Add Intrusion Rule Comments

You can add comments to rules in your intrusion policy. Comments added this way are policy-specific; that is, comments you add to a rule in one intrusion policy are not visible in other intrusion policies.

Procedure

Step 1

Choose Policies > Access Control heading > Intrusion.

Step 2

Click Snort 3 Version next to the policy you want to edit.

Step 3

In the right side of the page where all the rules are listed, choose the rule where you want to add a comment.

Step 4

Click Comment (comment icon) under the Comments column.

Step 5

In the Comments field, enter the rule comment.

Step 6

Click Add Comment.

Step 7

Click Save.

Tip

The system displays a Comment (comment icon) next to the rule in the Comments column.

What to do next

Deploy configuration changes; see Deploy Configuration Changes.