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On Apr 14, 2011, at 9:00 AM, Ryan Barnett <[email protected]> wrote:

> Any comments on this approach?  Good idea?
> 
> -Ryan
> 
> 
> From: Ryan Barnett <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>>
> Date: Tue, 12 Apr 2011 09:57:24 -0500
> To: 
> "[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>"
>  
> <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>>
> Subject: CRS Directory Format Question
> 
> The current OWASP CRS archive has a number of directories that hold different 
> rules -
> 
> *   base_rules
> *   optional_rules
> *   slr_rules
> *   experimental_rules
> 
> I am thinking that most ModSecurity users want to use Apache Include 
> wild-carding when activating rulesets -
> 
> <IfModule security2_module>
>               Include conf/modsecurity_crs/*.conf
>               Include conf/modsecurity_crs/base_rules/*.conf
> </IfModule>
> 
> While this is certainly convenient, this does cause a problem.  The various 
> rules files have a numbering scheme whose purpose to to help ensure that the 
> rules file are executed in the proper order when wild-carding with includes.  
> Activating these rules are challenging when separated into the different 
> directories.
> 
> <IfModule security2_module>
>               Include conf/modsecurity_crs/*.conf
>               Include conf/modsecurity_crs/base_rules/*.conf
>               Include conf/modsecurity_crs/optional_rules/*.conf
> 
> </IfModule>
> 
> So, what I am thinking is that we should add an empty directory called -
> 
> *   activated_rules
> 
> The sole purpose of this directory would be for the local Admin to copy all 
> files that they want to run into that one directory.  When they do this, then 
> the file name numbering scheme will work and it will allow for easier Include 
> wild-carding -
> 
> <IfModule security2_module>
>               Include conf/modsecurity_crs/*.conf
>               Include conf/modsecurity_crs/activated_rules/*.conf
> </IfModule>
> 
> How does this approach sound to everyone?
> 
> -Ryan
> 
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