Understanding Logsign System Logs

Introduction

This article will provide information about Logsign system logs.

Logsign System Logs

There are two different types of logs in Logsign: Logsign audit and Logsign health check. Both types are stored with the system DataType. They are distinguished by the Event.Type field: Health Check for health check logs and Audit for audit logs.

Logsign Health Check

Logsign has services for health checks, and Logsign health check logs are created when these services detect a critical condition.

DataType Event.Category Event.VendorID Event.Status Event.Action Event.Note
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EPS 100101 green status ok

"Check EPS Average" defined in log sources

EPS Average Checked. It reports that there is no problem in EPS Status.

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EPS 100102 yellow increase

"Check EPS Average" defined in log sources

Reports an increase in EPS Average.

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For the example above, the notification log will appear as follows.

Overall EPS average increased by more than 50% in 5 minutes. Last week's average is 12.

EPS 100103 yellow decrease

"Check EPS Average" defined in log sources

It informs us that there is a decrease in EPS Average.

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For the example above, the notification log will appear as follows.

The overall EPS average fell more than 30% in 5 minutes. Last week's average is 12.

Disk State 100201 green size ok Disk Size indicates that there is no problem in the use case and the available disk size information.
Disk State 100202 red limit exceed

The disk space usage limit is exceeded. Exceeding this limit causes logging to stop.

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Integration 100301 green start

It is the status of successfully receiving logs at the source.

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Integration 100302 red stop

It is the case of not receiving any logs during the Health Check period.

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Syslog Service 100401 green status ok It is the case that there is no problem in the syslog service. It is the status of logging with the syslog protocol.
Syslog Service 100402 red collection error A situation where no logs are received from syslog resources within 5 minutes.
Index 100501 green start

It is the restart state of the ElasticSearch service.

Index 100502 red stop

It is the case where the ElasticSearch service is stopped.

Persist 100601 green status ok

Persist service logs are written to disk.

Persist 100602 red stop

It is the case that there is no change in the logs written by the Persist service within 5 minutes.

Archived Data 100701 green status ok

Archive is the state of having no problem in the file, directory size and current state.

Archived Data 100702 red folder error

The archive directory does not exist.

Archived Data 100706 yellow size error

Archive file sizes are smaller than expected.

Archived Data 100707 red file error

The archive directory exists but does not contain any files. The file may have been moved or deleted, or it was never created.

Signed Data 100703 green status ok

There is no problem in the current state of the signed file and directory.

Signed Data 100704 yellow size error

Signed file size is a problem.

Signed Data 100705 red folder error

The signed directory does not exist.

Signed Data 100708 red file error

The signed directory exists but does not contain any files. The file may have been moved or deleted, or it was never created.

Stored Data 100801 yellow file create

It is the new file state created in the archive or signed directory.

Stored Data 100802 red file modify

Archive or signed file update status.

Stored Data 100803 yellow file move

It is the archive or signed file transfer status.

Stored Data 100804 red file delete

Archive or signed file deletion status.

Stored Data 100901 yellow folder create

It is the case of creating a new folder in the archive or signed directory.

Stored Data 100902 yellow folder move

It is the case of moving a folder in an archive or signed directory.

Stored Data 100903 red folder delete

It is the case of deleting a folder in the archive or signed directory.

 

The table above lists the main health check records. Logsign also generates health check logs for other checks, for example CPU, RAM, Redis Server, Syslog Collector, Collection, Cluster Network, SSH Authentication, NTP and Data Transfer. To examine these logs, filter the query below by the Event.Category field.

You can examine the above logs with the following query.

DataType:"system" AND Event.Type:"Health Check"

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For Logsign Health Check notifications, you need to activate the following alarms and configure the action rule for notifications.

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Logsign Audits

Audit logging is available for movements performed in the Logsign user interface. You can examine the contents of these audit logs in the table below.

DataType Event.Type Event.Category Event.VendorID Event.SubCategory EventMap.SubType Event.Action Event.Info
system Audit User 200101 User Login Operation Login login User has logged in
200102 User Login Operation Logout logout User logged out
200103 User Login Operation Deny login fail User has failed login
200201 User Profile Add create User profile created
200202 User Profile Change update User profile updated
200203 User Profile Delete delete User profile deleted
200301 System User Add create New system user created
200302 System User Change password change System user password changed
200303 System User Delete delete System user deleted
200401 GUI User Add create GUI user created
200402 GUI User Update modify GUI user updated
200403 GUI User Delete delete GUI user deleted
200404 GUI User Change change MFA settings changed
200405 GUI User Update reset MFA settings reset
200406 LDAP User Add set LDAP user set
Alert 200501 New Alert Create create New alert created
200502 Existing Alert Update update Existing alert updated
200503 Existing Alert Delete delete Existing alert deleted
200504 Alert Block Create create New alert block created
200505 Alert Block Update update Alert block updated
200506 Alert Block Delete delete Alert block deleted
200507 Sigma Import Create import Sigma rule imported
200508 Sigma Bulk Import Create import Sigma rules bulk imported
200509 Sigma Field Mapping Create create Sigma field mapping created
200510 Sigma Field Mapping Delete delete Sigma field mapping deleted
202201 Existing Alert Apply enable An Alert enabled
202202 Existing Alert Apply disable An Alert disabled
Bucket 200601 New Bucket Create create New bucket created
200602 Existing Bucket Update update Existing bucket updated
200603 Existing Bucket Delete delete Existing bucket deleted
Dashboard 200701 Welcome Dashboard Apply set Welcome dashboard set
200702 New Dashboard Create create New dashboard added
200703 Existing Dashboard Update update Dashboard updated
200704 Existing Dashboard Delete delete Dashboard deleted
200711 Dashboard Category Create create New dashboard category created
200712 Dashboard Category Update update Dashboard category updated
200713 Dashboard Category Delete delete Dashboard category deleted
200721 Dashboard Widget Create create New dashboard widget created
200722 Dashboard Widget Update update Dashboard widget updated
200723 Dashboard Widget Delete delete Dashboard widget deleted
Report 200801 Scheduled Report Create create New scheduled report created
200802 Scheduled Report Update update Scheduled report updated
200803 Scheduled Report Delete delete Scheduled report deleted
200811 Offline Report Create create Offline report created
200812 Offline Report Delete delete Offline report deleted
200821 Online Report Create create Online report created
200822 Online Report Update update Online report updated
200823 Online Report Delete delete Online report deleted
200831 Report Block Create create Report block created
200832 Report Block Delete delete Report block deleted
200833 Predefined Report Apply install Report block installed from predefined reports
200841 Data Export Share create Data export created
200842 Data Export Delete delete Data export deleted
200843 Data Export Share send Send exported report
System 200901 Resource Create create New resource created
200902 Resource Update update Resource settings updated
200903 Resource Delete delete Resource deleted
200904 Resource Delete delete All selected resources deleted
200913 Resource Apply enable All selected resources enabled
200914 Resource Apply disable All selected resources disabled
201001 Data Policy Create create Data policy created
201002 Data Policy Change update Data policy updated
201003 Data Policy Info delete Data policy deleted
201004 Data Policy Apply apply Data policy applied
201101 Mini Query Create create Mini query created
201102 Mini Query Update update Mini query updated
201103 Mini Query Delete delete Mini query deleted
201201 Sign Settings Update update System sign settings updated
201202 Sign Settings Apply validate Signed log file validated
201301 Index Delete delete Index deleted
201302 Archive Log Delete delete Archive log file deleted
201303 Signed Log Delete delete Signed log file deleted
201401 Update Info check Update manager checked
201402 Update Info update Initiate Update
201501 Remote Support Start start Remote support started
201502 Remote Support Stop stop Remote support stopped
201601 FieldSet Apply apply Default fieldset applied
201602 FieldSet Create create Fieldset created
201603 FieldSet Update update Fieldset updated
201604 FieldSet Delete delete Fieldset deleted
201701 License Info add License activate attempt
201702 License Info synchronize License synchronization
201801 Company Information Info update Company informations updated
201802 Company Information Info load Default logo loaded
201803 Company Information Info import New logo imported
202001 Action Rule Create create Action rule created
202002 Action Rule Update update Action rule updated
202003 Action Rule Delete delete Action rule deleted
202101 Response Integration Create create Response Integration configured
202102 Response Integration Update update Response Integration configuration updated
202103 Response Integration Delete delete Response Integration configuration deleted
202104 Certificate Change certificate change Ui certificate uploaded
Network 201901 Interface Info update Update network settings

 

Some audit records (for example configuration backup, custom plugin and data retention operations) are generated with Event.VendorID 1. To examine them, filter by the Event.Category and Event.SubCategory fields.

You can examine the above logs with the following query.

DataType:"system" AND Event.Type:"Audit"

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