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 for VLAN groups 5-14

A

accessing IPS software 20-2

access lists

misconfiguration C-26

necessary hosts 3-4

ACLs

adding 3-4

described 13-3

Post-Block 13-17, 13-18

Pre-Block 13-17, 13-18

Active Host Blocks pane

field descriptions 17-6

user roles 17-6

active update bulletins 20-10

ad0 pane

default 10-10

described 10-10

tabs 10-10

Add ACL Entry dialog box field descriptions 3-4

Add Active Host Block dialog box field descriptions 17-7

Add Allowed Host dialog box

field descriptions 4-5

user roles 4-5

Add Authorized Key dialog box

field descriptions 12-3

user roles 12-2

Add Blocking Device dialog box

field descriptions 13-15

user roles 13-14

Add Cat 6K Blocking Device Interface dialog box

field descriptions 13-23

user roles 13-22

Add Configured OS Map dialog box

field descriptions 6-25, 9-26

user roles 6-25, 9-23

Add Destination Port dialog box field descriptions 10-16

Add Device Login Profile dialog box

field descriptions 13-13

user roles 13-12

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, 9-12

user roles 6-11, 9-12

Add Event Variable dialog box

field descriptions 6-29, 9-29

user roles 6-28, 9-28

Add External Product Interface dialog box

field descriptions 15-6

user roles 15-5

Add Histogram dialog box field descriptions 10-16

adding

ACLs 3-4

a host never to be blocked 13-11

anomaly detection policies 10-9

CSA MC interfaces 15-7

dashboards 2-1

denied attackers 17-5

event action filters 6-16, 9-17

event action overrides 9-13

event action rules policies 9-11

event variables 6-29, 9-30

external product interfaces 15-7

gadgets 2-1

host blocks 17-7

IPv4 target value rating 6-19, 9-20

IPv6 target value rating 6-22, 9-22

network blocks 17-9

OS maps 6-26, 9-27

risk categories 6-32, 9-33

signature definition policies 7-2

signatures 7-13

signature variables 7-27

virtual sensors 3-13, 6-11

Add Inline VLAN Pair dialog box field descriptions 3-10, 5-21

Add Interface Pair dialog box field descriptions 5-19

Add IP Logging dialog box field descriptions 17-14

Add IPv4 Target Value Rating dialog box

field descriptions 6-19, 9-19

user roles 6-18, 9-19

Add IPv6 Target Value Rating dialog box

field descriptions 6-21, 9-21

user roles 6-20, 9-21

Add Known Host Key dialog box

field descriptions 12-5

user roles 12-5

Add Master Blocking Sensor dialog box

field descriptions 13-26

user roles 13-25

Add Network Block dialog box field descriptions 17-9

Add Never Block Address dialog box

field descriptions 13-11

user roles 13-7

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

Add Posture ACL dialog box field descriptions 15-7

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

Add Rate Limit dialog box

field descriptions 17-11

user role 17-10

Address Resolution Protocol see ARP

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

Add Router Blocking Device Interface dialog box

field descriptions 13-20

user roles 13-17

Add Signature dialog box field descriptions 7-7

Add Signature Variable dialog box

field descriptions 7-27

user roles 7-27

Add SNMP Trap Destination dialog box field descriptions 14-4

Add Trusted Host dialog box

field descriptions 12-10

user roles 12-9

Add User dialog box

field descriptions 4-18

user roles 4-17

Add Virtual Sensor dialog box

described 3-12, 6-9

field descriptions 3-13, 6-9

Add VLAN Group dialog box field descriptions 5-24

Advanced Alert Behavior Wizard

Alert Dynamic Response Fire All window field descriptions 8-26

Alert Dynamic Response Fire Once window field descriptions 8-27

Alert Dynamic Response Summary window field descriptions 8-27

Alert Summarization window field descriptions 8-26

Event Count and Interval window field descriptions 8-25

Global Summarization window field descriptions 8-28

AIC

policy 7-38

signatures (example) 7-39

AIC engine

AIC FTP B-8

AIC FTP engine parameters (table) B-9

AIC HTTP B-8

AIC HTTP engine parameters (table) B-9

described B-8

features B-8

signature categories 7-31

AIC policy enforcement

default configuration 7-32, B-8

described 7-32, B-8

sensor oversubscription 7-32, B-8

AIM-IPS

initializing 18-13

installing system image 21-22

logging in 19-5

session command 19-5

sessioning 19-4, 19-5

setup command 18-13

time sources 4-8, C-15

AIP-SSM

bypass mode 5-27

initializing 18-16

installing system image 21-26

logging in 19-6

password recovery 16-7, C-10

recovering C-66

reimaging 21-25

resetting C-65

session command 19-6

setup command 18-16

time sources 4-8, C-15

Alarm Channel described 9-6, A-25

alert and log actions (list) 9-7

alert behavior

normal 8-25

Signature Wizard 8-25

alert frequency

aggregation 7-19

configuring 7-19

controlling 7-19

modes B-5

Allowed Hosts/Networks pane

configuring 4-6

described 4-5

field descriptions 4-5

alternate TCP reset interface 5-8

Analysis Engine

described 6-2

error messages C-23

IDM exits C-55

verify it is running C-19

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-18

event actions 10-6, B-62

inactive mode 10-4

learning accept mode 10-3

learning process 10-3

limiting false positives 10-13, 17-17

operation settings 10-11

protocols 10-3

signatures 10-6

signatures (table) 10-6, B-62

turning off 10-35

worms

attacks 10-12

described 10-3

zones 10-4

Anomaly Detection pane

button functions 17-17

described 17-16

field descriptions 17-17

user roles 17-16

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 21-12

GRUB menu 16-4, C-8

initializing 18-8

logging in 19-2

password recovery 16-4, C-8

terminal servers

described 19-3, 21-14

setting up 19-3, 21-14

time sources 4-7, C-14

UDLD protocol 5-22

upgrading recovery partition 21-5

Application Inspection and Control see AIC

application partition

described A-3

image recovery 21-12

application policy enforcement

described 7-32, B-8

disabled (default) 7-32, B-8

applying software updates C-52

ARC

ACLs 13-18, A-13

authentication A-14

blocking

application 13-2

connection-based A-16

not occurring for signature C-42

unconditional blocking A-16

block response A-13

Catalyst 6000 series switch

VACL commands A-18

VACLs A-18

Catalyst switches

VACLs A-15

VLANs A-15

checking status 13-3, 13-4

described A-3

design 13-2

device access issues C-39

enabling SSH C-41

features A-13

firewalls

AAA A-17

connection blocking A-17

NAT A-18

network blocking A-17

postblock ACL A-15

preblock ACL A-15

shun command A-17

TACACS+ A-18

formerly Network Access Controller 13-1

functions 13-2

illustration A-12

inactive state C-37

interfaces A-13

maintaining states A-16

managed devices 13-8

master blocking sensors A-13

maximum blocks 13-2

misconfigured master blocking sensor C-43

nac.shun.txt file A-16

NAT addressing A-14

number of blocks A-14

postblock ACL A-15

preblock ACL A-15

prerequisites 13-5

rate limiting 13-4

responsibilities A-12

single point of control A-14

SSH A-13

supported devices 13-6, A-15

Telnet A-13

troubleshooting C-36

VACLs A-13

verifying device interfaces C-41

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-22

Atomic IPv6 engine

described B-25

ND protocol B-26

Neighborhood Discovery protocol B-25

signatures B-26

signatures (table) B-26

attack relevance rating

calculating risk rating 6-5, 9-3

described 6-5, 6-23, 9-3, 9-24

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

Audit mode

described 11-9

Test Global Correlation 11-9

authenticated NTP 4-7, 4-8, 4-9, 4-15, C-14, C-15

AuthenticationApp

authenticating users A-20

described A-3

login attempt limit A-20

method A-20

responsibilities A-19

secure communications A-20

sensor configuration A-19

Authorized Keys pane

configuring 12-3

described 12-2

field descriptions 12-2

RSA authentication 12-2

RSA key generation tool 12-3

Auto/Cisco.com Update pane

configuring 16-18

described 16-16

field descriptions 16-18

UNIX-style directory listings 16-17

user roles 16-16

automatic setup 18-2

automatic updates

Cisco.com 16-16

examples 21-10

information required 21-6

servers

FTP 16-16

SCP 16-16

troubleshooting C-53

autonegotiation for hardware bypass 5-11

auto-upgrade-option command 21-6

B

backing up

configuration C-2

current configuration C-4

BackOrifice 2000 see BO2K

BackOrifice see BO

basic setup 18-4

blocking

described 13-2

disabling 13-8

master blocking sensor 13-25

necessary information 13-3

not occurring for signature C-42

prerequisites 13-5

supported devices 13-6

types 13-2

Blocking Devices pane

configuring 13-15

described 13-14

field descriptions 13-15

ssh host-key command 13-15

Blocking Properties pane

adding a host never to be blocked 13-11

configuring 13-10

described 13-7

field descriptions 13-8

BO

described B-65

Trojans B-65

BO2K

described B-65

Trojans B-65

bypass mode

AIP-SSM 5-27

described 5-26

Bypass pane

field descriptions 5-26

user roles 5-26

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-24

Cat 6K Blocking Device Interfaces pane

configuring 13-23

described 13-22

field descriptions 13-23

CDP described 5-29

CDP Mode pane

configuring 5-29

field descriptions 5-29

user roles 5-29

certificates

displaying 12-11

Firefox 1-8

generating 12-11

IDM 1-7, 12-8

Internet Explorer 1-8

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

cidDump obtaining information C-91

CIDEE

defined A-33

example A-34

IPS extensions A-33

protocol A-33

supported IPS events A-33

cisco

default password 19-2

default username 19-2

Cisco.com

accessing software 20-2

Active Update Bulletins 20-10

downloading software 20-2

IPS software 20-1

software downloads 20-2

Cisco IOS rate limiting 13-4

Cisco IPS software files 21-2

Cisco Security Center

described 20-11

URL 20-11

Cisco Services for IPS

service contract 1-10, 16-11

supported products 1-10, 16-11

clear events command 4-13, 4-17, 17-4, C-17, C-90

Clear Flow States pane

described 17-28

field descriptions 17-28

clearing

events 4-17, 17-4, C-90

flow states 17-28

statistics C-76

clear password command 16-6, 16-7, C-9, C-11

CLI described A-3, A-29

client manifest described A-28

clock set command 4-16

Clone Event Action Rules dialog box field descriptions 9-10

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

Clone Signature dialog box field descriptions 7-7

cloning

anomaly detection policies 10-9

event action rules policies 9-11

signature definition policies 7-2

signatures 7-15

CollaborationApp described A-3, A-27

command and control interface

described 5-2

list 5-2

commands

auto-upgrade-option 21-6

clear events 4-13, 4-17, 17-4, C-17, C-90

clear password 16-6, 16-7, C-9, C-11

clock set 4-16

copy backup-config C-3

copy current-config C-3

debug module-boot C-66

downgrade 21-11

hw-module module 1 reset C-65

hw-module module slot_number password-reset 16-7, C-10

session 19-5, 19-10

setup 4-1, 18-1, 18-4, 18-8, 18-13, 18-16, 18-20, 18-25

show events C-87

show health C-68

show settings 16-10, C-13

show statistics C-75

show statistics virtual-sensor C-23, C-75

show tech-support C-69

show version C-73

upgrade 21-3, 21-5

Compare Knowledge Bases dialog box field descriptions 17-19

comparing KBs 17-19, 17-21

component signatures

Meta engine B-31

risk rating B-31

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, 4-11

configuring

AIC policy parameters 7-38

allowed hosts 4-6

allowed networks 4-6

anomaly detection operation settings 10-11

application policy 7-39

authorized keys 12-3

automatic upgrades 21-8

blocking devices 13-15

blocking properties 13-10

Cat 6K blocking device interfaces 13-23

CDP Mode 5-29

CPU, Memory, & Load gadget 2-12

CSA MC IPS interfaces 15-4

device login profiles 13-13

event action filters 6-16, 9-17

events 17-3

event variables 6-29, 9-30

external zone 10-31

general settings 6-34, 9-35

Global Correlation Health gadget 2-9

Global Correlation Reports gadget 2-7

host blocks 17-7

illegal zone 10-25

inline VLAN pairs 3-11

inspection/reputation 11-9

interface pairs 5-19

interfaces 5-17

Interface Status gadget 2-7

internal zone 10-18

IP fragment reassembly signatures 7-43

IP logging 17-15

IPv4 target value rating 6-19, 9-20

IPv6 target value rating 6-22

known host keys 12-6

learning accept mode 10-14

Licensing gadget 2-6

maintenance partition

IDSM-2 (Catalyst software) 21-30

IDSM-2 (Cisco IOS software) 21-34

master blocking sensor 13-26

network blocks 17-9

network participation 11-11

Network Security gadget 2-10

network settings 4-3

NTP servers 4-14

OS maps 6-26, 9-27

rate limiting 17-11

rate limiting devices 13-15

risk categories 6-32, 9-33

router blocking device interfaces 13-20

Sensor Health gadget 2-5

Sensor Information gadget 2-4

Sensor Setup window 3-5

sensor to use NTP 4-15

SNMP 14-2

SNMP traps 14-5

target value rating 9-22

TCP fragment reassembly parameters 7-50

time 4-11

Top Applications gadget 2-10

traffic flow notifications 5-28

trusted hosts 12-10

UDLD protocol 5-22

upgrades 21-4

users 4-19

VLAN groups 5-24

VLAN pairs 5-21

control transactions

characteristics A-8

request types A-8

cookies IDM 1-7

copy backup-config command C-3

copy current-config command C-3

correcting time on the sensor 4-13, C-17

CPU, Memory, & Load gadget

configuring 2-12

described 2-11

creating

Atomic IP Advanced signature 7-25

custom signatures

not using signature engines 8-3

Service HTTP 8-16

String TCP 8-21

using signature engines 8-1

IPv6 signatures 7-25

Meta signatures 7-21, 7-22

Post-Block VACLs 13-22

Pre-Block VACLs 13-22

service account C-5

cryptographic features (IDM) 1-1

CSA MC

adding interfaces 15-7

configuring IPS interfaces 15-4

host posture events 15-1, 15-4

quarantined IP address events 15-1

supported IPS interfaces 15-4

CtlTransSource

described A-2, A-11

illustration A-11

current configuration back up C-2

current KB setting 17-22

customizing

dashboards 2-1

gadgets 2-1

custom signatures

described 7-5

IPv6 signature 7-25

Meta signature 7-21

Custom Signature Wizard

no signature engine sequence 8-3

signature engine sequence 8-1

D

Dashboard pane gadgets 2-2

dashboards

adding 2-1

customizing 2-1

data structures (examples) A-7

DDoS

protocols B-64

Stacheldraht B-64

TFN B-64

debug logging enable C-45

debug-module-boot command C-66

default policies

ad0 10-8

sig0 7-2

defaults

KB filename 10-12

password 19-2

restoring 16-22

username 19-2

virtual sensor vs0 6-3

deleting

anomaly detection policies 10-9

event action filters 6-16, 9-17

event action overrides 9-13

event action rules policies 9-11

event variables 6-29, 9-30

imported OS values 17-27

IPv4 target value rating 6-19, 9-20

IPv6 target value rating 6-22, 9-22

KBs 17-23

learned OS values 17-26

OS maps 6-26, 9-27

risk categories 6-32, 9-33

signature definition policies 7-2

signature variables 7-27

virtual sensors 6-11

Denial of Service see DoS

denied attackers

adding 17-5

clearing list 17-5

hit count 17-4

resetting hit counts 17-5

Denied Attackers pane

described 17-4

field descriptions 17-5

user roles 17-4

using 17-5

deny actions (list) 9-8

detect mode (anomaly detection) 10-4

device access issues C-39

Device Login Profiles pane

configuring 13-13

described 13-12

field descriptions 13-12

devices 13-15

Diagnostics Report pane

button functions 17-30

described 17-30

user roles 17-30

using 17-31

diagnostics reports 17-31

Differences between knowledge bases KB_Name and KB_Name window field descriptions 17-20

disabling

anomaly detection C-18

blocking 13-8

global correlation 11-11

interfaces 5-17

password recovery 16-9, C-12

disaster recovery C-6

displaying

events C-88

health status C-69

password recovery setting 16-10, C-13

statistics C-76

tech support information C-70

version C-73

Distributed Denial of Service see DDoS

DoS tools B-5

downgrade command 21-11

downgrading sensors 21-11

downloading

KBs 17-24

software 20-2

Download Knowledge Base From Sensor dialog box

described 17-24

field descriptions 17-24

duplicate IP addresses C-27

E

Edit Actions dialog box field descriptions 7-9

Edit Allowed Host dialog box

field descriptions 4-5

user roles 4-5

Edit Authorized Key dialog box

field descriptions 12-3

user roles 12-2

Edit Blocking Device dialog box

field descriptions 13-15

user roles 13-14

Edit Cat 6K Blocking Device Interface dialog box

field descriptions 13-23

user roles 13-22

Edit Configured OS Map dialog box

field descriptions 6-25, 9-26

user roles 6-25, 9-23

Edit Destination Port dialog box field descriptions 10-16

Edit Device Login Profile dialog box

field descriptions 13-13

user roles 13-12

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, 9-12

user roles 6-11, 9-12

Edit Event Variable dialog box

field descriptions 6-29, 9-29

user roles 6-28, 9-28

Edit External Product Interface dialog box

field descriptions 15-6

user roles 15-5

Edit Histogram dialog box field descriptions 10-16

editing

event action filters 6-16, 9-17

event action overrides 9-13

event variables 6-29, 9-30

interfaces 5-17

IPv4 target value rating 6-19, 9-20

IPv6 target value rating 6-22, 9-22

OS maps 6-26, 9-27

risk categories 6-32, 9-33

signatures 7-16

signature variables 7-27

virtual sensors 6-11

Edit Inline VLAN Pair dialog box field descriptions 3-10, 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 17-14

Edit IPv4 Target Value Rating dialog box

field descriptions 6-19, 9-19

user roles 6-18, 9-19

Edit IPv6 Target Value Rating dialog box

field descriptions 6-21, 9-21

user roles 6-20, 9-21

Edit Known Host Key dialog box

field descriptions 12-5

user roles 12-5

Edit Master Blocking Sensor dialog box

field descriptions 13-26

user roles 13-25

Edit Never Block Address dialog box

field descriptions 13-11

user roles 13-7

Edit Posture ACL dialog box field descriptions 15-7

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

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

Edit Router Blocking Device Interface dialog box

field descriptions 13-20

user roles 13-17

Edit Signature dialog box field descriptions 7-7

Edit Signature Variable dialog box

field descriptions 7-27

user roles 7-27

Edit SNMP Trap Destination dialog box field descriptions 14-4

Edit User dialog box

field descriptions 4-18

user roles 4-17

Edit Virtual Sensor dialog box

field descriptions 6-9

user roles 6-9

Edit VLAN Group dialog box field descriptions 5-24

efficacy

described 11-4

measurements 11-4

enabling

debug logging C-45

event action filters 6-16, 9-17

event action overrides 9-13

interfaces 5-17

Encryption Software Export Distribution Authorization 20-2

engines

AIC B-8

Fixed B-27

Flood B-30

Master B-4

Meta 7-21, B-31

Multi String B-33

Normalizer B-35

Service DNS B-37

Service FTP B-38

Service Generic B-39

Service H225 B-40

Service HTTP 8-15, B-43

Service IDENT B-45

Service MSRPC 8-12, B-45

Service MSSQL B-47

Service NTP B-47

Service P2P B-48

Service RPC 8-18, B-48

Service SMB Advanced B-50

Service SNMP B-52

Service SSH B-52

Service TNS B-53

State 8-19, B-55

String 8-20, 8-23, B-56

Sweep 8-24, B-59

Sweep Other TCP B-61

Traffic ICMP B-64

Trojan B-65

evAlert A-8

event action filters

adding 6-16, 9-17

configuring 6-16, 9-17

deleting 6-16, 9-17

described 6-13, 9-5

editing 6-16, 9-17

enabling 6-16, 9-17

Event Action Filters tab

configuring 6-16, 9-17

described 6-13, 9-14

field descriptions 6-13, 9-14

event action overrides

adding 9-13

deleting 9-13

described 6-4, 9-4

editing 9-13

enabling 9-13

risk rating range 6-4, 9-4

Event Action Overrides tab

described 9-12

field descriptions 9-12

event action rules

described 9-2

functions 9-2

Event Action Rules pane

described 9-10

field descriptions 9-10

user roles 9-10

event action rules policies

adding 9-11

cloning 9-11

deleting 9-11

events

displaying C-88

host posture 15-2

quarantined IP address 15-2

Events pane

configuring 17-3

described 17-2

field descriptions 17-2

Event Store

clearing events 4-13, C-17

data structures A-7

described A-2

examples A-7

responsibilities A-7

timestamp A-7

event types C-87

event variables

adding 6-29, 9-30

configuring 6-29, 9-30

deleting 6-29, 9-30

described 6-28, 9-28

editing 6-29, 9-30

Event Variables tab

configuring 6-29, 9-30

field descriptions 6-29, 9-29

Event Viewer window field descriptions 17-3

evError A-8

evLogTransaction A-8

evShunRqst A-8

evStatus A-8

example custom signatures

Atomic IP Advanced 7-25

Meta engine 7-22

external product interfaces

adding 15-7

described 15-1

issues 15-3, C-21

troubleshooting 15-10, C-21

trusted hosts 15-5

External Product Interfaces pane

described 15-5

field descriptions 15-5

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 21-2

IDSM-2 password recovery 16-8, C-11

Firefox

certificates 1-8

validating CAs 1-8

Fixed engine described B-27

Fixed ICMP engine parameters (table) B-27

Fixed TCP engine parameters (table) B-28

Fixed UDP engine parameters (table) B-29

Flood engine described B-30

Flood Host engine parameters (table) B-30

Flood Net engine parameters (table) B-30

flow states clearing 17-28

FTP servers supported 16-16, 21-2

G

gadgets

adding 2-1

CPU, Memory, & Load 2-11

customizing 2-1

Dashboard pane 2-2

Global Correlation Health 2-8

Global Correlation Reports 2-7

IDM 2-2

IDM home pane 1-3

Interface Status 2-6

Licensing 2-5

Network Security 2-9

Sensor Health 2-4

Sensor Information 2-3

Top Applications 2-10

general settings

configuring 6-34, 9-35

described 6-33, 9-34

General tab

configuring 6-34, 9-35

described 6-33, 9-34, 10-15, 10-23

enabling zones 10-15, 10-23

field descriptions 6-34, 9-34

user roles 6-33, 9-34

generating diagnostics reports 17-31

global correlation

described 1-1, 11-1, 11-2, A-3

disabling 11-11

DNS server 11-6

error messages A-29

features 11-5

goals 11-5

health metrics 11-7

HTTP Proxy server 11-6

IPv6 support 6-20, 6-21, 6-29, 9-16, 9-21, 9-30, 11-6

license 1-10, 11-6, 11-8, 18-1, 18-5

Produce Alert 7-9, 9-8, 11-5, B-6

requirements 11-6

troubleshooting 11-12, C-20

update client (illustration) 11-8

update client described A-28

update server described A-28

Global Correlation Health gadget

configuring 2-9

described 2-8

Global Correlation Reports gadget

configuring 2-7

described 2-7

Global Variables pane field description 16-15

GRUB menu password recovery 16-4, C-8

H

H.225.0 protocol B-40

H.323 protocol B-40

hardware bypass

autonegotiation 5-11

configuration restrictions 5-10

fail-over 5-10

IPS-4260 5-10

IPS 4270-20 5-10

supported configurations 5-10

with software bypass 5-10

Home pane

device information 1-3

gadgets 1-3

health information 1-3

interface status 1-3

licensing information 1-3

system resources usage 1-3

updating 1-3

Host Blocks pane

configuring 17-7

described 17-6

host posture events

CSA MC 15-4

described 15-2

HTTP/HTTPS servers 16-16, 21-2

HTTP deobfuscation

ASCII normalization 8-15, B-43

described 8-15, B-43

hw-module module 1 reset command C-65

hw-module module slot_number password-reset command 16-7, C-10

I

IDAPI

communications A-3, A-31

described A-3

functions A-31

illustration A-31

responsibilities A-31

IDCONF

described A-32

example A-32

XML A-32

IDIOM

defined A-32

messages A-32

IDM

Analysis Engine is busy C-55

certificates 1-7, 12-8

cookies 1-7

cryptographic features 1-1

described 1-2, 1-5

gadgets 2-2

GUI 1-3

logging in 1-6

Signature Wizard supported signature engines 8-2

supported platforms 1-4

system requirements 1-4

TLS 1-7, 12-8

user interface 1-3

web browsers 1-2, 1-5

will not load C-55

IDSM-2

command and control port C-63

configuring

maintenance partition (Catalyst software) 21-30

maintenance partition (Cisco IOS software) 21-34

initializing 18-20

installing

system image (Catalyst software) 21-28

system image (Cisco IOS software) 21-29

logging in 19-8

password recovery 16-8, C-11

password recovery image file 16-8, C-11

reimaging 21-28

sessioning 19-8

setup command 18-20

supported configurations C-59

TCP reset port C-64

time sources 4-8, C-14

upgrading

maintenance partition (Catalyst software) 21-38

maintenance partition (Cisco IOS software) 21-39

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 17-27

described 17-27

field descriptions 17-27

imported OS values

clearing 17-27

deleting 17-27

inactive mode (anomaly detection) 10-4

initializing

AIM-IPS 18-13

AIP-SSM 18-16

appliances 18-8

IDSM-2 18-20

NME-IPS 18-25

sensors 4-1, 18-1, 18-4

user roles 18-1

verifying 18-28

inline interface pair mode

configuration restrictions 5-8

described 5-13

Inline Interface Pair window

described 3-9

Startup Wizard 3-9

inline VLAN pair mode

configuration restrictions 5-8

configuring 3-11

described 5-13

supported sensors 5-13

UDLD protocol 5-22

Inline VLAN Pairs pane user roles 5-20

Inline VLAN Pairs window

described 3-10

field descriptions 3-10

Startup Wizard 3-10

Inspection/Reputation pane

configuring 11-9

described 11-8

field descriptions 11-9

installer

major version 20-6

minor version 20-6

installing

sensor license 1-12, 16-13

system image

AIM-IPS 21-22

AIP-SSM 21-26

IDSM-2 (Catalyst software) 21-28

IDSM-2 (Cisco IOS software) 21-29

IPS-4240 21-15

IPS-4255 21-15

IPS-4260 21-18

IPS 4270-20 21-20

NME-IPS 21-40

InterfaceApp described A-2

interface pairs

configuring 5-19

described 5-18

Interface Pairs pane

configuring 5-19

described 5-18

field descriptions 5-19

user roles 5-18

interfaces

alternate TCP reset 5-2

command and control 5-2

configuration restrictions 5-8

configuring 5-17

described 3-7, 5-1

disabling 5-17

editing 5-17

enabling 5-17

logical 3-7

physical 3-7

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 3-9

Startup Wizard 3-9

Interfaces pane

configuring 5-17

described 5-15

field descriptions 5-16

user roles 5-15

Interface Status gadget

configuring 2-7

described 2-6

Interface Summary window described 3-7

internal zone

configuring 10-18

user roles 10-15

Internal Zone tab

described 10-15

user roles 10-15

Internet Explorer validating certificates 1-8

IP fragmentation described B-35

IP fragment reassembly

configuring 7-42

described 7-40

mode 7-42

parameters (table) 7-40

signatures 7-43

signatures (example) 7-43

signatures (table) 7-40

IP logging

described 7-50, 17-13

event actions 17-13

system performance 17-13

IP Logging pane

configuring 17-15

described 17-13

field descriptions 17-14

user roles 17-13

IP Logging Variables pane described 16-15

IP logs

circular buffer 17-13

states 17-13

TCPDUMP 17-13

viewing 17-15

WireShark 17-13

IPS-4240

installing system image 21-15

password recovery 16-5, C-8

reimaging 21-15

IPS-4255

installing system image 21-15

password recovery 16-5, C-8

reimaging 21-15

IPS-4260

hardware bypass 5-10

installing system image 21-18

reimaging 21-18

IPS 4270-20

hardware bypass 5-10

installing system image 21-20

reimaging 21-20

IPS applications

internal communications A-31

summary A-35

table A-35

XML format A-2

IPS data

types A-8

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 modules

time synchronization 4-9, C-16

unsupported features 3-8

IPS Policies pane

described 6-8

field descriptions 6-9

IPS software

application list A-2

available files 20-1

configuring device parameters A-4

directory structure A-34

Linux OS A-1

obtaining 20-1

platform-dependent release examples 20-7

retrieving data A-4

security features A-5

tuning signatures A-4

updating A-4

user interaction A-4

versioning scheme 20-3

IPS software file names

major updates (illustration) 20-4

minor updates (illustration) 20-4

patch releases (illustration) 20-4

service packs (illustration) 20-4

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 6-19, 9-19

IPv6

described B-25

SPAN ports 5-12

switches 5-12

IPv6 target value rating

adding 6-22, 9-22

configuring 6-22, 9-22

deleting 6-22, 9-22

editing 6-22, 9-22

IPv6 Target Value Rating tab

configuring 6-22, 9-22

field descriptions 6-21, 9-21

K

KBs

comparing 17-21

default filename 10-12

deleting 17-23

described 10-3

downloading 17-24

histogram 10-12, 17-16

initial baseline 10-3

learning accept mode 10-12

loading 17-22

monitoring 17-19

renaming 17-23

saving 17-22

scanner threshold 10-12, 17-16

tree structure 10-12, 17-16

uploading 17-25

Knowledge Base see KB

Known Host Keys pane

configuring 12-6

describing 12-5

field descriptions 12-5

L

Learned OS pane

clearing 17-26

described 17-26

field descriptions 17-26

learned OS values

clearing 17-26

deleting 17-26

learning accept mode (anomaly detection) 10-3

Learning Accept Mode tab

configuring 10-14

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 1-10, 16-11

licensing

described 1-10, 16-10

IPS device serial number 1-10, 16-10

Licensing gadget

configuring 2-6

described 2-5

Licensing pane

configuring 1-12, 16-13

described 1-10, 16-10

field descriptions 1-12, 16-12

user roles 1-12, 16-10

limitations for concurrent CLI sessions 19-1

listings UNIX-style 16-17

loading KBs 17-22

Logger

described A-3, A-19

functions A-19

syslog messages A-19

logging in

AIM-IPS 19-5

AIP-SSM 19-6

appliances 19-2

IDM 1-6

IDSM-2 19-8

NME-IPS 19-10

sensors

SSH 19-11

Telnet 19-11

service role 19-2

terminal servers 19-3, 21-14

user role 19-1

LOKI

described B-64

protocol B-64

loose connections on sensors C-22

M

MainApp

components A-5

described A-2, A-5

host statistics A-6

responsibilities A-6

show version command A-6

maintenance partition

configuring

IDSM-2 (Catalyst software) 21-30

IDSM-2 (Cisco IOS software) 21-34

described A-3

major updates described 20-4

managing rate limiting 17-11

manifests

client A-28

server A-28

manual block to bogus host C-41

master blocking sensor

described 13-25

not set up properly C-43

Master Blocking Sensor pane

configuring 13-26

described 13-25

field descriptions 13-26

Master engine

alert frequency B-5

alert frequency parameters (table) B-5

described B-3

event actions B-6

general parameters (table) B-4

universal parameters B-4

merging configuration files C-2

Meta engine

component signatures B-31

described 7-21, B-31

parameters (table) B-32

Signature Event Action Processor 7-21, B-31

Meta Event Generator described 6-33, 9-34

MIBs supported 14-6, C-18

minor updates described 20-4

Miscellaneous tab

button functions 7-30

configuring

application policy 7-38

IP fragment reassembly mode 7-42

IP logging 7-51

TCP stream reassembly mode 7-49

described 7-29

field descriptions 7-30

user roles 7-29

modes

anomaly detection

detect 10-4

inactive 10-4

learning accept 10-3

bypass 5-26

inline interface pair 5-13

inline VLAN pair 5-13

promiscuous 5-11

VLAN Groups 5-13

modify packets inline modes 6-4

monitoring

events 17-3

KBs 17-19

moving OS maps 6-26, 9-27

Multi String engine

described B-33

parameters (table) B-33

Regex B-33

MySDN described 7-5

N

Neighborhood Discovery

options B-26

types B-26

Network Blocks pane

configuring 17-9

described 17-9

field descriptions 17-9

user roles 17-8

Network pane

configuring 4-3

described 4-2

field descriptions 4-2

TLS/SSL 4-4

user roles 4-2

network participation

data gathered 11-3

data use (table) 1-2, 11-2

described 11-3

health metrics 11-7

modes 11-4

requirements 11-4

statistics 11-4

Network Participation pane

configuring 11-11

described 11-10

field descriptions 11-11

Network Security gadget

configuring 2-10

described 2-9

network security health data resetting 17-29

Network Timing Protocol see NTP

never block

hosts 13-8

networks 13-8

NME-IPS

initializing 18-25

installing system image 21-40

logging in 19-10

reimaging 21-40

session command 19-10

sessioning 19-9, 19-10

setup command 18-25

time sources 4-8, C-15

Normalizer engine

described B-35

IP fragment reassembly B-35

parameters (table) B-36

TCP stream reassembly B-35

Normalizer mode described 6-4

NotificationApp

alert information A-9

described A-3

functions A-9

SNMP gets A-9

SNMP traps A-9

statistics A-10

system health information A-10

NTP

authenticated 4-7, 4-8, 4-9, 4-15, C-14, C-15

configuring servers 4-14

described 4-7, C-14

incorrect configuration 4-9, C-16

sensor time source 4-13, 4-15

time synchronization 4-7, C-14

unauthenticated 4-7, 4-8, 4-9, 4-15, C-14, C-15

verifying configuration 4-9

O

one-way TCP reset described 6-33, 9-34

Operation Settings tab

described 10-10

field descriptions 10-11

user roles 10-10

OS Identifications tab

described 6-25, 9-23

field descriptions 6-25, 9-25

OS maps

adding 6-26, 9-27

configuring 6-26, 9-27

deleting 6-26, 9-27

editing 6-26, 9-27

moving 6-26, 9-27

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-48

partitions

application A-3

maintenance A-3

recovery A-3

Passive OS Fingerprinting

components 6-23, 9-24

configuring 6-24, 9-25

described 6-23, 9-24

password policy caution 16-2, 16-3

password recovery

AIP-SSM 16-6, C-10

appliances 16-4, C-8

CLI 16-9, C-12

described 16-3, C-7

disabling 16-9, C-12

GRUB menu 16-4, C-8

IDSM-2 16-8, C-11

IPS-4240 16-5, C-8

IPS-4255 16-5, C-8

platforms 16-3, C-7

ROMMON 16-5, C-8

troubleshooting 16-9, C-13

verifying 16-10, C-13

password requirements configuring 16-2

Passwords pane

described 16-2

field descriptions 16-2

patch releases described 20-5

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 19-1

Post-Block ACLs 13-17, 13-18

Pre-Block ACLs 13-17, 13-18

prerequisites for blocking 13-5

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

VACL capture 5-12

protocols

ARP B-10

CIDEE A-33

DCE 8-12, B-46

DDoS B-64

H.323 B-40

H225.0 B-40

ICMPv6 B-11

IDAPI A-31

IDCONF A-32

IDIOM A-32

IPv6 B-25

LOKI B-64

MSSQL B-47

ND B-26

Neighborhood Discovery B-25, B-26

Q.931 B-41

RPC 8-12, B-46

SDEE A-33

Signature Wizard 8-11

UDLD 5-22

Q

Q.931 protocol

described B-41

SETUP messages B-41

quarantined IP address events described 15-2

R

rate limiting

ACLs 13-5

configuring 17-11

described 13-4

managing 17-11

percentages 17-10

routers 13-4

service policies 13-5

supported signatures 13-4

Rate Limits pane

described 17-10

field descriptions 17-11

rebooting the sensor 16-23

Reboot Sensor pane

configuring 16-23

described 16-23

user roles 16-23

recover command 21-11

recovering

AIP-SSM C-66

application partition image 21-12

recovery partition

described A-3

upgrading 21-5

reimaging

AIM-IPS 21-22

AIP-SSM 21-25

appliances 21-11

described 21-1

IDSM-2 21-28

IPS-4240 21-15

IPS-4255 21-15

IPS-4260 21-18

IPS 4270-20 21-20

NME-IPS 21-40

sensors 20-9, 21-1

removing

service packs 21-11

signature updates 21-11

Rename Knowledge Base dialog box field descriptions 17-23

renaming KBs 17-23

reputation

described 11-2

illustration 11-3

servers 11-3

Reset Network Security Health pane

described 17-29

field descriptions 17-29

user roles 17-29

resetting

AIP-SSM C-65

network security health data 17-29

Restore Default Interface dialog box field descriptions 3-8

Restore Defaults pane

configuring 16-23

described 16-22

user roles 16-22

restoring

current configuration C-4

defaults 16-23

risk categories

adding 6-32, 9-33

configuring 6-32, 9-33

deleting 6-32, 9-33

editing 6-32, 9-33

Risk Category tab

configuring 6-32, 9-33

described 6-31, 9-31

field descriptions 6-31, 9-32

risk rating

Alarm Channel 11-5

calculating 6-4, 9-2

component signatures B-31

described 6-23, 9-24

reputation score 11-4

ROMMON

described 21-13

IPS-4240 21-15

IPS-4255 21-15

IPS-4260 21-18

IPS 4270-20 21-18, 21-20

password recovery 16-5, C-8

remote sensors 21-13

serial console port 21-13

TFTP 21-14

round-trip time see RTT

Router Blocking Device Interfaces pane

configuring 13-20

described 13-17

field descriptions 13-19

RPC portmapper 8-18, B-48

RTT

described 21-14

TFTP limitation 21-14

rules0 pane

described 9-11

tabs 9-11

S

Save Knowledge Base dialog box

described 17-22

field descriptions 17-22

saving KBs 17-22

scheduling automatic upgrades 21-8

SDEE

described A-33

HTTP A-33

protocol A-33

server requests A-33

security information

Cisco Security Center 20-11

MySDN 7-5

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

security SSH 12-1

sensing interfaces

described 5-3

interface cards 5-3

modes 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

SensorBase Network

described 1-1, 11-1, 11-2, A-3

participation 1-1, 11-2

servers 1-2, 11-2

Sensor Health gadget

configuring 2-5

described 2-4

metrics 2-4

status 2-4

Sensor Health pane

described 16-14

field descriptions 16-14

Sensor Information gadget

configuring 2-4

described 2-3

Sensor Key pane

button functions 12-7

described 12-7

field descriptions 12-7

sensor SSH key

displaying 12-7

generating 12-7

user roles 12-7

sensors

access problems C-24

asymmetric traffic and disabling anomaly detection C-18

blocking self 13-8

configuring to use NTP 4-15

corrupted SensorApp configuration C-35

diagnostics reports 17-31

disaster recovery C-6

downgrading 21-11

incorrect NTP configuration 4-9, C-16

initializing 4-1, 18-1, 18-4

interface support 5-4

IP address conflicts C-27

license 1-12, 16-13

logging in

SSH 19-11

Telnet 19-11

loose connections C-22

misconfigured access lists C-26

no alerts C-31, C-57

not seeing packets C-33

NTP time source 4-15

NTP time synchronization 4-7, C-14

partitions A-3

physical connectivity C-30

preventive maintenance C-2

rebooting 16-23

recovering the application partition 21-11

recovering the system image 20-9

reimaging 20-9, 21-1

restoring defaults 16-23

sensing process not running C-28

setting up 4-1

setup command 4-1, 18-1, 18-4, 18-8

shutting down 16-24

statistics 17-32

system images 20-9

system information 17-32

time sources 4-7, C-14

troubleshooting software upgrades C-54

updating 16-18, 16-21

upgrading 21-4

using NTP time source 4-13

Sensor Setup window

described 3-2

Startup Wizard 3-2

Server Certificate pane

button functions 12-11

certificate

displaying 12-11

generating 12-11

described 12-11

field descriptions 12-11

user roles 12-11

server manifest described A-28

service account

creating C-5

described 4-18, A-30, C-4

TAC A-30

troubleshooting A-30

Service DNS engine

described B-37

parameters (table) B-37

Service engine

described B-37

Layer 5 traffic B-37

Service FTP engine

described B-38

parameters (table) B-39

PASV port spoof B-38

Service Generic engine

described B-39

parameters (table) B-40

Service H225 engine

ASN.1PER validation B-41

described B-40

features B-41

parameters (table) B-42

TPKT validation B-41

Service HTTP engine

custom signature 8-16

described 8-15, B-43

example signature 8-16

parameters (table) B-43

Service IDENT engine

described B-45

parameters (table) B-45

service-module ids-sensor slot/port session command 19-4, 19-9

Service MSRPC engine

DCS/RPC protocol 8-12, B-46

described 8-12, B-45

parameters (table) B-46

Service MSSQL engine

described B-47

MSSQL protocol B-47

parameters (table) B-47

Service NTP engine

described B-47

parameters (table) B-47

Service P2P engine described B-48

service packs described 20-4

service role 19-2, A-30

Service RPC engine

described 8-18, B-48

parameters (table) 8-18, B-48

RPC portmapper 8-18, B-48

Service SMB Advanced engine

described B-50

parameters (table) B-50

Service SNMP engine

described B-52

parameters (table) B-52

Service SSH engine

described B-52

parameters (table) B-53

Service TNS engine

described B-53

parameters (table) B-54

session command

AIM-IPS 19-5

AIP-SSM 19-6

IDSM-2 19-8

NME-IPS 19-10

sessioning

AIM-IPS 19-5

AIP-SSM 19-6

IDSM-2 19-8

NME-IPS 19-10

setting

current KB 17-22

system clock 4-17

setting up

sensors 4-1

terminal servers 19-3, 21-14

setup

automatic 18-2

command 4-1, 18-1, 18-4, 18-8, 18-13, 18-16, 18-20, 18-25

simplified mode 18-2

show events command C-87

show health command C-68

show interfaces command C-85

show settings command 16-10, C-13

show statistics command C-75

show statistics virtual-sensor command C-23, C-75

show tech-support command C-69

show version command C-72, C-73

Shut Down Sensor pane

configuring 16-24

described 16-24

user roles 16-24

shutting down the sensor 16-24

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 20-5

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-8

Atomic B-10

Atomic ARP B-10

Atomic IP 8-14, B-21

Atomic IP Advanced B-11

Atomic IPv6 B-25

creating custom signatures 8-1

described B-1

event actions B-6

Fixed B-27

Flood B-30

Flood Host B-30

Flood Net B-30

list B-2

Meta 7-21, B-31

Multi String B-33

Normalizer B-35

Service B-37

Service DNS B-37

Service FTP B-38

Service Generic B-39

Service H225 B-40

Service HTTP 8-15, B-43

Service IDENT B-45

Service MSRPC 8-12, B-45

Service MSSQL B-47

Service NTP engine B-47

Service P2P B-48

Service RPC 8-18, B-48

Service SMB Advanced B-50

Service SNMP B-52

Service SSH engine B-52

Service TNS B-53

State 8-19, B-55

String 8-20, 8-23, B-56

supported by IDM 8-2

Sweep Other TCP B-61

Traffic Anomaly B-62

Traffic ICMP B-64

Trojan B-65

signature engine update files described 20-6

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

signature fidelity rating

calculating risk rating 6-5, 9-3

described 6-5, 9-3

signatures

adding 7-13

alert frequency 7-19

assigning actions 7-17

cloning 7-15

custom 7-5

default 7-4

described 7-4

editing 7-16

false positives 7-4

rate limits 13-4

subsignatures 7-4

TCP reset C-50

tuned 7-4

tuning 7-16

signature updates installation time 16-17

signature variables

adding 7-27

deleting 7-27

described 7-27

editing 7-27

Signature Variables tab

configuring 7-27

field descriptions 7-27

Signature Wizard

alert behavior 8-25

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 8-12

protocols 8-11

Protocol Type window field descriptions 8-11

Service HTTP Engine Parameters window field descriptions 8-15

Service RPC Engine Parameters window field descriptions 8-18

Service Type window field descriptions 8-13

signature identification 8-11

Signature Identification window field descriptions 8-12

State Engine Parameters window field descriptions 8-19

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 8-23

supported signature engines 8-2

Sweep Engine Parameters window field descriptions 8-24

TCP Sweep Type window field descriptions 8-14

TCP Traffic Type window field descriptions 8-13

UDP Sweep Type window field descriptions 8-13

UDP Traffic Type window field descriptions 8-13

using 8-4

Welcome window field descriptions 8-11

SNMP

configuring 14-2

described 14-1

Get 14-1

GetNext 14-1

Set 14-1

supported MIBs 14-6, C-18

Trap 14-1

SNMP General Configuration pane

configuring 14-2

described 14-2

field descriptions 14-2

user roles 14-2

SNMP traps

configuring 14-5

described 14-1

SNMP Traps Configuration pane

described 14-4

field descriptions 14-4

user roles 14-4

software architecture

ARC (illustration) A-12

IDAPI (illustration) A-31

software bypass

supported configurations 5-10

with hardware bypass 5-10

software downloads Cisco.com 20-2

software file names

recovery (illustration) 20-6

signature/virus updates (illustration) 20-5

signature engine updates (illustration) 20-6

system image (illustration) 20-6

software release examples

platform-dependent 20-7

platform identifiers 20-8

platform-independent 20-7

software updates

supported FTP servers 16-16, 21-2

supported HTTP/HTTPS servers 16-16, 21-2

SPAN port issues C-30

SSH

security 12-1

understanding 12-1

SSH Server

private keys A-20

public keys A-20

standards

CIDEE A-33

IDCONF A-32

SDEE A-33

Startup Wizard

access lists 3-4

adding virtual sensors 3-13

Add Virtual Sensor dialog box 3-12

described 3-1

Inline Interface Pair window

described 3-9

field descriptions 3-9

Inline VLAN Pairs window configuring 3-11

Interface Selection window 3-9

Interface Summary window 3-7

Sensor Setup window

configuring 3-5

field descriptions 3-2

Traffic Inspection Mode window 3-9

Virtual Sensors window

described 3-12

field descriptions 3-12

State engine

Cisco Login 8-19, B-55

described 8-19, B-55

LPR Format String 8-19, B-55

parameters (table) B-55

SMTP 8-19, B-55

Statistics pane

button functions 17-31

categories 17-31

described 17-31

using 17-32

statistics viewing 17-32

String engine described 8-20, 8-23, B-56

String ICMP engine parameters (table) B-57

String TCP engine

custom signature 8-21

example signature 8-21

parameters (table) B-57

String UDP engine parameters (table) B-58

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, 9-5

Meta engine 6-7, 9-5

Summary 6-7, 9-5

Summarizer described 6-33, 9-34

Summary pane

button functions 5-15

described 5-14

field descriptions 3-8, 5-15

supported

FTP servers 16-16, 21-2

HTTP/HTTPS servers 16-16, 21-2

IDM platforms 1-4

IDSM-2 configurations C-59

IPS interfaces for CSA MC 15-4

Sweep engine

described 8-24, B-59

parameters (table) B-60, B-61

Sweep Other TCP engine described B-61

switch commands for troubleshooting C-60

system

clock setting 4-17

design (illustration) A-2

IDAPI components A-31

IDM requirements 1-4

system architecture

directory structure A-34

supported platforms A-1

System Configuration Dialog

described 18-2

example 18-3

system images

installing

AIM-IPS 21-22

AIP-SSM 21-26

IDSM-2 (Catalyst Software) 21-28

IDSM-2 (Cisco IOS Software) 21-29

IPS-4240 21-15

IPS-4255 21-15

IPS 4270-20 21-20

NME-IPS 21-40

sensors 20-9

System Information pane

described 17-32

using 17-32

system information viewing 17-32

T

TAC

service account 4-18, A-30, 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-35

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

described 5-6

IDSM-2 port C-64

interfaces (list) 5-7

not occurring C-50

not occurring for a signature C-50

TCP reset interfaces

conditions 5-7

described 5-6

TCP stream reassembly

described 7-44

mode 7-49

parameters (table) 7-44

signatures (table) 7-44

terminal server setup 19-3, 21-14

testing fail-over 5-10

TFN2K

described B-64

Trojans B-65

TFTP servers

recommended

UNIX 21-14

Windows 21-14

RTT 21-14

threat rating described 6-6, 9-4

Thresholds for KB Name window

described 17-18

field descriptions 17-18

filtering information 17-18

time

correcting on sensors 4-13, C-17

sensors 4-7, C-14

synchronization for IPS modules 4-9, C-16

Time pane

configuring 4-11

described 4-7

field descriptions 4-10

user roles 4-7

time sources

AIM-IPS 4-8, C-15

AIP-SSM 4-8, C-15

appliances 4-7, C-14

IDSM-2 4-8, C-14

NME-IPS 4-8, C-15

TLS

described 4-4

handshaking 1-7, 12-8

IDM 1-7, 12-8

Top Applications gadget

configuring 2-10

described 2-10

Traffic Anomaly engine

described B-62

protocols B-62

signatures B-62

traffic flow notifications

configuring 5-28

described 5-27

Traffic Flow Notifications pane

configuring 5-28

field descriptions 5-28

user roles 5-27

Traffic ICMP engine

DDoS B-64

described B-64

LOKI B-64

parameters (table) B-64

TFN2K B-64

Traffic Inspection Mode window described 3-9

Traps Configuration pane configuring 14-5

trial license key 1-10, 16-11

Tribe Flood Network 2000 see TFN2K

Tribe Flood Network see TFN

Trojan engine

BO2K B-65

described B-65

TFN2K B-65

Trojans

BO B-65

BO2K B-65

LOKI B-64

TFN2K B-65

troubleshooting C-1

AIP-SSM

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-42

device access issues C-39

enabling SSH C-41

inactive state C-37

misconfigured master blocking sensor C-43

verifying device interfaces C-41

automatic updates C-53

cannot access sensor C-24

cidDump C-91

cidLog messages to syslog C-49

communication C-24

corrupted SensorApp configuration C-35

debug logger zone names (table) C-48

debug logging C-44

disaster recovery C-6

duplicate sensor IP addresses C-27

enabling debug logging C-45

external product interfaces 15-10, C-21

gathering information C-68

global correlation 11-12, C-20

IDM

cannot access sensor C-56

will not load C-55

IDSM-2

command and control port C-63

diagnosing problems C-58

not online C-62, C-63

serial cable C-65

status indicator C-60

switch commands C-60

IME time synchronization C-57

IPS modules time drift 4-9, C-16

manual block to bogus host C-41

misconfigured access list C-26

no alerts C-31, C-57

NTP C-50

password recovery 16-9, 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-87

sensor loose connections C-22

sensor not seeing packets C-33

sensor software upgrade C-54

service account 4-18, C-4

show events command C-87

show interfaces command C-85

show statistics command C-75

show tech-support command C-69, C-71

show version command C-72

software upgrades C-52

SPAN port issue C-30

upgrading C-52

verifying Analysis Engine is running C-19

verifying ARC status C-36

Trusted Hosts pane

configuring 12-10

described 12-9

field descriptions 12-9

tuned signatures described 7-4

tuning

AIC signatures 7-39

IP fragment reassembly signatures 7-43

signatures 7-16

turning off anomaly detection 10-35

U

UDLD

configuring 5-22

described 5-22

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, 4-9, 4-15, C-14, C-15

UniDirectional Link Detection see UDLD

UNIX-style directory listings 16-17

Update Sensor pane

configuring 16-21

described 16-20

field descriptions 16-20

user roles 16-20

updating

Cisco.com 16-20

FTP server 16-20

Home pane 1-3

sensors 16-21

upgrade command 21-3, 21-5

upgrading

IPS software 20-8

latest version C-52

maintenance partition

IDSM-2 (Catalyst software) 21-38

IDSM-2 (Cisco IOS software) 21-39

minimum required version 20-8

recovery partition 21-5, 21-11

sensors 21-4

uploading KBs

FTP 17-24

SCP 17-24

Upload Knowledge Base to Sensor dialog box

described 17-24

field descriptions 17-24

URLs for Cisco Security Center 20-11

Users pane

configuring 4-19

field descriptions 4-18

user roles A-29

using

debug logging C-44

TCP reset interfaces 5-7

V

VACLs

described 13-3

Post-Block 13-22

Pre-Block 13-22

verifying

NTP configuration 4-9

password recovery 16-10, C-13

sensor initialization 18-28

sensor setup 18-28

viewing

IP logs 17-15

statistics 17-32

system information 17-32

virtual sensors

adding 3-13, 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 3-12

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 5-23

field descriptions 5-24

user roles 5-23

VLAN IDs 5-23

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

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