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Re: Security log parser

Subject: Re: Security log parser
Date: Thu, 14 Feb 2008 11:20:40 -0600
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Hello,

 : Im looking for a good security event log parser for linux/unix 
 : systems. All logs are in syslog format. Just want to be able to 
 : point the tool at a bunch of logs and drag out what is 
 : usefull.... Already use some cutom written scripts but could do 
 : with something a little more proffesional....

I'm sure you'll get quite a few suggestions, but I'll start off with 
a few nexthops you should consider.

  * splunk (commercial) [0]; very nifty, large volumes of data can 
    be searchable/accessible quite quickly
  * log analysis list/site [1]
  * sec, simple event correlator [2]

These are either tools or discussion lists which deal with the above 
question in more detail than this list.  Amazing what you discover 
sometimes when you go for a romp through the logs.

Good luck!

- -Martin

 [0] http://www.splunk.com/
 [1] http://www.loganalysis.org/
     http://www.loganalysis.org/sections/parsing/generic-log-parsers/index.html
     http://www.loganalysis.org/mailman/listinfo/loganalysis
     http://www.loganalysis.org/pipermail/loganalysis/
 [2] http://www.estpak.ee/~risto/sec/

- -- 
Martin A. Brown
http://linux-ip.net/
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