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API Reference: Detecting DNP3 Protocol Anomalies

DNP3 Function Codes

Code Name Risk Level
0x01 READ Normal
0x02 WRITE Caution
0x03 SELECT Caution
0x04 OPERATE Critical
0x05 DIRECT_OPERATE Critical
0x0D COLD_RESTART Critical
0x0E WARM_RESTART Critical
0x10 INITIALIZE_APPLICATION Critical
0x12 STOP_APPLICATION Critical

Zeek DNP3 Log Fields

#fields ts uid id.orig_h id.orig_p id.resp_h id.resp_p fc_request fc_reply

Zeek DNP3 Protocol Analyzer

# Enable DNP3 analyzer in Zeek
zeek -C -r capture.pcap protocols/dnp3

# Output: dnp3.log with function codes, objects, IIN bits

Suricata DNP3 Rules

alert dnp3 any any -> any 20000 (msg:"DNP3 Cold Restart"; \
  dnp3_func:cold_restart; sid:1000001; rev:1;)

alert dnp3 any any -> any 20000 (msg:"DNP3 Direct Operate"; \
  dnp3_func:direct_operate; sid:1000002; rev:1;)

Scapy DNP3 Parsing

from scapy.all import rdpcap
from scapy.contrib.dnp3 import DNP3

packets = rdpcap("dnp3_capture.pcap")
for pkt in packets:
    if pkt.haslayer(DNP3):
        print(pkt[DNP3].func_code)

ICS-CERT Detection Indicators

Anomaly Detection Method
Unauthorized master Source IP not in allowed list
Burst traffic >10 events/sec from single source
Off-hours commands Control operations outside maintenance windows
Unknown function codes Function codes not in normal baseline

CLI Usage

python agent.py --zeek-log dnp3.log
python agent.py --zeek-log dnp3.log --authorized-masters masters.txt