We will be making some changes to the Snort Sample IP Block List on Sept. 26, 2024.
The Snort Sample IP Blocklist has been a steady component of our open-source Snort community since its launch. It was originally provided so the community could test the functionality of their Snort installation, and it was never intended to be users’ sole source of IP blocking.
The Snort Sample IP Block List is a list of suggested IPs to block based on other open-source IP block lists. Over the last several years, we have seen an increasing number of users relying on the Snort Sample IP Blocklist as their primary source of IP Blocking, which may be leading to a false sense of protection from threats.
To ensure the intention and legal usage of this blocklist is clear to all our users, we will be enabling a “click-to-accept” terms and conditions box for users to access the Snort Sample IP Blocklist hosted on Snort.org.
This change will outline the legal terms and conditions for use of the blocklist, which clearly documents the intended use of the data.
We will continue to update the Snort Sample IP Blocklist on Snort.org regularly and provide it free to all users, to ensure that Snort is functioning as intended. After Sept. 26, 2024, access to the list will require users to click to accept the terms and conditions.
If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to us via:snort-users@lists.snort.org
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