GIAC Exam GCED Topic 1 Question 54 Discussion

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Why would the pass action be used in a Snort configuration file?

AThe pass action simplifies some filtering by specifying what to ignore.

BThe pass action passes the packet onto further rules for immediate analysis.

CThe pass action serves as a placeholder in the snort configuration file for future rule updates.

DUsing the pass action allows a packet to be passed to an external process.

EThe pass action increases the number of false positives, better testing the rules.

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Tabetha

28 days ago

The pass action? More like the 'let it pass' action, am I right? *wink wink*

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Krissy

29 days ago

Increasing false positives to 'better test the rules'? Someone's been spending too much time in the security lab, if you ask me.

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Keneth

1 days ago

B) The pass action passes the packet onto further rules for immediate analysis.

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Selma

2 days ago

A) The pass action simplifies some filtering by specifying what to ignore.

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Fausto

1 months ago

Passing the packet to an external process? Sounds like a security risk to me. I don't think that's the intended use of the pass action.

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Tonette

7 days ago

B) The pass action passes the packet onto further rules for immediate analysis.

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Barney

11 days ago

A) The pass action simplifies some filtering by specifying what to ignore.

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Geoffrey

2 months ago

A placeholder for future rule updates? That's a bit of a stretch. I doubt the Snort developers would design it that way.

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Micaela

1 months ago

C) The pass action serves as a placeholder in the snort configuration file for future rule updates.

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Audra

1 months ago

B) The pass action passes the packet onto further rules for immediate analysis.

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Royal

1 months ago

A) The pass action simplifies some filtering by specifying what to ignore.

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Brittney

2 months ago

Ah, the pass action passes the packet on for further analysis. That's really helpful for layered security approaches.

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Laurene

26 days ago

D) Using the pass action allows a packet to be passed to an external process.

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Christiane

30 days ago

C) The pass action serves as a placeholder in the snort configuration file for future rule updates.

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Hoa

1 months ago

B) The pass action passes the packet onto further rules for immediate analysis.

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Carlota

2 months ago

A) The pass action simplifies some filtering by specifying what to ignore.

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Denise

2 months ago

The pass action simplifies some filtering by specifying what to ignore. This makes a lot of sense for optimizing Snort's performance.

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Argelia

1 months ago

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Sheridan

2 months ago

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Jeannetta

2 months ago

I believe the pass action is also used to pass the packet onto further rules for analysis.

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Tenesha

3 months ago

I agree with you, Geraldine. It helps specify what to ignore.

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Geraldine

3 months ago

I think the pass action is used to simplify filtering.

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