Indicator Settings

From the indicator behavior under specific protocols, A10 Defend Orchestrator App can assess what are the attack types. Table 78 provides information on how attack types are determined. Attack type is provided only for zone services and is not available for protected destinations.

Attack type information is available on the Dashboard Overview, DDoS Incidents and Zone Mitigation Console pages.

Table 78 : Indicator Settings

Protocol/
Service

Indicators

Attack Types

DNS-TCP
TCP
SSL-L4

pkt-rate

bit-rate
pkt-drop-rate
syn-rate
syn-fin-ratio
concurrent-conns
conn-miss-rate
small-payload-rate
empty-ack-rate


small-window-ack-rate
fin-rate
rst-rate
bytes-to-bytes-from-ratio
pkt-drop-ratio learnt-sources

SYN Flood, ACK Flood



SYN Flood
SYN Flood



Zero Window, Random Payload (STOMP), ACK Flood
Zero Window, Random Payload (STOMP)


Random Payload (STOMP)

HTTP

pkt-rate
bit-rate
pkt-drop-rate
syn-rate
syn-fin-ratio
concurrent-conns


conn-miss-rate

small-payload-rate
empty-ack-rate
small-window-ack-rate
fin-rate
rst-rate
bytes-to-bytes-from-ratio


pkt-drop-ratio
learnt-sources

Request Flooding, Post Flood




Request Flooding, Post Flood, SlowLoris, SlowPost, SlowRead, Malformed Protocol Attack
SlowLoris, SlowPost, SlowRead, Malformed Protocol Attack





Request Flooding, Post Flood, SlowLoris, SlowPost, SlowRead, Malformed Protocol Attack

UDP
DNS-UDP
OTHER

pkt-rate
bit-rate
pkt-drop-rate
bytes-to-bytes-from-ratio
concurrent-conns
pkt-drop-ratio
learnt-sources

UDP Flood


UDP Flood
UDP Flood

IPPROTO
ICMPv4

IPPROTO
ICMPv6

pkt-rate
bit-rate
pkt-drop-rate
bytes-to-bytes-from-ratio
frag-rate
pkt-drop-ratio
learnt-sources

Ping Flood, Smurf Attack

Ping Flood, Smurf Attack
Ping Flood, Smurf Attack
Ping of Death

IPPROTO Other
IPPROTO GRE
IPPROTO IPv4-ENCAP
IPPROTO IPv6-ENCAP

pkt-rate
bit-rate
pkt-drop-rate
bytes-to-bytes-from-ratio
frag-rate
pkt-drop-ratio
learnt-sources




Ping of Death

SIP UDP

bytes-to-bytes-from-ratio


concurrent-conns


conn-miss-rate

pkt-rate
bit-rate
learnt-sources

Request Flood, SlowLoris, SlowPost, SlowRead, Malformed Protocol Attack
Request Flood, SlowLoris, SlowPost, SlowRead, Malformed Protocol Attack
SlowLoris, SlowPost, SlowRead, Malformed Protocol Attack
Request Flood

SIP TCP

bytes-to-bytes-from-ratio


concurrent-conns


conn-miss-rate

pkt-rate
bit-rate
learnt-sources

Request Flood, SlowLoris, SlowPost, SlowRead, Malformed Protocol Attack
Request Flood, SlowLoris, SlowPost, SlowRead, Malformed Protocol Attack
SlowLoris, SlowPost, SlowRead, Malformed Protocol Attack
Request Flood

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