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In this module the configurations for an Intrusion Detection System are set. Snort is used as IDS.
An Intrusion Detection System is a passive system to recognize attacks and intrusions. Snort is open source and the most commonly used IDS.
After an attack an alert or entry in the log files will be accomplished. There are some thousand rules for Snort, similar to anti virus scanners, the rules have to be updated regularly.
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