Cisco IOS Software Intrusion Detection

Intrusion detection has been available as part of specific releases of Cisco IOS software from Release 12.05(T). IDS capabilities were available only on midrange to high-end router platforms. More recently, with the introduction of Cisco IOS Release 12.2 and the increase in processor capabilities of the lower routers, IDS functionality in the Cisco IOS software now includes the following platforms:

  • Cisco 830

  • Cisco 1700

  • Cisco 2600

  • Cisco 3600

  • Cisco 7100

  • Cisco 7200

As soon as the Cisco IOS software IDS features are installed and enabled on the router, it acts as a network IDS sensor. The router passively monitors and analyzes all packet flow through the router and checks this data against the installed and configured ...

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