CISCO-IP-PROTOCOL-FILTER-MIB

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Organization: Cisco System Inc.

Last Updated: 2005-04-20

Category: Cisco Devices, IP and Core Protocols

Description: Manages IP protocol-based packet filtering rules applied to network interfaces.

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What Is CISCO-IP-PROTOCOL-FILTER-MIB?

CISCO-IP-PROTOCOL-FILTER-MIB manages IP protocol-based packet filtering profiles applied to interfaces on Cisco routers and switches, belonging to the network security/access-control management area. It exposes configuration data for filter profiles (simple or extended usage types), their per-interface application and direction, and individual filter rule entries. This supports monitoring the configuration/security status of filtering policy on a device, since checking which cippfIfIpProfileName and cippfIfIpProfileDirection are applied to an interface reveals whether the intended access-control policy is actually in effect, and a missing or wrong profile assignment would indicate a security gap. It has no stated dependency on other MIBs beyond standard interface indexing. It is typically deployed in enterprise or service-provider edge devices enforcing protocol-based traffic filtering for security or policy compliance. Engineers can download the CISCO-IP-PROTOCOL-FILTER-MIB file directly to load it into their MIB browser.

IPNetwork Monitor allows you to monitor SNMP objects defined in CISCO-IP-PROTOCOL-FILTER-MIB. Use the built-in SNMP Monitoring Browser to explore available variables, view their current values and descriptions, and select the objects you want to monitor. You can then create SNMP monitors, configure thresholds, and receive alerts when monitored values change.

Supported Devices

  • Cisco routers
  • Cisco switches

Monitoring Examples

An administrator checks cippfIpProfileTable (cippfIpProfileEntry rows keyed by cippfIpProfileName) to confirm a filter profile's cippfIpProfileType (Simple or Extended) and cippfIpProfileStatus are correctly configured. Then cippfIfIpProfileTable (cippfIfIpProfileEntry) is checked to verify the profile is actually applied to the intended interface with the correct cippfIfIpProfileDirection (inbound/outbound). An interface missing its expected cippfIfIpProfileName entry would indicate the security filter was never applied or was removed.

What Can Be Monitored

  • filter profile configuration
  • profile usage type (simple/extended)
  • interface-to-profile assignment
  • filter direction
  • filter profile status
  • individual filter rules
Imported Objects

From CISCO-FILTER-GROUP-MIB

CfgFilterGroupName

From CISCO-SMI

ciscoMgmtOBJECT-IDENTITY

From CISCO-SYSLOG-MIB

SyslogSeverity

From IF-MIB

ifIndexOBJECT-TYPE

From INET-ADDRESS-MIB

InetAddress
InetAddressType
InetPortNumber

From SNMP-FRAMEWORK-MIB

SnmpAdminString

From SNMPv2-CONF

MODULE-COMPLIANCE
OBJECT-GROUP

From SNMPv2-SMI

Counter64
Integer32
MODULE-IDENTITY
OBJECT-TYPE
Unsigned32

From SNMPv2-TC

RowStatus
TEXTUAL-CONVENTION
TruthValue

How to Use in IPNetwork Monitor

Example using cippfIpFilterHits OID:

Select a Cisco router or switch (IP protocol filtering) as the target host to create a monitor — the SNMP service should be up and running on it. Click New Monitor, then check SNMP Custom on the Favorites tab, click Next, and confirm the host. On the next page, click Select... to open the built-in SNMP MIB Browser and type cippfIpFilterHits into the Find box to locate it in the OID tree, selecting the specific row/instance you want to monitor since this is a table column, then select it and click OK. This object specifies the number of packets that are matched the packet filter configuration in cippfIpFilterTable. On the monitor's Main parameters page you can set the target's SNMP port (default 161), credentials, polling interval, and other settings — see the SNMP Monitor help for details. On the State conditions and Alerting tabs, configure when the monitor should change state and trigger an alert; since this is a Counter64-type OID, Value bounds is the most useful condition here — trigger an alert if the counter increases sharply between polls relative to its normal baseline, since an unexpected spike often reflects a real change in traffic or activity. Click Finish to create the monitor; you can adjust any parameter later.
OIDs

RFC description

Configures IP protocol packet filtering profiles and applies them to device interfaces.

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