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 for VLAN groups 7-14

A

accessing IPS software 24-2

access lists

misconfiguration C-26

necessary hosts 5-4

ACLs

adding 5-4

described 15-3

Post-Block 15-17, 15-18

Pre-Block 15-17, 15-18

Active Host Blocks pane

field descriptions 19-6

user roles 19-6

active update bulletins 24-9

ad0 pane

default 11-10

described 11-10

tabs 11-10

Add ACL Entry dialog box field descriptions 5-4

Add Active Host Block dialog box field descriptions 19-7

Add Allowed Host dialog box

field descriptions 6-6

user roles 6-6

Add Authorized Key dialog box

field descriptions 14-3

user roles 14-2

Add Blocking Device dialog box

field descriptions 15-15

user roles 15-14

Add Cat 6K Blocking Device Interface dialog box

field descriptions 15-23

user roles 15-21

Add Configured OS Map dialog box field descriptions 8-25, 12-26

Add Destination Port dialog box field descriptions 11-16, 11-24, 11-31

Add Device dialog box field descriptions 2-3

Add Device Login Profile dialog box

field descriptions 15-13

user roles 15-12

Add Event Action Filter dialog box

field descriptions 8-14, 12-15

user roles 8-13, 12-14

Add Event Action Override dialog box

field descriptions 8-11, 12-13

user roles 8-11, 12-12

Add Event Variable dialog box

field descriptions 8-29, 12-30

user roles 8-28, 12-29

Add External Product Interface dialog box

field descriptions 17-6

user roles 17-4

Add Filter dialog box field descriptions 3-19

Add Histogram dialog box field descriptions 11-16, 11-24, 11-31

adding

ACLs 5-4

a host never to be blocked 15-11

anomaly detection policies 11-9

CSA MC interfaces 17-7

denied attackers 19-5

event action filters 8-16, 12-17

event action overrides 12-13

event action rules policies 12-11

event variables 8-29, 12-30

external product interfaces 17-7

host blocks 19-7

IPv4 target value rating 8-19, 12-20

IPv6 target value rating 8-22, 12-22

network blocks 19-9

OS maps 8-26, 12-27

risk categories 8-32, 12-33

signature definition policies 9-3

signatures 9-13

signature variables 9-28

virtual sensors 5-13, 8-11

Add Inline VLAN Pair dialog box field descriptions 5-10, 7-21

Add Interface Pair dialog box field descriptions 7-19

Add IP Logging dialog box field descriptions 19-14

Add IPv4 Target Value Rating dialog box

field descriptions 8-19, 12-20

user roles 8-18, 12-19

Add IPv6 Target Value Rating dialog box

field descriptions 8-21, 12-22

user roles 8-20, 12-21

Add Known Host Key dialog box

field descriptions 14-5

user roles 14-4

Add Master Blocking Sensor dialog box

field descriptions 15-26

user roles 15-24

Add Network Block dialog box field descriptions 19-9

Add Never Block Address dialog box

field descriptions 15-11

user roles 15-7

Add Policy dialog box field descriptions 9-2, 11-9, 12-11

Add Posture ACL dialog box field descriptions 17-7

Add Protocol Number dialog box field descriptions 11-18, 11-25, 11-33

Add Rate Limit dialog box

field descriptions 19-11

user role 19-10

Address Resolution Protocol see ARP

Add Risk Level dialog box field descriptions 8-32, 12-33

Add Router Blocking Device Interface dialog box

field descriptions 15-20

user roles 15-17

Add Signature dialog box field descriptions 9-8

Add Signature Variable dialog box

field descriptions 9-27

user roles 9-27

Add SNMP Trap Destination dialog box field descriptions 16-4

Add Trusted Host dialog box

field descriptions 14-10

user roles 14-9

Add User dialog box

field descriptions 6-19

user roles 6-18

Add Virtual Sensor dialog box

described 5-12, 8-9

field descriptions 5-13, 8-9

Add VLAN Group dialog box field descriptions 7-24

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

policy 9-38

signatures (example) 9-39

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 9-31

AIC policy enforcement

default configuration 9-32, B-8

described 9-32, B-8

sensor oversubscription 9-32, B-8

AIM-IPS

initializing 23-14

installing system image 25-25

logging in 22-5

session command 22-5

sessioning 22-4, 22-5

setup command 23-14

time sources 6-9, C-15

AIP-SSC-5

bypass mode 7-27

initializing 23-8

logging in 22-6

password recovery 18-6, C-10

session command 22-6

AIP-SSM

bypass mode 7-27

initializing 23-17

installing system image 25-29

logging in 22-6

password recovery 18-6, C-10

recovering C-67

reimaging 25-29

resetting C-66

session command 22-6

setup command 23-17

time sources 6-9, C-15

Alarm Channel described 12-6, A-27

alert and log actions (list) 12-8

alert behavior

normal 10-28

Signature Wizard 10-28

alert frequency

aggregation 9-19

configuring 9-19

controlling 9-19

modes B-5

Allowed Hosts/Networks pane

configuring 6-6

field descriptions 6-6

alternate TCP reset interface 7-8

Analysis Engine

described 8-2

error messages C-23

IDM exits C-56

verify it is running C-19

virtual sensors 8-2

anomaly detection

asymmetric traffic 11-2

caution 11-2

configuration sequence 11-5

default configuration (example) 11-4

described 11-2

detect mode 11-4

disabling 11-37, C-18

event actions 11-6, B-59

inactive mode 11-4

learning accept mode 11-3

learning process 11-3

limiting false positives 11-13, 19-17

operation settings 11-11

protocols 11-3

signatures 11-6

signatures (table) 11-7, B-60

worms

attacks 11-12

described 11-3

zones 11-4

Anomaly Detection pane

button functions 19-17

described 19-16

field descriptions 19-17

user roles 19-16

anomaly detection policies

ad0 11-9

adding 11-9

cloning 11-9

default policy 11-9

deleting 11-9

Anomaly Detections pane

described 11-9

field descriptions 11-9

appliances

application partition image 25-14

GRUB menu 18-4, C-8

initializing 23-9

logging in 22-2

password recovery 18-4, C-8

terminal servers

described 22-3, 25-16

setting up 22-3, 25-16

time sources 6-8, C-14

UDLD protocol 7-22

upgrading recovery partition 25-6

Application Inspection and Control see AIC

application partition

described A-4

image recovery 25-14

application policy enforcement

described 9-32, B-8

disabled (default) 9-32, B-8

applications in XML format A-3

applying software updates C-53

ARC

ACLs 15-18, A-15

authentication A-16

blocking

application 15-2

connection-based A-18

not occurring for signature C-42

unconditional blocking A-18

block response A-14

Catalyst 6000 series switch

VACL commands A-20

VACLs A-20

Catalyst switches

VACLs A-17

VLANs A-17

checking status 15-3, 15-4

described A-4

design 15-2

device access issues C-39

enabling SSH C-41

features A-15

firewalls

AAA A-19

connection blocking A-19

NAT A-19

network blocking A-19

postblock ACL A-17

preblock ACL A-17

shun command A-19

TACACS+ A-19

formerly Network Access Controller 15-1, 15-3

functions 15-2

illustration A-14

inactive state C-37

interfaces A-15

maintaining states A-17

managed devices 15-8

master blocking sensors A-15

maximum blocks 15-2

misconfigured master blocking sensor C-43

nac.shun.txt file A-17

NAT addressing A-16

number of blocks A-16

postblock ACL A-17

preblock ACL A-17

prerequisites 15-5

rate limiting 15-4

responsibilities A-14

single point of control A-16

SSH A-15

supported devices 15-6, A-16

Telnet A-15

troubleshooting C-36

VACLs A-15

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

Assign Actions dialog box

button functions 9-9

field descriptions 9-9

assigning actions to signatures 9-17

asymmetric traffic

anomaly detection caution 11-2

disabling anomaly detection 11-37, 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 10-14, B-21

parameters (table) B-22

Atomic IPv6 engine

described B-25

signatures B-25

signatures (table) B-26

attack relevance rating

calculating risk rating 8-5, 12-3

described 8-5, 8-23, 12-3, 12-24

Attack Response Controller

described A-4

formerly known as Network Access Controller A-4

See ARC

attack severity rating

calculating risk rating 8-5, 12-3

described 8-5, 12-3

Attacks Over Time gadgets

configuring 3-13

described 3-13

audit mode

described 13-9

testing global correlation 13-9

authenticated NTP 6-8, 6-9, 6-10, 6-15, C-14, C-15

AuthenticationApp

authenticating users A-22

described A-4

login attempt limit A-21

method A-21

responsibilities A-21

secure communications A-22

sensor configuration A-21

Authorized Keys pane

configuring 14-3

described 14-2

field descriptions 14-2

RSA authentication 14-2

RSA key generation tool 14-3

Auto/Cisco.com Update pane

button functions 18-18

configuring 18-19

described 18-16

field descriptions 18-18

UNIX-style directory listings 18-17

user roles 18-16

automatic setup 23-2

automatic updates

Cisco.com 18-16

servers

FTP 18-16

SCP 18-16

troubleshooting C-53

automatic upgrade

examples 25-11

information required 25-8

autonegotiation for hardware bypass 7-11

auto-upgrade-option command 25-8

B

backing up

configuration C-2

current configuration C-4

BackOrifice 2000 see BO2K

BackOrifice see BO

basic setup 23-4

blocking

described 15-2

disabling 15-8

master blocking sensor 15-25

necessary information 15-3

not occurring for signature C-42

prerequisites 15-5

supported devices 15-6

types 15-2

Blocking Devices pane

configuring 15-15

described 15-14

field descriptions 15-15

ssh host-key command 15-15

Blocking Properties pane

adding a host never to be blocked 15-11

configuring 15-10

described 15-7

field descriptions 15-8

BO

described B-62

Trojans B-62

BO2K

described B-62

Trojans B-62

bypass mode

AIP-SSC-5 7-27

AIP-SSM 7-27

described 7-26

Bypass pane field descriptions 7-26

C

calculating risk rating

attack relevance rating 8-5, 12-3

attack severity rating 8-5, 12-3

promiscuous delta 8-5, 12-3

signature fidelity rating 8-5, 12-3

target value rating 8-5, 12-3

watch list rating 8-6, 12-4

cannot access sensor C-24

Cat 6K Blocking Device Interfaces pane

configuring 15-23

described 15-21

field descriptions 15-23

CDP mode

configuring 7-29

described 7-29

CDP Mode pane

configuring 7-29

field descriptions 7-29

certificates

displaying 14-11

generating 14-11

IDM 14-8

changing Microsoft IIS to UNIX-style directory listings 18-17

cidDump obtaining information C-91

CIDEE

defined A-35

example A-36

IPS extensions A-35

protocol A-35

supported IPS events A-36

cisco

default password 22-2

default username 22-2

Cisco.com

accessing software 24-2

Active Update Bulletins 24-9

downloading software 24-1

IPS software 24-1

software downloads 24-1

Cisco IOS software and rate limiting 15-4

Cisco IPS software files 25-2, 25-3

Cisco Security Center

described 24-11

URL 24-11

Cisco Services for IPS

service contract 18-11

supported products 18-11

clear events command 6-13, 6-17, 19-4, C-17, C-91

Clear Flow States pane

described 19-28

field descriptions 19-28

clearing

events 6-17, 19-4, C-91

flow states 19-28

statistics C-76

clear password command 18-5, 18-8, C-9, C-11

CLI described A-4, A-31

client manifest described A-30

clock set command 6-17

Clone Event Action Rules dialog box field descriptions 12-11

Clone Policy dialog box field descriptions 9-2, 11-9

Clone Signature dialog box field descriptions 9-8

cloning

anomaly detection policies 11-9

event action rules policies 12-11

signature definition policies 9-3

signatures 9-15

CollaborationApp described A-4, A-30

collaboration connection status

displaying 2-5

starting 2-5

stopping 2-5

color rules described 20-2

command and control interface

described 7-2

list 7-2

commands

auto-upgrade-option 25-8

clear events 6-13, 6-17, 19-4, C-17, C-91

clear password 18-5, 18-8, C-9, C-11

clock set 6-17

copy backup-config C-3

copy current-config C-3

debug module-boot C-67

downgrade 25-13

hw-module module 1 reset C-66

hw-module module slot_number password-reset 18-6, C-10

session 22-5, 22-10

setup 6-1, 23-1, 23-4, 23-9, 23-14, 23-17, 23-21, 23-25

show events C-88

show health C-69

show module 1 details C-66

show settings 18-10, C-13

show statistics C-76

show statistics virtual-sensor C-23, C-76

show tech-support C-70

show version C-73

upgrade 25-4, 25-6

Compare Knowledge Bases dialog box field descriptions 19-20

comparing KBs 19-20, 19-21

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 7-8

inline interface pairs 7-8

inline VLAN pairs 7-8

interfaces 7-8

physical interfaces 7-8

VLAN groups 7-9

Configured OS Map dialog box user roles 8-25, 12-24

Configure Summertime dialog box field descriptions 5-4, 6-11

configuring

AIC policy parameters 9-38

allowed hosts 6-6

allowed networks 6-6

application policy 9-39

Attacks Over Time gadgets 3-13

authorized keys 14-3

automatic upgrades 25-9

blocking devices 15-15

blocking properties 15-10

Cat 6K blocking device interfaces 15-23

CDP mode 7-29

CPU, Memory, & Load gadget 3-11

CSA MC IPS interfaces 17-4

device login profiles 15-13

event action filters 8-16, 12-17

events 19-3

event variables 8-29, 12-30

external zone 11-33

general settings 8-34, 12-35

Global Correlation Health gadget 3-8

Global Correlation Reports gadget 3-7

host blocks 19-7

illegal zone 11-26

inline VLAN pairs 5-11

inspection/reputation 13-9

interface pairs 7-19

interfaces 7-17

Interface Status gadget 3-6

internal zone 11-18

IP fragment reassembly signatures 9-42

IP logging 19-15

IPv4 target value rating 8-19, 12-20

IPv6 target value rating 8-22, 12-22

known host keys 14-5

learning accept mode 11-14

Licensing gadget 3-6

maintenance partition

IDSM-2 (Catalyst software) 25-34

IDSM-2 (Cisco IOS software) 25-38

master blocking sensor 15-26

network blocks 19-9

network participation 13-11

Network Security gadget 3-9

network settings 6-4

NTP servers 6-14

operation settings 11-11

OS maps 8-26, 12-27

rate limiting 19-11

rate limiting devices 15-15

risk categories 8-32, 12-33

router blocking device interfaces 15-20

RSS Feed gadgets 3-11

RSS feeds 4-2

Sensor Health gadget 3-5

Sensor Information gadget 3-4

Sensor Setup window 5-5

sensor to use NTP 6-15

SNMP 16-3

SNMP traps 16-4

TCP fragment reassembly parameters 9-49

time 6-12

Top Applications gadget 3-10

Top Attackers gadgets 3-12

Top Signatures gadgets 3-13

Top Victims gadgets 3-12

traffic flow notifications 7-28

trusted hosts 14-10

UDLD protocol 7-22

upgrades 25-5

users 6-20

VLAN groups 7-24

VLAN pairs 7-21

control transactions

characteristics A-10

request types A-10

copy backup-config command C-3

copy current-config command C-3

correcting time on the sensor 6-13, C-17

CPU, Memory, & Load gadget

configuring 3-11

described 3-10

creating

Atomic IP Advanced signature 9-25, 10-16

custom signatures

not using signature engines 10-4

Service HTTP 10-19

String TCP 10-24

using signature engines 10-2

IPv6 signatures 9-25, 10-16

Meta signatures 9-22

Post-Block VACLs 15-22

Pre-Block VACLs 15-22

service account C-5

cryptographic features (IME) 1-1

CSA MC

adding interfaces 17-7

configuring IPS interfaces 17-4

host posture events 17-1, 17-3

quarantined IP address events 17-1

supported IPS interfaces 17-3

CtlTransSource

described A-3, A-12

illustration A-13

current configuration back up C-2

current KB setting 19-22

custom signatures

described 9-5

IPv6 signature 9-25, 10-16

Custom Signature Wizard

Alert Response window field descriptions 10-27

Atomic IP Engine Parameters window field descriptions 10-15

ICMP Traffic Type window field descriptions 10-13

Inspect Data window field descriptions 10-13

MSRPC Engine Parameters window field descriptions 10-13

no signature engine sequence 10-4

Protocol Type window field descriptions 10-12

Service HTTP Engine Parameters window field descriptions 10-18

Service RPC Engine Parameters window field descriptions 10-21

Service Type window field descriptions 10-14

signature engine sequence 10-2

Signature Identification window field descriptions 10-12

State Engine Parameters window field descriptions 10-22

String ICMP Engine Parameters window field descriptions 10-23

String TCP Engine Parameters window field descriptions 10-23

String UDP Engine Parameters window field descriptions 10-26

Sweep Engine Parameters window field descriptions 10-27

TCP Sweep Type window field descriptions 10-14

TCP Traffic Type window field descriptions 10-14

UDP Sweep Type window field descriptions 10-14

UDP Traffic Type window field descriptions 10-13

Welcome window field descriptions 10-11

D

Dashboard pane gadgets 3-2

data structures (examples) A-9

DDoS

protocols B-61

Stacheldraht B-61

TFN B-61

debug logging enable C-45

debug-module-boot command C-67

default policies

ad0 11-9

rules0 12-12

sig0 9-2

defaults

KB filename 11-12

password 22-2

restoring 18-23

username 22-2

virtual sensor vs0 8-3

deleting

anomaly detection policies 11-9

event action filters 8-16, 12-17

event action overrides 12-13

event action rules policies 12-11

event variables 8-29, 12-30

imported OS values 19-27

IPv4 target value rating 8-19, 12-20

IPv6 target value rating 8-22, 12-22

KBs 19-23

learned OS values 19-26

OS maps 8-26, 12-27

risk categories 8-32, 12-33

signature definition policies 9-3

signature variables 9-28

virtual sensors 8-11

Demo mode (IME) 1-5

Denial of Service see DoS

denied attackers

adding 19-5

clearing list 19-5

hit count 19-4

resetting hit counts 19-5

Denied Attackers pane

described 19-4

field descriptions 19-4

user roles 19-4

using 19-5

deny actions (list) 12-8

detect mode (anomaly detection) 11-4

device access issues C-39

Device Details pane described 2-1

Device List pane

described 2-1

field descriptions 2-2

Device Login Profiles pane

configuring 15-13

described 15-12

field descriptions 15-12

devices

adding 2-4

deleting 2-4

editing 2-4

device tools

DNS lookup 2-6

ping 2-6

traceroute 2-6

whois 2-6

Diagnostics Report pane

button functions 19-30

described 19-30

user roles 19-30

using 19-31

diagnostics reports 19-31

Differences between knowledge bases KB_Name and KB_Name window field descriptions 19-20

disabling

anomaly detection 11-37, C-18

blocking 15-8

global correlation 13-11

interfaces 7-17

password recovery 18-8, C-12

disaster recovery C-6

displaying

events C-89

health status C-69

password recovery setting 18-10, C-13

statistics C-76

tech support information C-70

version C-73

Distributed Denial of Service see DDoS

DNS lookup device tools (IME) 2-6

DoS tools B-5

downgrade command 25-13

downgrading sensors 25-13

downloading KBs 19-24

downloading software 24-1

Download Knowledge Base From Sensor dialog box

described 19-24

field descriptions 19-24

duplicate IP addresses C-27

E

Edit Actions dialog box field descriptions 9-9

Edit Allowed Host dialog box

field descriptions 6-6

user roles 6-6

Edit Authorized Key dialog box

field descriptions 14-3

user roles 14-2

Edit Blocking Device dialog box

field descriptions 15-15

user roles 15-14

Edit Cat 6K Blocking Device Interface dialog box

field descriptions 15-23

user roles 15-21

Edit Configured OS Map dialog box field descriptions 8-25, 12-26

Edit Destination Port dialog box field descriptions 11-16, 11-24, 11-31

Edit Device dialog box field descriptions 2-3

Edit Device Login Profile dialog box

field descriptions 15-13

user roles 15-12

Edit Event Action Filter dialog box

field descriptions 8-14, 12-15

user roles 8-13, 12-14

Edit Event Action Override dialog box

field descriptions 8-11, 12-13

user roles 8-11, 12-12

Edit Event Variable dialog box

field descriptions 8-29, 12-30

user roles 8-28, 12-29

Edit External Product Interface dialog box

field descriptions 17-6

user roles 17-4

Edit Filter dialog box field descriptions 3-19

Edit Histogram dialog box field descriptions 11-16, 11-24, 11-31

editing

event action filters 8-16, 12-17

event action overrides 12-13

event variables 8-29, 12-30

interfaces 7-17

IPv4 target value rating 8-19, 12-20

IPv6 target value rating 8-22, 12-22

OS maps 8-26, 12-27

risk categories 8-32, 12-33

signatures 9-16

signature variables 9-28

virtual sensors 8-11

Edit Inline VLAN Pair dialog box field descriptions 5-10, 7-21

Edit Interface dialog box field descriptions 7-16

Edit Interface Pair dialog box field descriptions 7-19

Edit IP Logging dialog box field descriptions 19-14

Edit IPv4 Target Value Rating dialog box

field descriptions 8-19, 12-20

user roles 8-18, 12-19

Edit IPv6 Target Value Rating dialog box

field descriptions 8-21, 12-22

user roles 8-20, 12-21

Edit Known Host Key dialog box

field descriptions 14-5

user roles 14-4

Edit Master Blocking Sensor dialog box

field descriptions 15-26

user roles 15-24

Edit Never Block Address dialog box

field descriptions 15-11

user roles 15-7

Edit Posture ACL dialog box field descriptions 17-7

Edit Protocol Number dialog box field descriptions 11-18, 11-25, 11-33

Edit Risk Level dialog box field descriptions 8-32, 12-33

Edit Router Blocking Device Interface dialog box

field descriptions 15-20

user roles 15-17

Edit Signature dialog box field descriptions 9-8

Edit Signature Variable dialog box

field descriptions 9-27

user roles 9-27

Edit SNMP Trap Destination dialog box field descriptions 16-4

Edit User dialog box

field descriptions 6-19

user roles 6-18

Edit Virtual Sensor dialog box

field descriptions 8-9

user roles 8-9

Edit VLAN Group dialog box field descriptions 7-24

efficacy

described 13-4

measurements 13-4

enabling

debug logging C-45

event action filters 8-16, 12-17

event action overrides 12-13

interfaces 7-17

Encryption Software Export Distribution Authorization 24-2

engines

AIC B-7

Fixed B-27

Flood B-29

Master B-4

Meta 9-22, B-31

Multi String B-32

Normalizer B-34

Service DNS B-36

Service FTP B-37

Service Generic B-38

Service H225 B-39

Service HTTP 10-18, B-42

Service IDENT B-44

Service MSRPC 10-12, B-44

Service MSSQL B-45

Service NTP B-46

Service P2P B-46

Service RPC 10-21, B-47

Service SMB Advanced B-48

Service SNMP B-50

Service SSH B-51

Service TNS B-51

State 10-22, B-52

String 10-22, 10-23, 10-26, B-54

Sweep 10-26, B-57

Sweep Other TCP B-58

Traffic ICMP B-61

Trojan B-62

EPS on IME Home pane 1-2

evAlert A-10

event action filters

adding 8-16, 12-17

configuring 8-16, 12-17

deleting 8-16, 12-17

described 8-13, 12-5

editing 8-16, 12-17

enabling 8-16, 12-17

Event Action Filters tab

button functions 12-15

configuring 8-16, 12-17

described 8-13, 12-14

field descriptions 8-13, 12-15

event action overrides

adding 12-13

deleting 12-13

described 8-4, 12-4

editing 12-13

enabling 12-13

risk rating range 8-4, 12-4

Event Action Overrides tab

described 12-12

field descriptions 12-12

event action rules

described 12-2

functions 12-2

Event Action Rules (rules0) pane described 12-12

Event Action Rules pane

described 12-10

field descriptions 12-10

user roles 12-10, 12-11

event action rules policies

adding 12-11

cloning 12-11

deleting 12-11

event actions and threat rating 12-4

events

displaying C-89

host posture 17-2

quarantined IP address 17-2

Events pane

configuring 19-3

described 19-2

field descriptions 19-2

events per second see EPS

event status

displaying 2-5

starting 2-5

stopping 2-5

Event Store

clearing events 6-13, C-17

data structures A-9

described A-3

examples A-9

responsibilities A-8

timestamp A-8

event types C-87

event variables

adding 8-29, 12-30

configuring 8-29, 12-30

deleting 8-29, 12-30

described 8-28, 12-29

editing 8-29, 12-30

example 8-28, 12-29

Event Variables tab

configuring 8-29, 12-30

field descriptions 8-29, 12-29

Event Viewer

described 20-1

field descriptions 19-3

event views using 20-4

evError A-10

evLogTransaction A-10

evShunRqst A-10

evStatus A-10

example custom signatures

Atomic IP Advanced 9-25, 10-16

Meta engine 9-22

external product interfaces

adding 17-7

described 17-1

issues 17-3, C-21

troubleshooting 17-10, C-21

trusted hosts 17-5

External Product Interfaces pane

described 17-4

field descriptions 17-5

external zone

configuring 11-33

protocols 11-30

user roles 11-30

External Zone tab

described 11-30

tabs 11-30

user roles 11-30

F

fail-over testing 7-10

false positives described 9-5

files

Cisco IPS 25-2, 25-3

IDSM-2 password recovery 18-7, C-11

filtering described 20-2

filters configuring 3-16, 20-6

Filter tab field descriptions 20-3

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-29

Flood Host engine parameters (table) B-30

Flood Net engine parameters (table) B-30

flow states clearing 19-28

FTP servers supported 18-17, 25-2

G

gadgets

Attacks Over Time 3-13

CPU, Memory, & Load 3-10

Dashboard pane 3-2

Global Correlation Health 3-7

Global Correlation Reports 3-7

IDM 3-2

IME 3-2

Interface Status 3-6

Licensing 3-5

Network Security 3-8

RSS Feed 3-11

Sensor Health 3-4

Sensor Information 3-3

Top Applications 3-9

Top Attackers 3-11

Top Signatures 3-13

Top Victims 3-12

general settings

configuring 8-34, 12-35

described 8-33, 12-34

General Settings tab

configuring 8-34, 12-35

described 8-33, 12-34

field descriptions 8-34

user roles 8-33, 12-34

General tab

described 11-15, 11-23

enabling zones 11-15, 11-23

field descriptions 12-35

generating diagnostics reports 19-31

global correlation

described 13-1, 13-2, A-5

disabling 13-11

DNS server 13-6

error messages A-31

features 13-5

goals 13-6

health metrics 13-7

HTTP Proxy server 13-6

IPv6 support 8-29, 13-6

license 6-3, 13-6, 13-8, 23-1, 23-5

Produce Alert 9-10, 12-8, B-6

requirements 13-6

troubleshooting 13-12, C-20

update client (illustration) 13-8

Global Correlation Health gadget

configuring 3-8

described 3-7

Global Correlation Reports gadget

configuring 3-7

described 3-7

Global Variables pane field description 18-16

Grouping events described 20-2

GRUB menu password recovery 18-4, C-8

H

H.225.0 protocol B-39

H.323 protocol B-39

hardware bypass

autonegotiation 7-11

configuration restrictions 7-10

fail-over 7-10

IPS 4270-20 7-10

supported configurations 7-10

with software bypass 7-10

health status

displaying 2-5

starting 2-5

stopping 2-5

Host Blocks pane

configuring 19-7

described 19-6

host posture events

CSA MC 17-3

described 17-2

HTTP/HTTPS servers 18-17, 25-2

HTTP deobfuscation

ASCII normalization 10-18, B-42

described 10-18, B-42

hw-module module 1 reset command C-66

hw-module module slot_number password-reset command 18-6, C-10

I

IDAPI

communications A-4, A-33

described A-4

functions A-33

illustration A-34

responsibilities A-33

IDCONF

described A-34

example A-35

IDIOM messages A-35

XML A-34

IDIOM

defined A-34

messages A-34

IDM

Analysis Engine is busy C-56

certificates 14-8

gadgets 3-2

Signature Wizard supported signature engines 10-3

TLS 14-8

will not load C-55

IDSM-2

command and control port C-63

configuring

maintenance partition (Catalyst software) 25-34

maintenance partition (Cisco IOS software) 25-38

initializing 23-21

installing

system image (Catalyst software) 25-32

system image (Cisco IOS software) 25-33

logging in 22-8

password recovery 18-7, C-11

password recovery image file 18-7, C-11

reimaging 25-32

sessioning 22-8

setup command 23-21

supported configurations C-60

TCP reset port C-65

time sources 6-8, C-14

upgrading

maintenance partition (Catalyst software) 25-42

maintenance partition (Cisco IOS software) 25-42

illegal zones

configuring 11-26

user roles 11-22

Illegal Zone tab

described 11-22

user roles 11-22

IME

collaboration connection status

displaying 2-5

starting 2-5

stopping 2-5

color rules 20-2

configuring

filters 3-16, 20-6

RSS feeds 4-2

views 3-16, 20-6

cryptographic features 1-1

Demo mode 1-5

described 1-1

devices

adding 2-4

deleting 2-4

editing 2-4

EPS 1-2

event status

starting 2-5

stopping 2-5

Event Viewer 20-1

filtering 20-2

gadgets 3-2

grouping events 20-2

health status

displaying 2-5

starting 2-5

stopping 2-5

installing 1-6

IPS versions 1-3

menu features 1-2

MySQL database 1-5

reports

configuring 21-2

described 21-1

generating 21-2

types 21-1

supported platforms 1-3

system requirements 1-3

using event views 20-4

video help 1-2

working with

top attacker IP addresses 3-14

top signatures 3-15

top victim IP addresses 3-14

IME Home pane

described 1-2

EPS 1-2

features 1-2

IME time synchronization problems C-58

Imported OS pane

clearing 19-27

described 19-27

field descriptions 19-27

inactive mode (anomaly detection) 11-4

initializing

AIM-IPS 23-14

AIP-SSC-5 23-8

AIP-SSM 23-17

appliances 23-9

IDSM-2 23-21

NME-IPS 23-25

sensors 6-1, 23-1, 23-4

user roles 23-2

verifying 23-28

inline interface pair mode

configuration restrictions 7-8

described 7-12

Inline Interface Pair window

described 5-9

Startup Wizard 5-9

inline VLAN pair mode

configuration restrictions 7-8

configuring 5-11

described 7-13

supported sensors 7-13

UDLD protocol 7-22

Inline VLAN Pairs window

described 5-10

field descriptions 5-10

Startup Wizard 5-10

Inspection/Reputation pane

configuring 13-9

described 13-8

field descriptions 13-9

installer major version 24-6

installer minor version 24-6

installing

IME 1-6

sensor license 18-13

system image

AIM-IPS 25-25

AIP-SSM 25-29

IDSM-2 (Catalyst software) 25-32

IDSM-2 (Cisco IOS software) 25-33

IPS-4240 25-17

IPS-4255 25-17

IPS-4260 25-20

IPS 4270-20 25-22

NME-IPS 25-43

InterfaceApp described A-3

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 5-7, 7-1

disabling 7-17

editing 7-17

enabling 7-17

logical 5-7

physical 5-7

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 5-9

Startup Wizard 5-9

Interfaces pane

configuring 7-17

described 7-15

field descriptions 7-15

Interface Status gadget

configuring 3-6

described 3-6

Interface Summary window described 5-7

internal zones

configuring 11-18

user roles 11-15

Internal Zone tab

described 11-15

user roles 11-15

IP fragmentation described B-34

IP fragment reassembly

configuring 9-42

described 9-40

example signature 9-42

mode 9-42

parameters (table) 9-40

signatures 9-42

signatures (table) 9-40

IP logging

described 9-50, 19-13

event actions 19-13

system performance 19-13

IP Logging pane

configuring 19-15

described 19-13

field descriptions 19-14

user roles 19-13

IP Logging Variables pane described 18-16

IP logs

circular buffer 19-13

states 19-13

TCPDUMP 19-13

viewing 19-15

WireShark 19-13

IPS-4240

installing system image 25-17

password recovery 18-5, C-8

reimaging 25-17

IPS-4255

installing system image 25-17

password recovery 18-5, C-8

reimaging 25-17

IPS-4260

installing system image 25-20

reimaging 25-20

IPS 4270-20

hardware bypass 7-10

installing system image 25-22

reimaging 25-22

IPS applications

summary A-38, A-39

table A-38, A-39

XML format A-3

IPS data

types A-9

XML document A-10

IPS events

evAlert A-10

evError A-10

evLogTransaction A-10

evShunRqst A-10

evStatus A-10

list A-10

types A-10

IPS internal communications A-33

IPS Manager Express described 1-1

IPS modules

time synchronization 6-10, C-16

unsupported features 5-8

IPS Policies pane

described 8-8

field descriptions 8-9

IPS software

application list A-3

available files 24-1

configuring device parameters A-6

directory structure A-36, A-37

Linux OS A-2

new features A-4

obtaining 24-1

platform-dependent release examples 24-7

retrieving data A-6

security features A-6

tuning signatures A-6

updating A-6

user interaction A-6

versioning scheme 24-3

IPS software file names

major updates (illustration) 24-3

minor updates (illustration) 24-3

patch releases (illustration) 24-3

service packs (illustration) 24-3

IPS versions supported (IME) 1-3

IPv4 target value rating

adding 8-19, 12-20

configuring 8-19

deleting 8-19, 12-20

editing 8-19, 12-20

IPv4 Target Value Rating tab

configuring 8-19, 12-20

field descriptions 8-19, 12-20

IPv6

described B-25

SPAN ports 7-12

switches 7-12

IPv6 target value rating

adding 8-22, 12-22

configuring 8-22, 12-22

deleting 8-22, 12-22

editing 8-22, 12-22

IPv6 Target Value Rating tab

configuring 8-22, 12-22

field descriptions 8-21, 12-21

K

KBs

comparing 19-21

default filename 11-12

deleting 19-23

described 11-3

downloading 19-24

histogram 11-12, 19-16

initial baseline 11-3

learning accept mode 11-12

loading 19-22

monitoring 19-19

renaming 19-23

saving 19-22

scanner threshold 11-12, 19-16

tree structure 11-12, 19-16

uploading 19-25

Knowledge Base see KB

Known Host Keys pane

configuring 14-5

described 14-4

field descriptions 14-5

L

Learned OS pane

clearing 19-26

described 19-26

field descriptions 19-26

learned OS values

clearing 19-26

deleting 19-26

learning accept mode

anomaly detection 11-3

configuring 11-14

user roles 11-12

Learning Accept Mode tab

described 11-12

field descriptions 11-13

user roles 11-12

license files

BSD license D-3

expat license D-12

GNU Lesser license D-22

GNU license D-17

license key trial 18-11

licensing

described 18-11

IPS device serial number 18-11

Licensing gadget

configuring 3-6

described 3-5

Licensing pane

configuring 18-13

described 18-11

field descriptions 18-13

user roles 18-10

limitations for concurrent CLI sessions 22-1, A-31

listings UNIX-style 18-17

loading KBs 19-22

Logger

described A-4, A-20

functions A-20

syslog messages A-21

logging in

AIM-IPS 22-5

AIP-SSC-5 22-6

AIP-SSM 22-6

appliances 22-2

IDSM-2 22-8

NME-IPS 22-10

sensors

SSH 22-11

Telnet 22-11

service role 22-2

terminal servers 22-3, 25-16

user role 22-1

LOKI

described B-61

protocol B-61

loose connections on sensors C-22

M

MainApp

components A-7

described A-3, A-7

host statistics A-7

responsibilities A-7

show version command A-7

maintenance partition

configuring

IDSM-2 (Catalyst software) 25-34

IDSM-2 (Cisco IOS software) 25-38

maintenance partition described A-4

major updates described 24-4

Manage Filter Rules dialog box field descriptions 3-18

managing rate limiting 19-11

manifests

client A-30

server A-30

manual block to bogus host C-41

master blocking sensor

described 15-25

not set up properly C-43

Master Blocking Sensor pane

configuring 15-26

described 15-24

field descriptions 15-25

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

component signatures B-31

described 9-22, B-31

parameters (table) B-31

Signature Event Action Processor 9-22, B-31

Meta Event Generator described 8-33, 12-34

Meta signature

component signatures B-31

creating 9-22

MIBs supported 16-6, C-18

minor updates described 24-4

Miscellaneous tab

button functions 9-30

configuring

application policy 9-38

IP fragment reassembly mode 9-42

IP logging 9-50

TCP stream reassembly mode 9-48

described 9-29

field descriptions 9-30

user roles 9-29

modes

anomaly detection detect 11-4

anomaly detection inactive 11-4

anomaly detection learning accept 11-3

bypass 7-26

inline interface pair 7-12

inline VLAN pair 7-13

promiscuous 7-11

VLAN Groups 7-13

modify packets inline modes 8-4

monitoring

events 19-3

KBs 19-19

moving OS maps 8-26, 12-27

Multi String engine

described B-32

parameters (table) B-33

Regex B-32

MySDN described 9-5

MySQL database for IME 1-5

N

Neighborhood Discovery

Atomic IPv6 engine B-25

options B-26

types B-26

Network Blocks pane

configuring 19-9

described 19-9

field descriptions 19-9

user roles 19-8

Network pane

configuring 6-4

field descriptions 6-2

TLS/SSL 6-4

user roles 6-2

network participation

data gathered 13-3

data use (table) 13-2

described 13-3

health metrics 13-7

modes 13-4

requirements 13-4

statistics 13-4

Network Participation pane

configuring 13-11

described 13-10

field descriptions 13-11

Network Security gadget

configuring 3-9

described 3-8

network security health data resetting 19-29

Network Timing Protocol see NTP

never block

hosts 15-8

networks 15-8

NME-IPS

initializing 23-25

installing system image 25-43

logging in 22-10

reimaging 25-43

session command 22-10

sessioning 22-9, 22-10

setup command 23-25

time sources 6-9, C-15

Normalizer engine

described B-34

IP fragment reassembly B-34

parameters (table) B-35

TCP stream reassembly B-34

Normalizer mode described 8-4

NotificationApp

alert information A-10

described A-4

functions A-10

SNMP gets A-10

SNMP traps A-10

statistics A-12

system health information A-11

NTP

authenticated 6-8, 6-9, 6-10, 6-15, C-14, C-15

configuring servers 6-14

described 6-8, C-14

incorrect configuration 6-10, C-16

sensor time source 6-14, 6-15

time synchronization 6-8, C-14

unauthenticated 6-8, 6-9, 6-10, 6-15, C-14, C-15

verifying configuration 6-10

O

one-way TCP reset described 8-33, 12-34

Operation Settings tab

described 11-10

field descriptions 11-11

OS Identifications tab

described 8-25, 12-24

field descriptions 8-25, 12-26

OS maps

adding 8-26, 12-27

configuring 8-26, 12-27

deleting 8-26, 12-27

editing 8-26, 12-27

moving 8-26, 12-27

other actions (list) 12-9

Other Protocols tab

described 11-17, 11-25, 11-32

enabling other protocols 11-17

external zone 11-32

field descriptions 11-17, 11-32

illegal zone 11-25

P

P2P networks described B-46

partitions

application A-4

maintenance A-4

recovery A-4

passive OS fingerprinting

components 8-23, 12-24

configuring 8-24, 12-25

described 8-23, 12-24

password policy caution 18-2, 18-3

password recovery

AIP-SSC-5 18-6, C-10

AIP-SSM 18-6, C-10

appliances 18-4, C-8

CLI 18-9, C-12

described 18-3, C-7

disabling 18-8, C-12

GRUB menu 18-4, C-8

IDSM-2 18-7, C-11

IPS-4240 18-5, C-8

IPS-4255 18-5, C-8

platforms 18-3, C-7

ROMMON 18-5, C-8

troubleshooting 18-9, C-13

verifying 18-10, C-13

password requirements configuring 18-2

Passwords pane

described 18-1

field descriptions 18-2

patch releases described 24-4

peacetime learning (anomaly detection) 11-3

Peer-to-Peer see P2P

physical connectivity issues C-30

physical interfaces configuration restrictions 7-8

ping IME device tools 2-6

platforms and concurrent CLI sessions 22-1, A-31

Post-Block ACLs 15-17, 15-18

Pre-Block ACLs 15-17, 15-18

prerequisites for blocking 15-5

promiscuous delta

calculating risk rating 8-5, 12-3

described 8-5, 12-3

promiscuous mode

described 7-11

packet flow 7-11

SPAN ports 7-12

VACL capture 7-12

protocols

ARP B-10

CDP 7-29

CIDEE A-35

DCE 10-13, B-44

DDoS B-61

H.323 B-39

H225.0 B-39

ICMPv6 B-11

IDAPI A-33

IDCONF A-34

IDIOM A-34

IPv6 B-25

LOKI B-61

MSSQL B-45

Neighborhood Discovery B-26

Q.931 B-39

RPC 10-13, B-44

SDEE A-35

Signature Wizard 10-12

UDLD 7-22

Q

Q.931 protocol

described B-39

SETUP messages B-39

quarantined IP address events described 17-2

R

rate limiting

ACLs 15-5

configuring 19-11

described 15-4

managing 19-11

percentages 19-10

routers 15-4

service policies 15-5

supported signatures 15-4

Rate Limits pane

described 19-10

field descriptions 19-11

rebooting the sensor 18-23

Reboot Sensor pane

configuring 18-23

described 18-23

user roles 18-23

recover command 25-13

recovering

AIP-SSM C-67

application partition image 25-14

recovery partition

described A-4

upgrading 25-6

reimaging

AIP-SSM 25-29

appliances 25-13

described 25-1

IDSM-2 25-32

IPS-4240 25-17

IPS-4255 25-17

IPS-4260 25-20

IPS 4270-20 25-22

NME-IPS 25-43

sensors 24-8, 25-1

removing

last applied

service pack 25-13

signature update 25-13

Rename Knowledge Base dialog box field descriptions 19-23

renaming KBs 19-23

reports

configuring 21-2

described 21-1

generating 21-2

report types

Attacks Over Time 21-1

Top Attackers 21-1

Top Signatures 21-1

Top Victim 21-1

reputation

described 13-3

illustration 13-3

servers 13-3

Reset Network Security Health pane

described 19-29

field descriptions 19-29

user roles 19-29

reset not occurring for a signature C-50

resetting

AIP-SSM C-66

network security health data 19-29

Restore Default Interface dialog box field descriptions 5-8

Restore Defaults pane

configuring 18-23

described 18-23

user roles 18-23

restoring

current configuration C-4

defaults 18-23

risk categories

adding 8-32, 12-33

configuring 8-32, 12-33

deleting 8-32, 12-33

editing 8-32, 12-33

Risk Category tab

configuring 8-32, 12-33

described 8-31, 12-32

field descriptions 8-31, 12-32

risk rating

Alarm Channel 13-5

calculating 8-4, 12-2

component signatures B-31

described 8-23, 12-24

reputation score 13-5

ROMMON

described 25-15

IPS-4240 25-17

IPS-4255 25-17

IPS-4260 25-20

IPS 4270-20 25-20, 25-22

password recovery 18-5, C-8

remote sensors 25-15

serial console port 25-15

TFTP 25-15

round-trip time, see RTT

Router Blocking Device Interfaces pane

configuring 15-20

described 15-17

field descriptions 15-19

RPC portmapper 10-21, B-47

RSS Feed gadgets

configuring 3-11

described 3-11

RSS feeds

channels 4-1

configuring 4-2

described 4-1

formats 4-1

RTT

described 25-15

TFTP limitation 25-15

S

Save Knowledge Base dialog box

described 19-22

field descriptions 19-22

saving KBs 19-22

scheduling automatic upgrades 25-9

SDEE

described A-35

HTTP A-35

protocol A-35

server requests A-35

security information

Cisco Security Center 24-11

MySDN 9-5

security policies described 8-1, 9-1, 11-1, 12-1

security SSH 14-1

sensing interfaces

described 7-3

interface cards 7-3

modes 7-3

SensorApp

Alarm Channel A-25

Analysis Engine A-25

anomaly detection A-26

described A-4

event action filtering A-26

inline packet processing A-26

IP normalization A-26

packet flow A-27

process not running C-28

processors A-24

responsibilities A-24

Signature Event Action Processor A-24, A-27

TCP normalization A-26

SensorBase Network

described 13-1, A-5

participation 13-2

Sensor Health gadget

configuring 3-5

described 3-4

metrics 3-4

status 3-4

Sensor Health pane

described 18-14

field descriptions 18-15

Sensor Information gadget

configuring 3-4

described 3-3

Sensor Key pane

button functions 14-7

described 14-7

field descriptions 14-7

sensor SSH key

displaying 14-7

generating 14-7

user roles 14-7

sensors

access problems C-24

asymmetric traffic and disabling anomaly detection 11-37, C-18

blocking themselves 15-8

configuring to use NTP 6-15

corrupted SensorApp configuration C-35

diagnostics reports 19-31

disaster recovery C-6

downgrading 25-13

incorrect NTP configuration 6-10, C-16

initializing 6-1, 23-1, 23-4

interface support 7-4

IP address conflicts C-27

license 18-13

logging in

SSH 22-11

Telnet 22-11

loose connections C-22

misconfigured access lists C-26

no alerts C-31, C-57

not seeing packets C-33

NTP time source 6-15

NTP time synchronization 6-8, C-14

partitions A-4

physical connectivity C-30

preventive maintenance C-2

rebooting 18-23

recovering the system image 24-8

reimaging 24-8, 25-1

restoring defaults 18-23

sensing process not running C-28

setting up 6-1

setup command 6-1, 23-1, 23-4, 23-9

shutting down 18-24

statistics 19-32

system images 24-8

system information 19-32

time sources 6-8, C-14

troubleshooting software upgrades C-54

updating 18-19, 18-21

upgrading 25-5

using NTP time source 6-14

Sensor Setup window

described 5-2

Startup Wizard 5-2

Server Certificate pane

button functions 14-11

certificate

displaying 14-11

generating 14-11

described 14-11

field descriptions 14-11

user roles 14-11

server manifest described A-30

service account

creating C-5

described 6-19, A-33, C-4

TAC A-33

troubleshooting A-33

Service DNS engine

described B-36

parameters (table) B-36

Service engine

described B-36

Layer 5 traffic B-36

Service FTP engine

described B-37

parameters (table) B-38

PASV port spoof B-37

Service Generic engine

described B-38

parameters (table) B-39

Service H225 engine

ASN.1PER validation B-40

described B-39

features B-40

parameters (table) B-41

TPKT validation B-40

Service HTTP engine

custom signature 10-19

described 10-18, B-42

example signature 10-19

parameters (table) B-42

Service IDENT engine

described B-44

parameters (table) B-44

service-module ids-sensor slot/port session command 22-4, 22-9

Service MSRPC engine

DCS/RPC protocol 10-13, B-44

described 10-12, B-44

parameters (table) B-45

Service MSSQL engine

described B-45

MSSQL protocol B-45

parameters (table) B-46

Service NTP engine

described B-46

parameters (table) B-46

Service P2P engine described B-46

service packs described 24-4

service role 22-2, A-32

Service RPC engine

described 10-21, B-47

parameters (table) 10-21, B-47

RPC portmapper 10-21, B-47

Service SMB Advanced engine

described B-48

parameters (table) B-48

Service SNMP engine

described B-50

parameters (table) B-50

Service SSH engine

described B-51

parameters (table) B-51

Service TNS engine

described B-51

parameters (table) B-52

session command

AIM-IPS 22-5

AIP-SSC-5 22-6

AIP-SSM 22-6

IDSM-2 22-8

NME-IPS 22-10

sessioning

AIM-IPS 22-5

AIP-SSM 22-6

IDSM-2 22-8

NME-IPS 22-10

setting

current KB 19-22

system clock 6-17

setting up

sensors 6-1

terminal servers 22-3, 25-16

setup

automatic 23-2

command 6-1, 23-1, 23-4, 23-9, 23-14, 23-17, 23-21, 23-25

simplified mode 23-2

show events command C-87, C-88

show health command C-69

show interfaces command C-86

show module 1 details command C-66

show settings command 18-10, C-13

show statistics command C-75, C-76

show statistics virtual-sensor command C-23, C-76

show tech-support command C-70

show version command C-73

Shut Down Sensor pane

configuring 18-24

described 18-24

user roles 18-24

shutting down the sensor 18-24

sig0 pane

default 9-4

described 9-4

signatures

assigning actions 9-17

cloning 9-14

tuning 9-16

tabs 9-4

sig0 pane field descriptions 9-7

signature/virus update files described 24-5

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-10

Atomic ARP B-10

Atomic IP 10-14, B-21

Atomic IP Advanced B-11

Atomic IPv6 B-25

creating custom signatures 10-2

described B-1

event actions B-6

Fixed B-27

Flood B-29

Flood Host B-30

Flood Net B-30

list B-2

Meta 9-22, B-31

Multi String B-32

Normalizer B-34

Service B-36

Service DNS B-36

Service FTP B-37

Service Generic B-38

Service H225 B-39

Service HTTP 10-18, B-42

Service IDENT B-44

Service MSRPC 10-12, B-44

Service MSSQL B-45

Service NTP engine B-46

Service P2P B-46

Service RPC 10-21, B-47

Service SMB Advanced B-48

Service SNMP B-50

Service SSH engine B-51

Service TNS B-51

State 10-22, B-52

String 10-22, 10-23, 10-26, B-54

supported by IDM 10-3

Sweep Other TCP B-59

Traffic Anomaly B-59

Traffic ICMP B-61

Trojan B-62

signature engine update files described 24-5

Signature Event Action Filter

described 12-6, A-28

parameters 12-6, A-28

Signature Event Action Handler described 12-6, A-28

Signature Event Action Override described 12-6, A-27

Signature Event Action Processor

Alarm Channel 12-6, A-27

components 12-6, A-27

described 12-6, A-24, A-27

signature fidelity rating

calculating risk rating 8-5, 12-3

described 8-5, 12-3

signatures

adding 9-13

alert frequency 9-19

assigning actions 9-17

cloning 9-15

custom 9-5

default 9-5

described 9-4

editing 9-16

false positives 9-5

rate limits 15-4

subsignatures 9-5

tuned 9-5

tuning 9-16

signatures and TCP reset C-50

signature updates installation time 18-17

signature variables

adding 9-28

deleting 9-28

described 9-27

editing 9-28

Signature Variables tab

configuring 9-28

field descriptions 9-27

Signature Wizard

alert behavior 10-28

described 10-1

protocols 10-12

signature identification 10-12

supported signature engines 10-3

using 10-5

SNMP

configuring 16-3

described 16-1

Get 16-1

GetNext 16-1

Set 16-1

supported MIBs 16-6, C-18

Trap 16-1

SNMP General Configuration pane

configuring 16-3

described 16-2

field descriptions 16-2

user roles 16-2

SNMP traps

configuring 16-4

described 16-1

SNMP Traps Configuration pane

button functions 16-4

described 16-4

field descriptions 16-4

software architecture

ARC (illustration) A-14

IDAPI (illustration) A-34

software bypass

supported configurations 7-10

with hardware bypass 7-10

software downloads Cisco.com 24-1

software file names

recovery (illustration) 24-6

signature/virus updates (illustration) 24-5

signature engine updates (illustration) 24-5

system image (illustration) 24-6

software release examples

platform-dependent 24-7

platform identifiers 24-8

platform-independent 24-6

software updates

supported FTP servers 18-17, 25-2

supported HTTP/HTTPS servers 18-17, 25-2

SPAN port issues C-30

SSH

described 14-1

security 14-1

SSH Server

private keys A-22

public keys A-22

standards for CIDEE A-35

Startup Wizard

access lists 5-4

adding virtual sensors 5-13

Add Virtual Sensor dialog box 5-12

described 5-1

Inline Interface Pair window

described 5-9

field descriptions 5-9

Inline VLAN Pairs window configuring 5-11

Interface Selection window 5-9

Interface Summary window 5-7

Sensor Setup window 5-2

configuring 5-5

field descriptions 5-2

Traffic Inspection Mode window 5-9

Virtual Sensors window

described 5-12

field descriptions 5-12

State engine

Cisco Login 10-22, B-52

described 10-22, B-52

LPR Format String 10-22, B-52

parameters (table) B-53

SMTP 10-22, B-52

Statistics pane

button functions 19-31, 19-32

categories 19-31

described 19-31

using 19-32

statistics viewing 19-32

String engine described 10-22, 10-23, 10-26, B-54

String ICMP engine parameters (table) B-55

String TCP engine

custom signature 10-24

example signature 10-24

parameters (table) B-55

String UDP engine parameters (table) B-56

subinterface 0 described 7-13

subsignatures described 9-5

summarization

described 8-6, 12-5

Fire All 8-7, 12-5

Fire Once 8-7, 12-6

Global Summarization 8-7, 12-6

Meta engine 8-7, 12-5

Summary 8-7, 12-5

Summarizer described 8-33, 12-34

Summary pane

button functions 7-15

described 7-14

field descriptions 5-8, 7-15

supported

FTP servers 18-17, 25-2

HTTP/HTTPS servers 18-17, 25-2

IDSM-2 configurations C-60

IME platforms 1-3

IPS interfaces for CSA MC 17-3

Sweep engine

described 10-26, B-57

parameters (table) B-57, B-59

Sweep Other TCP engine described B-59

switch commands for troubleshooting C-60

system architecture

directory structure A-36, A-37

supported platforms A-1

system clock setting 6-17

System Configuration Dialog

described 23-2

example 23-3

system design (illustration) A-2, A-3

system image

installing

AIM-IPS 25-25

AIP-SSC-5 25-29

AIP-SSM 25-29

IDSM-2 (Catalyst software) 25-32

IDSM-2 (Cisco IOS software) 25-33

IPS-4240 25-17

IPS-4255 25-17

IPS-4260 25-20

IPS 4270-20 25-22

NME-IPS 25-43

sensors 24-8

System Information pane

described 19-32

using 19-32

system information viewing 19-32

system requirements for IME 1-3

T

TAC

service account 6-19, A-33, C-4

show tech-support command C-70

target value rating

calculating risk rating 8-5, 12-3

described 8-5, 8-18, 8-20, 12-3, 12-19, 12-21

TCP fragmentation described B-34

TCP Protocol tab

described 11-15, 11-23, 11-30

enabling TCP 11-15

external zone 11-30

field descriptions 11-16

illegal zone 11-23

TCP reset

IDSM-2 port C-65

not occurring C-50

TCP reset interfaces

conditions 7-7

described 7-6

list 7-7

TCP stream reassembly

described 9-43

mode 9-48

parameters (table) 9-44

signatures (table) 9-44

terminal server setup 22-3, 25-16

testing fail-over 7-10

TFN2K

described B-61

Trojans B-62

TFTP RTT 25-15

TFTP servers

recommended

UNIX 25-16

Windows 25-16

threat rating

described 8-6, 12-4

risk rating 12-4

Thresholds for KB Name window

described 19-18

field descriptions 19-19

filtering information 19-18

time

correction on the sensor 6-13, C-17

sensors 6-8, C-14

synchronization for IPS modules 6-10, C-16

Time pane

configuring 6-12

described 6-8

field definitions 6-11

user roles 6-8

time sources

AIM-IPS 6-9, C-15

AIP-SSM 6-9, C-15

appliances 6-8, C-14

IDSM-2 6-8, C-14

NME-IPS 6-9, C-15

TLS

described 6-4

handshaking 14-8

IDM 14-8

Top Applications gadget

configuring 3-10

described 3-9

Top Attackers gadgets

configuring 3-12

described 3-11

Top Signatures gadgets

configuring 3-13

described 3-13

Top Victims gadgets

configuring 3-12

described 3-12

traceroute IME device tools 2-6

Traffic Anomaly engine

described B-59

protocols B-59

signatures B-59

traffic flow notifications

configuring 7-28

described 7-27

Traffic Flow Notifications pane

configuring 7-28

field descriptions 7-28

Traffic ICMP engine

DDoS B-61

described B-61

LOKI B-61

parameters (table) B-61

TFN2K B-61

Traffic Inspection Mode window described 5-9

Traps Configuration pane configuring 16-4

trial license key 18-11

Tribe Flood Network 2000 see TFN2K

Tribe Flood Network see TFN

Trojan engine

BO2K B-62

described B-62

TFN2K B-62

Trojans

BO B-62

BO2K B-62

LOKI B-61

TFN2K B-62

troubleshooting C-1

AIP-SSM

commands C-66

debugging C-67

recovering C-67

reset C-66

Analysis Engine busy C-56

applying software updates C-53

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-40

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 17-10, C-21

gathering information C-69

global correlation 13-12, C-20

IDM

cannot access sensor C-56

will not load C-55

IDSM-2

command and control port C-63

diagnosing problems C-59

not online C-62, C-63

serial cable C-65

status indicator C-61

switch commands C-60

IME time synchronization C-58

IPS modules time drift 6-10, 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 18-9, 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 6-19, C-4

show events command C-87

show interfaces command C-86

show statistics command C-75

show tech-support command C-70, C-71

show version command C-73

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 14-10

described 14-9

field descriptions 14-9

tuned signatures described 9-5

tuning

AIC signatures 9-39

IP fragment reassembly signatures 9-42

signatures 9-16

U

UDLD described 7-22

UDP Protocol tab

described 11-17, 11-24, 11-31

enabling UDP 11-17

external zone 11-31

field descriptions 11-31

illegal zone 11-24

unassigned VLAN groups described 7-14

unauthenticated NTP 6-8, 6-9, 6-10, 6-15, C-14, C-15

UniDirectional Link Detection see UDLD

UNIX-style directory listings 18-17

updater client described A-30

Update Sensor pane

configuring 18-21

described 18-20

field descriptions 18-21

user roles 18-20

updating

Cisco.com 18-20

FTP server 18-20

sensors 18-21

upgrade command 25-4, 25-6

upgrading

latest version C-52

maintenance partition

IDSM-2 (Catalyst software) 25-42

IDSM-2 (Cisco IOS software) 25-42

minimum required version 24-8

recovery partition 25-6, 25-13

sensors 25-5

to 6.2 24-8

to 7.0 24-8

uploading KBs

FTP 19-25

SCP 19-25

Upload Knowledge Base to Sensor dialog box

described 19-25

field descriptions 19-25

URLs for Cisco Security Center 24-11

Users pane

configuring 6-20

field descriptions 6-18

user roles A-32

using

debug logging C-44

TCP reset interfaces 7-7

V

VACLs

described 15-3

Post-Block 15-22

Pre-Block 15-22

verifying

NTP configuration 6-10

password recovery 18-10, C-13

sensor initialization 23-28

sensor setup 23-28

video help described 1-2

viewing

IP logs 19-15

statistics 19-32

system information 19-32

virtual sensors

adding 5-13, 8-11

default virtual sensor 8-3, 8-8

deleting 8-11

described 8-2, 8-8

editing 8-11

stream segregation 8-4

Virtual Sensors window described 5-12

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 7-23

field descriptions 7-24

VLAN IDs 7-23

VLAN Pairs pane

configuring 7-21

describing 7-20

field descriptions 7-20

W

watch list rating

calculating risk rating 8-6, 12-4

described 8-6, 12-4

Web Server

described A-4, A-23

HTTP 1.0 and 1.1 support A-23

private keys A-22

public keys A-22

SDEE support A-23

whois IME device tools 2-6

worms

Blaster 11-2

Code Red 11-2

histograms 11-12

Nimbda 11-2

protocols 11-3

Sasser 11-2

scanners 11-3

Slammer 11-2

SQL Slammer 11-2

Z

zones

external 11-4

illegal 11-4

internal 11-4