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Function
Name
Prevent high-, medium-, and low-severity signatures and
log the rest.
Maximum Protection
Prevent high-severity signatures, log medium-severity
signatures, and ignore the rest.
Prepare for Enhanced Protection
Prevent high- and medium-severity signatures, log
low-severity signatures, and ignore the rest.
Prepare for Maximum Protection
Log high-severity signatures and ignore the rest.
Warning
Configuring the IPS Protection policy
Configure settings in this policy to set the protective reactions for signatures of a particular
severity level. These settings instruct clients what to do when an attack or suspicious behavior
is detected.
Task
For option definitions, click ? in the interface.
1
Click Menu | Policy | Policy Catalog and select Host Intrusion Prevention: IPS in
the Product list and IPS Protection in the Category list.
2
In the IPS Protection policy list that appears, click Edit under Actions to change the
settings for a custom policy.
NOTE:
For editable policies, other options include Rename, Duplicate, Delete, and Export.
For non-editable policies, options include View and Duplicate.
3
In the IPS Protection page that appears, make any needed changes, then click Save.
Define IPS protection
The IPS Rules policy applies intrusion prevention safeguards. This policy is a multiple-instance
policy that can have multiple instances assigned.
Each IPS Rules policy contains configurable details on:
• Signatures
• Application Protection Rules
• Exception Rules
You also need to go to the Host IPS page under Reporting to work with:
• IPS Events
• IPS Client Rules
Policy selections
This policy category contains a preconfigured default policy, which provides basic IPS protection.
You can view and duplicate the preconfigured policy; you can edit, rename, duplicate, delete,
and export custom policies you create. You can also assign more than one instance of the policy
for a union of various policy rules.
Configuring IPS Policies
Define IPS protection
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