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Deploys and configures Suricata IDS/IPS with Emerging Threats rulesets, EVE JSON logging, and custom rules for high-throughput, protocol-aware traffic inspection (HTTP, TLS, DNS, SMB) and SIEM integration. Use when running Suricata in IDS or inline IPS mode to detect or block malicious traffic, or when combining signature-based and protocol anomaly detection with file extraction.

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# Configuring Suricata for Network Monitoring

## When to Use

- Deploying a high-performance IDS/IPS capable of multi-threaded packet processing for 10+ Gbps network links
- Monitoring network traffic with protocol-aware inspection for HTTP, TLS, DNS, SMB, and other protocols
- Generating structured EVE JSON logs for direct SIEM ingestion without custom parsers
- Running in inline (IPS) mode to actively block malicious traffic at network choke points
- Combining signature-based detection with protocol anomaly detection and file extraction

**Do not use** as a standalone security solution without complementary controls, for encrypted traffic inspection without TLS decryption capabilities, or on systems with insufficient CPU/memory for the expected traffic volume.

## Prerequisites

- Suricata 7.0+ installed from PPA or source (`suricata --build-info`)
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