Traffic Management Filters: Flow-Based vs. Non-Flow-Based

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What elements are included in the flow-tuple for flow-based inspection filters?

Source IP, Destination IP, Source Port, Destination Port

Source IP, Destination IP, VLAN, Payload Data

Source IP, Destination IP, IP Protocol, VLAN (correct)

Source IP, Destination IP, IP Protocol, Payload Data

What type of traffic behavior do algorithmic filters like Advanced DDoS look at?

Traffic flow

Overall traffic behavior over time (correct)

Packet headers

Invalid behavior when initiating a connection

Which type of filter does TippingPoint use to detect vulnerabilities?

Reputation filters

Exploit-Specific filters

Vulnerability filters (correct)

Policy filters

What is the main focus of header-based filters in Traffic Management Filters?

IP header Signup and view all the answers

What do flow-based inspection filters look at in traffic?

Flow-tuple Signup and view all the answers

What do Non-flow-based Inspection filters focus on?

Packet payload data Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of creating a Traffic Management Filter (TMF) to trust vulnerability scanners or internal IT monitoring scripts/servers?

To reduce unnecessary events and inspection resource consumption Signup and view all the answers

Why is it important to trust traffic to and from a network scanner located at 192.168.1.200?

To avoid unnecessary events overshadowing actual attacks Signup and view all the answers

Why is a 4-way trust considered for catching all possible directions in an environment for both scan and response?

To simplify the complexity of managing multiple directions Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary advantage of trusting vulnerability scanners or internal IT monitoring scripts/servers using a Traffic Management Filter?

Reducing performance protection alerts in the system logs Signup and view all the answers

What problem does trusting vulnerability scanners or internal IT monitoring scripts/servers with a Traffic Management Filter aim to solve?

Reducing unnecessary resource consumption and avoiding overshadowing actual attacks Signup and view all the answers

Why would some customers initially use Exceptions on attack filters before deciding to trust traffic from vulnerability scanners or internal IT monitoring scripts/servers?

To initially reduce unnecessary resource consumption Signup and view all the answers

What is the main benefit of creating a Traffic Management Filter (TMF) to trust vulnerability scanners or internal IT monitoring scripts/servers?

Reducing unnecessary events and inspection resource consumption Signup and view all the answers

What is the first step in creating a Rate Limit filter?

Create a Rate Limit Action Set Signup and view all the answers

When rate limiting HTTP traffic, what should be considered?

The nature of the traffic Signup and view all the answers

In HTTP traffic, why should the rate limit affect the biggest transaction?

To optimize data transfer Signup and view all the answers

What is the estimated time to complete Lab 7: Traffic Management Filters?

45 minutes Signup and view all the answers

In creating a Traffic Management Filter, what comes after choosing the action set?

Specifying the protocol Signup and view all the answers

What should be considered when creating a Rate Limit Action Set for use with an IPS?

The speed supported by the IPS Signup and view all the answers

What should be chosen after naming the filter in Traffic Management Filters configuration?

Rate Limit Action Set Signup and view all the answers

What type of traffic is considered in determining the rate limit for HTTP traffic?

'Port 80 (SRC)' traffic Signup and view all the answers

What aspect should be specified after choosing an action in creating a Traffic Management Filter?

'Protocol' Signup and view all the answers