Ahhh I think I see now :)

But wouldn't he want a catch-all of *everything*  that passes through. 31100
and 31108 seem to be 'watershed' where alerts will go either way but not
both.

You can't do something like this either can you? <if_matched_sid>31100,
31108</if_matched_sid> (I vaguely recall asking this and getting a response
of "no")



On Fri, Jun 10, 2011 at 11:27 AM, dan (ddp) <[email protected]> wrote:

> Hi Jeremy,
>
> On Fri, Jun 10, 2011 at 2:19 PM, Jeremy Lee <[email protected]> wrote:
> > But rule 31100 is a silent dependency by which 31108 depends on. I think
> his
> > rule is looking for any sort of repetition in the web logs with the same
> > source IP, regardless of the alert message, right?
> >
>
> If 31108 is triggered, 31100 is not.
>
> > On Fri, Jun 10, 2011 at 11:01 AM, dan (ddp) <[email protected]> wrote:
> >>
> >> 31100 probably won't be triggered often, 31108 seems much more likely.
> >>
> >> On Wed, Jun 8, 2011 at 2:38 PM, Jason 'XenoPhage' Frisvold
> >> <[email protected]> wrote:
> >> > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
> >> > Hash: SHA1
> >> >
> >> > Hi all,
> >> >
> >> >        I'm trying to put together a rudimentary anti-DDoS rule in
> OSSEC
> >> > and I
> >> > could use a hand ..  Basically, I'm looking to block anyone who
> >> > excessively hits a web server.  This is what I have thus far :
> >> >
> >> > <rule id="131105" level="10" frequency="500" timeframe="60">
> >> >   <if_matched_sid>31100</if_matched_sid>
> >> >   <same_source_ip />
> >> >   <description>Excessive access, Temporary block</description>
> >> > </rule>
> >> >
> >> > This seems to be correct, but I can't get it to trigger with
> >> > ossec-logtest ..  Any tips?
> >> >
> >> > Thanks,
> >> >
> >> > - --
> >> > - ---------------------------
> >> > Jason 'XenoPhage' Frisvold
> >> > [email protected]
> >> > - ---------------------------
> >> > "Any sufficiently advanced magic is indistinguishable from
> technology."
> >> > - - Niven's Inverse of Clarke's Third Law
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