snort.conf example files are that we (the VRT) use to test our rules with.
As the
snort.conf that is contained inside the etc/ directory of the Snort tarball is a snapshot in time (at the time of the tarball release), it's necessary to occasionally update the snort.conf in order to take advantage of updated settings for the preprocessors and include new rule files.So, in order to provide the latest functionality for all our users, the
snort.conf files that are contained within the subscriber tarball are now listed https://www.snort.org/configurations here.Also, we've included the automatically generated
gen-msg.map and sid-msg.map file so that people may use those as well if you don't use a tool like PulledPork to automatically generate these files.To stay current on the discussions surrounding all things Snort, we recommend you subscribe to the Snort Mailing lists found here: https://www.snort.org/community
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