Re: Using Snort to find creditcard data?

It is absolutely possible for common representations and protocols. I
would suggest a dedicated rules set to be maximally effective. You will
want to use a series of rules for valid prefix numbers qualified with a
PCRE.

A candidate for the PCRE might be here

http://dotnetslackers.com/Regex/re-7525_Regex_Credit_Card_Validation_Matches_Switch_Solo_Visa_MasterCard_and_Discover_in_4_4_4_4_4_4.aspx

google can point you towards all of the relevant data.

jerikl75@gmail.com wrote:
> Would it be possible to write a Snort rule that triggers on possible
> creditcard numbers and how would it look like?
>
> PCI standars says that all creditcard data should be encrypted, It
> woild be nice to verify that no card data shows up where it
> shouldn't...
>
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