CCSP Self-Study: CCSP IPS Exam Certification Guide

Chapter 7. Advanced Signature Configuration

This chapter covers the following subjects:

• Advanced Signature Configuration

• Meta-Event Generator

• Understanding HTTP and FTP Application Policy Enforcement

• Tuning an Existing Signature

• Creating a Custom Signature

Many Cisco IPS deployments can take advantage of default signature configurations. Sometimes, however, you may need to create a custom signature or tune an existing signature to meet the needs your specific network environment. Cisco IPS provides the capability to tweak existing signatures and to easily create custom signatures based on the various Cisco IPS signature engines.

When default signature configurations do not match your requirements, you can either tune existing signatures to match your ...