From 6f042673be4bee208bd65f36f2d7e68e74400df7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Ad Schellevis <ad@opnsense.org>
Date: Sat, 26 Aug 2023 11:18:43 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] IDPS / User defined rules - glue howto
 (https://github.com/opnsense/docs/pull/485) into document

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 source/manual/ips.rst | 15 ++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/source/manual/ips.rst b/source/manual/ips.rst
index a51919be..b6f60931 100644
--- a/source/manual/ips.rst
+++ b/source/manual/ips.rst
@@ -207,12 +207,25 @@ properties available in the policies view.
 
 
 
+
+User defined rules
+---------------------
+
+Most of the rules being used on your IDPS system will be supplied by third party vendors like Proofpoint,
+but in some cases it can be convenient to build some (limited) rules yourself. The "User defined" tab offers
+this functionality.
+
 Fingerprinting
---------------
+...........................
 
 OPNsense includes a very polished solution to block protected sites based on
 their SSL fingerprint. You can manually add rules in the "User defined" tab.
 
+Bypassing the engine
+...........................
+
+The :code:`Bypass` toggle offers the ability to skip traffic inspection, our How-tos section
+contains a good example to exclude local traffic passing your network and increase routing performance.
 
 Alerts
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