Signature And License Status; Threat Statistics - SonicWALL SSL-VPN 2000 Administrator's Manual

Configuring Web Application Firewall

Signature and License Status

To view the status of the signature database and Web Application Firewall service license, and
synchronize the signature database, perform the following steps in the appliance management
interface:
Navigate to Web Application Firewall > Status. The WAF Status section displays the following
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If updates are available for the signature database, the Apply button is displayed. Click Apply
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to download the updates.
You can update and apply new signatures automatically on the Web Application Firewall >
Settings page. If this automatic update option is enabled, the Apply button disappears from the
Web Application Firewall > Status screen as soon as the new signatures are automatically
applied.
To synchronize the signature database with the SonicWALL online database server, click
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Synchronize. The timestamp is updated.

Threat Statistics

The Status page displays statistics on all threats detected since Web Application Firewall was
activated.
To view and hide threat details, and clear the threat list, perform the following steps:
Navigate to Web Application Firewall > Status. The list of detected or prevented threats is
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displayed in the WAF Statistics - Threats Detected & Prevented table.
To display details about a threat, click on the threat. The details include the following:
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Status of updates to the signature database
Timestamp of the signature database
Time that the system last checked for available updates to the signature database
Expiration date of the Web Application Firewall subscription service
Status of the Web Application Firewall license
URL – The URL to the SonicWALL knowledge base for this threat