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Capacity Verification for High-Speed Network Intrusion Detection Systems
Overview Commercially available Network Intrusion Detection Systems (NIDS) came onto the market over six years ago. These systems have gained acceptance as a viable means of monitoring the security of consumer networks, yet no commercial standards exist to help consumers understand the capacity characteristics of these devices. Existing NIDS tests are flawed. These tests resemble the same tests used with other networking equipment, such as switches and routers. However, switches and routers do not conduct the same level of deep packet inspection, nor do they require the higher-level protocol awareness that a NIDS demands. Therefore, the current testing does not allow consumers to infer any expected performance in their environments.
| Publisher | Cisco Systems | File Format | |
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| Date Published | December 2002 | ||
| Format | White Papers | ||
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