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Enabling Protection Against a WinNuke Attack

WinNuke is a DoS attack targeting any computer on the Internet running Windows.

Before You Begin

For background information, read Understanding WinNuke Attacks.

You can use either J-Web or the CLI configuration editor to enable protection against a WinNuke attack. The specified zone is where the attack originates.

This topic covers:

J-Web Configuration

To configure screens:

  1. Select Configuration > View and Edit > Edit Configuration. The Configuration page appears.
  2. Next to Security, click Configure or Edit.
  3. Next to Screen, click Configure.
  4. Next to Ids option, click Add new entry.
  5. In the Name box, type winnuke.
  6. Next to Tcp, click Configure.
  7. Next to Winnuke, select the check box and click OK.
  8. To save and commit the configuration, click Commit.

To configure zones:

  1. Select Configuration > View and Edit > Edit Configuration. The Configuration page appears.
  2. Next to Security, click Configure or Edit.
  3. Next to Zones, click Configure.
  4. Next to Security zone, click Add new entry.
  5. In the Name box, type zone.
  6. In the Screen box, type winnuke and click OK.
  7. To save and commit the configuration, click Commit.

CLI Configuration

user@host# set security screen winnuke tcp winnuke
user@host# set security zones security-zone zone screen winnuke

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