Edit Bytes Signature

Use the Edit Signature dialog box to add or change a bytes signature definition.

The other signature types are handled by the Edit Signature dialog box.

A bytes signature is used to match data in more complex ways than a string match.

The Signatures section of the KFSensor Concepts section of the manual describes how signatures are matched in more detail.

Fields

• Value
  The number in decimal format that the data should be matched against
• Value Type
  The type controls how the data should be converted before it is matched against the value

  Type	Notes
  Big endian binary number	The bytes are converted into a number from big endian format. This is the most common binary representation found in network protocols.
  Little endian binary number	The bytes are converted into a number from little endian format. This is the most common binary representation found in Windows protocols.
  Decimal string	The bytes are converted from a decimal text string into a number.
  Hex string	The bytes are converted from a hex text string into a number.
  Octal string	The bytes are converted from a octal text string into a number.

• Operator
  A set of operators which control how the data and the value should be compared.
• Bytes
  The number of bytes to be matched. For example 4 would be used for a 32 bit number.
• Offset
  The byte offset into the data where the data should be matched.
• Is Relative
  If selected then the offset is relative to the end of the last signatures match instead of from the start of the data.

Buttons

• Validate
  This button checks whether the signature is valid.
  

Related Topics

• Signature concepts
• Signature Maintenance

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