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Appendix A System Architecture
IPS System Design
Figure A-1 illustrates the system design for IPS software.
Figure A-1 System Design
MainApp
CLI
IDAPI
CIDS
Ethernet
SensorApp
- Signature Definition
- Event Action Rules
Master
Blocking
Sensor
IDM
IME
SNMP
NotificationApp
AuthenticationApp
Attack Response Controller
InterfaceApp
Logger
Web Server
CtlTransSource
Event Store
HTTPS
SNMP
Collaboration
Manifest Server
Collaboration
Update Server(s)
Network
Participation
Server
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Telnet
SSH
Monitored
Network
FTP SCP NTP
CollaborationApp