# Intrusion prevention **URL:** \ **Category:** Zeek\ **Created:** [August 23, 2005, 6:01pm UTC](https://community.zeek.org/t/intrusion-prevention/842 "2005-08-23T18:01:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Vern](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/community.zeek.org/vern/32/630_2.png) [@Vern](https://community.zeek.org/u/Vern)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2005, 6:01pm UTC](https://community.zeek.org/t/intrusion-prevention/842/1 "2005-08-23T18:01:39Z")
> Is there any plan to make Bro run in 'inline' mode as an IPS ? We're doing this as part of a DOE-sponsored project for coupling Bro with custom hardware (per Chema's comments about his thesis work). The resulting design will support Bro running as a stand-alone IPS (i.e., without needing the custom hardware), though that's not our near-term focus.     Vern ---
**Author:** ![Adayadil\_Thomas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b782af/32.png) [@Adayadil\_Thomas](https://community.zeek.org/u/Adayadil_Thomas)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2005, 8:38pm UTC](https://community.zeek.org/t/intrusion-prevention/842/2 "2005-08-23T20:38:07Z")
Will it be interfacing with a firewall like iptables (like snort-inline does) ? Thanks ---
**Author:** ![Jose\_M\_Gonzalez](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/edb3f5/32.png) [@Jose\_M\_Gonzalez](https://community.zeek.org/u/Jose_M_Gonzalez)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2005, 10:03pm UTC](https://community.zeek.org/t/intrusion-prevention/842/3 "2005-08-23T22:03:35Z")
Adayadil Thomas wrote: > Will it be interfacing with a firewall like iptables (like snort-inline > does) ? Sort of. I'm writing the details for my thesis. Will let you know once it's finished. -Chema ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/zeek/original/1X/f09d732bc2cc7c7cc7e35db67cf4e1d5233ce7a7.png) [@system](https://community.zeek.org/u/system)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2022, 3:37pm UTC](https://community.zeek.org/t/intrusion-prevention/842/4 "2022-05-06T15:37:38Z")