Configuring Predefined Security Policies (NSM Procedure)
The highly respected Juniper Networks Security Center team (J-Security
Center) provides the default IDP security policy—named Recommended.
We advise that you use this policy to protect your network from the
likeliest and most dangerous attacks.
Table 1 summarizes the properties of
the Recommended security policy.
Table 1: Recommended Security Policy Definition
| Property |
Value |
Rulebase
|
IDP Rulebase
|
Rules
|
9 rules, distinguished by attack object
|
Traffic source
|
Any
|
Service
|
Default, meaning the matching property is based on the
service bindings of the attack object specified by the rule
|
Destination
|
Any
|
Attacks
|
Recommended IP, Recommended TCP, Recommended ICMP, Recommended
HTTP, Recommended SMTP, Recommended DNS, Recommended FTP, Recommended
POP3, Recommended IMAP, Recommended Trojan, Recommended Virus, Recommended
Worm
|
Action
|
Recommended, meaning the action is specified by the attack
object
|
Notification
|
Logging
|
If you prefer, you can copy this security policy
and use it as a template for a custom security policy tailored for
your network.
Table 2 describes other IDP security
policy templates.
Table 2: IDP Security Policy Templates
| Template |
Description |
all_with_logging
|
Includes all attack objects and enables packet logging
for all rules.
|
all_without_logging
|
Includes all attack objects but does not enable packet
logging.
|
dmz_services
|
Protects a typical DMZ environment.
|
dns_server
|
Protects DNS services.
|
file_server
|
Protects file sharing services, such as SMB, NFS, FTP,
and others.
|
getting_started
|
Contains very open rules. Useful in controlled lab environments,
but should not be deployed on heavy traffic live networks.
|
idp_default
|
Contains a good blend of security and performance.
|
web_server
|
Protects HTTP servers from remote attacks.
|
If you use these templates, we advise you customize them for
your deployment. At a minimum, you should change the destination IP
setting from Any to the IP addresses for specific
servers you want to protect. For more information, see the IDP Concepts & Examples guide.
Published: 2009-08-20
