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Snort Docker Container

  1. Start the Container in your Linux system running Docker (you can use the Ubuntu VM to test). 

    $ docker run --name snort3 -h snort3 -u snorty -w /home/snorty -d -it ciscotalos/snort3 bash

  2. Enter the Snort Container 

    $ docker exec -it snort3 bash
snorty@snort3:~$ snort
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o")~   Snort++ 3.0.0-267
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Loading /home/snorty/snort3/etc/snort/snort.lua:
Loading snort_defaults.lua:
Finished snort_defaults.lua:
Loading file_magic.lua:
Finished file_magic.lua:
        ssh
        host_cache
        pop
        binder
        stream_tcp
        network
        gtp_inspect
        packets
        dce_http_proxy
        stream_icmp
        normalizer
        ftp_server
        stream_udp
        search_engine
        ips
        dce_smb
        wizard
        appid
        file_id
        ftp_data
        hosts
        smtp
        port_scan
        dce_http_server
        modbus
        dce_tcp
        telnet
        host_tracker
        ssl
        sip
        rpc_decode
        http2_inspect
        http_inspect
        back_orifice
        stream_user
        stream_ip
        classifications
        dnp3
        active
        ftp_client
        daq
        decode
        alerts
        stream
        references
        arp_spoof
        output
        dns
        dce_udp
        imap
        process
        stream_file
Finished /home/snorty/snort3/etc/snort/snort.lua:
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pcap DAQ configured to passive.

Snort successfully validated the configuration (with 0 warnings).
o")~   Snort exiting
snorty@snort3:~$