Updates to Bro IDS documentation

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Jeannette Dopheide 2014-01-30 13:13:26 -06:00
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@ -16,18 +16,18 @@ In the following sections, we present a few examples of common uses of
Bro as an IDS.
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Detecting an FTP Bruteforce attack and notifying
Detecting an FTP Brute-force Attack and Notifying
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For the purpose of this exercise, we define FTP bruteforcing as too many
For the purpose of this exercise, we define FTP brute-forcing as too many
rejected usernames and passwords occurring from a single address. We
start by defining a threshold for the number of attempts and a
monitoring interval in minutes as well as a new notice type.
start by defining a threshold for the number of attempts, a monitoring
interval (in minutes), and a new notice type.
.. btest-include:: ${BRO_SRC_ROOT}/scripts/policy/protocols/ftp/detect-bruteforcing.bro
:lines: 9-25
Now, using the ftp_reply event, we check for error codes from the `500
Using the ftp_reply event, we check for error codes from the `500
series <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_FTP_server_return_codes>`_
for the "USER" and "PASS" commands, representing rejected usernames or
passwords. For this, we can use the :bro:see:`FTP::parse_ftp_reply_code`
@ -38,9 +38,9 @@ function to break down the reply code and check if the first digit is a
.. btest-include:: ${BRO_SRC_ROOT}/scripts/policy/protocols/ftp/detect-bruteforcing.bro
:lines: 52-60
Next, we use the SumStats framework to raise a notice of the attack of
the attack when the number of failed attempts exceeds the specified
threshold during the measuring interval.
Next, we use the SumStats framework to raise a notice of the attack when
the number of failed attempts exceeds the specified threshold during the
measuring interval.
.. btest-include:: ${BRO_SRC_ROOT}/scripts/policy/protocols/ftp/detect-bruteforcing.bro
:lines: 28-50
@ -56,14 +56,14 @@ Below is the final code for our script.
As a final note, the :doc:`detect-bruteforcing.bro
</scripts/policy/protocols/ftp/detect-bruteforcing.bro>` script above is
include with Bro out of the box, so you only need to load it at startup
to instruct Bro to detect and notify of FTP bruteforce attacks.
included with Bro out of the box. Use this feature by loading this script
during startup.
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Other Attacks
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Detecting SQL Injection attacks
Detecting SQL Injection Attacks
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Checking files against known malware hashes
@ -76,5 +76,4 @@ list of known malware hashes. Bro simplifies this task by offering a
:doc:`detect-MHR.bro </scripts/policy/frameworks/files/detect-MHR.bro>`
script that creates and compares hashes against the `Malware Hash
Registry <https://www.team-cymru.org/Services/MHR/>`_ maintained by Team
Cymru. You only need to load this script along with your other scripts
at startup time.
Cymru. Use this feature by loading this script during startup.