Configuring rsyslog settings

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Use the CLI commands in this topic to set up the default configuration for rsyslog notifications.

To configure rsyslog settings:
  1. Enable the CLI configuration mode:

    hostname > enable

    hostname # configure terminal

  2. Enable rsyslog notifications:

    hostname (config) # fenotify rsyslog enable

  3. Specify the default format for rsyslog notifications:

    Note

    The json_legacy-concise, json_legacy-extended, and json_legacy-normal formats are deprecated.

    • To send notifications in the Common Export Format (CEF), enter:

      hostname (config) # fenotify rsyslog default format cef

    • To send notifications in the comma-separated values (CSV) format, enter:

      hostname (config) # fenotify rsyslog default format csv

    • To send notifications in the Log Extended Event Format (LEEF) (default), enter:

      hostname (config) # fenotify rsyslog default format leef

    • To send notifications in XML Concise format containing basic information such as alert type, ID, source IP, malware name, hostname, and alert URL, enter:

      hostname (config) # fenotify rsyslog default format xml-concise

    • To send notifications in XML Extended format containing detailed information and abstracts including data-theft information (if any) and static-analysis details (XML Extended provides all details about files and objects modified during analysis.), enter:

      hostname (config) # fenotify rsyslog default format xml-extended

    • To send notifications in XML Normal format containing detailed information and abstracts such as alert type, ID, source IP, malware name, hostname, and alert URL without any redundant information, enter:

      hostname (config) # fenotify rsyslog default format xml-normal

    • To send notifications in JSON Concise format containing basic information such as alert type, ID, source IP, malware name, hostname, and alert URL, enter:

      hostname (config) # fenotify rsyslog default format json-concise

    • To send notifications in JSON Extended format containing detailed information and abstracts including data-theft information (if any) and static-analysis details (JSON Extended provides all details about files and objects modified during analysis.), enter:

      hostname (config) # fenotify rsyslog default format json-extended

    • To send notifications in JSON Normal format containing detailed information and abstracts such as alert type, ID, source IP, malware name, hostname, and alert URL without any redundant information, enter:

      hostname (config) # fenotify rsyslog default format json-normal

    • To send notifications in Text Concise format containing basic information such as alert type, ID, source IP, malware name, hostname, and alert URL, enter:

      hostname (config) # fenotify rsyslog default format text-concise

    • To send notifications in Text Extended format containing detailed information and abstracts including data-theft information (if any) and static-analysis details (Text Extended provides all details about files and objects modified during analysis.), enter:

      hostname (config) # fenotify rsyslog default format text-extended

    • To send notifications in Text Normal format containing detailed information and abstracts such as alert type, ID, source IP, malware name, hostname, and alert URL without any redundant information, enter:

      hostname (config) # fenotify rsyslog default format text-normal

  4. Specify that a notification is sent by default each time a malware object is detected:

    hostname (config) # fenotify rsyslog default delivery per-event

  5. Specify the default severity classification for the rsyslog notification:

    Note

    Trellix recommends setting the severity classification to alert.

    • To indicate that action must be taken immediately (severity 1), enter:

      hostname (config) # fenotify rsyslog default send-as alert

    • To indicate that the notification contains critical conditions (severity 2), enter:

      hostname (config) # fenotify rsyslog default send-as crit

    • To indicate that the notification contains debug-level messages (severity 7), enter:

      hostname (config) # fenotify rsyslog default send-as debug

    • To indicate an emergency (the system is unusable) (severity 0), enter:

      hostname (config) # fenotify rsyslog default send-as emerg

    • To indicate that the notification contains error conditions (severity 3), enter:

      hostname (config) # fenotify rsyslog default send-as error

    • To indicate that the notification contains informational messages (severity 6), enter:

      hostname (config) # fenotify rsyslog default send-as info

    • To indicate normal but significant conditions (severity 5), enter:

      hostname (config) # fenotify rsyslog default send-as notice

    • To indicate that the notification contains warning conditions (severity 4), enter:

      hostname (config) # fenotify rsyslog default send-as warning

  6. Save the configuration:

    hostname (config) # write memory