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Table: Config Directives

Command	Example	Description
order	config order: pass alert log activation	Changes the order that rules are evaluated.
alertfile	config alertfile: alerts	Sets the alerts output file.
classification	config classification: misc-activity,Misc activity,3	See Table for a list of classifications.
dump_chars_only	config dump_chars_only	Turns on character dumps (snort -C).
dump_payload	config dump_payload	Dumps application layer (snort -d).
decode_data_link	config decode_data_link	Decodes Layer2 headers (snort -e).
bpf_file	config bpf_file: filters.bpf	Specifies BPF filters (snort -F).
daemon	config daemon	Forks as a daemon (snort -D).
interface	config interface: xl0	Sets the network interface (snort -i).
alert_with_interface_name	config alert_with_interface_name	Appends interface name to alert (snort -I).
logdir	config logdir: /var/log/snort	Sets the logdir (snort -l).
umask	config umask: 022	Sets umask when running (snort -m).
pkt_count	config pkt_count: 13	Exits after N packets (snort -n).
nolog	config nolog	Disables logging. Note: Alerts will still occur. (snort -N).
obfuscate	config obfuscate	Obfuscates IP Addresses (snort -O).
no_promisc	config no_promisc	Disables promiscuous mode (snort -p).
quiet	config quiet	Disables banner and status reports (snort -q).
chroot	config chroot: /home/snort	Chroots to specified dir (snort -t).
checksum_mode	config checksum_mode : all	Types of packets to calculate checksums. Values: none, noip, notcp, noicmp, noudp, ip, tcp, udp, icmp or all.
checksum_drop	config checksum_drop : all	Types of packets to drop if invalid checksums. Values: none, noip, notcp, noicmp, noudp, ip, tcp, udp, icmp or all (only applicable in inline mode and for packets checked per checksum_mode config option).
set_gid	config set_gid: 30	Changes GID to specified GID (snort -g).
set_uid	set_uid: snort_user	Sets UID to $<$id$>$ (snort -u).
utc	config utc	Uses UTC instead of local time for timestamps (snort -U).
verbose	config verbose	Uses verbose logging to STDOUT (snort -v).
dump_payload_verbose	config dump_payload_verbose	Dumps raw packet starting at link layer (snort -X).
show_year	config show_year	Shows year in timestamps (snort -y).
stateful	config stateful	Sets assurance mode for stream4 (est). See the stream4_reassemble configuration in table .
min_ttl	config min_ttl:30	Sets a Snort-wide minimum ttl to ignore all traffic.
disable_decode_alerts	config disable_decode_alerts	Turns off the alerts generated by the decode phase of Snort.
disable_tcpopt_experimental_ alerts	config disable_tcpopt_experiment al_alerts	Turns off alerts generated by experimental TCP options.
disable_tcpopt_obsolete_ alerts	config disable_tcpopt_obsole te_alerts	Turns off alerts generated by obsolete TCP options.
disable_tcpopt_ttcp_alerts	config disable_tcpopt_ttcp_alerts	Turns off alerts generated by T/TCP options.
disable_ttcp_alerts	config disable_ttcp_alerts	Turns off alerts generated by T/TCP options.
disable_tcpopt_alerts	config disable_tcpopt_alerts	Disables option length validation alerts.
disable_ipopt_alerts	config disable_ipopt_alerts	Disables IP option length validation alerts.
enable_decode_drops	config enable_decode_drops	Enables the dropping of bad packets identified by decoder (only applicable in inline mode).
enable_tcpopt_experimental_ drops	config enable_tcpopt_experi mental_drops	Enables the dropping of bad packets with experimental TCP option. (only applicable in inline mode).
enable_tcpopt_obsolete_ drops	config enable_tcpopt_obsole te_drops	Enables the dropping of bad packets with obsolete TCP option. (only applicable in inline mode).
enable_tcpopt_ttcp_drops	enable_tcpopt_ttcp_drops	Enables the dropping of bad packets with T/TCP option. (only applicable in inline mode).
enable_tcpopt_drops	config enable_tcpopt_drops	Enables the dropping of bad packets with bad/truncated TCP option (only applicable in inline mode).
enable_ipopt_drops	config enable_ipopt_drops	Enables the dropping of bad packets with bad/truncated IP options (only applicable in inline mode).
flowbits_size	config flowbits_size: 128	Specifies the maximum number of flowbit tags that can be used within a rule set.
event_queue	config event_queue: max_queue 512 log 100 order_events priority	Specifies conditions about Snort's event queue. You can use the following options: max_queue $<$integer$>$ (max events supported) log $<$integer$>$ (number of events to log) order_events [priority$\vert$content_length] (how to order events within the queue) See Section for more information and examples.
layer2resets	config layer2resets: 00:06:76:DD:5F:E3	This option is only available when running in inline mode. See Section .
detection	config detection: search-method ac no_stream_inserts max_queue_events 128	Makes changes to the detection engine. The following options can be used: search-method $<$ac $\vert$ ac-std $\vert$ ac-bnfa $\vert$ acs $\vert$ ac-banded $\vert$ ac-sparsebands $\vert$ lowmem $>$ ac Aho-Corasick Full (high memory, best performance) ac-std Aho-Corasick Standard (moderate memory, high performance) ac-bnfa Aho-Corasick NFA (low memory, high performance) acs Aho-Corasick Sparse (small memory, moderate performance) ac-banded Aho-Corasick Banded (small memory, moderate performance) ac-sparsebands Aho-Corasick Sparse-Banded (small memory, high performance) lowmem Low Memory Keyword Trie (small memory, low performance) no_stream_inserts max_queue_events$<$integer$>$
asn1	config asn1:256	Specifies the maximum number of nodes to track when doing ASN1 decoding. See Section for more information and examples.
snaplen	config snaplen: 2048	Set the snaplength of packet, same effect as -P $<$snaplen$>$ or -snaplen $<$snaplen$>$ options.
read_bin_file	config read_bin_file: test_alert.pcap	Specifies a pcap file to use (instead of reading from network), same effect as -r $<$tf$>$ option.
reference	config reference: myref http://myurl.com/?id=	Adds a new reference system to Snort.
ignore_ports	config ignore_ports: udp 1:17 53	Specifies ports to ignore (useful for ignoring noisy NFS traffic). Specify the protocol (TCP, UDP, IP, or ICMP), followed by a list of ports. Port ranges are supported.

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