Table Of Contents

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

Index

Numerics

4GE bypass interface card

configuration restrictions 5-10

described 5-10

802.1q encapsulation

VLAN groups 5-14

A

accessing IPS software 19-2

access lists

misconfiguration C-26

necessary hosts 3-3

ACLs

adding 3-3

described 12-2

Post-Block 12-17, 12-18

Pre-Block 12-17, 12-18

Active Host Blocks pane

field descriptions 16-6

user roles 16-6

active update bulletins 19-10

ad0 pane

default 10-10

described 10-10

tabs 10-10

Add ACL Entry dialog box field descriptions 3-3

Add Active Host Block dialog box field descriptions 16-7

Add Allowed Host dialog box

field descriptions 4-5

user roles 4-4

Add Authorized Key dialog box

field descriptions 11-3

user roles 11-2

Add Blocking Device dialog box

field descriptions 12-15

user roles 12-14

Add Cat 6K Blocking Device Interface dialog box

field descriptions 12-23

user roles 12-21

Add Configured OS Map dialog box

field descriptions 6-25, 9-25

user roles 6-24, 9-23

Add Destination Port dialog box field descriptions 10-16

Add Device Login Profile dialog box

field descriptions 12-12

user roles 12-12

Add Event Action Filter dialog box

field descriptions 6-14, 9-15

user roles 6-13, 9-14

Add Event Action Override dialog box

field descriptions 6-11, 9-13

user roles 6-11, 9-12

Add Event Variable dialog box

field descriptions 6-28, 9-29

user roles 6-27, 9-28

Add External Product Interface dialog box

field descriptions 14-6

user roles 14-5

Add Histogram dialog box field descriptions 10-16

adding

ACLs 3-3

a host never to be blocked 12-11

anomaly detection policies 10-9

CSA MC interfaces 14-7

dashboards 2-1

denied attackers 16-5

event action filters 6-15, 9-17

event action overrides 9-13

event action rules policies 9-11

event variables 6-28, 9-29

external product interfaces 14-7

gadgets 2-1

host blocks 16-7

IPv4 target value rating 6-19, 9-20

IPv6 target value rating 6-21, 9-22

network blocks 16-9

OS maps 6-25, 9-26

risk categories 6-31, 9-32

signature definition policies 7-2

signatures 7-13

signature variables 7-29

virtual sensors 3-12, 6-11

Add Inline VLAN Pair dialog box field descriptions 3-9, 5-21

Add Interface Pair dialog box field descriptions 5-19

Add IP Logging dialog box field descriptions 16-14

Add Known Host Key dialog box

field descriptions 11-5

user roles 11-4

Add Master Blocking Sensor dialog box

field descriptions 12-25

user roles 12-24

Add Network Block dialog box field descriptions 16-9

Add Never Block Address dialog box

field descriptions 12-10

user roles 12-7

Add Policy dialog box field descriptions 7-2, 9-11, 10-9

Add Posture ACL dialog box field descriptions 14-7

Add Protocol Number dialog box field descriptions 10-18, 10-25

Add Rate Limit dialog box

field descriptions 16-11

user role 16-10

Address Resolution Protocol see ARP

Add Risk Level dialog box field descriptions 6-31, 9-32

Add Router Blocking Device Interface dialog box

field descriptions 12-19

user roles 12-17

Add Signature dialog box field descriptions 7-8

Add Signature Variable dialog box

field descriptions 7-29

user roles 7-28

Add SNMP Trap Destination dialog box field descriptions 13-4

Add Trusted Host dialog box

field descriptions 11-10

user roles 11-9

Add User dialog box

field descriptions 4-17

user roles 4-17

Add Virtual Sensor dialog box

described 3-11, 6-9

field descriptions 3-12, 6-9

Add VLAN Group dialog box field descriptions 5-23

Advanced Alert Behavior Wizard

Alert Dynamic Response Fire All window field descriptions 8-27

Alert Dynamic Response Fire Once window field descriptions 8-27

Alert Dynamic Response Summary window field descriptions 8-28

Alert Summarization window field descriptions 8-26

Event Count and Interval window field descriptions 8-26

Global Summarization window field descriptions 8-28

AIC

policy 7-40

signatures (example) 7-41

AIC engine

AIC FTP B-8

AIC FTP engine parameters (table) B-9

AIC HTTP B-8

AIC HTTP engine parameters (table) B-8

described B-8

features B-8

signature categories 7-33

AIC policy enforcement

default configuration 7-34, B-7

described 7-33, B-7

sensor oversubscription 7-34, B-7

AIM-IPS

initializing 17-13

installing system image 20-23

logging in 18-5

reimaging 20-23

session command 18-5

sessioning 18-4, 18-5

setup command 17-13

time sources 4-7, C-15

AIP-SSC-5

bypass mode 5-26

initializing 17-6

logging in 18-6

password recovery 15-6, C-10

reimaging 20-26

session command 18-6

AIP-SSM

bypass mode 5-26

initializing 17-16

installing system image 20-27

logging in 18-6

password recovery 15-7, C-10

recovering C-66

reimaging 20-26

resetting C-65

session command 18-6

setup command 17-16

time sources 4-8, C-15

Alarm Channel 9-6, A-25

alert and log actions (list) 9-8

alert behavior normal 8-26

alert frequency

aggregation 7-21

configuring 7-21

controlling 7-21

modes B-5

Allowed Hosts/Networks pane

configuring 4-5

described 4-4

field descriptions 4-5

alternate TCP reset interface 5-8

Analysis Engine

described 6-2

error messages C-22

IDM exits C-55

verify it is running C-20

virtual sensors 6-2

anomaly detection

asymmetric traffic 10-2, 10-35

caution 10-2, 10-35

configuration sequence 10-5

default configuration (example) 10-4

described 10-2

detect mode 10-4

disabling C-19

event actions 10-6, B-60

inactive mode 10-4

learning accept mode 10-3

learning process 10-3

limiting false positives 10-13, 16-17

operation settings 10-11

protocols 10-3

signatures (table) 10-6, B-60

turning off 10-35

worms

attacks 10-12, 16-16

described 10-3

zones 10-4

Anomaly Detection pane

button functions 16-17

described 16-16

field descriptions 16-17

user roles 16-16

anomaly detection policies

ad0 10-8

adding 10-9

cloning 10-9

default policy 10-8

deleting 10-9

Anomaly Detections pane

described 10-8

field descriptions 10-9

user roles 10-8

appliances

application partition image 20-13

GRUB menu 15-4, C-8

initializing 17-7

logging in 18-2

password recovery 15-4, C-8

terminal servers

described 18-3, 20-15

setting up 18-3, 20-15

time sources 4-6, C-14

upgrading recovery partition 20-5

Application Inspection and Control see AIC

application partition

described A-3

recovering image 20-13

application policy enforcement

described 7-33, B-7

disabled (default) 7-34, B-7

applications XML format A-2

applying software updates C-52

ARC

ACLs 12-18, A-13

authentication A-14

blocking

application 12-1

connection-based A-16

not occurring for signature C-41

unconditional blocking A-16

block response A-12

Catalyst 6000 series switch

VACL commands A-18

VACLs A-18

Catalyst switches

VACLs A-15

VLANs A-15

checking status 12-3, 12-4

described A-3

design 12-2

device access issues C-38

enabling SSH C-41

features A-13

firewalls

AAA A-17

connection blocking A-17

NAT A-17

network blocking A-17

postblock ACL A-15

preblock ACL A-15

shun command A-17

TACACS+ A-17

formerly Network Access Controller 12-1, 12-3

functions 12-1

illustration A-12

inactive state C-37

interfaces A-13

maintaining states A-15

managed devices 12-7

master blocking sensors A-13

maximum blocks 12-2

misconfigured master blocking sensor C-42

nac.shun.txt file A-15

NAT addressing A-14

number of blocks A-14

postblock ACL A-15

preblock ACL A-15

prerequisites 12-5

rate limiting 12-4

responsibilities A-12

single point of control A-14

SSH A-13

supported devices 12-5, A-14

Telnet A-13

troubleshooting C-35

VACLs A-13

verifying device interfaces C-40

verifying status C-36

ARP

Layer 2 signatures B-10

protocol B-10

ARP spoof tools

dsniff B-10

ettercap B-10

assigning actions to signatures 7-17

asymmetric traffic

anomaly detection 10-2, 10-35

disabling anomaly detection C-18

Atomic ARP engine

described B-10

parameters (table) B-10

Atomic IP Advanced engine

described B-11

restrictions B-12

Atomic IP engine

described 8-14, B-21

parameters (table) B-21

Atomic IPv6 engine

described B-24

Neighborhood Discovery protocol B-25

signatures B-25

signatures (table) B-25

attack relevance rating

calculating risk rating 6-5, 9-3

described 6-5, 6-22, 9-3, 9-23

Attack Response Controller

described A-3

formerly known as Network Access Controller A-3

See ARC

attack severity rating

calculating risk rating 6-5, 9-3

described 6-5, 9-3

authenticated NTP 4-7, 4-8, 4-14, C-14, C-15

AuthenticationApp

authenticating users A-20

described A-3

login attempt limit A-19

method A-19

responsibilities A-19

secure communications A-20

sensor configuration A-19

Authorized Keys pane

configuring 11-3

described 11-2

field descriptions 11-2

RSA authentication 11-2

RSA key generation tool 11-3

Auto/Cisco.com Update pane

configuring 15-18

described 15-16

field descriptions 15-18

UNIX-style directory listings 15-17

user roles 15-16

automatic setup 17-1

automatic updates

Cisco.com 15-16

servers

FTP 15-16

SCP 15-16

troubleshooting C-52

automatic upgrade

examples 20-10

information required 20-6

autonegotiation for hardware bypass 5-11

auto-upgrade-option command 20-6

B

backing up

configuration C-2

current configuration C-4

BackOrifice 2000 See BO2K

BackOrifice see BO

basic setup 17-3

blocking

described 12-1

disabling 12-8

master blocking sensor 12-24

necessary information 12-3

not occurring for signature C-41

prerequisites 12-5

supported devices 12-5

types 12-2

Blocking Devices pane

configuring 12-15

described 12-14

field descriptions 12-14

ssh host-key command 12-15

Blocking Properties pane

adding a host never to be blocked 12-11

configuring 12-9

described 12-7

field descriptions 12-8

BO

described B-62

Trojans B-62

BO2K

described B-62

Trojans B-62

bypass mode

AIP modules 5-26

AIP-SSC-5 5-26

AIP-SSM 5-26

described 5-25

Bypass pane

field descriptions 5-25

user roles 5-25

C

calculating risk rating

attack relevance rating 6-5, 9-3

attack severity rating 6-5, 9-3

promiscuous delta 6-5, 9-3

signature fidelity rating 6-5, 9-3

target value rating 6-5, 9-3

watch list rating 6-6, 9-4

cannot access sensor C-23

Cat 6K Blocking Device Interfaces pane

configuring 12-23

described 12-21

field descriptions 12-22

CDP described 5-27

CDP Mode pane

configuring 5-28

field descriptions 5-28

user roles 5-27

certificates

displaying 11-11

Firefox 1-7

generating 11-11

IDM 1-6, 11-8

Internet Explorer 1-7

changing Microsoft IIS to UNIX-style directory listings 15-17

cidDump and obtaining information C-90

CIDEE

defined A-31

example A-32

IPS extensions A-31

protocol A-31

supported IPS events A-32

cisco

default password 18-2

default username 18-2

Cisco.com

accessing software 19-2

Active Update Bulletins 19-10

downloading software 19-1

IPS software 19-1

software downloads 19-1

Cisco IOS rate limiting 12-4

Cisco IPS software

files 20-2

new features A-3

Cisco Security Center

described 19-11

URL 19-12

Cisco Services for IPS

service contract 1-9, 15-11

supported products 1-9, 15-11

clear events command 4-12, 4-16, 16-4, C-17, C-89

Clear Flow States pane described 16-28

clearing

events 4-16, 16-4, C-89

flow states 16-28

statistics C-75

clear password command 15-6, 15-7, C-9, C-11

CLI described A-3, A-27

clock set command 4-15

Clone Event Action Rules dialog box field descriptions 9-11

Clone Policy dialog box field descriptions 7-2, 10-9

Clone Signature dialog box field descriptions 7-8

cloning

anomaly detection policies 10-9

event action rules policies 9-11

signature definition policies 7-2

signatures 7-15

command and control interface

described 5-2

list 5-2

commands

auto-upgrade-option 20-6

clear events 4-12, 4-16, 16-4, C-17, C-89

clear password 15-6, 15-7, C-9, C-11

clock set 4-15

copy backup-config C-3

copy current-config C-3

debug module-boot C-66

downgrade 20-11

hw-module module 1 reset C-65

hw-module module slot_number password-reset 15-7, C-10

session 18-5, 18-9

setup 4-1, 17-1, 17-3, 17-7, 17-13, 17-16, 17-20, 17-25

show events C-87

show health C-68

show module 1 details C-65

show settings 15-10, C-13

show statistics C-75

show statistics virtual-sensor C-22, C-75

show tech-support C-69

show version C-72

upgrade 20-3, 20-5

Compare Knowledge Bases dialog box field descriptions 16-19

comparing KBs 16-19, 16-21

configuration files

backing up C-2

merging C-2

configuration restrictions

alternate TCP reset interface 5-8

inline interface pairs 5-8

inline VLAN pairs 5-8

interfaces 5-8

physical interfaces 5-8

VLAN groups 5-9

Configure Summertime dialog box field descriptions 3-4, 4-10

configuring

AIC policy parameters 7-40

allowed hosts 4-5

allowed networks 4-5

anomaly detection operation settings 10-11

application policy 7-41

authorized keys 11-3

automatic upgrades 20-8

blocking devices 12-15

blocking properties 12-9

Cat 6K blocking device interfaces 12-23

CDP mode 5-28

CPU, Memory, & Load gadget 2-9

CSA MC IPS interfaces 14-4

device login profiles 12-13

event action filters 6-15, 9-17

events 16-3

event variables 6-28, 9-29

external zone 10-31

general settings 6-33, 9-34

host blocks 16-7

illegal zone 10-25

inline VLAN pairs 3-10

interface pairs 5-19

interfaces 5-17

Interface Status gadget 2-6

internal zone 10-18

IP fragment reassembly signatures 7-44

IP logging 16-14

IPv4 target value rating 6-19, 9-20

IPv6 target value rating 6-21, 9-22

known host keys 11-6

learning accept mode 10-14

Licensing gadget 2-5

maintenance partition

IDSM-2 (Catalyst software) 20-31

IDSM-2 (Cisco IOS software) 20-35

master blocking sensor 12-26

network blocks 16-9

Network Security gadget 2-7

network settings 4-3

NTP servers 4-13

OS maps 6-25, 9-26

rate limiting 16-11

rate limiting devices 12-15

risk categories 6-31, 9-32

router blocking device interfaces 12-20

Sensor Health gadget 2-4

Sensor Information gadget 2-3

Sensor Setup window 3-4

sensor to use NTP 4-14

SNMP 13-2

SNMP traps 13-4

TCP fragment reassembly parameters 7-51

time 4-10

Top Applications gadget 2-8

traffic flow notifications 5-27

trusted hosts 11-10

upgrades 20-4

users 4-18

VLAN groups 5-24

VLAN pairs 5-21

control transactions

characteristics A-8

request types A-8

cookies and IDM 1-6

copy backup-config command C-3

copy current-config command C-3

correcting time on the sensor 4-12, C-17

CPU, Memory, & Load gadget

configuring 2-9

described 2-8

creating

Atomic IP Advanced signature 7-27

custom signatures

not using signature engines 8-4

using signature engines 8-2

IPv6 signatures 7-26

Meta signatures 7-24

Post-Block VACLs 12-22

Pre-Block VACLs 12-22

service account C-5

cryptographic account

Encryption Software Export Distribution Authorization from 19-2

obtaining 19-2

cryptographic features (IDM) 1-1

CSA MC

adding interfaces 14-7

configuring IPS interfaces 14-4

host posture events 14-1, 14-4

quarantined IP address events 14-1

supported IPS interfaces 14-4

CtlTransSource

described A-2, A-10

illustration A-11

current

configuration backup C-2

KB setting 16-22

customizing

dashboards 2-1

gadgets 2-1

custom signatures

described 7-5

IPv6 signature 7-26

Custom Signature Wizard

no signature engine sequence 8-4

signature engine sequence 8-2

D

Dashboard pane gadgets 2-2

dashboards

adding 2-1

customizing 2-1

data structures (examples) A-7

DDoS

protocols B-62

Stacheldraht B-62

TFN B-62

debug logging enabling C-44

debug-module-boot command C-66

default policies

ad0 10-8

rules0 9-10

sig0 7-2

defaults

KB filename 10-12

password 18-2

restoring 15-23

username 18-2

virtual sensor vs0 6-3

deleting

anomaly detection policies 10-9

event action filters 6-15, 9-17

event action overrides 9-13

event action rules policies 9-11

event variables 6-28, 9-29

imported OS values 16-27

IPv4 target value rating 6-19, 9-20

IPv6 target value rating 6-21, 9-22

KBs 16-23

learned OS values 16-26

OS maps 6-25, 9-26

risk categories 6-31, 9-32

signature definition policies 7-2

signature variables 7-29

virtual sensors 6-11

Denial of Service see DoS

denied attackers

adding 16-5

clearing list 16-5

hit count 16-4

resetting hit counts 16-5

Denied Attackers pane

described 16-4

field descriptions 16-4

user roles 16-4

using 16-5

deny actions (list) 9-8

detect mode (anomaly detection) 10-4

device access issues C-38

Device Login Profiles pane

configuring 12-13

described 12-12

field descriptions 12-12

devices 12-15

Diagnostics Report pane

button functions 16-30

described 16-30

user roles 16-30

using 16-31

diagnostics reports 16-31

Differences between knowledge bases KB_Name and KB_Name window field descriptions 16-20

disabling

anomaly detection C-19

blocking 12-8

interfaces 5-17

password recovery 15-8, C-12

disaster recovery C-6

displaying

events C-87

health status C-68

password recovery setting 15-10, C-13

statistics C-75

tech support information C-69

version C-72

Distributed Denial of Service see DDoS

DoS tools B-5

downgrade command 20-11

downgrading sensors 20-12

downloading

KBs 16-24

software 19-1

Download Knowledge Base From Sensor dialog box

described 16-24

field descriptions 16-24

duplicate IP addresses C-26

E

Edit Actions dialog box field descriptions 7-9

Edit Allowed Host dialog box

field descriptions 4-5

user roles 4-4

Edit Authorized Key dialog box

field descriptions 11-3

user roles 11-2

Edit Blocking Device dialog box

field descriptions 12-15

user roles 12-14

Edit Cat 6K Blocking Device Interface dialog box

field descriptions 12-23

user roles 12-21

Edit Configured OS Map dialog box

field descriptions 6-25, 9-25

user roles 6-24, 9-23

Edit Destination Port dialog box field descriptions 10-16

Edit Device Login Profile dialog box

field descriptions 12-12

user roles 12-12

Edit Event Action Filter dialog box

field descriptions 6-14, 9-15

user roles 6-13, 9-14

Edit Event Action Override dialog box

field descriptions 6-11, 9-13

user roles 6-11, 9-12

Edit Event Variable dialog box

field descriptions 6-28, 9-29

user roles 6-27, 9-28

Edit External Product Interface dialog box

field descriptions 14-6

user roles 14-5

Edit Histogram dialog box field descriptions 10-16

editing

event action filters 6-15, 9-17

event action overrides 9-13

event variables 6-28, 9-29

interfaces 5-17

IPv4 target value rating 6-19, 9-20

IPv6 target value rating 6-21, 9-22

OS maps 6-25, 9-26

risk categories 6-31, 9-32

signatures 7-16

signature variables 7-29

virtual sensors 6-11

Edit Inline VLAN Pair dialog box field descriptions 3-9, 5-21

Edit Interface dialog box field descriptions 5-16

Edit Interface Pair dialog box field descriptions 5-19

Edit IP Logging dialog box field descriptions 16-14

Edit Known Host Key dialog box

field descriptions 11-5

user roles 11-4

Edit Master Blocking Sensor dialog box

field descriptions 12-25

user roles 12-24

Edit Never Block Address dialog box

field descriptions 12-10

user roles 12-7

Edit Posture ACL dialog box field descriptions 14-7

Edit Protocol Number dialog box field descriptions 10-18, 10-25

Edit Risk Level dialog box field descriptions 6-31, 9-32

Edit Router Blocking Device Interface dialog box

field descriptions 12-19

user roles 12-17

Edit Signature dialog box field descriptions 7-8

Edit Signature Variable dialog box

field descriptions 7-29

user roles 7-28

Edit SNMP Trap Destination dialog box field descriptions 13-4

Edit User dialog box

field descriptions 4-17

user roles 4-17

Edit Virtual Sensor dialog box

field descriptions 6-9

user roles 6-9

Edit VLAN Group dialog box field descriptions 5-23

enabling

debug logging C-44

event action filters 6-15, 9-17

event action overrides 9-13

interfaces 5-17

Encryption Software Export Distribution Authorization form

cryptographic account 19-2

described 19-2

engines

AIC B-7

Atomic B-9

Fixed B-26

Flood B-29

Master B-4

Meta 7-23, B-30

Multi String B-31

Normalizer B-33

Service DNS B-35

Service FTP B-37

Service Generic B-37

Service H225 B-39

Service HTTP 8-15, B-41

Service IDENT B-43

Service MSRPC 8-12, B-43

Service MSSQL B-45

Service NTP B-45

Service P2P B-46

Service RPC 8-19, B-46

Service SMB Advanced B-48

Service SNMP B-50

Service SSH B-50

Service TNS B-51

State 8-19, B-53

String 8-20, 8-21, 8-24, B-54

Sweep 8-24, B-57

Sweep Other TCP B-59

Traffic ICMP B-62

Trojan B-62

evAlert A-8

event action filters

adding 6-15, 9-17

configuring 6-15, 9-17

deleting 6-15, 9-17

described 6-13, 9-5

editing 6-15, 9-17

enabling 6-15, 9-17

Event Action Filters tab

configuring 6-15, 9-17

described 6-13, 9-14

field descriptions 6-13, 9-15

event action overrides

adding 9-13

deleting 9-13

described 6-4, 9-4

editing 9-13

enabling 9-13

Event Action Overrides tab

described 9-12

field descriptions 9-12

event action rules

described 9-2

functions 9-2

Event Action Rules (rules0) pane described 9-12

Event Action Rules pane

described 9-10

field descriptions 9-10

user roles 9-10, 9-11

event action rules policies

adding 9-11

cloning 9-11

deleting 9-11

events

displaying C-87

host posture 14-2

quarantined IP address 14-2

Events pane

configuring 16-3

described 16-2

field descriptions 16-2

Event Store

clearing events 4-12, C-17

data structures A-7

described A-2

examples A-7

responsibilities A-6

timestamp A-6

event types C-86

event variables

adding 6-28, 9-29

configuring 6-28, 9-29

deleting 6-28, 9-29

editing 6-28, 9-29

example 6-27, 9-28

Event Variables tab

configuring 6-28, 9-29

described 6-27, 9-28

field descriptions 6-28, 9-28

Event Viewer window field descriptions 16-3

evError A-8

evLogTransaction A-8

evShunRqst A-8

evStatus A-8

example custom signatures

Atomic IP Advanced 7-27

Meta engine 7-24

Service HTTP 8-17

String TCP 8-22

external product interfaces

adding 14-7

described 14-1

issues 14-3, C-20

troubleshooting 14-10, C-21

trusted hosts 14-5

External Product Interfaces pane

described 14-5

field descriptions 14-5

external zone

configuring 10-31

protocols 10-29

user roles 10-29

External Zone tab

described 10-29

tabs 10-29

user roles 10-29

F

fail-over testing 5-10

false positives described 7-4

files

Cisco IPS 20-2

IDSM-2 password recovery 15-8, C-11

Firefox

certificates 1-7

validating CAs 1-7

Fixed engine described B-26

Fixed ICMP engine parameters (table) B-26

Fixed TCP engine parameters (table) B-27

Fixed UDP engine parameters (table) B-28

Flood engine described B-29

Flood Host engine parameters (table) B-29

Flood Net engine parameters (table) B-29

flow states clearing 16-28

FTP servers supported 15-16, 20-2

G

gadgets

adding 2-1

CPU, Memory, & Load 2-8

customizing 2-1

Dashboard pane 2-2

IDM 2-2

IDM home pane 1-2

Interface Status 2-6

Licensing 2-5

Network Security 2-6

Sensor Health 2-4

Sensor Information 2-3

Top Applications 2-7

general settings

configuring 6-33, 9-34

described 6-32, 9-33

General tab

configuring 6-33, 9-34

described 6-32, 9-33, 10-15, 10-23

enabling zones 10-15, 10-23

field descriptions 6-33, 9-33

user roles 6-32, 9-33

generating diagnostics reports 16-31

Global Variables pane field description 15-15

GRUB menu password recovery 15-4, C-8

H

H.225.0 protocol B-39

H.323 protocol B-39

hardware bypass

autonegotiation 5-11

configuration restrictions 5-10

fail-over 5-10

IPS 4270-20 5-10

supported configurations 5-10

with software bypass 5-10

Home pane

device information 1-2

gadgets 1-2

health information 1-2

interface status 1-2

licensing information 1-2

system resources usage 1-2

updating 1-2

Host Blocks pane

configuring 16-7

described 16-6

host posture events

CSA MC 14-4

described 14-2

HTTP/HTTPS servers 15-16, 20-2

HTTP deobfuscation

ASCII normalization 8-15, B-41

described 8-15, B-41

hw-module module 1 reset command C-65

hw-module module slot_number password-reset command 15-7, C-10

I

IDAPI

communications A-3, A-29

described A-3

functions A-29

illustration A-30

responsibilities A-29

IDCONF

described A-30

example A-31

XML A-30

IDIOM

defined A-30

messages A-30

IDM

Analysis Engine is busy C-55

certificates 1-6, 11-8

cookies 1-6

cryptographic features 1-1

described 1-2, 1-4

gadgets 2-2

GUI 1-2

logging in 1-4

Signature Wizard supported signature engines 8-2

supported platforms 1-3

system requirements 1-3

TLS 1-6, 11-8

user interface 1-2

web browsers 1-2, 1-4

will not load C-54

IDSM-2

command and control port C-62

configuring

maintenance partition (Catalyst software) 20-31

maintenance partition (Cisco IOS software) 20-35

initializing 17-20

installing

system image (Catalyst software) 20-29

system image (Cisco IOS software) 20-30

logging in 18-7

password recovery 15-8, C-11

password recovery image file 15-8, C-11

reimaging 20-28

sessioning 18-7

setup command 17-20

supported configurations C-59

TCP reset port C-64

time sources 4-7, C-14

upgrading

maintenance partition (Catalyst software) 20-39

maintenance partition (Cisco IOS software) 20-39

illegal zone

configuring 10-25

user roles 10-22

Illegal Zone tab

described 10-22

user roles 10-22

IME time synchronization problems C-57

Imported OS pane

clearing 16-27

described 16-27

field descriptions 16-27

imported OS values

clearing 16-27

deleting 16-27

inactive mode (anomaly detection) 10-4

initializing

AIM-IPS 17-13

AIP-SSC-5 17-6

AIP-SSM 17-16

appliances 17-7

IDSM-2 17-20

NME-IPS 17-25

sensors 4-1, 17-1, 17-3

user roles 17-1

verifying 17-28

inline interface pair mode

configuration restrictions 5-8

described 5-12

Inline Interface Pair window

described 3-8

Startup Wizard 3-8

inline VLAN pair mode

described 5-13

supported sensors 5-13

inline VLAN pairs

configuration restrictions 5-8

configuring 3-10

Inline VLAN Pairs pane user roles 5-20

Inline VLAN Pairs window

described 3-9

field descriptions 3-9

Startup Wizard 3-9

installer major version 19-6

installer minor version 19-7

installing

sensor license 1-11, 15-13

system image

AIM-IPS 20-23

AIP-SSM 20-27

IDSM-2 (Catalyst software) 20-29

IDSM-2 (Cisco IOS software) 20-30

IPS-4240 20-16

IPS-4255 20-16

IPS-4260 20-19

IPS 4270-20 20-21

NME-IPS 20-40

InterfaceApp described A-2

interface pairs

configuring 5-19

described 5-18

Interface Pairs pane

configuring 5-19

described 5-18

field descriptions 5-18

user roles 5-18

interfaces

alternate TCP reset 5-2

command and control 5-2

configuration restrictions 5-8

configuring 5-17

described 3-6, 5-1

disabling 5-17

editing 5-17

enabling 5-17

logical 3-6

physical 3-6

port numbers 5-1

sensing 5-2, 5-3

slot numbers 5-1

support (table) 5-4

TCP reset 5-6

VLAN groups 5-2

Interface Selection window

described 3-8

Startup Wizard 3-8

Interfaces pane

configuring 5-17

described 5-15

field descriptions 5-15

user roles 5-15

Interface Status gadget

configuring 2-6

described 2-6

Interface Summary window described 3-6

internal zone

configuring 10-18

user roles 10-15

Internal Zone tab

described 10-15

user roles 10-15

Internet Explorer validating certificates 1-7

IP fragmentation described B-33

IP fragment reassembly

configuring 7-43

described 7-42

example signature 7-44

mode 7-43

parameters (table) 7-42

signatures 7-44

signatures (table) 7-42

IP logging

described 7-52, 16-13

event actions 16-13

system performance 16-13

IP Logging pane

configuring 16-14

described 16-13

field descriptions 16-14

user roles 16-13

IP Logging Variables pane described 15-15

IP logs

circular buffer 16-13

states 16-13

TCPDUMP 16-13

viewing 16-14

WireShark 16-13

IPS-4240

installing system image 20-16

password recovery 15-5, C-8

reimaging 20-15

IPS-4255

installing system image 20-16

password recovery 15-5, C-8

reimaging 20-15

IPS-4260

installing system image 20-19

password recovery 15-4, C-8

reimaging 20-19

IPS 4270-20

hardware bypass 5-10

installing system image 20-21

password recovery 15-4, C-8

reimaging 20-21

IPS applications

summary A-33

table A-33

XML format A-2

IPS data

types A-7

XML document A-8

IPS events

evAlert A-8

evError A-8

evLogTransaction A-8

evShunRqst A-8

evStatus A-8

list A-8

types A-8

IPS internal communications A-29

IPS modules

time synchronization 4-8, C-16

unsupported features 3-7

IPS Policies pane

described 6-8

field descriptions 6-9

IPS software

application list A-2

available files 19-1

configuring device parameters A-4

directory structure A-32

Linux OS A-2

obtaining 19-1

platform-dependent release examples 19-8

retrieving data A-4

security features A-4

tuning signatures A-4

updating A-4

user interaction A-4

versioning scheme 19-1

IPS software file names

major updates (illustration) 19-4

minor updates (illustration) 19-4

patch releases (illustration) 19-4

service packs (illustration) 19-4

IPv4 Add Target Value Rating dialog box

field descriptions 6-18, 9-20

user roles 6-18, 9-19

IPv4 Edit Target Value Rating dialog box

field descriptions 6-18, 9-20

user roles 6-18, 9-19

IPv4 target value rating

adding 6-19, 9-20

configuring 6-19, 9-20

deleting 6-19, 9-20

editing 6-19, 9-20

IPv4 Target Value Rating tab

configuring 6-19, 9-20

field descriptions 6-18, 9-19

IPv6

described B-24

SPAN ports 5-12, A-4

switches 5-12, A-4

IPv6 Add Target Value Rating dialog box

field descriptions 6-20, 9-21

user roles 6-20, 9-21

IPv6 Edit Target Value Rating dialog box

field descriptions 6-20, 9-21

user roles 6-20, 9-21

IPv6 target value rating

adding 6-21, 9-22

configuring 6-21, 9-22

deleting 6-21, 9-22

editing 6-21, 9-22

IPv6 Target Value Rating tab

configuring 6-21, 9-22

field descriptions 6-20, 9-21

K

KBs

comparing 16-21

default filename 10-12

deleting 16-23

described 10-3

downloading 16-24

histogram 10-12, 16-16

initial baseline 10-3

learning accept mode 10-12

loading 16-22

monitoring 16-19

renaming 16-23

saving 16-22

scanner threshold 10-12, 16-16

tree structure 10-12, 16-16

uploading 16-25

Knowledge Base see KB

Known Host Keys pane

configuring 11-6

describing 11-5

field descriptions 11-5

L

Learned OS pane

clearing 16-26

described 16-26

field descriptions 16-26

learned OS values

clearing 16-26

deleting 16-26

learning accept mode

anomaly detection 10-3

configuring 10-14

Learning Accept Mode tab

described 10-12

field descriptions 10-13

user roles 10-12

license files

BSD license D-3

expat license D-12

GNU Lesser license D-22

GNU license D-17

license key trial 1-9, 15-11

licensing

described 1-8, 15-11

IPS device serial number 1-8, 15-11

Licensing gadget

configuring 2-5

described 2-5

Licensing pane

configuring 1-11, 15-13

described 1-8, 15-11

field descriptions 1-11, 15-13

user roles 1-11, 15-10

limitations for concurrent CLI sessions 18-1

listings UNIX-style 15-17

loading KBs 16-22

Logger

described A-3, A-18

functions A-18

syslog messages A-19

logging in

AIM-IPS 18-5

AIP-SSC-5 18-6

AIP-SSM 18-6

appliances 18-2

IDM 1-4

IDSM-2 18-7

NME-IPS 18-10

sensors

SSH 18-11

Telnet 18-11

service role 18-2

terminal servers 18-3, 20-15

user role 18-1

LOKI

described B-62

protocol B-62

loose connections and sensors C-22

M

MainApp

components A-5

described A-2, A-5

host statistics A-5

responsibilities A-5

show version command A-5

maintenance partition

configuring

IDSM-2 (Catalyst software) 20-31

IDSM-2 (Cisco IOS software) 20-35

described A-3

major updates described 19-4

managing rate limiting 16-11

manual block to bogus host C-41

master blocking sensor

described 12-24

not set up properly C-42

Master Blocking Sensor pane

configuring 12-26

described 12-24

field descriptions 12-25

Master engine

alert frequency B-5

alert frequency parameters (table) B-5

described B-3

event actions B-5

general parameters (table) B-4

universal parameters B-4

merging configuration files C-2

Meta engine

described 7-23, B-30

parameters (table) B-30

Signature Event Action Processor 7-23, B-30

Meta Event Generator described 6-32, 9-33

MIBs supported 13-6, C-18

minor updates described 19-4

Miscellaneous tab

button functions 7-32

configuring

application policy 7-40

IP fragment reassembly mode 7-43

IP logging 7-52

TCP stream reassembly mode 7-50

described 7-30

field descriptions 7-32

user roles 7-30

modes

anomaly detection detect 10-4

anomaly detection inactive 10-4

anomaly detection learning accept 10-3

bypass 5-25

inline interface pair 5-12

inline VLAN pair 5-13

promiscuous 5-11

VLAN Groups 5-13

modify packets inline modes 6-4

monitoring

events 16-3

KBs 16-19

moving OS maps 6-25, 9-26

Multi String engine

described B-31

parameters (table) B-32

Regex B-31

MySDN described 7-5

N

Neighborhood Discovery

options B-25

types B-25

Network Blocks pane

configuring 16-9

described 16-9

field descriptions 16-9

user roles 16-8

Network pane

configuring 4-3

field descriptions 4-2

TLS/SSL 4-3

user roles 4-2

Network Security gadget

configuring 2-7

described 2-6

network security health data reset 16-29

Network Timing Protocol see NTP

never block

hosts 12-7

networks 12-7

NME-IPS

initializing 17-25

installing system image 20-40

logging in 18-10

reimaging 20-40

session command 18-9

sessioning 18-8, 18-10

setup command 17-25

time sources 4-7, C-15

Normalizer engine

described B-33

IP fragment reassembly B-33

parameters (table) B-34

TCP stream reassembly B-33

Normalizer mode described 6-4

NotificationApp

alert information A-8

described A-3

functions A-8

SNMP gets A-8

SNMP traps A-8

statistics A-10

system health information A-9

NTP

authenticated 4-7, 4-8, 4-14, C-14, C-15

configuring servers 4-13

described 4-6, C-14

incorrect configuration 4-8, C-16

sensor time source 4-12, 4-14

time synchronization 4-6, C-14

unauthenticated 4-7, 4-8, 4-14, C-14, C-15

NTP configuration verifying 4-9

O

obtaining

cryptographic account 19-2

IPS software 19-1

one-way TCP reset described 6-32, 9-33

Operation Settings tab

described 10-10

field descriptions 10-11

user roles 10-10

OS Identifications tab

described 6-24, 9-23

field descriptions 6-24, 9-25

OS maps

adding 6-25, 9-26

configuring 6-25, 9-26

deleting 6-25, 9-26

editing 6-25, 9-26

moving 6-25, 9-26

other actions (list) 9-9

Other Protocols tab

described 10-24, 10-31

describing 10-17

enabling other protocols 10-17

external zone 10-31

field descriptions 10-17, 10-31

illegal zone 10-24

P

P2P networks described B-46

partitions

application A-3

maintenance A-3

recovery A-3

passive OS fingerprinting

components 6-22, 9-24

configuring 6-23, 9-25

described 6-22, 9-23

password policy caution 15-2, 15-3

password recovery

AIP-SSC-5 15-6, C-10

AIP-SSM 15-6, C-10

appliances 15-4, C-8

CLI 15-9, C-12

described 15-3, C-7

disabling 15-8, C-12

GRUB menu 15-4, C-8

IDSM-2 15-8, C-11

IPS-4240 15-5, C-8

IPS-4255 15-5, C-8

platforms 15-3, C-7

ROMMON 15-5, C-8

troubleshooting 15-9, C-13

verifying 15-10, C-13

password requirements configuration 15-2

Passwords pane

described 15-2

field descriptions 15-2

patch releases described 19-5

peacetime learning (anomaly detection) 10-3

Peer-to-Peer see P2P

physical connectivity issues C-30

physical interfaces configuration restrictions 5-8

platforms concurrent CLI sessions 18-1

Post-Block ACLs 12-17, 12-18

Pre-Block ACLs 12-17, 12-18

prerequisites for blocking 12-5

promiscuous delta

calculating risk rating 6-5, 9-3

described 6-5, 9-3

promiscuous mode

described 5-11

packet flow 5-11

SPAN ports 5-12, A-4

VACL capture 5-12, A-4

protocols

ARP B-10

CIDEE A-31

DCE 8-12, B-44

DDoS B-62

H.323 B-39

H225.0 B-39

ICMPv6 B-11

IDAPI A-29

IDCONF A-30

IDIOM A-30

IPv6 B-24

LOKI B-62

MSSQL B-45

Neighborhood Discovery B-25

Q.931 B-39

RPC 8-12, B-44

SDEE A-31

Signature Wizard 8-11

Q

Q.931 protocol

described B-39

SETUP messages B-39

quarantined IP address events described 14-2

R

rate limiting

ACLs 12-5

configuring 16-11

described 12-4

managing 16-11

percentages 16-10

routers 12-4

service policies 12-5

supported signatures 12-4

Rate Limits pane

described 16-10

field descriptions 16-11

RDEP event server deprecated A-21

rebooting the sensor 15-23

Reboot Sensor pane

configuring 15-23

described 15-23

user roles 15-23

recover command 20-12

recovering

AIP-SSM C-66

application partition image 20-13

recovery partition

described A-3

upgrading 20-5

reimaging

AIM-IPS 20-23

AIP-SSC-5 20-26

AIP-SSM 20-26

appliances 20-12

described 20-1

IDSM-2 20-28

IPS-4240 20-15

IPS-4255 20-15

IPS-4260 20-19

IPS 4270-20 20-21

NME-IPS 20-40

sensors 20-1

removing

last applied

service pack 20-12

signature update 20-12

renaming KBs 16-23

Reset Network Security Health pane

described 16-29

field descriptions 16-29

user roles 16-29

reset not occurring for a signature C-50

resetting

AIP-SSM C-65

network security health data 16-29

Restore Default Interface dialog box field descriptions 3-7

Restore Defaults pane

configuring 15-23

described 15-23

user roles 15-23

restoring

current configuration C-4

defaults 15-23

risk categories

adding 6-31, 9-32

configuring 6-31, 9-32

deleting 6-31, 9-32

editing 6-31, 9-32

Risk Category tab

configuring 6-31, 9-32

described 6-30, 9-31

field descriptions 6-30, 9-31

risk rating

calculating 6-4, 9-2

described 6-22

ROMMON

described 20-14

IPS-4240 20-16

IPS-4255 20-16

IPS-4260 20-19

IPS 4270-20 20-19, 20-21

password recovery 15-5, C-8

remote sensors 20-14

serial console port 20-14

TFTP 20-14

round-trip time see RTT

Router Blocking Device Interfaces pane

configuring 12-20

described 12-17

field descriptions 12-19

RPC portmapper 8-19, B-46

RTT

described 20-14

TFTP limitation 20-14

S

Save Knowledge Base dialog box

described 16-21

field descriptions 16-22

saving KBs 16-22

scheduling automatic upgrades 20-8

SDEE

described A-31

HTTP A-31

protocol A-31

server requests A-31

security and SSH 11-1

security information

Cisco Security Center 19-11

MySDN 7-5

security policies described 6-1, 7-1, 9-1, 10-1

sensing interfaces

described 5-3

modes 5-3

PCI cards 5-3

SensorApp

Alarm Channel A-23

Analysis Engine A-23

described A-3

event action filtering A-24

inline packet processing A-24

IP normalization A-24

packet flow A-25

processors A-22

responsibilities A-22

risk rating A-24

Signature Event Action Processor A-22, A-25

TCP normalization A-24

Sensor Health gadget

configuring 2-4

described 2-4

metrics 2-4

status 2-4

Sensor Health pane

described 15-14

field descriptions 15-15

Sensor Information gadget

configuring 2-3

described 2-3

Sensor Key pane

button functions 11-7

described 11-7

field descriptions 11-7

sensor SSH key

displaying 11-7

generating 11-7

user roles 11-7

sensors

access problems C-23

asymmetric traffic disabling anomaly detection C-18

blocking itself 12-8

configuring to use NTP 4-14

corrupted SensorApp configuration C-34

diagnostics reports 16-31

disaster recovery C-6

downgrading 20-12

incorrect NTP configuration 4-8, C-16

initializing 4-1, 17-1, 17-3

interface support 5-4

IP address conflicts C-26

license 1-11, 15-13

logging in

SSH 18-11

Telnet 18-11

loose connections C-22

misconfigured access lists C-26

no alerts C-31, C-56

not seeing packets C-33

NTP time source 4-14

NTP time synchronization 4-6, C-14

partitions A-3

physical connectivity C-30

preventive maintenance C-2

process not running C-28

rebooting 15-23

reimaging 20-1

restoring defaults 15-23

sensing process not running C-28

setting up 4-1

setup command 4-1, 17-1, 17-3, 17-7

shutting down 15-24

statistics 16-32

system information 16-32

time sources 4-6, C-14

troubleshooting software upgrades C-53

updating 15-18, 15-21

upgrading 20-4

using NTP time source 4-12

Sensor Setup window

described 3-2

Startup Wizard 3-2

Server Certificate pane

button functions 11-11

certificate

displaying 11-11

generating 11-11

described 11-11

field descriptions 11-11

user roles 11-11

service account

creating C-5

described 4-17, A-29, C-4

TAC A-29

troubleshooting A-29

Service DNS engine

described B-35

parameters (table) B-36

Service engine

described B-35

Layer 5 traffic B-35

Service FTP engine

described B-37

parameters (table) B-37

PASV port spoof B-37

Service Generic engine

described B-37

parameters (table) B-38

Service H225 engine

ASN.1PER validation B-39

described B-39

features B-39

parameters (table) B-40

TPKT validation B-39

Service HTTP engine

described 8-15, B-41

parameters (table) B-41

Service IDENT engine

described B-43

parameters (table) B-43

service-module ids-sensor slot/port session command 18-4, 18-9

Service MSRPC engine

DCS/RPC protocol 8-12, B-44

described 8-12, B-43

parameters (table) B-44

Service MSSQL engine

described B-45

MSSQL protocol B-45

parameters (table) B-45

Service NTP engine

described B-45

parameters (table) B-45

Service P2P engine described B-46

service packs described 19-4

service role 18-2, A-28

Service RPC engine

described 8-19, B-46

parameters (table) 8-19, B-46

RPC portmapper 8-19, B-46

Service SMB Advanced engine

described B-48

parameters (table) B-48

Service SNMP engine

described B-50

parameters (table) B-50

Service SSH engine

described B-50

parameters (table) B-51

Service TNS engine

described B-51

parameters (table) B-52

session command

AIM-IPS 18-5

AIP-SSC-5 18-6

AIP-SSM 18-6

IDSM-2 18-7

NME-IPS 18-9

sessioning

AIM-IPS 18-5

AIP-SSM 18-6

IDSM-2 18-7

NME-IPS 18-10

setting

current KB 16-22

system clock 4-16

setting up

sensors 4-1

terminal servers 18-3, 20-15

setup

automatic 17-1

simplified mode 17-1

setup command 4-1, 17-1, 17-3, 17-7, 17-13, 17-16, 17-20, 17-25

show events command C-86, C-87

show health command C-68

show interfaces command C-85

show module 1 details command C-65

show settings command 15-10, C-13

show statistics command C-75

show statistics virtual-sensor command C-22, C-75

show tech-support command C-69

show version command C-72

Shut Down Sensor pane

configuring 15-24

described 15-24

user roles 15-24

shutting down the sensor 15-24

sig0 pane

default 7-3

described 7-3

field descriptions 7-6

signatures

assigning actions 7-17

cloning 7-14

tuning 7-16

tabs 7-3

signature/virus update files described 19-5

signature definition policies

adding 7-2

cloning 7-2

default policy 7-2

deleting 7-2

sig0 7-2

Signature Definitions pane

described 7-2

field descriptions 7-2

signature engines

AIC B-7

Atomic B-9

Atomic ARP B-10

Atomic IP 8-14, B-21

Atomic IP Advanced B-11

Atomic IPv6 B-24

creating custom signatures 8-2

described B-1

event actions B-6

Fixed B-26

Flood B-29

Flood Host B-29

Flood Net B-29

list B-2

Meta 7-23, B-30

Multi String B-31

Normalizer B-33

Service B-35

Service DNS B-35

Service FTP B-37

Service Generic B-37

Service H225 B-39

Service HTTP 8-15, B-41

Service IDENT B-43

Service MSRPC 8-12, B-43

Service MSSQL B-45

Service NTP engine B-45

Service P2P B-46

Service RPC 8-19, B-46

Service SMB Advanced B-48

Service SNMP B-50

Service SSH engine B-50

Service TNS B-51

State 8-19, B-53

String 8-20, 8-21, 8-24, B-54

supported by IDM 8-2

Sweep B-57

Sweep Other TCP B-59

Traffic Anomaly 10-6, B-60

Traffic ICMP B-62

Trojan B-62

signature engine update files described 19-6

Signature Event Action Filter

described 9-6, A-26

parameters 9-6, A-26

Signature Event Action Handler described 9-6, A-26

Signature Event Action Override described 9-6, A-25

Signature Event Action Processor

Alarm Channel 9-6, A-25

components 9-6, A-25

described 9-6, A-22, A-25

illustration 9-7, A-26

logical flow of events 9-7, A-26

signature fidelity rating

calculating risk rating 6-5, 9-3

described 6-5, 9-3

signatures

adding 7-13

alert frequency 7-21

assigning actions 7-17

cloning 7-15

custom 7-5

default 7-4

described 7-4

editing 7-16

false positives 7-4

no TCP reset C-50

rate limits 12-4

subsignatures 7-4

tuned 7-4

tuning 7-16

signature updates installation time 15-17

signature variables

adding 7-29

deleting 7-29

described 7-28

editing 7-29

Signature Variables tab

configuring 7-29

field descriptions 7-29

Signature Wizard

alert behavior 8-26

Alert Response window field descriptions 8-25

Atomic IP Engine Parameters window field descriptions 8-14

described 8-1

ICMP Traffic Type window field descriptions 8-13

Inspect Data window field descriptions 8-13

MSRPC Engine Parameters window field descriptions 8-13

protocols 8-11

Protocol Type window field descriptions 8-12

Service HTTP Engine Parameters window field descriptions 8-16

Service RPC Engine Parameters window field descriptions 8-19

Service Type window field descriptions 8-14

signature identification 8-12

Signature Identification window field descriptions 8-12

State Engine Parameters window field descriptions 8-20

String ICMP Engine Parameters window field descriptions 8-20

String TCP Engine Parameters window field descriptions 8-21

String UDP Engine Parameters window field descriptions 8-24

supported signature engines 8-2

Sweep Engine Parameters window field descriptions 8-25

TCP Sweep Type window field descriptions 8-14

TCP Traffic Type window field descriptions 8-14

UDP Sweep Type window field descriptions 8-13

UDP Traffic Type window field descriptions 8-13

using 8-5

Welcome window field descriptions 8-11

SNMP

configuring 13-2

described 13-1

Get 13-1

GetNext 13-1

Set 13-1

supported MIBs 13-6, C-18

Trap 13-1

SNMP General Configuration pane

configuring 13-2

described 13-2

field descriptions 13-2

user roles 13-2

SNMP traps

configuring 13-4

described 13-1

SNMP Traps Configuration pane

described 13-3

field descriptions 13-4

user roles 13-3

software architecture

ARC (illustration) A-12

IDAPI (illustration) A-30

software bypass

supported configurations 5-10

with hardware bypass 5-10

software downloads Cisco.com 19-1

software file names

recovery (illustration) 19-6

signature/virus updates (illustration) 19-5

signature engine updates (illustration) 19-6

system image (illustration) 19-6

software release examples

platform-dependent 19-8

platform identifiers 19-8

platform-independent 19-7

software updates

supported FTP servers 15-16, 20-2

supported HTTP/HTTPS servers 15-16, 20-2

SPAN port issues C-30

SSH

security 11-1

understanding 11-1

SSH Server

private keys A-20

public keys A-20

standards

CIDEE A-31

IDCONF A-30

IDIOM A-30

SDEE A-31

Startup Wizard

access lists 3-3

adding virtual sensors 3-12

Add Virtual Sensor dialog box 3-11

described 3-1

Inline Interface Pair window

described 3-8

field descriptions 3-8

Inline VLAN Pairs window configuration 3-10

Interface Selection window 3-8

Interface Summary window 3-6

Sensor Setup window

configuring 3-4

field descriptions 3-2

Traffic Inspection Mode window 3-8

Virtual Sensors window

described 3-11

field descriptions 3-11

State engine

Cisco Login 8-19, B-53

described 8-19, B-53

LPR Format String 8-19, B-53

parameters (table) B-53

SMTP 8-19, B-53

Statistics pane

button functions 16-31

categories 16-31

described 16-31

using 16-32

statistics viewing 16-32

String engine described 8-20, 8-21, 8-24, B-54

String ICMP engine parameters (table) B-55

String TCP engine parameters (table) B-55

String UDP engine parameters (table) B-56

subinterface 0 described 5-14

subsignatures described 7-4

summarization

described 6-6, 9-5

Fire All 6-7, 9-5

Fire Once 6-7, 9-6

Global Summarization 6-7, 9-6

Meta engine 6-7, 9-5

Summary 6-7, 9-5

Summarizer described 6-32, 9-33

Summary pane

button functions 5-15

described 5-14

field descriptions 3-7, 5-15

supported

FTP servers 15-16, 20-2

HTTP/HTTPS servers 15-16, 20-2

IDM platforms 1-3

IDSM-2 configurations C-59

IPS interfaces for CSA MC 14-4

Sweep engine

described 8-24, B-57

parameters (table) B-58, B-59

Sweep Other TCP engine described B-59

switch commands for troubleshooting C-59

system architecture

directory structure A-32

supported platforms A-1

system clock setting 4-16

system components IDAPI A-30

System Configuration Dialog

described 17-2

example 17-2

system image

installing

AIM-IPS 20-23

AIP-SSC-5 20-26

AIP-SSM 20-26

IPS-4240 20-16

IPS-4255 20-16

IPS-4260 20-19

IPS 4270-20 20-21

IDSM-2 (Catalyst software) 20-29

IDSM-2 (Cisco IOS software) 20-30

NME-IPS 20-40

System Information pane

described 16-32

using 16-32

system information viewing 16-32

system requirements IDM 1-3

T

TAC

service account 4-17, A-29, C-4

show tech-support command C-69

target value rating

calculating risk rating 6-5, 9-3

described 6-5, 6-18, 6-20, 9-3, 9-19, 9-21

TCP fragmentation described B-33

TCP Protocol tab

described 10-15, 10-23, 10-29

enabling TCP 10-15

external zone 10-29

field descriptions 10-16

illegal zone 10-23

TCP reset interfaces

conditions 5-7

described 5-6

list 5-7

TCP resets

IDSM-2 port C-64

not occurring C-50

TCP stream reassembly

described 7-45

mode 7-50

parameters (table) 7-46

signatures (table) 7-46

terminal server setup 18-3, 20-15

testing fail-over 5-10

TFN2K

described B-62

Trojans B-62

TFTP and RTT 20-14

TFTP servers

recommended

UNIX 20-14

Windows 20-14

threat rating described 6-6, 9-4

Thresholds for KB Name window

described 16-18

field descriptions 16-18

filtering information 16-18

time and the sensor 4-6, C-14

time correcting on the sensor 4-12, C-17

Time pane

configuring 4-10

described 4-6

field descriptions 4-9

user roles 4-6

time sources

AIM-IPS 4-7, C-15

AIP-SSM 4-8, C-15

appliances 4-6, C-14

IDSM-2 4-7, C-14

NME-IPS 4-7, C-15

time synchronization and IPS modules 4-8, C-16

TLS

described 4-3

handshaking 1-6, 11-8

IDM 1-6, 11-8

Top Applications gadget

configuring 2-8

described 2-7

Traffic Anomaly engine

described 10-6, B-60

protocols 10-6, B-60

signatures 10-6, B-60

traffic flow notifications

configuring 5-27

described 5-26

Traffic Flow Notifications pane

configuring 5-27

field descriptions 5-27

user roles 5-26

Traffic ICMP engine

DDoS B-62

described B-62

LOKI B-62

parameters (table) B-62

TFN2K B-62

Traffic Inspection Mode window described 3-8

Traps Configuration pane configuration 13-4

trial license key 1-9, 15-11

Tribe Flood Network 2000 see TFN2K

Tribe Flood Network see TFN

Trojan engine

BO2K B-62

described B-62

TFN2K B-62

Trojans

BO B-62

BO2K B-62

LOKI B-62

TFN2K B-62

troubleshooting

AIP-SSM

commands C-65

debugging C-66

recovering C-66

reset C-65

Analysis Engine busy C-55

applying software updates C-52

ARC

blocking not occurring for signature C-41

device access issues C-38

enabling SSH C-41

inactive state C-37

misconfigured master blocking sensor C-42

verifying device interfaces C-40

automatic updates C-52

cannot access sensor C-23

cidDump C-90

cidLog messages to syslog C-48

communication C-23

corrupted SensorApp configuration C-34

debug logger zone names (table) C-48

debug logging C-44

disaster recovery C-6

duplicate sensor IP addresses C-26

enabling debug logging C-44

external product interfaces 14-10, C-21

gathering information C-68

IDM

cannot access sensor C-55

will not load C-54

IDSM-2

command and control port C-62

diagnosing problems C-58

not online C-61, C-62

serial cable C-64

status indicator C-60

switch commands C-59

IME time synchronization C-57

IPS modules time drift 4-8, C-16

manual block to bogus host C-41

misconfigured access list C-26

no alerts C-31, C-56

NTP C-49

password recovery 15-9, C-13

physical connectivity issues C-30

preventive maintenance C-2

reset not occurring for a signature C-50

sensing process not running C-28

sensor events C-86

sensor loose connections C-22

sensor not seeing packets C-33

sensor software upgrade C-53

service account 4-17, C-4

show events command C-86

show interfaces command C-84, C-85

show statistics command C-74, C-75

show tech-support command C-69, C-70

show version command C-72

software upgrades C-51

SPAN port issue C-30

upgrading to 6.0 C-51

verifying Analysis Engine is running C-20

verifying ARC status C-36

Trusted Hosts pane

configuring 11-10

described 11-9

field descriptions 11-10

tuned signatures described 7-4

tuning

AIC signatures 7-41

IP fragment reassembly signatures 7-44

signatures 7-16

turning off anomaly detection 10-35

U

UDP Protocol tab

described 10-17, 10-23, 10-24, 10-30

enabling UDP 10-17

external zone 10-30

field descriptions 10-30

illegal zone 10-23, 10-24

unassigned VLAN groups described 5-14

unauthenticated NTP 4-7, 4-8, 4-14, C-14, C-15

UNIX-style directory listings 15-17

Update Sensor pane

configuring 15-21

described 15-20

field descriptions 15-21

user roles 15-20

updating

Cisco.com 15-20

FTP server 15-20

Home pane 1-2

sensors 15-21

upgrade command 20-3, 20-5

upgrading

maintenance partition

IDSM-2 (Catalyst software) 20-39

IDSM-2 (Cisco IOS software) 20-39

minimum required version 19-9

recovery partition 20-5, 20-12

sensors 20-4

to 6.x C-51

to 6.2 19-9

uploading KBs

FTP 16-25

SCP 16-25

Upload Knowledge Base to Sensor dialog box

described 16-25

field descriptions 16-25

URLs for Cisco Security Center 19-12

Users pane

configuring 4-18

field descriptions 4-17

user roles A-28

using

debug logging C-44

TCP reset interfaces 5-7

V

VACLs

described 12-2

Post-Block 12-22

Pre-Block 12-22

verifying

NTP configuration 4-9

password recovery 15-10, C-13

sensor initialization 17-28

sensor setup 17-28

viewing

IP logs 16-14

statistics 16-32

system information 16-32

virtual sensors

adding 3-12, 6-11

default virtual sensor 6-3, 6-8

deleting 6-11

described 6-2, 6-8

editing 6-11

stream segregation 6-4

Virtual Sensors window described 3-11

VLAN groups

802.1q encapsulation 5-14

configuration restrictions 5-9

configuring 5-24

deploying 5-23

described 5-13

switches 5-23

VLAN Groups pane

configuring 5-24

described 5-22

field descriptions 5-23

user roles 5-22

VLAN IDs 5-22

VLAN Pairs pane

configuring 5-21

describing 5-20

field descriptions 5-20

W

watch list rating

calculating risk rating 6-6, 9-4

described 6-6, 9-4

Web Server

described A-3, A-21

HTTP 1.0 and 1.1 support A-21

private keys A-20

public keys A-20

SDEE support A-21

worms

Blaster 10-2

Code Red 10-2

histograms 10-12, 16-16

Nimbda 10-2

protocols 10-3

Sasser 10-2

scanners 10-3

Slammer 10-2

SQL Slammer 10-2

Z

zones

external 10-4

illegal 10-4

internal 10-4