Add intrusion rule comments

Add comments to rules in your intrusion policy for documentation and management purposes.

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

Procedure

Step 1

Choose Policies > Security policies > 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.