Configuring Snort 3
It’s all in the configuration! Imagine a complex machine that can do several complicated tasks, and it has several knobs and switches that control its working. Then, the configuration of this machine is the combination of settings for the knobs and switches. Similarly, Snort 3 is a complex software that has several settings and parameters that determine its working, and much of this working is controlled by its configuration. The term configuration means the combination of values for these settings and parameters. The configuration will determine whether it will perform the analysis of a particular protocol; it will also determine which rules are applied to detect malicious attacks. In short, doing the configuration correctly is critical to getting the best out of Snort 3.
In this chapter, we will discuss the following topics:
- Configuring Snort 3 – how?
- Configuring Snort 3 – what?
- Configuring your environment
- Optimal configuration...
