Configure Custom Log/Event Format
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Configure Custom Log/Event Format

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Configure Custom Log/Event Format

Facilitate integration with external log parsing systems by customizing the forwarded log format.
Contact your account team to enable Cloud Management for NGFWs using Strata Cloud Manager.
Where Can I Use This?What Do I Need?
  • NGFW (Managed by Strata Cloud Manager)
  • VM-Series, funded with Software NGFW Credits
  • AIOps for NGFW Premium license (use the Strata Cloud Manager app)
To facilitate the integration with external log parsing systems, the firewall allows you to customize the log format; it also allows you to add custom Key: Value attribute pairs.
Select ManageConfigurationObjectsSyslog and Add Syslog to create a new Syslog server profile or select an existing Syslog server profile. When editing the Syslog server profile, select Custom Log Format to customize the log format forwarded to the syslog server.
To achieve ArcSight Common Event Format (CEF) compliant log formatting, refer to the CEF Configuration Guide.