Stream Audit Logs to an HTTP Server

When this feature is enabled, the appliance sends audit log records to an HTTP server in the following format:

Date Time Host [Tag] Sender: User_Name@User_IP, Subsystem, Action

Where the local date, time, and originating hostname precede the bracketed optional tag, and the sending appliance name precedes the audit log message.

For example, if you specify a tag of FROMMC, a sample audit log message could appear as follows:

Mar 01 14:45:24 localhost [FROMMC] Dev-MC7000: admin@10.1.1.2, Operations > Monitoring, Page View

Before you begin

Make sure the device can communicate with the HTTP server.

Procedure

Step 1

Choose System (system gear icon) > Configuration.

Step 2

Click Audit Log.

Step 3

Optionally, in the Tag field, enter the tag name that you want to appear with the message. For example, if you want all audit log records to be preceded with FROMMC, enter FROMMC in the field.

Step 4

Choose Enabled from the Send Audit Log to HTTP Server drop-down list.

Step 5

In the URL to Post Audit field, designate the URL where you want to send the audit information. Enter a URL that corresponds to a Listener program that expects the HTTP POST variables as listed:

  • subsystem

  • actor

  • event_type

  • message

  • action_source_ip

  • action_destination_ip

  • result

  • time

  • tag (if defined; see Step 3)

Caution
To allow encrypted posts, use an HTTPS URL. Sending audit information to an external URL may affect system performance.
Step 6

Click Save.