Preface

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Revised: June 13, 2011, OL-24181-01

Introduction

This chapter describes who should read Service Security Using the Cisco SCE Platform Application Note, how it is organized, its document conventions, and how to obtain documentation and technical assistance. This guide assumes a basic familiarity with the concept of the Cisco Service Control solution, the Service Control Engine (SCE) platforms, and related components.

This document provides an introduction to Service Security using the Cisco SCE.

Document Revision History

lists the document revision history.

Table 1 Document Revision History 

Revision	Cisco Service Control Release and Date	Change Summary
OL-24181-01	Supports all 3.7.x releases June 13, 2011	Initial release of the document.

Organization

provides the organization of the document.

Table 2 Document Organization 

Section	Title	Description
1	Introduction and Scope	This chapter provides an introduction to Service Security using the Cisco SCE.
2	Functionality Overview	This chapter provides an overview of the service security functionality of the SCE platform.
3	Anomaly-Based Detection	This chapter describes anomaly-based detection by using the Cisco SCE platform.
4	Mass-Mailing-Based Threats	This chapter introduces the concept of mass-mailing based threats and how to protect against them by using the SCE.

Conventions

lists the conventions used in the document.

Table 3 Document Conventions 

Convention	Indication
bold font	Commands and keywords and user-entered text appear in bold font.
italic font	Document titles, new or emphasized terms, and arguments for which you supply values are in italic font.
[ ]	Elements in square brackets are optional.
{ x | y | z }	Required alternative keywords are grouped in braces and separated by vertical bars.
[ x | y | z ]	Optional alternative keywords are grouped in brackets and separated by vertical bars.
string	A nonquoted set of characters. Do not use quotation marks around the string or the string will include the quotation marks.
courier font	Terminal sessions and information the system displays appear in courier font.
< >	Nonprinting characters such as passwords are in angle brackets.
[ ]	Default responses to system prompts are in square brackets.
!, #	An exclamation point (!) or a pound sign (#) at the beginning of a line of code indicates a comment line.

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Note Means reader take note.

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Tip Means the following information will help you solve a problem.

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Caution Means reader be careful. In this situation, you might perform an action that could result in equipment damage or loss of data.

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Timesaver Means the described action saves time. You can save time by performing the action described in the paragraph.

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Warning Means reader be warned. In this situation, you might perform an action that could result in bodily injury.

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Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request

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