Event Manager for Cisco Firewalls |
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Release Notes |
Date Published: November 2010 |
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Event Manager for Cisco Firewalls allows you to monitor Cisco PIX, ASA, and FWSM firewalls. This module provides embedded knowledge so you can proactively manage Cisco firewalls and identify issues before they become critical. By detecting, alerting on, and automatically responding to critical events in real-time, Event Manager for Cisco Firewalls helps indicate, correct, and prevent possible external intrusions, attacks, and configuration problems. This module increases the security, availability, and performance of Cisco firewalls. Event Manager for Cisco Firewalls monitors syslog messages generated by Cisco firewalls. Event Manager for Cisco Firewalls also highlights events that may indicate configuration changes or external attacks, so you can quickly take corrective or preventive actions. For example, Event Manager for Firewalls enables you to perform the following tasks:
This module for the Security Manager product includes usability improvements and resolves several previous issues. Many of these improvements were made in direct response to suggestions from our customers. We thank you for your time and valuable input. We hope you continue to help us ensure our products meet all your needs. You can post feedback in the Security Manager forum on Qmunity, our community Web site that also includes product notifications, blogs, and the Security Manager user group. This document outlines why you should install this module, lists any installation requirements, and identifies any known issues. Supported ProductsThis release supports the following products:
Why Install This Module?Event Manager for Cisco Firewalls provides support for received data that contains Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) addresses. For more information about how Security Manager supports IPv6, see the Security Manager 6.5 documentation. After you install this release, Event Manager for Cisco Firewalls enables you to create real-time processing rules on any events collected from your Cisco firewall devices, in addition to storing those events in the log archive. If you want to generate additional real-time alerts on Cisco firewall events, create new rules based on those events. System RequirementsThe following table lists additional requirements for a Windows agent acting as the agent for Cisco firewalls. For more information about agent requirements, see the Installation Guide for NetIQ Security Manager.
Installing This ModuleComplete the following steps to install this module in a new Security Manager 6.5 installation. To install this module:
Upgrading This ModuleIf you have an existing Security Manager 6.5 installation and have already replaced your Legacy version of the Cisco Firewalls module, you can upgrade the module as usual using the Module Installer. However, if you have an existing Security Manager installation, but did not yet upgrade to Security Manager 6.5, use the following procedure to upgrade the module from the old Legacy version. Upgrade your existing installation to Security Manager 6.5, and then complete either step 1 or step 2 in the following procedure to upgrade the module. To upgrade this module from the Legacy version:
Configuring the AgentTo configure the Windows agent, add the name and IP address of the Cisco firewall device to the Hosts file on the Windows agent computer. For more information about the Hosts file, see the Windows documentation. Configuring Cisco Firewall DevicesYou can configure one or more Cisco firewall devices to communicate effectively with the Windows agent computer. To configure a Cisco firewall device:
Creating Custom Processing RulesNetIQ recommends you create your own custom processing rule group outside of the processing rule group installed with the module and then create custom processing rules for your environment. You can copy the predefined rules included in the module processing rule group to your custom processing rule group or create new rules within your custom processing rule group. If you create or modify processing rules within the module processing rule group, the next time you install an updated version of the module, Security Manager may remove your customized rules. If you use your custom processing rule group to create or modify rules, Security Manager does not remove your customized rules when you install a new version of the module. Known IssuesNetIQ Corporation strives to ensure our products provide quality solutions for your enterprise software needs. The following issues are currently being researched. If you need further assistance with any issue, please contact Technical Support.
Device ID Cannot Have Three CharactersDue to limitations in regular expression parsing for this release, the device ID can have less than three characters or more than three characters, but not exactly three characters. Incorrect Address or Interface NameIf an interface name on the firewall includes a colon or space, events will not be properly interpreted. Excluded Account Names May Break Processing RulesA known issue exists where adding certain account names or regular expressions on the Cisco Firewall Excluded Accounts page in the Configuration Wizard breaks associated module processing rules, and Security Manager does not generate alerts for matching events. If you enter any account names or regular expressions containing the characters or, and, or not, the module parser treats those characters as Boolean operators and does not recognize them as part of an account name. For example, entering Administrator or Anderson in the excluded accounts list would break the "Successful Login" and "User accessed configuration mode" rules in this module. If you add any regular expressions or account names containing or, and, or not to the excluded accounts list in the Configuration Wizard, you must also edit those names in the Development Console to enable the associated rules to function. To ensure excluded account names do not break associated processing rules:
(DOC277433) Configuration Wizard Allows Unsupported CharactersThe Configuration Wizard allows entry of duplicate user account names and account names that conflict with the naming guidelines for Cisco and Microsoft Windows. Rules may not function correctly if you enter user account names:
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