DNS Security intelligence block - how to see at CLI on FTD?

[cpaquet]

How can I see DNS Security Intelligence event for the blocked resolution of a fqdn at CLI of FTD?

Test setup:

I have a static DNS blacklist used for blocking domain well-known-domain.com, let's say cisco.com.  Inside hosts trying to browse to cisco.com are being block, as expected.

However, when I use Packet Tracer and for destination fqdn I put cisco.com, Packet Tracer's verdict is to allow the traffic, because Packet-Tracer resolves the fqdn to an IP address.  Since the ip address of cisco.com is not blocked in my configuration, Packet-Tracer allows the traffic. 

To catch Packet tracer resolving, I thought I could use: support firewall-engine-debug to see Packet tracer resolves, but it doesn't show name lookup for cisco.com. 

Then, I wanted to use capture at FTD CLI, but that command uses ip address for source/destination, so I can't put cisco.com.

Can someone please tell me where at CLI I can see DNS Security intelligence events.

Thanks.

[Marius Gunnerud]

It is normally the Analysis > Connection Events and the system support diagnostic-cli that you would refer to, to view this.  You can also setup a capture and export the pcap file and view it in Wireshark.

https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/docs/security/firepower-management-center/214852-block-dns-with-security-intelligence-usi.html#anc10

[Mohammed al Baqari · Accepted solution]

Hi, try to use support trace command with firewall debug enable turned on.
This should show the results as this command will show you snort inspection
as well.

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[cpaquet]

Thanks Mohammed, the system support trace did the trick and showed the SI DNS block and which policy blocked it.

Much appreciated.  Thank you.

198.19.10.100-49320 - 192.42.93.30-53 17 AS 1-1 CID 0 Packet: UDP
198.19.10.100-49320 - 192.42.93.30-53 17 AS 1-1 CID 0 Session: new snort session
198.19.10.100-49320 - 192.42.93.30-53 17 AS 1-1 CID 0 AppID: service DNS (617), application unknown (0)
198.19.10.100-49320 - 192.42.93.30-53 17 AS 1-1 CID 0 SI: DNS security intelligence rule, 'NGFW-DNS-Blacklist', drop
198.19.10.100-49320 - 192.42.93.30-53 17 AS 1-1 CID 0 Snort: processed decoder alerts or actions queue, drop
198.19.10.100-49320 - 192.42.93.30-53 17 AS 1-1 CID 0 Snort id 0, NAP id 3, IPS id 0, Verdict BLOCK
198.19.10.100-49320 - 192.42.93.30-53 17 AS 1-1 CID 0 ===> Blocked by SI
Verdict reason is sent to DAQ