The SNORT event processor (SnEP) scrapes errors from the
SNORT system and reports them as significant events, log messages,
and SiteProtector™ alerts.
The SnEP
The SnEP (SNORT event processor)
is a an application that scrapes errors from the integrated SNORT
system. It interprets and reports SNORT errors in the following ways:
- The SnEP generates a significant event in . The SnEP
identifies the event as [SNORT ERROR] and SNORT dictates
the error message string.
- The SnEP logs the error to the system in .
- The SnEP sends an alert to SiteProtector.