idstools.snort module

class idstools.snort.SnortApp(config=None, path=None, os=None, dynamic_engine_lib=None)

Bases: object

Snort represents the Snort application.

Parameters:

• config – A dictionary configuration object. The dictionary can contain the same fields as the following parameters. Parameters take precedence over the config dictionary.
• path – The path to the Snort binary.

dump_dynamic_rules(dynamic_detection_lib_dir, verbose=False)

exists()

find_dynamic_detection_lib_dir(prefix)

Find the dynamic SO rule directory in prefix based on what we know about Snort.

get_arch()

set_dynamic_engine_lib(dynamic_engine_lib, config)

version()