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 7-10

described 7-10

802.1q encapsulation

VLAN groups 7-14

A

accessing IPS software 23-2

access lists

misconfiguration C-25

necessary hosts 5-3

ACLs

adding 5-3

described 14-3

Post-Block 14-17, 14-18

Pre-Block 14-17, 14-18

active update bulletins subscription 23-9

ad0 pane

default 12-9

described 12-9

tabs 12-9

Add ACL Entry dialog box field descriptions 5-3

Add Active Host Block dialog box

field descriptions 18-7

user roles 18-6

Add Allowed Host dialog box

field descriptions 6-4

user roles 6-4

Add Authorized Key dialog box

field descriptions 13-3

user roles 13-2

Add Blocking Device dialog box

field descriptions 14-15

user roles 14-14

Add Cat 6K Blocking Device Interface dialog box

field descriptions 14-23

user roles 14-22

Add Configured OS Map dialog box

field descriptions 8-25, 11-26

user roles 8-24, 11-23

Add Destination Port dialog box field descriptions 12-16, 12-23, 12-30

Add Device List dialog box field descriptions 2-3

Add Device Login Profile dialog box

field descriptions 14-13

user roles 14-12

Add Event Action Filter dialog box

field descriptions 8-14, 11-15

user roles 8-13, 11-14

Add Event Action Override dialog box

field descriptions 8-10, 11-12

user roles 8-10, 11-12

Add Event Variable dialog box

field descriptions 8-28, 11-29

user roles 8-27, 11-28

Add External Product Interface dialog box

field descriptions 16-6

user roles 16-5

Add Filter dialog box field descriptions 3-17

Add Histogram dialog box field descriptions 12-16, 12-23, 12-31

adding

ACLs 5-3

a host never to be blocked 14-11

anomaly detection policies 12-9

blocking devices 14-15

CSA MC interfaces 16-7

denied attackers 18-5

event action filters 8-15, 11-16

event action overrides 11-12

event action rules policies 11-10

event variables 8-29, 11-29

external product interfaces 16-7

host blocks 18-7

IPv4 target value rating 8-19, 11-20

IPv6 target value rating 8-21, 11-22

network blocks 18-9

OS maps 8-26, 11-26

rate limiting devices 14-15

risk categories 8-32, 11-32

signature definition policies 9-3

signatures 9-12

signature variables 9-29

virtual sensors 5-12, 8-10

Add Inline VLAN Pair dialog box field descriptions 7-21

Add Inline VLAN Pair Entry dialog box field descriptions 5-9

Add Interface Pair dialog box field descriptions 7-19

Add IP Logging dialog box

field descriptions 18-14

user roles 18-13

Add IPv4 Target Value Rating dialog box

field descriptions 8-18, 11-19

user roles 8-18, 11-19

Add IPv6 Target Value Rating dialog box

field descriptions 8-20, 11-21

user roles 8-20, 11-21

Add Known Host Key dialog box

field descriptions 13-5

user roles 13-4

Add Master Blocking Sensor dialog box

field descriptions 14-26

user roles 14-25

Add Network Block dialog box

field descriptions 18-9

user roles 18-8

Add Never Block Address dialog box

field descriptions 14-11

user roles 14-7

Add Policy dialog box

field descriptions 9-2, 11-10, 12-8

user roles 9-2, 11-10, 12-8

Add Posture ACL dialog box field descriptions 16-7

Add Protocol Number dialog box field descriptions 12-17, 12-25, 12-32

Add Rate Limit dialog box

field descriptions 18-11

user role 18-10

Address Resolution Protocol see ARP

Add Risk Level dialog box

field descriptions 8-32, 11-32

user roles 8-31, 11-31

Add Router Blocking Device Interface dialog box

field descriptions 14-20

user roles 14-17

Add Signature dialog box

field descriptions 9-8

user roles 9-6

Add Signature Variable dialog box

field descriptions 9-29

user roles 9-28

Add SNMP Trap Destination dialog box

field descriptions 15-4

user roles 15-4

Add Start Time dialog box field descriptions 12-13

Add Trusted Host dialog box

field descriptions 13-10

user roles 13-9

Add User dialog box

field descriptions 6-17

user roles 6-16

Add Virtual Sensor dialog box

described 5-11, 8-9

field descriptions 5-11, 8-9

user roles 8-9

Add VLAN Group dialog box

field descriptions 7-23

user roles 7-22

Advanced Alert Behavior Wizard

Alert Dynamic Response Fire All window field descriptions 10-29

Alert Dynamic Response Fire Once window field descriptions 10-29

Alert Dynamic Response Summary window field descriptions 10-30

Alert Summarization window field descriptions 10-28

Event Count and Interval window field descriptions 10-28

Global Summarization window field descriptions 10-30

AIC engine

AIC FTP B-8

AIC HTTP B-8

described B-8

features B-8

signature categories 9-32

signatures (example) 9-40

AIC FTP engine parameters (table) B-9

AIC HTTP engine parameters (table) B-8

AIC policy configuration 9-39

AIC policy enforcement

default configuration 9-33, B-7

described 9-33, B-7

sensor oversubscription 9-33, B-7

AIM-IPS

initializing 22-12

installing system image 24-23

logging in 21-4

session command 21-4

sessioning 21-3, 21-4

setup command 22-12

time sources 6-7, C-14

AIP-SSM

bypass mode 7-26

initializing 22-15

installing system image 24-26

logging in 21-5

password recovery 17-6, C-10

recovering C-65

reimaging 24-26

resetting C-65

session command 21-5

setup command 22-15

time sources 6-7, C-15

Alarm Channel described 11-6, A-25

alert and log actions (list) 11-7

alert behavior 10-28

alert frequency

aggregation 9-20

configuring 9-20

controlling 9-20

modes B-5

Allowed Hosts/Networks pane

configuring 6-5

field descriptions 6-4

alternate TCP reset interface configuration restrictions 7-8

Analysis Engine

described 8-2

error messages C-22

IDM exits C-55

verify it is running C-19

virtual sensors 8-2

anomaly detection

asymmetric environment 12-2

caution 12-2

configuration sequence 12-4

default configuration (example) 12-4

described 12-2

detect mode 12-3

disabling C-18

event actions 12-6, B-57

inactive mode 12-4

learning accept mode 12-3

learning process 12-3

limiting false positives 12-12, 18-16

operation settings configuration 12-10

protocols 12-2

signatures (table) 12-6, B-58

worm attacks 18-16

worms

attacks 12-12

described 12-2

zones 12-4

Anomaly Detection pane

button functions 18-17

described 18-15

field descriptions 18-17

user roles 18-15

anomaly detection policies

ad0 12-8

adding 12-9

cloning 12-9

default policy 12-8

deleting 12-9

Anomaly Detections pane

described 12-8

field descriptions 12-8

appliances

application partition image 24-12

GRUB menu 17-4, C-8

initializing 22-7

logging in 21-1

password recovery 17-4, C-8

terminal servers

described 21-2, 24-14

setting up 21-2, 24-14

time sources 6-6, C-13

upgrading recovery partition 24-5

Application Inspection and Control see AIC

application partition

described A-3

recovering image 24-12

application policy enforcement

described 9-33, B-7

disabled (default) 9-33

applying software updates C-52

ARC

ACLs 14-18, A-13

authentication A-13

blocking

application 14-2

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-17

Catalyst switches

VACLs A-15

VLANs A-15

checking status 14-3, 14-4

described A-2

design 14-2

device access issues C-38

enabling SSH C-41

features A-12

firewalls

AAA A-17

connection blocking A-16

NAT A-17

network blocking A-16

postblock ACL A-15

preblock ACL A-15

shun command A-17

TACACS+ A-17

formerly Network Access Controller 14-1, 14-3

functions 14-2

illustration A-11

inactive state C-37

interfaces A-13

maintaining states A-15

managed devices 14-8

master blocking sensors A-13

maximum blocks 14-2

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 14-5

rate limiting 14-4

responsibilities A-11

single point of control A-14

SSH A-12

supported devices 14-6, A-14

Telnet A-12

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 9-16

asymmetric

environment and anomaly detection 12-2

traffic and disabling anomaly detection C-18

Atomic ARP engine

described B-10

parameters (table) B-10

Atomic IP Advanced engine

described B-11

restrictions B-11

Atomic IP engine

described 10-20, B-20

parameters (table) B-20

Atomic IPv6 engine

described B-24

Neighborhood Discovery protocol B-24

signatures B-24

signatures (table) B-25

attack relevance rating

calculating risk rating 8-5, 11-3

described 8-5, 11-3, 11-24

risk rating 8-22

Attack Response Controller

described A-2

formerly known as Network Access Controller A-2

See ARC

attack severity rating

calculating risk rating 8-5, 11-3

described 8-5, 11-3

Attacks Over Time gadgets

configuring 3-11

described 3-11

authenticated NTP 6-6, 6-7, 6-8, 6-13, C-14, C-15

AuthenticationApp

authenticating users A-19

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 13-3

described 13-2

field descriptions 13-2

RSA authentication 13-2

RSA key generation tool 13-3

Auto/Cisco.com Update pane

configuring 17-18

described 17-15

field descriptions 17-17

UNIX-style directory listings 17-16

user roles 17-15

automatic setup 22-1

automatic upgrade

examples 24-10

information required 24-6

troubleshooting C-52

autonegotiation and hardware bypass 7-11

auto-upgrade-option command 24-6

B

backing up

configuration C-2

current configuration C-4

BackOrifice 2000 see BO2K

BackOrifice see BO

basic setup 22-3

blocking

described 14-2

master blocking sensor 14-25

necessary information 14-3

not occurring for signature C-41

prerequisites 14-5

supported devices 14-6

types 14-2

when to disable 14-8

blocking devices

adding 14-15

deleting 14-15

editing 14-15

Blocking Devices pane

configuring 14-15

described 14-14

field descriptions 14-15

ssh host-key command 14-16

Blocking Properties pane

adding a host never to be blocked 14-11

configuring 14-10

described 14-7

field descriptions 14-8

BO

described B-60

Trojans B-60

BO2K

described B-60

Trojans B-60

bypass mode

AIP-SSM 7-26

described 7-25

Bypass pane field descriptions 7-25

C

calculating risk rating

attack relevance rating 8-5, 11-3

attack severity rating 8-5, 11-3

promiscuous delta 8-5, 11-3

signature fidelity rating 8-4, 11-3

target value rating 8-5, 11-3

watch list rating 8-5, 11-3

cannot access sensor C-23

Cat 6K Blocking Device Interfaces pane

configuring 14-23

described 14-22

field descriptions 14-23

CDP described 7-28

CDP Mode pane

configuring 7-28

field descriptions 7-28

user roles 7-28

certificates

displaying 13-11

generating 13-11

IDM 13-8

changing Microsoft IIS to UNIX-style directory listings 17-16

cidDump and obtaining information C-89

CIDEE

defined A-31

example A-31

IPS extensions A-31

protocol A-31

supported IPS events A-31

cisco

default password 21-1

default username 21-1

Cisco.com

accessing software 23-2

Active Update Bulletins 23-9

downloading software 23-2

IPS software 23-2

software downloads 23-2

Cisco Discovery Protocol see CDP

Cisco IOS and rate limiting 14-4

Cisco IPS software files 24-2

Cisco Security Center

described 23-11

URL 23-11

Cisco Services for IPS

service contract 17-10

supported products 17-10

clear events command 6-11, 6-16, 18-4, C-16, C-89

Clear Flow States pane

configuring 18-28

described 18-27

field descriptions 18-27

clearing

events 6-16, 18-4, C-89

flow states 18-28

statistics C-75

clear password command 17-6, 17-7, C-9, C-11

CLI described A-3, A-27

clock set command 6-15

Clone Policy dialog box

field descriptions 9-2, 11-10, 12-8

user roles 9-2, 11-10, 12-8

Clone Signature dialog box

field descriptions 9-8

user roles 9-6

cloning

anomaly detection policies 12-9

event action rules policies 11-10

signature definition policies 9-3

signatures 9-14

Color rules described 19-2

command and control interface

described 7-2

list 7-2

commands

auto-upgrade-option 24-6

clear events 6-11, 6-16, 18-4, C-16, C-89

clear password 17-6, 17-7, C-9, C-11

clock set 6-15

copy backup-config C-3

copy current-config C-3

debug module-boot C-65

downgrade 24-11

hw-module module 1 reset C-65

session 21-4, 21-8

setup 22-1, 22-3, 22-7, 22-12, 22-15, 22-19, 22-24

show events C-86

show health C-68

show module 1 details C-64

show settings 17-9, C-12

show statistics C-75

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

show tech-support C-69

show version C-72

upgrade 24-3, 24-5

Compare Knowledge Bases dialog box field descriptions 18-19

comparing KBs 18-19, 18-20

configuration files

backing up C-2

merging C-2

configuration restrictions

alternate TCP reset interface 7-8

inline interface pairs 7-8

inline VLAN pairs 7-8

interfaces 7-8

physical interfaces 7-8

VLAN groups 7-9

Configure Summertime dialog box field descriptions 5-4, 6-10

configuring

AIC policy parameters 9-39

allowed hosts 6-5

allowed networks 6-5

anomaly detection operation settings 12-10

Attacks Over Time gadgets 3-11

authorized keys 13-3

automatic upgrades 24-8

blocking devices 14-15

blocking properties 14-10

Cat 6K blocking device interfaces 14-23

CDP mode 7-28

CPU, Memory, & Load gadgets 3-9

CSA MC IPS interfaces 16-4

device login profiles 14-13

event action filters 8-15, 11-16

Event Action Overrides tab 11-12

events 18-3

event variables 8-29, 11-29

external zone 12-32

general settings 8-34, 11-35

host blocks 18-7

illegal zone 12-25

inline VLAN pairs 5-10

interface pairs 7-19

interfaces 7-17

Interface Status gadgets 3-6

internal zone 12-18

IP fragment reassembly signatures 9-43

IP logging 18-14

IPv4 target value rating 8-19, 11-20

IPv6 target value rating 8-21, 11-22

known host keys 13-6

learning accept mode 12-13

Licensing gadgets 3-6

maintenance partition

IDSM-2 (Catalyst software) 24-30

IDSM-2 (Cisco IOS software) 24-34

master blocking sensor 14-26

network blocks 18-9

Network Security gadgets 3-7

network settings 6-2

NTP servers 6-12

OS Identifications tab 8-26, 11-26

password requirements 17-2

rate limiting 18-11

rate limiting devices 14-15

risk categories 8-32, 11-32

router blocking device interfaces 14-20

RSS Feed gadgets 3-9

RSS feeds 4-2

Sensor Health gadgets 3-5

Sensor Information gadgets 3-4

Sensor Setup window 5-4

sensor to use NTP 6-14

sig0 pane 9-12

Signature Variables tab 9-29

SNMP 15-3

SNMP traps 15-5

TCP fragment reassembly parameters 9-50

time 6-10

Top Applications gadgets 3-8

Top Attackers gadgets 3-10

Top Signatures gadgets 3-11

Top Victims gadgets 3-10

traffic flow notifications 7-27

trusted hosts 13-10

upgrades 24-4

users 6-18

VLAN groups 7-24

VLAN pairs 7-21

control transactions

characteristics A-8

request types A-7

copy backup-config command C-3

copy current-config command C-3

correcting time on the sensor 6-11, C-16

CPU, Memory, & Load gadgets

configuring 3-9

described 3-8

creating

Atomic IP Advanced signatures 9-26, 10-10

custom signatures

described 9-12

not using signature engines 10-4

Service HTTP 10-12

using signature engines 10-2

IPv6 signatures 9-26, 10-10

Meta signatures 9-23

Post-Block VACLs 14-22

Pre-Block VACLs 14-22

service account C-5

cryptographic account

Encryption Software Export Distribution Authorization from 23-3

obtaining 23-3

cryptographic features (IME) 1-1

CSA MC

adding interfaces 16-7

configuring IPS interfaces 16-4

host posture events 16-1, 16-4

quarantined IP address events 16-1

supported IPS interfaces 16-4

CtlTransSource

described A-2, A-10

illustration A-11

current configuration backup C-2

current KB setting 18-21

custom signatures

creating 9-12

described 9-5

IPv6 signature 9-26, 10-10

Meta signature 9-23

D

Dashboard pane gadgets 3-1

data structures (examples) A-7

DDoS

protocols B-59

Stacheldraht B-59

TFN B-59

debug logging enable C-44

debug-module-boot command C-65

default policies

ad0 12-8

sig0 9-2

defaults

KB filename 12-11

password 21-1

restoring 17-22

username 21-1

virtual sensor vs0 8-2

deleting

anomaly detection policies 12-9

blocking devices 14-15

event action filters 8-15, 11-16

event action overrides 11-12

event action rules policies 11-10

event variables 8-29, 11-29

imported OS values 18-26

IPv4 target value rating 8-19, 11-20

IPv6 target value rating 8-21, 11-22

KBs 18-22

learned OS values 18-26

OS maps 8-26, 11-26

rate limiting devices 14-15

risk categories 8-32, 11-32

signature definition policies 9-3

signature variables 9-29

virtual sensors 8-10

Demo mode (IME) 1-5

Denial of Service see DoS

denied attackers

adding 18-5

clearing list 18-5

hit count 18-4

resetting hit counts 18-5

Denied Attackers pane

described 18-4

field descriptions 18-4

user roles 18-4

using 18-5

deny actions (list) 11-8

detect mode (anomaly detection) 12-3

device access issues C-38

Device Details pane described 2-1

Device List pane

described 2-1

field descriptions 2-2

Device Login Profiles pane

configuring 14-13

described 14-12

field descriptions 14-12

devices

adding 2-3

deleting 2-3

editing 2-3

device tools

DNS lookup 2-5

ping 2-5

traceroute 2-5

whois 2-5

Diagnostics Report pane

button functions 18-30

described 18-29

user roles 18-29

using 18-30

diagnostics reports 18-30

Differences between knowledge bases KB_Name and KB_Name window field descriptions 18-19

disabling

anomaly detection C-18

event action filters 11-16

event action overrides 11-12

interfaces 7-17

password recovery 17-8, C-12

signatures 9-12

disaster recovery C-6

displaying

events C-87

health status C-68

password recovery setting 17-9, C-12

statistics C-75

tech support information C-69

version C-72

Distributed Denial of Service see DDoS

DNS lookup IME device tools 2-5

DoS tools B-5

downgrade command 24-11

downgrading sensors 24-11

downloading

KBs 18-23

software 23-2

Download Knowledge Base From Sensor dialog box

described 18-23

field descriptions 18-23

duplicate IP addresses C-26

E

Edit ACL Entry dialog box field descriptions 5-3

Edit Actions dialog box

field descriptions 9-9

user roles 9-6

Edit Allowed Host dialog box

field descriptions 6-4

user roles 6-4

Edit Authorized Key dialog box

field descriptions 13-3

user roles 13-2

Edit Blocking Device dialog box

field descriptions 14-15

user roles 14-14

Edit Cat 6K Blocking Device Interface dialog box

field descriptions 14-23

user roles 14-22

Edit Configured OS Map dialog box

field descriptions 8-25, 11-26

user roles 8-24, 11-23

Edit Destination Port dialog box field descriptions 12-16, 12-23, 12-30

Edit Device List dialog box field descriptions 2-3

Edit Device Login Profile dialog box

field descriptions 14-13

user roles 14-12

Edit Event Action Filter dialog box

field descriptions 8-14, 11-15

user roles 8-13, 11-14

Edit Event Action Override dialog box

field descriptions 8-10, 11-12

user roles 8-10, 11-12

Edit Event Variable dialog box

field descriptions 8-28, 11-29

user roles 8-27, 11-28

Edit External Product Interface dialog box

field descriptions 16-6

user roles 16-5

Edit Filter dialog box field descriptions 3-17

Edit Histogram dialog box field descriptions 12-16, 12-23, 12-31

editing

blocking devices 14-15

event action filters 8-15, 11-16

event action overrides 11-12

event variables 8-29, 11-29

interfaces 7-17

IPv4 target value rating 8-19, 11-20

IPv6 target value rating 8-21, 11-22

OS maps 8-26, 11-26

rate limiting devices 14-15

risk categories 8-32, 11-32

signatures 9-15

signature variables 9-29

virtual sensors 8-10

Edit Inline VLAN Pair dialog box field descriptions 7-21

Edit Inline VLAN Pair Entry dialog box field descriptions 5-9

Edit Interface dialog box field descriptions 7-16

Edit Interface Pair dialog box field descriptions 7-19

Edit IP Logging dialog box

field descriptions 18-14

user roles 18-13

Edit IPv4 Target Value Rating dialog box

field descriptions 8-18, 11-19

user roles 8-18, 11-19

Edit IPv6 Target Value Rating dialog box

field descriptions 8-20, 11-21

user roles 8-20, 11-21

Edit Known Host Key dialog box

field descriptions 13-5

user roles 13-4

Edit Master Blocking Sensor dialog box

field descriptions 14-26

user roles 14-25

Edit Never Block Address dialog box

field descriptions 14-11

user roles 14-7

Edit Posture ACL dialog box field descriptions 16-7

Edit Protocol Number dialog box field descriptions 12-17, 12-25, 12-32

Edit Risk Level dialog box

field descriptions 8-32, 11-32

user roles 8-31, 11-31

Edit Router Blocking Device Interface dialog box

field descriptions 14-20

user roles 14-17

Edit Signature dialog box

field descriptions 9-8

user roles 9-6

Edit Signature Variable dialog box

field descriptions 9-29

user roles 9-28

Edit SNMP Trap Destination dialog box

field descriptions 15-4

user roles 15-4

Edit Start Time dialog box field descriptions 12-13

Edit User dialog box

field descriptions 6-17

user roles 6-16

Edit Virtual Sensor dialog box

field descriptions 8-9

user roles 8-9

Edit VLAN Group dialog box

field descriptions 7-23

user roles 7-22

enabling

debug logging C-44

event action filters 8-15, 11-16

event action overrides 11-12

interfaces 7-17

signatures 9-12

Encryption Software Export Distribution Authorization form

cryptographic account 23-2

described 23-2

engines

AIC B-7

Fixed B-25

Flood B-28

Master B-4

Meta B-29

Multi String B-30

Normalizer B-32

Service DNS B-34

Service FTP B-36

Service Generic B-36

Service H225 B-37

Service HTTP B-40

Service IDENT B-42

Service MSRPC B-42

Service MSSQL B-43

Service NTP B-44

Service P2P B-44

Service RPC B-45

Service SMB Advanced B-46

Service SNMP B-48

Service SSH B-49

Service TNS B-49

State B-50

String B-52

Sweep B-55

Sweep Other TCP B-56

Traffic ICMP B-59

Trojan B-60

EPS in IME Home pane 1-2

evAlert A-8

event action filters

adding 8-15, 11-16

configuring 8-15, 11-16

deleting 8-15, 11-16

described 8-12, 11-4

disabling 11-16

editing 8-15, 11-16

enabling 8-15, 11-16

moving 11-16

Event Action Filters tab

configuring 8-15, 11-16

described 8-13, 11-14

field descriptions 8-13, 11-14

event action overrides

adding 11-12

deleting 11-12

described 8-4, 11-4

disabling 11-12

editing 11-12

enabling 11-12

Event Action Overrides tab

configuring 11-12

described 11-12

field descriptions 11-12

Event Action Rules pane

described 11-10

field descriptions 11-10

event action rules policies

adding 11-10

cloning 11-10

deleting 11-10

events

color rules 19-2

display configuration 18-3

displaying C-87

filtering 19-2

grouping 19-2

host posture 16-2

quarantined IP address 16-2

using views 19-4

Events pane

configuring 18-3

described 18-2

field descriptions 18-2

events per second see EPS

event status

displaying 2-4

starting 2-4

stopping 2-4

Event Store

clearing events 6-11, C-16

data structures A-7

described A-2

examples A-6

responsibilities A-6

timestamp A-6

event types C-86

event variables

adding 8-29, 11-29

configuring 8-29, 11-29

deleting 8-29, 11-29

editing 8-29, 11-29

example 8-28, 11-28

Event Variables tab

configuring 8-29, 11-29

described 8-27, 11-28

field descriptions 8-28, 11-29

Event Viewer pane

described 19-1

field descriptions 18-3

evError A-8

evLogTransaction A-8

evShunRqst A-8

evStatus A-8

example custom signatures

Atomic IP Advanced 9-26, 10-10

Meta engine 9-23

external product interfaces

adding 16-7

described 16-1

issues 16-3, C-20

troubleshooting 16-10, C-21

trusted hosts 16-5

External Product Interfaces pane

configuring 16-7

described 16-5

field descriptions 16-5

external zone

configuring 12-32

protocols 12-29

user roles 12-29

External Zone tab

described 12-29

tabs 12-29

user roles 12-29

F

fail-over testing 7-10

false positives described 9-4

files

Cisco IPS 24-2

IDSM-2 password recovery 17-7, C-10

filtering

described 19-2

predefined 19-2

Filter pane field descriptions 19-3

filters

configuring

gadgets 3-14

event views 19-5

Fixed engine described B-25

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-28

Flood Host engine parameters (table) B-29

Flood Net engine parameters (table) B-29

flow states clearing 18-28

FTP servers

IPS software update support 17-16, 24-2

list 17-16, 24-2

G

gadgets

Attacks Over Time 3-11

CPU, Memory, & Load 3-8

Interface Status 3-6

Licensing 3-5

Network Security 3-7

RSS Feed 3-9

Sensor Health 3-4

Sensor Information 3-3

Top Applications 3-8

Top Attackers 3-9

Top Signatures 3-11

Top Victims 3-10

general settings

configuring 8-34, 11-35

described 8-33, 11-33

General tab

configuring 8-34, 11-35

described 8-33, 11-33, 12-15, 12-22

enabling zones 12-15, 12-22

field descriptions 8-34, 11-34

user roles 8-33, 11-33

generating diagnostics reports 18-30

Global Variables pane

described 17-15

field description 17-15

user roles 17-15

grouping events described 19-2

GRUB menu password recovery 17-4, C-8

H

H.225.0 protocol B-37

H.323 protocol B-37

hardware bypass

autonegotiation 7-11

configuration restrictions 7-10

fail-over 7-10

IPS-4260 7-10

IPS 4270-20 7-10

supported configurations 7-10

with software bypass 7-10

health status

displaying 2-4, C-68

starting 2-4

stopping 2-4

Host Blocks pane

configuring 18-7

described 18-6

field descriptions 18-6

host posture events

CSA MC 16-4

described 16-2

HTTP/HTTPS servers

IPS software update support 17-16, 24-2

list 17-16, 24-2

HTTP deobfuscation

ASCII normalization 10-22, B-40

described 10-22, B-40

hw-module module 1 reset command C-65

I

IDAPI

communications A-3, A-29

described A-3

functions A-29

illustration A-29

responsibilities A-29

IDCONF

described A-30

example A-30

XML A-30

IDIOM

defined A-29

messages A-29

IDM

Analysis Engine is busy C-55

certificates 13-8

Signature Wizard supported signature engines 10-3

TLS 13-8

will not load C-54

IDSM-2

command and control port C-62

configuring

maintenance partition (Catalyst software) 24-30

maintenance partition (Cisco IOS software) 24-34

initializing 22-19

installing

system image (Catalyst software) 24-28

system image (Cisco IOS software) 24-29

logging in 21-7

password recovery 17-7, C-10

password recovery image file 17-7, C-10

reimaging 24-28

sessioning 21-7

setup command 22-19

supported configurations C-59

TCP reset port C-64

time sources 6-6, C-14

upgrading

maintenance partition (Catalyst software) 24-38

maintenance partition (Cisco IOS software) 24-39

illegal zone

configuring 12-25

user roles 12-21

Illegal Zone tab

described 12-22

user roles 12-21

IME

color rules 19-2

configuring

filters 3-14, 19-5

RSS feeds 4-2

views 3-14, 19-5

cryptographic features 1-1

Demo mode 1-5

described 1-1

devices

adding 2-3

deleting 2-3

editing 2-3

EPS 1-2

event status

starting 2-4

stopping 2-4

Event Viewer 19-1

filtering 19-2

gadgets 3-1

grouping events 19-2

health status

displaying 2-4

starting 2-4

stopping 2-4

installing 1-5

IPS versions 1-3

menu features 1-2

MySQL database 1-4

replaces IEV 1-1

reports

configuring 20-2

described 20-1

generating 20-2

report types 20-1

supported platforms 1-3

system requirements 1-3

time synchronization problems C-57

using event views 19-4

video help 1-2

working with

top attacker IP addresses 3-12

top signatures 3-13

top victim IP addresses 3-12

IME Home pane

described 1-2

EPS 1-2

features 1-2

Imported OS pane

clearing 18-26

described 18-26

field descriptions 18-26

user roles 18-26

imported OS values

clearing 18-26

deleting 18-26

inactive mode (anomaly detection) 12-4

initializing

AIM-IPS 22-12

AIP-SSM 22-15

appliances 22-7

IDSM-2 22-19

NME-IPS 22-24

sensors 22-1, 22-3

user roles 22-1

verifying 22-27

inline interface pair mode

configuration restrictions 7-8

described 7-12

Inline Interface Pair window

described 5-8

Startup Wizard 5-8

inline VLAN pair mode

described 7-13

supported sensors 7-13

inline VLAN pairs

configuration restrictions 7-8

configuring 5-10

Inline VLAN Pairs window

described 5-8

field descriptions 5-9

Startup Wizard 5-8

installer major version 23-6

installer minor version 23-6

installing

IME 1-5

sensor license 17-12

system image

AIP-SSM 24-26

IDSM-2 (Catalyst software) 24-28

IDSM-2 (Cisco IOS software) 24-29

IPS-4240 24-15

IPS-4255 24-15

IPS-4260 24-18

IPS 4270-20 24-20

InterfaceApp described A-2

interface pairs

configuring 7-19

described 7-18

Interface Pairs pane

configuring 7-19

described 7-18

field descriptions 7-18

interfaces

alternate TCP reset 7-2

command and control 7-2

configuration restrictions 7-8

configuring 7-17

described 5-6, 7-1

disabling 7-17

editing 7-17

enabling 7-17

logical 5-6

physical 5-6

port numbers 7-1

sensing 7-2, 7-3

slot numbers 7-1

support (table) 7-4

TCP reset 7-6

VLAN groups 7-2

Interface Selection window

described 5-8

Startup Wizard 5-8

Interfaces pane

configuring 7-17

described 7-15

field descriptions 7-15

user roles 7-15

Interface Status gadgets

configuring 3-6

described 3-6

Interface Summary window

described 5-6

field descriptions 5-7

internal zone

configuring 12-18

user roles 12-14

Internal Zone tab

described 12-14

user roles 12-14

IP fragmentation described B-32

IP fragment reassembly

configuring 9-43

described 9-41

mode 9-43

parameters (table) 9-41

signatures 9-43

signatures (example) 9-43

signatures (table) 9-41

IP logging

described 9-51, 18-12

event actions 18-13

system performance 18-13

IP Logging pane

configuring 18-14

described 18-13

field descriptions 18-13

IP logs

circular buffer 18-12

states 18-12

TCPDUMP 18-13

viewing 18-14

WireShark 18-13

IPS-4240

installing system image 24-15

password recovery 17-5, C-8

reimaging 24-15

IPS-4255

installing system image 24-15

password recovery 17-5, C-8

reimaging 24-15

IPS-4260

hardware bypass 7-10

installing system image 24-18

reimaging 24-18

IPS 4270-20

hardware bypass 7-10

installing system image 24-20

reimaging 24-20

IPS applications

summary A-32

table A-32

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 Manager Express described 1-1

IPS modules

time synchronization 6-8, C-15

unsupported features 5-7

IPS Policies pane

described 8-7

field descriptions 8-8

IPS software

application list A-2

available files 23-2

configuring device parameters A-4

directory structure A-31

Linux OS A-1

new features A-3

obtaining 23-2

platform-dependent release examples 23-7

retrieving data A-4

security features A-4

tuning signatures A-4

updating A-4

user interaction A-4

versioning scheme 23-1

IPS software file names

major updates (illustration) 23-4

minor updates (illustration) 23-4

patch releases (illustration) 23-4

service packs (illustration) 23-4

IPS versions for IME 1-3

IPv4 target value rating

adding 8-19, 11-20

configuring 8-19, 11-20

deleting 8-19, 11-20

editing 8-19, 11-20

IPv4 Target Value Rating tab

configuring 8-19, 11-20

field descriptions 8-18, 11-19

IPv6

described B-24

SPAN ports 7-12

switches 7-12

IPv6 target value rating

adding 8-21, 11-22

configuring 8-21, 11-22

deleting 8-21, 11-22

editing 8-21, 11-22

IPv6 Target Value Rating tab

configuring 8-21, 11-22

field descriptions 8-20, 11-21

K

KBs

comparing 18-20

default filename 12-11

deleting 18-22

described 12-3

downloading 18-23

histogram 12-12, 18-16

initial baseline 12-3

learning accept mode 12-11

loading 18-21

monitoring 18-18

renaming 18-23

saving 18-22

scanner threshold 12-12, 18-16

tree structure 12-12, 18-16

uploading 18-24

Knowledge Base see KB

Known Host Keys pane

configuring 13-6

described 13-5

field descriptions 13-5

L

Learned OS pane

clearing 18-26

described 18-25

field descriptions 18-25

user roles 18-25

learned OS values

clearing 18-26

deleting 18-26

learning accept mode (anomaly detection) 12-3

Learning Accept Mode tab

configuring 12-13

described 12-11

field descriptions 12-12

user roles 12-11

license files

BSD license D-3

expat license D-12

GNU Lesser license D-22

GNU license D-17

licensing

described 17-10

IPS device serial number 17-10

trial key 17-10

Licensing gadgets

configuring 3-6

described 3-5

Licensing pane

configuring 17-12

described 17-10

field descriptions 17-12

user roles 17-10

limitations for concurrent CLI sessions 21-1

loading KBs 18-21

Logger

described A-2, A-18

functions A-18

syslog messages A-18

logging in

AIM-IPS 21-4

AIP-SSM 21-5

appliances 21-1

IDSM-2 21-7

NME-IPS 21-9

sensors

SSH 21-10

Telnet 21-10

terminal servers 21-2, 24-14

LOKI

described B-59

protocol B-59

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) 24-30

IDSM-2 (Cisco IOS software) 24-34

described A-3

major updates described 23-4

Manage Filter Rules dialog box field descriptions 3-16

managing rate limiting 18-11

manual block to bogus host C-41

Master Blocking Sensor pane

configuring 14-26

described 14-25

field descriptions 14-26

master blocking sensors

described 14-25

not set up properly C-42

rate limiting 14-25

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 9-23, B-29

parameters (table) B-30

Signature Event Action Processor 9-23, B-29

Meta Event Generator described 8-33, 11-33

MIBs supported 15-6, C-18

minor updates described 23-4

Miscellaneous tab

configuring

application policy 9-39

IP fragment reassembly mode 9-43

IP logging 9-51

TCP stream reassembly mode 9-49

described 9-30

field descriptions 9-31

user roles 9-30

modes

anomaly detection detect 12-3

anomaly detection inactive 12-4

anomaly detection learning accept 12-3

bypass 7-25

CDP 7-28

inline interface pair 7-12

inline VLAN pair 7-13

promiscuous 7-11

VLAN Groups 7-13

modify packets inline modes 8-3

monitoring

events 18-3

KBs 18-18

moving

event action filters 11-16

OS maps 8-26, 11-26

Multi String engine

described B-30

parameters (table) B-31

Regex B-30

MySDN

described 9-5

IntelliShield site 9-5

MySQL database and IME 1-4

N

Neighborhood Discovery

Atomic IPv6 engine B-24

options B-24

types B-24

Network Blocks pane

configuring 18-9

described 18-8

field descriptions 18-9

Network pane

configuring 6-2

field descriptions 6-2

TLS/SSL 6-3

user roles 6-1

Network Security gadgets

configuring 3-7

described 3-7

network security health data reset 18-29

Network Timing Protocol see NTP

never block

hosts 14-8

networks 14-8

NME-IPS

initializing 22-24

installing system image 24-40

logging in 21-9

reimaging 24-40

session command 21-8

sessioning 21-8, 21-9

setup command 22-24

time sources 6-7, C-14

Normalizer engine

described B-32

IP fragment reassembly B-32

parameters (table) B-33

TCP stream reassembly B-32

Normalizer mode described 8-4

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 6-6, 6-7, 6-8, 6-13, C-14, C-15

configuration verification 6-8

configuring servers 6-12

described 6-6, C-13

incorrect configuration 6-8, C-16

sensor time source 6-12, 6-13

time synchronization 6-6, C-13

unauthenticated 6-6, 6-7, 6-8, 6-13, C-14, C-15

O

obtaining

cryptographic account 23-3

IPS software 23-2

one-way TCP reset described 8-33, 11-34

Operation Settings tab

configuring 12-10

described 12-10

field descriptions 12-10

user roles 12-10

OS Identifications tab

configuring 8-26, 11-26

described 8-24, 11-23

field descriptions 8-25, 11-25

OS maps

adding 8-26, 11-26

deleting 8-26, 11-26

editing 8-26, 11-26

moving 8-26, 11-26

other actions (list) 11-9

Other Protocols tab

described 12-17, 12-24, 12-31

enabling other protocols 12-17

external zone 12-31

field descriptions 12-17, 12-31

illegal zone 12-24

P

P2P networks described B-44

partitions

application A-3

maintenance A-3

recovery A-3

passive OS fingerprinting

components 8-22

configuring 8-23, 11-25

described 8-22, 11-24

password policy caution 17-2, 17-3

password recovery

AIP-SSM 17-6, C-10

appliances 17-4, C-8

CLI 17-8, C-12

described 17-3, C-7

disabling 17-8, C-12

GRUB menu 17-4, C-8

IDSM-2 17-7, C-10

IME 17-8

IPS-4240 17-5, C-8

IPS-4255 17-5, C-8

platforms 17-3, C-7

ROMMON 17-5, C-8

troubleshooting 17-9, C-13

verifying 17-9, C-12

Passwords pane

configuring 17-2

described 17-1

field descriptions 17-2

patch releases described 23-5

peacetime learning (anomaly detection) 12-3

Peer-to-Peer see P2P

physical connectivity issues C-29

physical interfaces configuration restrictions 7-8

ping IME device tools 2-5

platforms and concurrent CLI sessions 21-1

Post-Block ACLs 14-17, 14-18

Pre-Block ACLs 14-17, 14-18

prerequisites

blocking 14-5

IME 1-4

promiscuous delta

calculating risk rating 8-5, 11-3

described 8-5, 11-3

promiscuous mode

described 7-11

packet flow 7-11

SPAN ports 7-12

VACL capture 7-12

protocols

ARP B-10

CIDEE A-31

DCE 10-19, B-42

DDoS B-59

H.323 B-37

H225.0 B-37

ICMPv6 B-11

IDAPI A-29

IDCONF A-30

IDIOM A-29

IPv6 B-24

LOKI B-59

MSSQL B-43

Neighborhood Discovery B-24

Q.931 B-38

RPC 10-19, B-42

SDEE A-30

Signature Wizard 10-18

Q

Q.931 protocol

described B-38

SETUP messages B-38

quarantined IP address events described 16-2

R

rate limiting

ACLs 14-5

configuring 18-11

described 14-4

managing 18-11

percent values 18-10

routers 14-4

service policies 14-5

supported signatures 14-4

rate limiting devices

adding 14-15

deleting 14-15

editing 14-15

Rate Limits pane

configuring 18-11

described 18-10

field descriptions 18-10

RDEP event server deprecated A-21

rebooting the sensor 17-22

Reboot Sensor pane

configuring 17-22

described 17-22

user roles 17-22

recover command 24-11

recovering

AIP-SSM C-65

application partition image 24-12

recovery partition

described A-3

upgrading 24-5

reimaging

AIP-SSM 24-26

appliances 24-11

described 24-1

IDSM-2 24-28

IPS-4240 24-15

IPS-4255 24-15

IPS-4260 24-18

IPS 4270-20 24-20

NME-IPS 24-40

sensors 23-8, 24-1

removing

last applied

service pack 24-11

signature update 24-11

renaming KBs 18-23

reports

configuring 20-2

described 20-1

generating 20-2

report types

Attacks Over Time 20-1

Top Attackers 20-1

Top Signatures 20-1

Top Victim 20-1

Reset Network Security Health pane

configuring 18-29

described 18-28

field descriptions 18-29

user roles 18-28

reset not occurring for a signature C-49

resetting

AIP-SSM C-65

network security health data 18-29

Restore Default Interface dialog box field descriptions 5-7

Restore Defaults pane

configuring 17-22

described 17-22

user roles 17-22

restoring

current configuration C-4

defaults 17-22

retiring signatures 9-12

risk categories

adding 8-32, 11-32

configuring 8-32, 11-32

deleting 8-32, 11-32

editing 8-32, 11-32

Risk Category tab

configuring 8-32, 11-32

described 8-31, 11-31

field descriptions 8-31, 11-32

risk rating

attack severity rating 8-4, 11-2

calculating 8-4, 11-2

described 8-4, 11-2, 11-24

evIdsAlert 8-4, 11-3

formula (illustration) 8-5, 11-4

passive OS fingerprinting 8-22

signature fidelity rating 8-4, 11-2

target value rating 8-4, 11-2

ROMMON

described 24-13

IPS-4240 24-15

IPS-4255 24-15

IPS-4260 24-18

IPS 4270-20 24-18, 24-20

password recovery 17-5, C-8

remote sensors 24-13

serial console port 24-13

TFTP 24-14

round-trip time see RTT

Router Blocking Device Interfaces pane

configuring 14-20

described 14-17

field descriptions 14-19

RPC portmapper 10-23, B-45

RSS Feed gadgets

configuring 3-9

described 3-9

RSS feeds

channels 4-2

configuring 4-2

described 4-1

formats 4-1

RTT

described 24-14

TFTP limitation 24-14

rules0 pane described 11-11

S

Save Knowledge Base dialog box

described 18-21

field descriptions 18-21

saving KBs 18-22

scheduling automatic upgrades 24-8

SDEE

described A-30

HTTP A-30

protocol A-30

server requests A-30

security

information on Cisco Security Center 23-11

information on MySDN 9-5

policies described 8-1

SSH 13-1

security policies

described 9-1, 11-1, 12-1

platform limitations 9-2, 12-8

sensing interfaces

described 7-3

interface cards 7-3

modes 7-3

SensorApp

6.2 new features A-24

Alarm Channel A-23

Analysis Engine A-23

described A-3

event action filtering A-24

inline packet processing A-23

IP normalization A-23

packet flow A-24

processors A-22

responsibilities A-21

risk rating A-24

Signature Event Action Processor A-22, A-25

signature updates 17-17

TCP normalization A-24

Sensor Health gadgets

configuring 3-5

described 3-4

Sensor Health pane

described 17-13

field descriptions 17-14

user roles 17-13

Sensor Information gadgets

configuring 3-4

described 3-3

Sensor Key pane

button functions 13-7

described 13-7

field descriptions 13-7

sensor SSH key

displaying 13-7

generating 13-7

user roles 13-7

sensors

access problems C-23

asymmetric traffic and disabling anomaly detection C-18

automatic software update 17-18

blocking themselves 14-8

configuring to use NTP 6-14

corrupted SensorApp configuration C-34

diagnostics reports 18-30

disaster recovery C-6

downgrading 24-11

incorrect NTP configuration 6-8, C-16

initializing 6-1, 22-1, 22-3

interface support 7-4

IP address conflicts C-26

license 17-12

logging in

SSH 21-10

Telnet 21-10

loose connections C-22

misconfigured access lists C-25

no alerts C-31, C-56

not seeing packets C-32

NTP time source 6-13

NTP time synchronization 6-6, C-13

partitions A-3

physical connectivity C-29

preventive maintenance C-2

process not running C-28

rebooting 17-22

recovering the system image 23-8

reimaging 23-8, 24-1

restoring defaults 17-22

sensing process not running C-28

setting up 6-1

setup command 22-1, 22-3, 22-7

shutting down 17-23

statistics 18-31

supported MIBs 15-6

system images 23-8

system information 18-32

time sources 6-6, C-13

troubleshooting software upgrades C-53

updating 17-20

upgrading 24-4

using NTP time source 6-12

Sensor Setup window

described 5-2

Startup Wizard 5-2

Server Certificate pane

button functions 13-11

certificate

displaying 13-11

generating 13-11

described 13-11

field descriptions 13-11

user roles 13-11

service account

bypass CLI A-27

creating C-5

described 6-17, A-28, C-4

TAC A-28

troubleshooting A-28

Service DNS engine

described B-34

parameters (table) B-35

Service engine

described B-34

Layer 5 traffic B-34

Service FTP engine

described B-36

parameters (table) B-36

PASV port spoof B-36

Service Generic engine

described B-36

parameters (table) B-37

Service H225 engine

ASN.1PER validation B-38

described B-37

features B-38

parameters (table) B-39

TPKT validation B-38

Service HTTP engine

custom signature 10-12

described 10-22, B-40

example signature 10-12

parameters (table) B-40

Service IDENT engine

described B-42

parameters (table) B-42

service-module ids-sensor slot/port session command 21-3, 21-8

Service MSRPC engine

DCS/RPC protocol 10-19, B-42

described 10-18, B-42

parameters (table) B-43

Service MSSQL engine

described B-43

MSSQL protocol B-43

parameters (table) B-44

Service NTP engine

described B-44

parameters (table) B-44

Service P2P engine described B-44

service packs described 23-4

Service RPC engine

described 10-23, B-45

parameters (table) 10-23, B-45

RPC portmapper 10-23, B-45

Service SMB Advanced engine

described B-46

parameters (table) B-46

Service SNMP engine

described B-48

parameters (table) B-48

Service SSH engine

described B-49

parameters (table) B-49

Service TNS engine

described B-49

parameters (table) B-50

session command

AIM-IPS 21-4

AIP-SSM 21-5

IDSM-2 21-7

NME-IPS 21-8

sessioning

AIM-IPS 21-4

AIP-SSM 21-5

IDSM-2 21-7

NME-IPS 21-9

setting

current KB 18-21

system clock 6-15

setting up

sensors 6-1

terminal servers 21-2, 24-14

setup

automatic 22-1

command 22-1, 22-3, 22-7, 22-12, 22-15, 22-19, 22-24

simplified mode 22-1

show events command C-86

show health command C-68

show interfaces command C-84

show module 1 details command C-64

show settings command 17-9, C-12

show statistics command C-74, 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 17-23

described 17-23

user roles 17-23

shutting down the sensor 17-23

sig0 pane

assigning actions to signatures 9-16

cloning signatures 9-14

configuring 9-12

default 9-3

described 9-3

field descriptions 9-6

tabs 9-3

tuning signatures 9-15

signature/virus update files described 23-5

signature definition policies

adding 9-3

cloning 9-3

default policy 9-2

deleting 9-3

sig0 9-2

Signature Definitions pane

described 9-2

field descriptions 9-2

signature engines

AIC B-7

Atomic B-9

Atomic ARP B-10

Atomic IP 10-20, B-20

Atomic IP Advanced B-11

Atomic IPv6 B-24

creating custom signatures 10-2

described B-1

event actions B-6

Fixed B-25

Flood B-28

Flood Host B-29

Flood Net B-29

list B-2

Meta 9-23, B-29

Multi String B-30

Normalizer B-32

Service B-34

Service DNS B-34

Service FTP B-36

Service Generic B-36

Service H225 B-37

Service HTTP 10-22, B-40

Service IDENT B-42

Service MSRPC 10-18, B-42

Service MSSQL B-43

Service NTP engine B-44

Service P2P B-44

Service RPC 10-23, B-45

Service SMB Advanced B-46

Service SNMP B-48

Service SSH engine B-49

Service TNS B-49

State 10-24, B-50

String 10-24, 10-25, 10-26, B-52

supported by IDM 10-3

Sweep 10-26

Sweep Other TCP B-57

Traffic Anomaly 12-6, B-57

Traffic ICMP B-59

Trojan B-60

signature engine update files described 23-6

Signature Event Action Filter

described 11-6, A-25

parameters 11-6, A-25

Signature Event Action Handler described 11-6, A-26

Signature Event Action Override described 11-6, A-25

Signature Event Action Processor

Alarm Channel 11-6, A-25

described 11-6, A-22, A-25

illustration 11-6, A-26

logical flow of events 11-6, A-26

Signature Event Action Filter 11-6, A-25

Signature Event Action Handler 11-6, A-25

Signature Event Action Override 11-6, A-25

signature fidelity rating

calculating risk rating 8-4, 11-3

described 8-4, 11-3

signatures

adding 9-12

alert frequency 9-20

assigning actions 9-16

cloning 9-14

custom 9-5

default 9-5

described 9-4

disabling 9-12

editing 9-15

enabling 9-12

false positives 9-4

no TCP reset C-49

rate limits 14-4

retiring 9-12

subsignatures 9-5

tuned 9-5

tuning 9-15

signature updates

installation time 17-16

SensorApp 17-17

signature variables

adding 9-29

deleting 9-29

described 9-28

editing 9-29

Signature Variables tab

configuring 9-29

described 9-28

field descriptions 9-29

Signature Wizard

alert behavior 10-28

Alert Response window field descriptions 10-27

Atomic IP Engine Parameters window field descriptions 10-21

described 10-1

ICMP Traffic Type window field descriptions 10-19

Inspect Data window field descriptions 10-19

MSRPC Engine Parameters window field descriptions 10-19

no signature engine sequence 10-4

protocols 10-18

Protocol Type window field descriptions 10-18

Service HTTP Engine Parameters window field descriptions 10-22

Service RPC Engine Parameters window field descriptions 10-23

Service Type window field descriptions 10-20

signature engine sequence 10-2

signature identification 10-18

Signature Identification window field descriptions 10-18

State Engine Parameters window field descriptions 10-24

String ICMP Engine Parameters window field descriptions 10-25

String TCP Engine Parameters window field descriptions 10-25

String UDP Engine Parameters window field descriptions 10-26

supported signature engines 10-3

Sweep Engine Parameters window field descriptions 10-27

TCP Sweep Type window field descriptions 10-20

TCP Traffic Type window field descriptions 10-20

UDP Sweep Type window field descriptions 10-20

UDP Traffic Type window field descriptions 10-19

user roles 10-1

using 10-5

Welcome window field descriptions 10-17

SNMP

configuring 15-3

described 15-1

Get 15-1

GetNext 15-1

Set 15-1

supported MIBs 15-6, C-18

Trap 15-1

SNMP General Configuration pane

configuring 15-3

described 15-2

field descriptions 15-2

user roles 15-2

SNMP traps

configuring 15-5

described 15-1

SNMP Traps Configuration pane

configuring 15-5

described 15-4

field descriptions 15-4

software architecture

ARC (illustration) A-12

IDAPI (illustration) A-29

software bypass

supported configurations 7-10

with hardware bypass 7-10

software downloads Cisco.com 23-2

software file names

recovery (illustration) 23-6

signature/virus updates (illustration) 23-5

signature engine updates (illustration) 23-6

system image (illustration) 23-6

software release examples

platform-dependent 23-7

platform identifiers 23-8

platform-independent 23-7

software updates

supported FTP servers 17-16, 24-2

supported HTTP/HTTPS servers 17-16, 24-2

UNIX-style listings 17-16

SPAN port issues C-29

SSH

described 13-1

security 13-1

SSH Server

private keys A-20

public keys A-20

standards

CIDEE A-31

IDCONF A-30

IDIOM A-29

SDEE A-30

Startup Wizard

access lists 5-3

adding virtual sensors 5-12

Add Virtual Sensor dialog box 5-11

described 5-1

Inline Interface Pairs window field descriptions 5-8

Inline VLAN Pairs window confutation 5-10

Interface Selection window 5-8

Interface Summary window 5-6

Sensor Setup window

configuring 5-4

described 5-2

field descriptions 5-2

Traffic Inspection Mode window 5-8

Virtual Sensors window

described 5-11

field descriptions 5-11

State engine

Cisco Login 10-24, B-50

described 10-24, B-50

LPR Format String 10-24, B-50

parameters (table) B-51

SMTP 10-24, B-50

statistics display 18-31

Statistics pane

button functions 18-31

categories 18-30

described 18-30

user roles 18-30

using 18-31

String engine described 10-24, 10-26, B-52

String ICMP engine parameters (table) B-53

String TCP engine parameters (table) B-53

String UDP engine parameters (table) B-54

subinterface 0 described 7-13

subsignatures described 9-5

summarization

described 8-6, 11-5

Fire All 8-7, 11-5

Fire Once 8-7, 11-5

Global Summarization 8-7, 11-5

Meta engine 8-6, 11-5

Summary 8-7, 11-5

Summarizer described 8-33, 11-33

Summary pane

described 7-14

field descriptions 7-14

supported

IDSM-2 configurations C-59

IPS interfaces for CSA MC 16-4

platforms for IME 1-3

Sweep engine

described 10-26, B-55

parameters (table) B-55, B-57

Sweep Other TCP engine described B-57

switch commands for troubleshooting C-59

system architecture

directory structure A-31

supported platforms A-1

system clock setting 6-15

System Configuration Dialog

described 22-2

example 22-2

system design (illustration) A-2

system images

installing

AIM-IPS 24-23

AIP-SSM 24-26

IDMS-2 (Cisco IOS software) 24-29

IDSM-2 (Catalyst software) 24-28

IPS-4240 24-15

IPS-4255 24-15

IPS-4260 24-18

IPS 4270-20 24-20

NME-IPS 24-40

sensors 23-8

system information display 18-32

System Information pane

described 18-31

user roles 18-31

using 18-32

system requirements (IME) 1-3

T

TAC

service account 6-17, A-28, C-4

show tech-support command C-69

target value rating

calculating risk rating 8-5, 11-3

described 8-5, 8-18, 8-20, 11-3, 11-19, 11-21

network assets 8-18, 8-20

TCP fragmentation described B-32

TCP Protocol tab

described 12-15, 12-22, 12-30

enabling TCP 12-15

external zone 12-30

field descriptions 12-15

illegal zone 12-22

TCP reset interfaces

conditions 7-7

described 7-6

list 7-7

TCP resets

IDSM-2 ports C-64

not occurring C-49

TCP stream reassembly

described 9-44

mode 9-49

parameters (table) 9-45

signatures (table) 9-45

terminal servers setup 21-2, 24-14

testing fail-over 7-10

TFN2K

described B-59

Trojans B-60

TFTP servers

recommended

UNIX 24-14

Windows 24-14

RTT described 24-14

threat rating

described 8-6, 11-4

event actions 8-6, 11-4

Thresholds for KB Name window

described 18-18

field descriptions 18-18

filtering information 18-18

time

correcting on the sensor 6-11, C-16

sensors 6-6, C-13

synchronization and IPS modules 6-8, C-15

Time pane

configuring 6-10

described 6-6

field descriptions 6-9

user roles 6-6

time sources

AIM-IPS 6-7, C-14

AIP-SSM 6-7, C-15

appliances 6-6, C-13

IDSM-2 6-6, C-14

NME-IPS 6-7, C-14

TLS

described 6-3

handshaking 13-8

IDM 13-8

Top Applications gadgets

configuring 3-8

described 3-8

Top Attackers gadgets

configuring 3-10

described 3-9

Top Signatures gadgets

configuring 3-11

described 3-11

Top Victims gadgets

configuring 3-10

described 3-10

traceroute IME device tools 2-5

Traffic Anomaly engine

described 12-6, B-57

protocols 12-6, B-57

signatures 12-6, B-57

Traffic Flow Notifications pane

configuring 7-27

described 7-26

field descriptions 7-27

user roles 7-26

Traffic ICMP engine

DDoS B-59

described B-59

LOKI B-59

parameters (table) B-59

TFN2K B-59

Traffic Inspection Mode window described 5-8

trial license key 17-10

Tribe Flood Network 2000 see TFN2K

Tribe Flood Network see TFN

Trojan engine

BO2K B-60

described B-60

TFN2K B-60

Trojans

BO B-60

BO2K B-60

LOKI B-59

TFN2K B-60

troubleshooting

AIP-SSM

commands C-64

debugging C-65

recovering C-65

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-89

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 16-10, C-21

gathering information C-67

IDM cannot access sensor C-55

IDM 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 6-8, C-15

manual block to bogus host C-41

misconfigured access list C-25

no alerts C-31, C-56

NTP C-49

password recovery 17-9, C-13

physical connectivity issues C-29

preventive maintenance C-2

reset not occurring for a signature C-49

sensing process not running C-28

sensor events C-86

sensor loose connections C-22

sensor not seeing packets C-32

sensor software upgrade C-53

service account 6-17, C-4

show events command C-85

show interfaces command C-84

show statistics command C-74

show tech-support command C-68, C-69, C-70

show version command C-72

software upgrades C-51

SPAN port issue C-29

upgrading to 6.x C-51

verifying Analysis Engine is running C-19

verifying ARC status C-36

Trusted Hosts pane

configuring 13-10

described 13-9

field descriptions 13-9

tuned signatures described 9-5

tuning

AIC signatures 9-40

IP fragment reassembly signatures 9-43

signatures 9-15

U

UDP Protocol tab

described 12-16, 12-23, 12-24, 12-31

enabling UDP 12-16

external zone 12-31

field descriptions 12-31

illegal zone 12-23, 12-24

unassigned VLAN groups described 7-13

unauthenticated NTP 6-6, 6-7, 6-8, 6-13, C-14, C-15

UNIX-style directory listings 17-16

Update Sensor pane

configuring 17-20

described 17-20

field descriptions 17-20

user roles 17-20

updating

Cisco.com 17-20

FTP server 17-20

sensors 17-20

upgrade command 24-3, 24-5

upgrading

maintenance partition

IDSM-2 (Catalyst software) 24-38

IDSM-2 (Cisco IOS software) 24-39

minimum required version 23-8

recovery partition 24-5, 24-11

sensors 24-4

to 6.2 23-8

uploading KBs

FTP 18-24

SCP 18-24

Upload Knowledge Base to Sensor dialog box

described 18-24

field descriptions 18-24

URLs for Cisco Security Center 23-11

Users pane

button functions 6-16

configuring 6-18

field descriptions 6-16

user roles A-27

using

debug logging C-44

IME event views 19-4

TCP reset interfaces 7-7

V

VACLs

described 14-3

Post-Block 14-22

Pre-Block 14-22

verifying

NTP configuration 6-8

password recovery 17-9, C-12

sensor initialization 22-27

sensor setup 22-27

video help described 1-2

viewing

IP logs 18-14

statistics 18-31

system information 18-32

virtual sensors

adding 5-12, 8-10

default virtual sensor 8-2, 8-7

deleting 8-10

described 8-2, 8-7

editing 8-10

stream segregation 8-3

Virtual Sensors window described 5-11

VLAN groups

802.1q encapsulation 7-14

configuration restrictions 7-9

configuring 7-24

deploying 7-23

described 7-13

switches 7-23

VLAN Groups pane

configuring 7-24

described 7-22

field descriptions 7-23

VLAN IDs 7-22

VLAN Pairs pane

configuring 7-21

described 7-20

field descriptions 7-20

W

watch list rating

calculating risk rating 8-5, 11-3

described 8-5, 11-3

Web Server

described A-3, A-21

HTTP 1.0 and 1.1 support A-21

private keys A-20

public keys A-20

whois IME device tools 2-5

worms

Blaster 12-2

Code Red 12-2

histograms 12-12, 18-16

Nimbda 12-2

protocols 12-2

Sasser 12-2

scanners 12-2

Slammer 12-2

SQL Slammer 12-2

Z

zones

external 12-4

illegal 12-4

internal 12-4