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4.11 What are these IDS codes in the alert names?

IDS means "Intrusion Detection Signature" and identifies a known attack attempt. You can learn more about a specific IDS id at the arachNIDS search engine on http://www.whitehats.com/. The ``references'' keyword in rules can also be a good pointer for further research.


Nigel Houghton 2006-10-02
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