On Mon, Jun 4, 2012 at 3:05 PM, [email protected]
<[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi all
>
> I'm looking to confirm something with regards the active response feature, I 
> believe this works in something like the following manner
>
> Data sent from logs on Agent > triggers rules / alert on master > fires 
> relevant active response script on agent
>
> The active response script / binary needs to be placed in active-response/bin 
> on the agent and the master server is itself not capable of running arbitrary 
> commands on the agent system or injecting scripts / binaries onto this for 
> execution.
>

Correct. The server cannot run arbitrary commands on the agents or
transfer AR files to the agents.

> I'm trying to get a handle on the impact of a theoretical compromise / 
> malicious action on the master server and the extent of abuse this would make 
> possible on the agent systems, outside of modifying configuration directives 
> such as <location> within the server's configuration file.
>
> In essence I suppose this is a question over what level and type of actions 
> the server is capable of making an agent perform.
>
> Many thanks in advance
>

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