Review Article

A Closer Look at Intrusion Detection System for Web Applications

Table 5

Comparison of frameworks in terms of their design features.

Feature AppSensorPHPIDSModSecurityShadow DaemonAqtronix WebKnightProposed IPS

Detection MethodologyHybridSignature (Blacklist)PolicySignature (Blacklist
and Whitelist)
Signature (Blacklist)Hybrid
Modular DesignYesNoNoYesNoYes
Application SpecificYesNoYesYesYesYes
SSL offloadingYesNoYesYesYesYes