Forward Logs to an HTTP/S Destination
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Forward Logs to an HTTP/S Destination
Create an HTTP server profile to forward logs to an HTTP/S
destination.
The firewall and Panorama™ can forward logs to an HTTP/S server. You can choose to forward all
logs or specific logs to trigger an action on an external HTTP-based service when an
event occurs. When forwarding logs to an HTTP server, configure the firewall to send
an HTTP-based API request directly to a third-party service to trigger an action
that is based on the attributes in a firewall log. You can configure the firewall to
work with any HTTP-based service that exposes an API and you can modify the URL,
HTTP header, parameters, and the payload in the HTTP request to meet your
integration needs.
Log forwarding to an HTTP server is designed for log forwarding at low
frequencies and is not recommend for deployments with a high volume of log
forwarding. You may experience log loss when forwarding to an HTTP server if
your deployment generate a high volume of logs that need to be forwarded.
See Configure Log Forwarding for additional log forwarding options.
- Create an HTTP server profile to forward logs to an HTTP/S destination.The HTTP server profile allows you to specify how to access the server and define the format in which to forward logs to the HTTP/S destination. By default, the firewall uses the management port to forward these logs. However, you can assign a different source interface and IP address in .
- Select and Add a new profile.Specify a Name for the server profile, and select the Location. The profile can be Shared across all virtual systems or can belong to a specific virtual system.Add the details for each server. Each profile can have a maximum of four servers.Enter a Name and IP Address.Select the Protocol (HTTP or HTTPS). The default Port is 80 or 443 respectively but you can modify the port number to match the port on which your HTTP server listens.Select the TLS Version supported on the server—1.0, 1.1, or 1.2 (default).Select the Certificate Profile to use for the TLS connection with the server.Select the HTTP Method that the third-party service supports—DELETE,GET, POST (default), or PUT.(Optional) Enter the Username and Password for authenticating to the server, if needed.(Optional) Select Test Server Connection to verify network connectivity between the firewall and the HTTP/S server.
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Select the Payload Format for the HTTP request.- Select the Log Type link for each log type for which you want to define the HTTP request format.Select the Pre-defined Formats (available through content updates) or create a custom format.If you create a custom format, the URI is the resource endpoint on the HTTP service. The firewall appends the URI to the IP address you defined earlier to construct the URL for the HTTP request. Ensure that the URI and payload format matches the syntax that your third-party vendor requires. You can use any attribute supported on the selected log type within the HTTP Header, the Parameter and Value pairs, and in the request payload.
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Send Test Log to verify that the HTTP server receives the request. When you interactively send a test log, the firewall uses the format as is and does not replace the variable with a value from a firewall log. If your HTTP server sends a 404 response, provide values for the parameters so that the server can process the request successfully.Define the match criteria for when the firewall will forward logs to the HTTP server and attach the HTTP server profile you will use.- Select the log types for which you want to trigger a workflow:
- Add a Log Forwarding Profile () for logs that pertain to user activity (for example, Traffic, Threat, or Authentication logs).
- Select for logs that pertain to system events, such as Configuration or System logs.
Select the Log Type and use the Filter Builder to define the match criteria.Add the HTTP server profile for forwarding logs to the HTTP destination.![]()
