Software Secure Firewall Threat Defense
Platform Secure Firewall Threat Defense Virtual
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Intrusion Detection and Prevention Tune Intrusion Policies Using Rules Add Intrusion Rule Comments

Last updated: Jul 29, 2025

Add Intrusion Rule Comments

You can add comments to rules in your intrusion policy. Comments added this way are policy-specific; that is, comments you add to a rule in one intrusion policy are not visible in other intrusion policies.

Procedure

1

Choose Policies > Intrusion.

2

Click Snort 3 Version next to the policy you want to edit.

3

In the right side of the page where all the rules are listed, choose the rule where you want to add a comment.

4

Click Comment (comment icon) under the Comments column.

5

In the Comments field, enter the rule comment.

6

Click Add Comment.

7

Click Save.


 

The system displays a Comment (comment icon) next to the rule in the Comments column.

What to do next

Deploy configuration changes; see Deploy Configuration Changes.