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diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst new file mode 100644 index 0000000..36503a6 --- /dev/null +++ b/README.rst @@ -0,0 +1,123 @@ +Suricata-Update +=============== + +The tool for updating your Suricata rules. + +Installation +------------ + + pip install --upgrade suricata-update + +Documentation +------------- + +https://suricata-update.readthedocs.io/en/latest/ + +Issues +------ + +https://redmine.openinfosecfoundation.org/projects/suricata-update + +Example Usage +------------- + + suricata-update + +The default invocation of ``suricata-update`` will perform the following: + +- Read the configuration, /etc/suricata/update.yaml, if it exists. +- Read in the rule filter configuration files: + + - /etc/suricata/disable.conf + - /etc/suricata/enable.conf + - /etc/suricata/drop.conf + - /etc/suricata/modify.conf + +- Download the best version of the Emerging Threats Open ruleset for + the version of Suricata found. +- Read in the rule files provided with the Suricata distribution from + /etc/suricata/rules. +- Apply disable, enable, drop and modify filters. +- Resolve flowbits. +- Write the rules to /var/lib/suricata/rules/suricata.rules. + +If you are not yet ready to use /var/lib/suricata/rules then you may +be interested in the `--output +<http://suricata-update.readthedocs.io/en/latest/#cmdoption-o>`_ and +`--no-merge +<http://suricata-update.readthedocs.io/en/latest/#cmdoption-o>`_ +command line options. + +Suricata Configuration +---------------------- + +The default Suricata configuration needs to be updated to find the rules +in the new location. + +Example suricata.yaml + +.. code-block:: yaml + + default-rule-path: /var/lib/suricata/rules + rule-files: + - suricata.rules + +Optionally ``-S /var/lib/suricata/rules/suricata.rules`` could be +provided on the Suricata command line. + +Notes +----- + +This ``suricata-update`` tool is based around the idea +``/etc/suricata`` should not be used for active rule management, but +instead as a location for more or less static configuration. Instead +``/var/lib/suricata`` is used for rule management and +``/etc/suricata/rules`` is used as a source for rule files provided by +the Suricata distribution. + +Files and Directories +--------------------- + +``/usr/share/suricata/rules`` + Used as a source of rules provided by the Suricata engine. If this + directory does not exist, ``etc/suricata/rules`` will be used. + +``/etc/suricata/update.yaml`` + The default location for the ``suricata-update`` configuration file. + +``/etc/suricata/disable.conf`` + Default location for disable rule filters if not provided in the + configuration file or command line. + +``/etc/suricata/enable.conf`` + Default location for enable rule filters if not provided in the + configuration file or command line. + +``/etc/suricata/drop.conf`` + Default location for drop rule filters if not provided in the + configuration file or command line. + +``/etc/suricata/modify.conf`` + Default location for modify rule filters if not provided in the + configuration file or command line. + +``/var/lib/suricata/rules`` + The output directory for rules processed by the ``suricata-update`` + tool. This directory is owned and managed by ``suricata-update`` and + should not be touched by the user. + +``/var/lib/suricata/rules/suricata.rules`` + The default output filename for the rules processed by ``suricata-update``. + + This is a single file that contains all the rules from all input + files and should be used by Suricata. + +``/var/lib/suricata/update/cache`` + Directory where downloaded rule files are cached here. + +``/var/lib/suricata/rules/cache/index.yaml`` + Cached copy of the rule source index. + +``/var/lib/suricata/update/sources`` + Configuration direction for sources enabled or added with + ``enable-source`` or ``add-source``. |