External loggers configuration

In order to add an external logger configuration:

  1. Navigate to Settings -> External Loggers

  2. Click on Add New Server button


Integrate a Syslog (UDP) external logger

In order to visualize MetaDefender Storage Security audit logs in a centralized dashboard, integration with a Syslog (UDP) server is possible.

Info

Currently we support Syslog (UDP) using the RFC5424 Output format as external logger configuration.

For adding a new Syslog configuration, you will need to enter the following details on the Add External Logger Configuration window:

  • Server address - Ipv4, Ipv6 and Host Name formats are supported

  • Port

  • Syslog Facility

  • Output format - RFC5424 format is supported


Info

Up to 5 different external loggers configurations of each type are supported.

Syslog message format

We support format RFC5424. You can find more details about this format here.

<PRI>VERSION TIMESTAMP HOSTNAME APP-NAME PROCID MSGID STRUCTURED-DATA MSG

Prefix Field (click for more info)

Description

PRI

Priority value

VERSION

The version of the syslog protocol specification.

TIMESTAMP

A formalized timestamp

HOSTNAME

The machine that originally sent the syslog message

APP-NAME

The device or application that originated the message

PROCID

Process name or ID associated with a syslog system

MSGID

Type of the message

STRUCTURED-DATA

A mechanism to express information in an easily parseable and interpretable data format

MSG

Free-form message that provides information about the event

<110>1 2024-03-26T12:27:58.276724+02:00 LP10-D8569 MetaDefenderStorageSecurity 36800 - [meta UserName="jdavis" UserId="e69e8c2d-4dcc-4489-8f40-0df84199de52" EventTimestamp="03/26/2024 10:27:58" Category="3" LogType="600"] John Davis (jdavis) logged in.