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Re: Automated IDS Signature Generator?

From: Anton A. Chuvakin <anton(at)chuvakin.org>
Date: Wed Jun 18 2003 - 15:38:25 EDT


>Is there a utility/function/program that automatically generates an IDS
>signature based on a recording of a monitored exploit attempt? For
That's a joke, right? :-) I suspect that is provably impossible especially if you will include application exploits and various configuration abuses.

The obvious questions are, how would thus "utility" know... 1....what part of the whole network traffic session is indeed malicious (is that the first SYN or what?)
2. ...what part of the malicious traffic session to use for the signature?
3. ...what part will be repeated in the subsequent attacks?

I am sure there are more questions pending.

Think about it, there is not even a good GUIDE on how to program a HUMAN to do the above task...

Best,

-- 
  Anton A. Chuvakin, Ph.D., GCI*
     
http://www.chuvakin.org
   
http://www.info-secure.org


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