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28.3.4 Verifying Custom Signatures

Configure the signature to create a log when traffic matches the signature. (You may also want to
configure an alert if it is for a serious attack and needs immediate attention.) After you apply the
signature to a zone, you can see if it works by checking the logs (Monitor > Log).
The Priority column shows warn for signatures that are configured to generate a log only. It
shows critical for signatures that are configured to generate a log and alert. All IDP signatures
come under the IDP category. The Note column displays ACCESS FORWARD when no action is
configured for the signature. It displays ACCESS DENIED if you configure the signature action to
drop the packet. The destination port is the service port (53 for DNS in this case) that the attack
tries to exploit.
Figure 315 Custom Signature Log

28.4 IDP Technical Reference

This section contains some background information on IDP.
Host Intrusions
The goal of host-based intrusions is to infiltrate files on an individual computer or server in with the
goal of accessing confidential information or destroying information on a computer.
You must install a host IDP directly on the system being protected. It works closely with the
operating system, monitoring and intercepting system calls to the kernel or APIs in order to prevent
attacks as well as log them.
Disadvantages of host IDPs are that you have to install them on each device (that you want to
protect) in your network and due to the necessarily tight integration with the host operating
system, future operating system upgrades could cause problems.
Network Intrusions
Network-based intrusions have the goal of bringing down a network or networks by attacking
computer(s), switch(es), router(s) or modem(s). If a LAN switch is compromised for example, then
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