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Managing DoS-related actions using command line interface

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You can use Trellix IPS command line interface (CLI) commands in conjunction with the options available in the Manager to set DoS prevention severity, block DoS traffic, and to protect against DNS spoof attacks.

The following CLI commands can be used to view information on profiles and severity:

  • show dospreventionprofile: Displays the specified denial of service profile information for the Sensor. This is defined in two arguments: a DoS measure name and traffic direction.

  • show dospreventionseverity: Displays the severity for a specified DoS profile