Re: IPS/IDS location suggestions in Network.

Hi.

For a pity I do not have an experience in implementing IPS on 10g links,
however I've been researching IBM appliances (ISS+Proventia). In practice
they can not do the deep inspection by signature patterns in protocols
which is higher
than transport layer (i.e. checking for an exploit code) at even
several G speed. Not sure if they just skip checks for packets or it
will became a bottleneck in case you try to force all packets to be
checked. You should talk with IBM specialists what set of features
will be available on that speed.

2008/3/14, Albert R. Campa <[email protected]>:
> ttp://uploader.futbolmex.net/files/1/network.JPG
>
>
>   See link for Network design, design for redundancy and speed.
>
>   these boxes are routers and links are 10gb.
>
>   different network segements will be hanging off of the 4 routers at
>  the bottom.
>
>   There will be an IPS higher up in the mix between the 2 top routers
>   and the internets as well as other stuff.
>
>   Main corporate network will be hanging off each of the 4 bottom switches.
>
>   So the goal is to monitor internal traffic between 4 network segments.
>
>   Idea of Cisco module IDS in the 2 top routers is scratched.
>
>   So what about in-line IPS on each of the links between the 4 routers
>  and the 2?
>   ISS has the GX6116 that runs at 6gb in filtering mode, 15gb non
>  filtering, hehe.
>   Sourcefire just sent me an email about their 10gb solution, but I dont
>   know if it has as many ports as the ISS box.
>
>   Is this even a good location for an inline IPS? It seems like the only
>   place other than the boarder where I can get any concentrated traffic,
>   but at the border I cant get internal traffic.
>
>   Any suggestions?
>
>   Saludos
>
>   Albert
>
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