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Chapter 40      Configuring Inspection for Management Application Protocols
  DCERPC Inspection
This typically involves a client querying a server called the Endpoint Mapper listening on a well known 
port number for the dynamically allocated network information of a required service. The client then sets 
up a secondary connection to the server instance providing the service. The security appliance allows the 
appropriate port number and network address and also applies NAT, if needed, for the secondary 
connection.
DCERPC inspect maps inspect for native TCP communication between the EPM and client on well 
known TCP port 135. Map and lookup operations of the EPM are supported for clients. Client and server 
can be located in any security zone. The embedded server IP address and Port number are received from 
the applicable EPM response messages. Since a client may attempt multiple connections to the server 
port returned by EPM, multiple use of pinholes are allowed, which have user configurable timeouts.
Note DCERPC inspection only supports communication between the EPM and clients to open pinholes 
through theadaptive security appliance. Clients using RPC communication that does not use the EPM is 
not supported with DCERPC inspection. 
Select DCERPC Map
The Select DCERPC Map dialog box lets you select or create a new DCERPC map. A DCERPC map 
lets you change the configuration values used for DCERPC application inspection. The Select DCERPC 
Map table provides a list of previously configured maps that you can select for application inspection.
Fields
• Use the default DCERPC inspection map—Specifies to use the default DCERPC map.
• Select a DCERPC map for fine control over inspection—Lets you select a defined application 
inspection map or add a new one.
• Add—Opens the Add Policy Map dialog box for the inspection.
Modes
The following table shows the modes in which this feature is available:
DCERPC Inspect Map
The DCERPC pane lets you view previously configured DCERPC application inspection maps. A 
DCERPC map lets you change the default configuration values used for DCERPC application 
inspection. 
DCERPC is a protocol widely used by Microsoft distributed client and server applications that allows 
software clients to execute programs on a server remotely. 
Firewall Mode Security Context
Routed Transparent Single
Multiple
Context System
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