Thanks Dan. I am not getting the error anymore. However, 7 failed ssh login attempts didn't put me in hosts.deny list.
On Monday, April 9, 2012 5:00:47 PM UTC-4, dan (ddpbsd) wrote: > > Commenting out the following seems to have fixed it for me. > > <active-response> > <disabled>no</disabled> > </active-response> > > On Mon, Apr 9, 2012 at 11:28 AM, Qasim Ijaz <[email protected]> wrote: > > I get following > > error upon ossec restart: > > ossec-config(1281) : ERROR: Missing options in the active response > > configuration > > ossec-config(1202) : ERROR: Configuration error at '/var/ossec/etc/ > > ossec.conf'. Exiting. > > ossec-analysisd(1202): ERROR Configuration error at '/var/ossec/etc/ > > ossec.conf'. Exiting > > > > On Apr 9, 11:19 am, "dan (ddp)" <[email protected]> wrote: > >> What problems are you having with this config? > >> On Apr 9, 2012 10:45 AM, "Qasim Ijaz" <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > Okay guys, this is what I got. I"m still have problems. I have defined > >> > commands in ossec.conf > >> > >> > <ossec_config> > >> > <global> > >> > <email_notification>no</email_notification> > >> > </global> > >> > >> > <syscheck> > >> > <!-- Frequency that syscheck is executed - default to every 22 > >> > hours --> > >> > <frequency>79200</frequency> > >> > >> > <!-- Directories to check (perform all possible verifications) -- > >> > >> > <directories check_all="yes">/etc,/usr/bin,/usr/sbin</directories> > >> > <directories check_all="yes">/bin,/sbin</directories> > >> > >> > <!-- Files/directories to ignore --> > >> > <ignore>/etc/mtab</ignore> > >> > <ignore>/etc/mnttab</ignore> > >> > <ignore>/etc/hosts.deny</ignore> > >> > <ignore>/etc/mail/statistics</ignore> > >> > <ignore>/etc/random-seed</ignore> > >> > <ignore>/etc/adjtime</ignore> > >> > <ignore>/etc/httpd/logs</ignore> > >> > <ignore>/etc/utmpx</ignore> > >> > <ignore>/etc/wtmpx</ignore> > >> > <ignore>/etc/cups/certs</ignore> > >> > <ignore>/etc/dumpdates</ignore> > >> > <ignore>/etc/svc/volatile</ignore> > >> > >> > <!-- Windows files to ignore --> > >> > <ignore>C:\WINDOWS/System32/LogFiles</ignore> > >> > <ignore>C:\WINDOWS/Debug</ignore> > >> > <ignore>C:\WINDOWS/WindowsUpdate.log</ignore> > >> > <ignore>C:\WINDOWS/iis6.log</ignore> > >> > <ignore>C:\WINDOWS/system32/wbem/Logs</ignore> > >> > <ignore>C:\WINDOWS/system32/wbem/Repository</ignore> > >> > <ignore>C:\WINDOWS/Prefetch</ignore> > >> > <ignore>C:\WINDOWS/PCHEALTH/HELPCTR/DataColl</ignore> > >> > <ignore>C:\WINDOWS/SoftwareDistribution</ignore> > >> > <ignore>C:\WINDOWS/Temp</ignore> > >> > <ignore>C:\WINDOWS/system32/config</ignore> > >> > <ignore>C:\WINDOWS/system32/spool</ignore> > >> > <ignore>C:\WINDOWS/system32/CatRoot</ignore> > >> > </syscheck> > >> > >> > <rootcheck> > >> > <rootkit_files>/var/ossec/etc/shared/rootkit_files.txt</ > >> > rootkit_files> > >> > <rootkit_trojans>/var/ossec/etc/shared/rootkit_trojans.txt</ > >> > rootkit_trojans> > >> > <system_audit>/var/ossec/etc/shared/system_audit_rcl.txt</ > >> > system_audit> > >> > <system_audit>/var/ossec/etc/shared/cis_debian_linux_rcl.txt</ > >> > system_audit> > >> > <system_audit>/var/ossec/etc/shared/cis_rhel_linux_rcl.txt</ > >> > system_audit> > >> > <system_audit>/var/ossec/etc/shared/cis_rhel5_linux_rcl.txt</ > >> > system_audit> > >> > </rootcheck> > >> > >> > <command> > >> > <name>host-deny</name> > >> > <executable>host-deny.sh</executable> > >> > <expect>srcip</expect> > >> > <timeout_allowed>yes</timeout_allowed> > >> > </command> > >> > >> > <command> > >> > <name>firewall-drop</name> > >> > <executable>firewall-drop.sh</executable> > >> > <expect>srcip</expect> > >> > <timeout_allowed>yes</timeout_allowed> > >> > </command> > >> > >> > <command> > >> > <name>disable-account</name> > >> > <executable>disable-account.sh</executable> > >> > <expect>user</expect> > >> > <timeout_allowed>yes</timeout_allowed> > >> > </command> > >> > >> > <active-response> > >> > <disabled>no</disabled> > >> > </active-response> > >> > >> > <!-- Active Response Config --> > >> > <active-response> > >> > <!-- This response is going to execute the host-deny > >> > - command for every event that fires a rule with > >> > - level (severity) >= 7. > >> > - The IP is going to be blocked for 600 seconds. > >> > --> > >> > <command>host-deny</command> > >> > <location>local</location> > >> > <level>7</level> > >> > <timeout>600</timeout> > >> > </active-response> > >> > >> > <active-response> > >> > <!-- Firewall Drop response. Block the IP for > >> > - 600 seconds on the firewall (iptables, > >> > - ipfilter, etc). > >> > --> > >> > <command>firewall-drop</command> > >> > <location>local</location> > >> > <level>7</level> > >> > <timeout>600</timeout> > >> > </active-response> > >> > >> > <remote> > >> > <connection>syslog</connection> > >> > </remote> > >> > >> > <remote> > >> > <connection>secure</connection> > >> > </remote> > >> > >> > <alerts> > >> > <log_alert_level>1</log_alert_level> > >> > <email_alert_level>7</email_alert_level> > >> > </alerts> > >> > >> > <!-- Files to monitor (localfiles) --> > >> > >> > <localfile> > >> > <log_format>syslog</log_format> > >> > <location>/var/log/messages</location> > >> > #monitoring snort spooker > >> > </localfile> > >> > <localfile> > >> > <log_format>syslog</log_format> > >> > <location>/var/log/snort-spooker.log</location> > >> > >> > </localfile> > >> > >> > <localfile> > >> > <log_format>syslog</log_format> > >> > <location>/var/log/auth.log</location> > >> > </localfile> > >> > >> > <localfile> > >> > <log_format>syslog</log_format> > >> > <location>/var/log/syslog</location> > >> > </localfile> > >> > >> > <localfile> > >> > <log_format>syslog</log_format> > >> > <location>/var/log/mail.info</location> > >> > </localfile> > >> > >> > <localfile> > >> > <log_format>syslog</log_format> > >> > <location>/var/log/dpkg.log</location> > >> > </localfile> > >> > >> > <localfile> > >> > <log_format>apache</log_format> > >> > <location>/var/log/apache2/error.log</location> > >> > </localfile> > >> > >> > <localfile> > >> > <log_format>apache</log_format> > >> > <location>/var/log/apache2/access.log</location> > >> > </localfile> > >> > >> > <localfile> > >> > <log_format>syslog</log_format> > >> > <location>/var/log/snort-spooker.log</location> > >> > </localfile> > >> > >> > </ossec_config> > >> > >> > <ossec_config> <!-- rules global entry --> > >> > <rules> > >> > <include>rules_config.xml</include> > >> > <include>pam_rules.xml</include> > >> > <include>sshd_rules.xml</include> > >> > <include>telnetd_rules.xml</include> > >> > <include>syslog_rules.xml</include> > >> > <include>arpwatch_rules.xml</include> > >> > <include>symantec-av_rules.xml</include> > >> > <include>symantec-ws_rules.xml</include> > >> > <include>pix_rules.xml</include> > >> > <include>named_rules.xml</include> > >> > <include>smbd_rules.xml</include> > >> > <include>vsftpd_rules.xml</include> > >> > <include>pure-ftpd_rules.xml</include> > >> > <include>proftpd_rules.xml</include> > >> > <include>ms_ftpd_rules.xml</include> > >> > <include>ftpd_rules.xml</include> > >> > <include>hordeimp_rules.xml</include> > >> > <include>roundcube_rules.xml</include> > >> > <include>wordpress_rules.xml</include> > >> > <include>cimserver_rules.xml</include> > >> > <include>vpopmail_rules.xml</include> > >> > <include>vmpop3d_rules.xml</include> > >> > <include>courier_rules.xml</include> > >> > <include>web_rules.xml</include> > >> > <include>apache_rules.xml</include> > >> > <include>nginx_rules.xml</include> > >> > <include>php_rules.xml</include> > >> > <include>mysql_rules.xml</include> > >> > <include>postgresql_rules.xml</include> > >> > <include>ids_rules.xml</include> > >> > <include>squid_rules.xml</include> > >> > <include>firewall_rules.xml</include> > >> > <include>cisco-ios_rules.xml</include> > >> > <include>netscreenfw_rules.xml</include> > >> > <include>sonicwall_rules.xml</include> > >> > <include>postfix_rules.xml</include> > >> > <include>sendmail_rules.xml</include> > >> > <include>imapd_rules.xml</include> > >> > <include>mailscanner_rules.xml</include> > >> > <include>dovecot_rules.xml</include> > >> > <include>ms-exchange_rules.xml</include> > >> > <include>racoon_rules.xml</include> > >> > <include>vpn_concentrator_rules.xml</include> > >> > <include>spamd_rules.xml</include> > >> > <include>msauth_rules.xml</include> > >> > <include>mcafee_av_rules.xml</include> > >> > <include>trend-osce_rules.xml</include> > >> > <include>ms-se_rules.xml</include> > >> > <!-- <include>policy_rules.xml</include> --> > >> > <include>zeus_rules.xml</include> > >> > <include>solaris_bsm_rules.xml</include> > >> > <include>vmware_rules.xml</include> > >> > <include>ms_dhcp_rules.xml</include> > >> > <include>asterisk_rules.xml</include> > >> > <include>ossec_rules.xml</include> > >> > <include>attack_rules.xml</include> > >> > <include>openbsd_rules.xml</include> > >> > <include>clam_av_rules.xml</include> > >> > <include>bro-ids_rules.xml</include> > >> > <include>dropbear_rules.xml</include> > >> > <include>local_rules.xml</include> > >> > </rules> > >> > </ossec_config> <!-- rules global entry --> > >
