IPS AIP-SSM

Hi,
What is difference between E3 and E4 system upgrade files in IPS ? Is it possible to upgrade AIP-SSM from 6.0 E3 to 7.0 E4 ?
Regards
Amar

Amar;
The E3 and E4 designation represents the version of the analysis engine installed on the sensor. The signature developers create signatures to the most current release of the analysis engine (E4 currently). Without the most current analysis engine (and an active license) you cannot apply signature updates to the sensor.
It is possible to upgrade an AIP-SSM from release 6.0 to 7.0 using the current 7.0 upgrade package (.pkg file).
Scott

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Activating IPS AIP-SSM

Hello Everyone,
Some time ago we purchase a couple of ASA5510s with the IPS aip-ssm modules in them. I got them installed and got the vpns running, but never activated the IPS module on them.
I am getting ready to get the IPS modules going. But, don't I need some time of subscription so that the IPS module can download signature updates?
Does anyone know what the part number on that subscription is? I am seeing listings for "content security plus" licenses, but I think that is something different. I am also seeing licenses for Botnet traffic filter licenses. But, again, I am not sure if that's the right one.
Thanks,
Ben

You will need a subscription license in order to take advantage of signature and Global Correlation updates. The official name for this license is "Cisco Services for IPS". Take a look at the following Q&A doc which covers some of the part numbers.
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/services/ps2827/ps6076/services_qa0900aecd8022e962.pdf

Why my IPS - aip-ssm send requests to 80.53.146.82 port 80

I have a web proxy ..tunnel filters...and AIP-SSM....inside of the network...i configure host service, network setting and hhtp-proxy to use my proxy when updating global corelation ...
On proxy I allow hhtps to 204.15.82.17 ---ironport service.
In proxy log I see that https to 204.15.82.17 is allowed and after that ips try to sending http packets to 80.53.146.82 -----I SEE in the RIPE that is AKAMAI technologies IP..address.
What is this?
Why my IPS - aip-ssm send requests to 80.53.146.82 port 80

This is the new 7.x Global Correlation feature, and it is documented here:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/security/ips/7.0/release/notes/18483_01.html#wp1161779
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/security/ips/7.0/configuration/guide/idm/idm_collaboration.html
AFAIK, you can turn off this feature as per your discretion. Cisco has adapted the Ironport senderbase technology to their IPS as well. Its a pretty interesting feature, I hope it becomes as successful as the one for mail traffic.
Please rate if helpful.
Regards
Farrukh

CSM to update IPS AIP -SSM

Hi all,
I need some help. I am configuring my CSM 3.1 to apply update on my IPS AIP-SSM.
I went to the apply IPS Tab and choose to update from cisco.com. But it is always like processing for a long time.
I tried to enter my username and password for the sensors or the CCO account but still no improvement. Does anyone knows how to configure this. I tried reading the user guide there is no examples.
Thanks

The IPS-engine-E2-req-5.1-7.pkg Engine Update file is just to upgrade an existing 5.1(7)E1 sensor to 5.1(7)E2.
It only changes the "engine" features of the sensor that are necessary for installing signature updates requiring E2. It does not change other files on the sensor.
The IPS-K9-5.1-8-E2.pkg Service Pack file is for upgrading the entire image to the next service pack level as well as upgrading the "engine" features. So you get all of the latest bug fixes.
So which to use?
If you are running 5.1(7)E1 then you will eventually want to get to 5.1(8)E2. But the upgrade to 5.1(8)E2 WILL require a reboot and so if running in an inline mode it should only be done during a scheduled network downtime. For most networks this could be a week or even a month before the downtime can be scheduled to do this type of upgrade. So the IPS-engine-E2-5.1-7.pkg file is a short term solution to get you to the E2 level required for signature updates, until you can schedule the upgrade to 5.1(8)E2.
The IPS-engine... file will NOT reboot the sensor. It will temporarilly stop analysis and if Software ByPass is set to auto then traffic will be allowed to pass through the sensor unanalyzed while the engine update takes place. Because the traffic will continue to flow with Software ByPass most companies will allow an Engine update to be installed without having to schedule network downtime.
Of course, the above discussion was really only applicable when E2 was the latest Engine release. Now that E3 is out, the discussion really becomes how to get to E3.
There is Not an IPS-engine-E3-req-5.1-7.pkg engine update file.
So you must get to 5.1(8)E3 if you want to keep getting recent signature updates.
So then it just depends on your current IPS version.
If you are running 5.1(7)E2 or earlier version then you must schedule a downtime and install the IPS-K9-5.1-8-E3.pkg file in order to install the latest E3 required signature updates.
If you are running 5.1(8)E2 already, then you need to install the IPS-engine-E3-req-5.1-8.pkg file because the only thing needing to be upgraded is the Engine level to E3.
General Rules of Thumb:
Always ensure you are at the latest Service Pack level for the major/minor version train you are using. (5.1(8) in this case)
If you are running the latest Service Pack then you will be able to simply install an Engine Update when the next Engine Update comes out without having to schedule downtime.
If you are not at the latest Service Pack level then you will want to schedule a network downtime to do that upgrade within 60 days of the Service Pack being released.
If an Engine Update comes out before you get a chance to upgrade to the next Service Pack, then install the Engine Update for the prior Service Pack (that you should at least be at) as a temporary measure to keep getting signature updates. And schedule a Service Pack upgrade as soon as possible.
Why 60 days?
If a new Engine Update is released within 60 of a Service Pack release, then the Engine Update will be released for both the latest Service Pack AND the one prior. But if the new Engine Update is longer than 60 days after the latest Service Pack, then an Engine Update will be created only for the latest Service Pack and not for the prior. This is why E3 was only released for 5.1(8). E3 was released more than 60 days after 5.1(8) so there was not an E3 for the prior 5.1(7).
So you see that an Engine Update for a prior Service Pack should be considered a temporary measure until you can get the next Service Pack installed.
If you wait too long another Engine Update might come out, and you might be forced into an immediate network downtime to get to the latest Service Pack.
As for do you HAVE to install IPS-engine-E2-req-5.1-7.pkg before installing IPS-K9-5.1-8-E2.pkg (or more importantly IPS-K9-5.1-8-E3.pkg).
The answer is NO.
You can go directly from any 5.0 or 5.1 version directly to IPS-K9-5.1-8-E3.pkg.

Evaluating cisco IPS AIP-SSM-10 allong side Tipping Point S330

Hello all,
What are your thoughts on this matter? I am also going to be looking at the Palo Alto solution for IPS as well.
I'm probably going to use the cisco 4200 sensors if they offer multi segment like the tipping point does.
I'm looking at protecting the perimiter but NOT replacing my current firewall. The current firewall is the Microsoft TMG.
I like what I see on the Cisco IPS express. I've also looked at the CSM for management. It seems that Cisco is a lot more flexible when it comes to editing and managing the signatures.
ARe there similar experiences out there that you would like to share?
Thanks!
Kurt

Both products are pretty strong. But Tipping point have a much more comprehensive, promptly updated, and a well managed signature base. Both products can monitor multiple segements (terminologies are different).
A good way to compare is to subsribe to their IPS signature updates and see the difference, I mean both from Cisco and DV labs
BR
Farrukh

Is there any architectural difference between CSC-SSM and AIP-SSM modules

Hello security gurus!
I'm wondering if there's any chance to make Content security module (CSC-SSM) work as IPS (AIP-SSM). It seems to me they are absolutely identical in terms of hardware. Is there any chance to make CSC-SSM boot with the flash from AIP-SSM and have the ASA recognize it as an IPS module ?
Eugene

Zheka,
This is not recommended and you will loose support, these are different devices designed for different purposes, you will also have issues with the license, I have seen it one once, and the customer did it by mistake, the module eventually crashed and we had to add the proper image.
Regards,
Felipe.

Monitoring AIM-IPS-K9 and AIP-SSM-10

Does anyone have any tips on monitoring the IPS devices for being up, healthy, not-in-bypass, and running normally, I had five of them fail after the E3 upgrade (one is still tweaked due what TAC has identified as a corrupt license issue). Although CSMARS 6.0 lists some unreachable devices once daily, it has all devices in the list making it less that useful information, but that is a different question.
AIM-IPS-K9: 19 ea.
AIP-SSM-10: 3 ea.

Cisco had orginally planned to add a "keep alive" signature to 6.0. but that feature got dropped. The intent was to fire off a signature every few mins as long as the sensor was seeing valid traffic. The absence of seeing this signature should trigger some attention to a downed sensor.
You can write a custom sig, but you have to be able to detect the loss of that event to be of value.

IPS Labs using AIP SSM 10

Hi,
Can anybody send me a lab with a scenario for IPS using AIP SSM 10 and and if they could be for both CLI as well as by using ASDM. Also, when I was trying to access IPS using ASDM, I was getting an error message "Error connecting to sensor. Failed to load sensor-Error getting config data from following modules analysisEngine signatureDefinition networkAccess host". Can anybody please give me a solution for it.
Thanks.

Cisco had orginally planned to add a "keep alive" signature to 6.0. but that feature got dropped. The intent was to fire off a signature every few mins as long as the sensor was seeing valid traffic. The absence of seeing this signature should trigger some attention to a downed sensor.
You can write a custom sig, but you have to be able to detect the loss of that event to be of value.

IPS Signature DataBase - ASA IPS/IOS IPS/IPS 42xx/AIP-SSM

Hi,
Can anyone briefly tell me the signature database details (No of Signature) among the following devices,
-->ASA IPS/IOS IPS/IPS 42xx/AIP-SSM.
Thanks,

IPS on ASA/PIX = just 50 or so common signatures
AIP-SSM module = same signatures as Cisco 4200 series sensors. Little minor differences exist (like IPv6 signature support etc.)
Please rate if helpful.
Regards
Farrukh

Cisco IPS 4240 VS Cisco ASA AIP SSM-10 Modula

I'm looking to replace another vendor's IPS system we have at our company. We do have an ASA 5510 in our envionment currently.
Considering I don't need the extra bandwidth of the IPS 4240 series and the AIP SSM-10 requires an ASA 5510 what are the differences?

Operationally the AIP-SSM1 and the 4240 run the same software, so they work pretty much the same.
The AIP-SSM inside the ASA is less expensive alternateive, but becuase it sits inside an ASA there is more to configure and manage (the ASA plus the sensor), The ASA also has some built in inspections that may filter some traffic/attacks from being seen at the AIP-SSM sensor.
- Bob

Do I need two AIP-SSM modules if I am configuring failover?

Is it possible to use a single AIP-SSM module in two ASA's that are configured in Active/Standby mode?
I would like to configure the module in the first ASA with the fail-open setting. Then, if the first ASA fails, I could then physically remove the AIP-SSM module and place it in the second ASA.
Would there be any problems configuring it this way?
Would the active/standby ASA's complain that there is only one AIP-SSM module?
Thanks in advance.

Hello Julio. My name is Rogelio, and I would appreciate your answer on a related matter, because I will have to execute the initial configuration of a failover pair, each one with its own IPS module.
Question: let´s suppose that I execute a basic setup (admin username/password, IP address, mask, gateway), on the IPS module of the active ASA firewall. ¿Will this configuration be replicated to the IPS module of the secondary unit?
Your kind answer will be greatly appreciated.
Best regards...

How to buy license? for AIP-SSM-10 ?

Hi all
how to buy license? for AIP-SSM-10 ?
1. CON-SU1-AS1A1PK9 this is Cisco SMARTnet Support for AIP-SSM-10
2. do I need smartnet for ASA ?
3. what is part number of license ?
ASA5510test# session 1
Opening command session with slot 1.
Connected to slot 1. Escape character sequence is 'CTRL-^X'.
login: cisco
Password:
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If you require further assistance please contact us by sending email to
[email protected].
***LICENSE NOTICE***
There is no license key installed on the SSM-IPS10.
The system will continue to operate with the currently installed
signature set. A valid license must be obtained in order to apply
signature updates. Please go to http://www.cisco.com/go/license
to obtain a new license or install a license.
sensor#
sensor# sh ver
Application Partition:
Cisco Intrusion Prevention System, Version 6.0(6)E3
Host:
    Realm Keys          key1.0
Signature Definition:
    Signature Update    S399.0                   2009-05-06
    Virus Update        V1.4                     2007-03-02
OS Version:             2.4.30-IDS-smp-bigphys
Platform:               ASA-SSM-10
Serial Number:          ........
No license present
Sensor up-time is 21 min.
Using 655507456 out of 1032499200 bytes of available memory (63% usage)
application-data is using 39.7M out of 166.8M bytes of available disk space (25%
usage)
boot is using 37.6M out of 68.6M bytes of available disk space (58% usage)
MainApp          N-NUBRA_2009_JUL_15_01_10_6_0_5_57   (Ipsbuild)   2009-07-15T01
:15:08-0500   Running
AnalysisEngine   N-NUBRA_2009_JUL_15_01_10_6_0_5_57   (Ipsbuild)   2009-07-15T01
:15:08-0500   Running
CLI              N-NUBRA_2009_JUL_15_01_10_6_0_5_57   (Ipsbuild)   2009-07-15T01
:15:08-0500
Upgrade History:
IPS-K9-6.0-6-E3   17:48:06 UTC Wed Jul 15 2009
Recovery Partition Version 1.1 - 6.0(6)E3
sensor#

Hi,
CON-SU1-AS2A10K9 contract if for ASA+IPS bundle. If AIP-SSM-10 ws purchased as a spare the contract would be CON-SU1-ASIP10K9.
I am not sure whether or not this Cisco Service for IPS contract can be used to cover just the AIP-SSM-10 if it was purchased as part of a Bundle instead of a Spare.
I would recommend that you check with your Cisco reseller or Cisco Sales Representative.
Sourav

Using ASA5510 AIP-SSM in IDS mode

Hi,
I' ve a Cisco ASA5510 with AIP-SSM and I wold like to use it like a one-armed IDS for connect them to a span port of a switch in my network,
without the traffic passing through the Firewall.
I've try to configure it and connect the interface inside (fast0/1) to the span port, I create the policy for permit all the traffic to the Sensor but it doesn't work, no packet recived on sensor.
somebody can help me?
thanks

Unfortunately you can't use the AIP-SSM in an ASA with a spanning switch like you could with the 4200 series appliances.
The reason is that the ASA was built to be a firewall, and no matter how much of that functionality you turn off, it still needs to see TCP and UDP conversations flowing thru the ASA in order to pass that traffic to the AIP-SSM sensor (I tired very hard to see if I could get around this limitation, but you can't).
The best you can hope to do is put the ASA in-line (I know this reduces reliability) and turn off as much of the firewall configs you can. Then you can promisciously monitor the traffic passing thru teh ASA with teh AIP-SSM.
It's not ideal, but it's the cheapest IPS sensor in Cisco's line up right now.
- Bob

Will the AIP-SSM for the ASA stop this?

I have a client emailed me today that someone did a script injection attack on one of their web servers. It ran a backdoor Trojan virus on their web server. I know the AIP-SSM will stop the Trojan, but will it stop someone from doing the script injection attack. If so, is it documented and can you point me to the document.
Thanks.
Dan

Hi,
If you know exactly which of the various script injection attacks was used you can simply look it up here:
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/home.x
If you don't know exactly which one then it's slightly harded to know whether it would have been stopped, but searching on "script injection" or similar should narrow down the candidates and give you an idea on whether it would have been stopped or not.
Remember that an IPS isn't perfect, but it *will* significantly lower your risk if setup and maintained properly.
HTH
Andrew.

Password Reset for AIP-SSM 10

Hi,
i have an ASA5520 with v 7.2(2) running.
but the IPS module spftware is 5.1
when i tried to login to the > session 1
it prompts me for a login and password.
i tried cisco and a few other combinations.. but no luck ,,
how do i reset it ?? also that reset procedure on the docs says its resets password or the user cisco ..
how can i be sure if the user cisco even exists on it or not ?
any help please ???

no man it doesnt ..
the link u specified says it too..
hw-module module slot_number password-reset?This command recovers a password on a Cisco ASA 5500 Series Content Security and Control Security Services Module (CSC-SSM) or the AIP-SSM without having to re-image the device.
Note: This command starts support from IPS 6.0 (ASA 7.2 version) and is used to restore the Cisco CLI account password to the default cisco
hers my ASA and IPS details..
ASA# sh version
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software Version 7.2(2)
Device Manager Version 5.2(2)
Compiled on Wed 22-Nov-06 14:16 by builders
System image file is "disk0:/asa722-k8.bin"
Config file at boot was "startup-config"
ASA up 22 days 3 hours
Hardware: ASA5520, 512 MB RAM, CPU Pentium 4 Celeron 2000 MHz
ASA# sh module 1
Mod Card Type Model Serial No.
1 ASA5500 SSM-10 ASA-SSM-10 B155670DW4
Mod MAC Add Range Hw Ver. Fw Ver. Sw Ver.
1 00xx to 001 1.0 1.0(10)0 5.0(2)S152.0
Mod SSM Apps. Name Status SSM Apps Version
1 IPS Up 5.0(2)S152.0
Mod Status Data Plane Status Compatibility
1 Up Up

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