 9-13

threshold tuning phase

accepting results 9-9

definition 9-2

starting 9-9

stopping 9-10

Timeout parameter for Zone Policy Form and Zone Policy Parameter Form 8-8

tip, symbol overview ii-xi

Total Attacks Statistics table fields 11-16

tracking device-to-zone associations 1-6

traffic counter, displaying 10-6

Traffic Rate table fields 11-9

Triggers table fields 10-10

troubleshooting

device communication problem 12-4

resolving back-end service problem 12-2

resolving database connection problem 12-2

resolving device disconnected problem 12-4

resolving device initialization problem 12-5

resolving device suspended problem 12-4

resolving Tomcat server problem 12-3

service restart problem 12-2

Type, Policy Filter screen parameter 8-2

U

udp_service policy template 7-3

uninstalling MDM software 2-10

updating zone policies after modifying IP address or subnet 5-16

user filter

actions 6-15

actions associated with 6-15

adding 6-16

definition 6-2

deleting 6-18

displaying 6-15

overview 6-14

User filter parameters

Action 6-18

Burst 6-18

Dst Port 6-17

Fragments 6-17

Protocol 6-17

Rate 6-17

Source IP 6-17

Source subnet 6-17

User Filters table fields 6-16

users and user groups, adding 2-6

using

TACACS 2-6

zone diagnostic tools 11-6

V

verifying zone protection 10-6

Voice over IP applications, User filter action 6-15

Voice over IP server, zone template protecting zone containing 5-5

W

weight parameter

Accept Thresholds screen 9-10, 9-18

Deactivate window 9-14

Stop Learning window 9-11

window

Accept Thresholds 9-17

Deactivate 9-13

Stop Learning 9-10

Z

zombie

HTTP detected 11-25

list 11-27

Zombie List screen 11-27

zombies 1-3

zone

activating ondemand protection 10-5

adding IP address 5-14

adding service 8-10

attack report 11-17

automatic operation modes 10-3

comparing policy in configurations 9-20

creating 5-3

creating from a template 5-6

creating from existing zone 5-8

deleting 5-18

deleting IP address 5-15

displaying current status 11-6

displaying policy differences 9-21

displaying status information 10-6

excluding IP address 5-15

icons 2-17

initiating manual synchronization 4-5

initiating synchronization on an active zone 4-6

interactive operation modes 10-3

modifying current automatic synchronization parameters 4-4

modifying general configuration 5-9

overview 1-5, 5-1

selecting for the learning process 9-5

synchronizing configuration information 4-4

verifying protection 10-6

zone attack summary report, displaying 11-15

zone counters

analyzing traffic flow 11-11

clearing 11-13

displaying 11-10

Zone Current Counters/Rates table fields 11-11

zone device list

adding Detector or Guard 5-17

deleting Detector or Guard 5-17

zone diagnostic tools, using 11-6

zone event log, displaying 11-15

zone filter overview 6-1

zone general parameters

Burst 5-10

Description 5-10

Max. rate 5-10

Operation mode 5-10

Protect-IP state 5-10

zone operation mode

changing to automatic 10-18

changing to interactive 10-18

changing when Dynamic filter exceeds 1000 10-18

zone policies

adding an IP address and threshold 8-9

adding a service 7-8

creating snapshot 8-5

deleting a service 7-9

displaying 8-1

marking as tuned or untuned 9-15

updating after modifying IP address or subnet 5-16

Zone Policy Form and Zone Policy Parameter Form

Action parameter 8-7

Learning parameters 8-8

State parameter 8-6

Threshold multiplier parameter 8-8

Threshold parameter 8-7

Timeout parameter 8-8

zone protection activation

IP address 5-12

packet 5-12

zone name 5-12

zone protection options 10-2

zone recent events table 11-10

zone status, displaying 11-7

zone status bar 11-8

Zone Status screen 11-7

zone status table fields 11-9

zone template

available 5-3

creating zone from 5-6

DETECTOR_WORM 5-4

GUARD_DEFAULT 5-4

GUARD_LINK 5-5

GUARD_TCP_NO_ PROXY 5-5

zone traffic rate statistics and graph 11-9