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Snort is an open source network intrusion detection and prevention system (NIDS/NIPS).
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Can installing Snort make me vulnerable?
You must balance the additional risk you add by installing Snort against the costs of any treatment for that risk you might implement and the benefits of installing it. … We can't do that for you because we don't know your threat model or why you want to install Snort. …
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Testing Snort IDS installation
Is Snort working in the sense that it's running, able to sniff trafic, testing it against the rules, and alerting you when one is triggered? … Using a "fake" rule is a perfectly valid test that Snort is working in the first sense. And it's easier. Easy tests are good. …
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Enterprise IDS - Deployment & Uses
I'm going to answer both your questions in a kinda non-specific way, but bear with me.
Your first question is "I'm putting in an IDS, what should I tell it to do?"
Well, you're doing it backwards, b …