Cisco Exam Questions

Which type of signature engine is best suited for creat…

Which type of signature engine is best suited for creating custom signatures that inspect data at OSI Layer 5 and above?

A.
Atomic

B.
String

C.
Sweep

D.
Service

E.
Meta

F.
Flood

Explanation:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/security/ips/6.1/configuration/guide/cli/cli_signature_engines.
html#wp1014328
Service Engines

The Service engines analyze Layer 5+ traffic between two hosts. These are one-to-one signatures that track persistent data. The engines analyze the Layer 5+
payload in a manner similar to the live service.