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Chapter 32      Understanding and Writing Intrusion Rules
  Understanding Keywords and Arguments in Rules
HTTP Method
Select this option to search for content matches in the request method field, which identifies the 
action such as GET and POST to take on the resource identified in the URI.
HTTP Header
Select this option to search for content matches in the normalized header field, except for cookies, 
in HTTP requests; also in responses when the HTTP Inspect preprocessor 
Inspect HTTP Responses
 
option is enabled.
Note that you cannot use this option in combination with the 
pcre
 keyword HTTP header (H) option 
to search the same content. See the 
 table for more 
information.
HTTP Raw Header
Select this option to search for content matches in the raw header field, except for cookies, in HTTP 
requests; also in responses when the HTTP Inspect preprocessor I
nspect HTTP Responses
 option is 
enabled.
Note that you cannot use this option in combination with the 
pcre
 keyword HTTP raw header (D) 
option to search the same content. See th
 table 
for more information.
HTTP Cookie
Select this option to search for content matches in any cookie identified in a normalized HTTP client 
request header; also in response set-cookie data when the HTTP Inspect preprocessor 
Inspect HTTP 
Responses
 option is enabled. Note that the system treats cookies included in the message body as 
body content.
You must enable the HTTP Inspect preprocessor 
Inspect HTTP Cookies
 option to search only the 
cookie for a match; otherwise, the rules engine searches the entire header, including the cookie. See 
 for more information.
Note the following:
  –
You cannot use this option in combination with the 
pcre
 keyword HTTP cookie (C) option to 
search the same content. See the 
 table for 
more information.
  –
The 
Cookie:
 and 
Set-Cookie:
 header names, leading spaces on the header line, and the 
CRLF
 
that terminates the header line are inspected as part of the header and not as part of the cookie.
HTTP Raw Cookie
Select this option to search for content matches in any cookie identified in a raw HTTP client request 
header; also in response set-cookie data when the HTTP Inspect preprocessor 
Inspect HTTP Responses
 
option is enabled; note that the system treats cookies included in the message body as body content.
You must enable the HTTP Inspect preprocessor 
Inspect HTTP Cookies
 option to search only the 
cookie for a match; otherwise, the rules engine searches the entire header, including the cookie. See 
 for more information.
Note the following:
  –
You cannot use this option in combination with the 
pcre
 keyword HTTP raw cookie (K) option 
to search the same content. See the 
 table for 
more information.