CISCO-THREAT-MITIGATION-SERVICE-MIB

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Organization: Cisco Systems, Inc.

Last Updated: 2007-01-09

Category: Alarm and Event Management, Cisco Devices, VPN and Security

Description: Manages Cisco Threat Mitigation Service providing DDoS attack detection, rate limiting, and mitigation policy control.

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What Is CISCO-THREAT-MITIGATION-SERVICE-MIB?

This Cisco MIB provides management information for the Threat Mitigation Service (TMS) 'Consumer' entity, part of Cisco's Network Infection Containment (NIC) security framework in which controllers detect threats and convey mitigation instructions to registered consumer devices. It exposes fault/security-event data (active and inactive threat counts), configuration (maximum entries for groups, threats, threat actions, and interfaces), and state information (consumer registration and controller connectivity). Its monitoring emphasis is on software/service status specific to security response: whether the local TMS consumer is properly registered and active, how many threats are currently being mitigated versus resolved, and whether configured resource limits are being approached - effectively a DDoS mitigation health indicator rather than a hardware sensor feed. It is explicitly part of the broader Cisco NIC framework involving separate controller devices, so its data is only meaningful in conjunction with that controller relationship. Typical deployment is on network devices at a data center or service-provider edge acting as TMS consumers under centralized DDoS mitigation control. Engineers can download the CISCO-THREAT-MITIGATION-SERVICE-MIB file directly to load it into their MIB browser.

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Supported Devices

Cisco network devices acting as Threat Mitigation Service (TMS) consumers
Cisco NIC (Network Infection Containment) security infrastructure

Monitoring Examples

ciTmsActiveThreats and ciTmsInActiveThreats give real-time counts of threats currently being mitigated versus resolved, while ciTmsGroupTable/ciTmsGroupEntry keyed by ciTmsGroupId lets an admin enumerate configured threat groups and ciTmsConsumerState shows whether the local TMS consumer is properly registered with its controller (identified via ciTmsControllerIpType). A ciTmsConsumerState stuck in a non-registered state combined with a climbing ciTmsActiveThreats count would indicate an active DDoS attack that isn't being fully mitigated due to a lost controller connection.

What Can Be Monitored

active threat count
inactive/resolved threat count
TMS consumer registration state
threat group configuration
controller connectivity/IP type
configured threat/interface entry limits

Imported Objects

From CISCO-SMI

ciscoMgmt

OBJECT-IDENTITY

From IF-MIB

ifIndex

OBJECT-TYPE

From INET-ADDRESS-MIB

InetAddress
InetAddressType

From SNMP-FRAMEWORK-MIB

SnmpAdminString

From SNMPv2-CONF

MODULE-COMPLIANCE
NOTIFICATION-GROUP
OBJECT-GROUP

From SNMPv2-SMI

MODULE-IDENTITY
NOTIFICATION-TYPE
OBJECT-TYPE
Unsigned32

From SNMPv2-TC

DateAndTime
RowStatus
StorageType
TEXTUAL-CONVENTION
TruthValue

OIDs

OID symbolic	OID numeric	Type	Access	Description
ciscoThreatMitigationServiceMIB	1.3.6.1.4.1.9.9.603			This MIB provides management information about the Threat Mitigation Service(TMS) entity named 'Consumer'. TMS is part of Cisco's Network Infection Containment (NIC) security framework. The MIB is expected to be implemented on all entities that act as TMS consumers. The NIC framework deals with threat mitigation. The NIC architecture consists of controllers and one or more consumers registered with these controllers. The controller is responsible for detecting threats and conveying the information about the same to one or more consumers that could be the potential targets of the detected threat. Upon receiving the information about the threat from the controller, the consumer responds with appropriate mitigation actions according to the policies configured on it and as indicated in the threat notification message. TMS protocol is used for distribution and management of threat related information from the controller to consumers. TMS runs over TIDP layer which is used as distribution layer. TIDP layer provides a secured connection between the controller and the consumers. TIDP also provides group management services. Each consumer needs to participate in a TIDP group in order to receive threat notification message from controller in that TIDP group. To participate in a TIDP group consumer needs to register with the controller of that group, from which it intends to receive threat messages. When the controller needs to distribute the information about a threat to one or more target TIDP groups or to one particular consumer in a TIDP group, it delivers the information to the respective entities through TMS protocol messages. Upon receiving the threat notification message, consumer determines the appropriate mitigation action to be executed, with the corresponding action parameters, based on the configuration and information available in threat message. The respective action is then executed. The state of threat is set according to the result of enforcement action, e.g., upon successful application of enforcement action it is marked as Active. The consumer then responds to the controller with the results of the mitigation action carried out for the threat. GLOSSARY -------- Active Threat : A threat is active on a consumer if mitigation action corresponding to the threat has been enforced successfully. Inactive Threat : A threat is inactive on a consumer if mitigation action corresponding to the threat has been undone successfully. ACL : Access Control List is the list of rules which are used to filter or classify packets based on protocol parameters. ACL drop : ACL drop action refers to the drop action taken on packets matching any of the filters in the access list. DSCP : Differentiated Service Code Point is same as 'Type of Service' field in IP header, used in reference to quality of service. FPM : Flexible Packet Matching is a framework which provides packet filtering based on pattern at any offset in the packet. FPM drop : FPM drop action refers to the drop action taken on packet filtered by FPM. TCDF : Traffic Classification Definition File gives the XML description of traffic class. TIDP : Threat Information Distribution Protocol is a distribution protocol, which provides a secured connectivity between network devices. It also provides a group management function. TIDP group : A closed group of network devices which share authentication and encryption keys for message exchange. TMS : TMS protocol provides information about threats and the mitigation action required for the threats in a TIDP network. TIDP network : TIDP network comprises of one or more TIDP groups.
ciscoTmsMIBNotifs	1.3.6.1.4.1.9.9.603.0
NTF ciscoTmsConsStateChange	1.3.6.1.4.1.9.9.603.0.1			This notification is generated to indicate the current operational state of the consumer, when the consumer undergoes a state change.
NTF ciscoTmsControllerUnreachable	1.3.6.1.4.1.9.9.603.0.2			This notification is generated by the consumer when the controller it has registered with becomes unreachable. This notification will be generated only when notification generation is enabled for the corresponding TIDP group through ciTmsGroupNotifEnable.
NTF ciscoTmsThreatStatusChange	1.3.6.1.4.1.9.9.603.0.3			This notification is generated by the consumer when consumer acts upon a particular threat and changes the state of the threat. This notification will be generated only when notification generation is enabled for the corresponding TIDP group through ciTmsGroupNotifEnable.
NTF ciscoTmsMitigationActionFailed	1.3.6.1.4.1.9.9.603.0.4			This notification is generated by the consumer when the mitigation action enforced for a particular threat fails. The notification contains the information about the failed mitigation action and the reason for the failure indicated by ciTmsThreatActionFailReason. This notification will be generated only when notification generation is enabled for the corresponding TIDP group through ciTmsGroupNotifEnable.
ciscoTmsMIBObjects	1.3.6.1.4.1.9.9.603.1
ciTmsConsumerGlobals	1.3.6.1.4.1.9.9.603.1.1
U32 ciTmsActiveThreats	1.3.6.1.4.1.9.9.603.1.1.1	Unsigned32	read-only	This object represents the total number of active threats in the consumer.
U32 ciTmsInActiveThreats	1.3.6.1.4.1.9.9.603.1.1.2	Unsigned32	read-only	This object represents the total number of inactive threats in the consumer.
STR ciTmsConsumerDeviceId	1.3.6.1.4.1.9.9.603.1.1.3	SnmpAdminString	read-write	This object is used for configuring the name of the consumer. This could be any generic string, e.g. 'Consumer-1'.
U32 ciTmsGroupsMaxEntries	1.3.6.1.4.1.9.9.603.1.1.4	Unsigned32	read-write	This object represents the maximum number of rows in ciTmsGroupTable.
U32 ciTmsThreatsMaxEntries	1.3.6.1.4.1.9.9.603.1.1.5	Unsigned32	read-write	This object represents the maximum number of rows in ciTmsThreatTable.
U32 ciTmsThreatActionMaxEntries	1.3.6.1.4.1.9.9.603.1.1.6	Unsigned32	read-write	This object represents the maximum number of rows in ciTmsThreatActionTable.
U32 ciTmsInterfaceMaxEntries	1.3.6.1.4.1.9.9.603.1.1.7	Unsigned32	read-write	This object represents the maximum number of rows in ciTmsThreatInterfaceTable.
CTM ciTmsConsumerState	1.3.6.1.4.1.9.9.603.1.1.8	CTmsConsumerState	read-write	This object represents the current state of the consumer.
ciTmsConsumerGroup	1.3.6.1.4.1.9.9.603.1.2
ciTmsGroupTable	1.3.6.1.4.1.9.9.603.1.2.1		not-accessible	Consumer can participate in one of more TIDP groups, each group having one or more controllers. The table represents the list of controllers in a particular group. A row is added to the table when a controller's IP address is added to the list of known controllers. A row is deleted from the table when a controller's IP address is removed from the list of known controllers.
ciTmsGroupEntry	1.3.6.1.4.1.9.9.603.1.2.1.1		not-accessible	Each entry represents a conceptual row in ciTmsGroupTable and corresponds to the information about the controller and TIDP group a consumer is registered with.
U32 ciTmsGroupId	1.3.6.1.4.1.9.9.603.1.2.1.1.1	Unsigned32	not-accessible	This object represents the TIDP group Id.
IPt ciTmsControllerIpType	1.3.6.1.4.1.9.9.603.1.2.1.1.2	InetAddressType	not-accessible	This object represents the type of the network address available through ciTmsControllerIp.
IP ciTmsControllerIp	1.3.6.1.4.1.9.9.603.1.2.1.1.3	InetAddress	not-accessible	This object represents the network address of the controller. The type of the address is represented by ciTmsControllerIpType.
CTM ciTmsGroupConsumerRegStatus	1.3.6.1.4.1.9.9.603.1.2.1.1.4	CTmsConsumerRegistrationStatus	read-only	This object represents the status of consumer's registration with the controller in a TIDP group.
T/F ciTmsGroupNotifEnable	1.3.6.1.4.1.9.9.603.1.2.1.1.5	TruthValue	read-create	This object indicates whether following notifications should be generated for a group : 1. ciscoTmsControllerUnreachable 2. ciscoTmsThreatStatusChange 3. ciscoTmsMitigationActionFailed Setting this object to 'true' enables the group level notifications, while setting it to 'false' disables the group level notifications.
STO ciTmsGroupStorageType	1.3.6.1.4.1.9.9.603.1.2.1.1.6	StorageType	read-create	The storage type for this conceptual row.
ROW ciTmsGroupRowStatus	1.3.6.1.4.1.9.9.603.1.2.1.1.7	RowStatus	read-create	The status of this conceptual row. An entry can be created/deleted using this object. A row may be deleted by setting the RowStatus to 'destroy'.
ciTmsConsumerThreat	1.3.6.1.4.1.9.9.603.1.3
ciTmsThreatTable	1.3.6.1.4.1.9.9.603.1.3.1		not-accessible	This table represents the information about the threats the consumer has received from various controllers belonging to different TIDP groups it is registered with. A threat received from one controller in a TIDP group is uniquely identified by the threat id and owner id. A row is added to the table when a threat notification message is received by the consumer from the controller in a TIDP group. A row is deleted from the table when the consumer deletes the information about a threat received from a controller in a TIDP group.
ciTmsThreatEntry	1.3.6.1.4.1.9.9.603.1.3.1.1		not-accessible	Each entry represents a conceptual row in ciTmsThreatTable and corresponds to the information about a threat and it's various attributes, received from a controller in a given TIDP group.
U32 ciTmsThreatOwner	1.3.6.1.4.1.9.9.603.1.3.1.1.1	Unsigned32	not-accessible	This object identifies the controller that has notified the consumer about the threat.
U32 ciTmsThreatId	1.3.6.1.4.1.9.9.603.1.3.1.1.2	Unsigned32	not-accessible	This object represents the identifier for the particular threat.
U32 ciTmsThreatVer	1.3.6.1.4.1.9.9.603.1.3.1.1.3	Unsigned32	read-only	This object represents the version of the threat.
CTM ciTmsThreatStatus	1.3.6.1.4.1.9.9.603.1.3.1.1.4	CTmsThreatStatus	read-only	This object represents the current status of the threat on the consumer. This is evaluated locally on consumer.
STR ciTmsThreatClass	1.3.6.1.4.1.9.9.603.1.3.1.1.5	SnmpAdminString	read-only	This object represents the class of threat. An example of class is 'Worm'.
STR ciTmsThreatName	1.3.6.1.4.1.9.9.603.1.3.1.1.6	SnmpAdminString	read-only	This object represents name of the threat. An example of threat name is 'WittyWorm'.
DAT ciTmsThreatActiveTimeDuration	1.3.6.1.4.1.9.9.603.1.3.1.1.7	DateAndTime	read-only	This object represents the duration the threat has been active for.
U32 ciTmsThreatPriority	1.3.6.1.4.1.9.9.603.1.3.1.1.8	Unsigned32	read-only	This object represents the priority at which the consumer responds to this threat. A higher value indicates a lower priority for the threat and vice versa.
STR ciTmsThreatTcdf	1.3.6.1.4.1.9.9.603.1.3.1.1.9	SnmpAdminString	read-only	This object represents the TCDF related information received in the threat. For example, .
ciTmsThreatActionTable	1.3.6.1.4.1.9.9.603.1.3.2		not-accessible	This table represents mitigation action for the respective threat. A threat is uniquely represented by the threat id, owner id, controller IP and TIDP group ID and hence corresponding objects are used as indices. A row is added to the table when the consumer enforces a mitigation action as a result of receiving a threat message from a controller in a TIDP group. A row is deleted from the table when the consumer removes the mitigation action taken for the threat received from a controller in a TIDP group.
ciTmsThreatActionEntry	1.3.6.1.4.1.9.9.603.1.3.2.1		not-accessible	Each entry represents a conceptual row in ciTmsThreatActionTable and corresponds to the information about the mitigation action applied for a particular threat.
CTM ciTmsThreatAction	1.3.6.1.4.1.9.9.603.1.3.2.1.1	CTmsActionType	not-accessible	This object represents the mitigation action taken by the consumer for a threat.
CTM ciTmsThreatActionParamId	1.3.6.1.4.1.9.9.603.1.3.2.1.2	CTmsActionParamIdType	not-accessible	This object identifies an action parameter.
CTM ciTmsThreatActionParamType	1.3.6.1.4.1.9.9.603.1.3.2.1.3	CTmsActionParamType	read-only	This object represents the type of an action parameter.
U32 ciTmsThreatActionParamLength	1.3.6.1.4.1.9.9.603.1.3.2.1.4	Unsigned32	read-only	This object represents the length of the action parameter identified by ciTmsThreatActionParamId.
STR ciTmsThreatActionParamValue	1.3.6.1.4.1.9.9.603.1.3.2.1.5	SnmpAdminString	read-only	This object represents the value of the parameter identified by ciTmsThreatActionParamId. This value should be interpreted using type and length of the parameter value represented by ciTmsThreatActionParamType and ciTmsThreatActionParamLength respectively. In case of ciTmsThreatActionParamType being 'networkAddress', the first octet of this object will indicate the type of network address, i.e. it will be set to one of InetAddressType values as appropriate. The subsequent octets will carry the network address. For example, the first octet of ciTmsThreatActionParamValue will carry the value ipv4(1) and the next four octets will carry the respective octets of the IP address.
STR ciTmsThreatActionFailReason	1.3.6.1.4.1.9.9.603.1.3.2.1.6	SnmpAdminString	read-only	This object specifies the reason for the failure of a particular threat mitigation action. 'OER mitigation not supported' is an example of the value populated for this object. For successfully mitigated threats, this will be a zero-length string.
ciTmsThreatInterfaceTable	1.3.6.1.4.1.9.9.603.1.3.3		not-accessible	The application of threat mitigation is typically done on one or more interfaces. This table represents the status of mitigation action applied on the respective interfaces. A row is added to the table when the consumer enforces a mitigation action on a interface as a result of receiving a threat message from a controller in a TIDP group. A row is deleted from the table when the consumer removes a mitigation action taken on a interface as a result of threat received from a controller in a TIDP group.
ciTmsThreatInterfaceEntry	1.3.6.1.4.1.9.9.603.1.3.3.1		not-accessible	Each entry represents a row in ciTmsThreatInterfaceTable and corresponds to the information about the interface on which the threat mitigation action is applied.
T/F ciThreatInterfaceMitigationApplied	1.3.6.1.4.1.9.9.603.1.3.3.1.1	TruthValue	read-only	This object indicates whether the mitigation action for a particular threat has been successfully applied on an interface or not. A value of 'true' indicates the successful application of mitigation action, while a value of 'false' indicates that the mitigation action couldn't be successfully applied on the interface.
ciTiTmsConsumerNotifs	1.3.6.1.4.1.9.9.603.1.4
T/F ciTmsConsStateChangeNotifEnable	1.3.6.1.4.1.9.9.603.1.4.1	TruthValue	read-write	This object is used to control the generation of the ciscoTmsConsStateChange notifications. A value of 'true' indicates that the agent is enabled to generate this notification. A value of 'false' indicates the generation of this notification is currently disabled.
ciscoTmsMIBConform	1.3.6.1.4.1.9.9.603.2
ciscoTmsMIBCompliances	1.3.6.1.4.1.9.9.603.2.1
ciscoTmsMIBCompliance	1.3.6.1.4.1.9.9.603.2.1.1			The compliance statement for the SNMP entities that implement the ciscoThreatMitigationServiceMIB module.
ciscoTmsMIBGroups	1.3.6.1.4.1.9.9.603.2.2
ciscoTmsConsumerGroup	1.3.6.1.4.1.9.9.603.2.2.1			This collection of objects represent the information about the TIDP groups, the controller(s) in a TIDP group and the status of a consumer's registration with the controller in the TIDP group.
ciscoTmsThreatGroup	1.3.6.1.4.1.9.9.603.2.2.2			This collection of objects represents the information about the threats detected, as being targeted towards a consumer, by a controller in a TIDP group.
ciscoTmsThreatActionGroup	1.3.6.1.4.1.9.9.603.2.2.3			This collection of objects represent the information about the mitigation actions taken for the respective threats by the consumer.
ciscoTmsThreatInterfaceGroup	1.3.6.1.4.1.9.9.603.2.2.4			This collection of objects represent the information about the interfaces on which the mitigation action for a particular threat is applied.
ciscoTmsNotificationGroup	1.3.6.1.4.1.9.9.603.2.2.5			This collection of objects represent the notifications generated by the consumer.

RFC description

Manages threat detection and mitigation actions in Cisco's Network Infection Containment security framework.

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