Configuring general settings for connection events

Use the general settings area in Connection Events to specify basic event parameters, such as names, severity levels, and block, and logging actions.

About this task

Navigating in IPS Local Management Interface: Secure Protection Settings > Advanced IPS > Connection Events

Navigating in SiteProtector™ Management: select the Connection Events policy

Procedure
  1. Click the Add icon.
  2. Set the following general settings:
    Option Description
    Enabled Notifies you about connection events.
    Event Specifies a unique name for the event.
    Note: If you are editing a predefined event, the name appears here as read-only.
    Comment Describes the event.
    Severity Specifies a severity level for the event: high, medium, or low.
    Event Throttling Sets a time window (in seconds) during which multiple events are reported only once.
    Tip: Use this feature to prevent your console from being overrun with duplicate events that could potentially mask a more dangerous event.
    Note: The default value is 0 (zero), which disables event throttling.
    Protocol Specifies the protocol for the event.
    Note: If you select ICMP or ICMPv6, type the appropriate types or codes, or click Well Known to select often-used types and codes.
    Display Defines how you want to display the event in the management console:
    • None: does not display the detected event.
    • Without Raw: logs a summary of the event.
    • With Raw: logs a summary and the associated packet capture.
    Block Blocks the attack by dropping packets and sending resets to TCP connections.
    Log Evidence
    Determines the type of packets to capture when suspicious traffic triggers events. The appliance logs files to the /var/iss/ directory.
    • None: The appliance captures no traffic.
    • Offending Packet: When an event occurs, the appliance captures the suspicious traffic.
    • Connection: When an event occurs, the appliance captures all traffic that matches the event protocol, source and destination address, source and destination port, or VLan ID.
    • Interface: When an event occurs, the appliance captures all traffic that passes through specified interfaces.
    • All Interfaces: When an event occurs, the appliance captures all traffic that passes through all interfaces.

What to do next

On the Add Connection Events window, you can specify IP addresses and port settings for IPv4 and IPv6 networks and you can enable responses for events.