350-701 Network Security Practice Question
In a Snort intrusion detection rule, which part specifies the action to take when the rule matches?
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Action
The action is the first field in a Snort rule (e.g., alert, drop, reject).
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Action
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Action is the first field in a Snort rule.
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Protocol
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Protocol is the second field.
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Options
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Options are at the end, in parentheses.
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Source IP
Why it's wrong here
Source IP is part of the header.
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