Technical Documentation

Understanding APE Rulebase Notification Options

Notification options determine whether the IDP appliance generates logs and alerts when a session matches a rule. When enabled, the IDP appliance generates a log that the client-to-server or server-to-client rate limit was reached. Logging is enabled by default. Table 1 describes the notification options.

Table 1: APE Rulebase Notification Options

Option

Description

Event logs and alerts

You can enable the following delivery and handling options for logs:

  • Send to NSM log viewer.
  • Send to NSM log viewer and flag as an alert.
  • Send to an e-mail address list.
  • Send to syslog.
  • Send to SNMP trap.
  • Save in XML format.
  • Save in CVS format.
  • Process with a script.

You also have the option to disable logging.


Published: 2010-01-12