severity (IPS Rulebase)

Syntax

severity (critical | info | major | minor | warning);

Hierarchy Level

[edit security idp idp-policy policy-name rulebase-ips rule rule-name then]

Release Information

Statement introduced in Release 9.2 of Junos OS.

Description

Set the rule severity levels in logging to support better organization and presentation of log records on the log server. You can use the default severity settings of the selected attack object, or choose a specific severity for your rule. The severity you configure in the rules overrides the inherited attack severity.

Options

You can set the severity level to the following levels:

critical—2
info—3
major—4
minor—5
warning—7

Usage Guidelines

For configuration instructions and examples, see the Junos OS Security Configuration Guide.

Required Privilege Level

security—To view this statement in the configuration.

security-control—To add this statement to the configuration.