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Source code changes of the file "doc/user/concepts.txt" between
snort3-3.1.29.0.tar.gz and snort3-3.1.30.0.tar.gz

About: Snort 3 is a network intrusion prevention and detection system (IDS/IPS) combining the benefits of signature, protocol and anomaly-based inspection.

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=== Modules		=== Modules
Modules are the building blocks of Snort. They encapsulate the types of		Modules are the building blocks of Snort. They encapsulate the types of
data that many components need including parameters, peg counts, profiling,		data that many components need including parameters, peg counts, profiling,
builtin rules, and commands. This allows Snort to handle them generically		builtin rules, and commands. This allows Snort to handle them generically
and consistently. You can learn quite a lot about any given module from		and consistently. You can learn quite a lot about any given module from
the command line. For example, to see what stream_tcp is all about, do		the command line. For example, to see what stream_tcp is all about, do
this:		this:
$ snort --help-config stream_tcp		$ snort --help-module stream_tcp
Modules are configured using Lua tables with the same name. So the		Modules are configured using Lua tables with the same name. So the
stream_tcp module is configured with defaults like this:		stream_tcp module is configured with defaults like this:
stream_tcp = { }		stream_tcp = { }
The earlier help output showed that the default session tracking timeout is		The earlier help output showed that the default session tracking timeout is
30 seconds. To change that to 60 seconds, you can configure it this way:		30 seconds. To change that to 60 seconds, you can configure it this way:
stream_tcp = { session_timeout = 60 }		stream_tcp = { session_timeout = 60 }
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