Re: [logs] "Temperproof" logfiles?

From: Michael Boman (michael.bomanat_private)
Date: Thu Apr 03 2003 - 09:11:15 PST

  • Next message: Blaise St-Laurent: "Re: [logs] "Temperproof" logfiles?"

    On Fri, Mar 28, 2003 at 10:29:03AM -0500, Blaise St-Laurent wrote:
    > On Tuesday, March 25, 2003, at 10:52  PM, Michael Boman wrote:
    > 
    > > Hi all,
    > >
    > > I am looking for a syslog (the old, udp one) software that makes sure 
    > > that
    > > the integrity of the logs has not been modified since they was 
    > > recived. I
    > > have looked at mSyslog, but the problem with that one is that I find it
    > > unstable and it totally locks up if one of the output modules doesn't
    > > work (we  want the logs in a database for ease of searching as well as
    > > normal file for long-time storage). Syslog-ng seems to do what we want
    > > for the database part, but how about making sure that the logfiles was
    > > not subsequently changed after they were recived?
    > >
    > 
    > I think you might want to look into msyslog (http://msyslog.sf.net) It 
    > allows for signing of logs as they come in, using a key on the local 
    > machine.
    
    As my initial email stated, quoted above, I have already tried mSyslog and
    I didn't find it stable enought hence I am looking a replacement software.
    
    > I'm in the process of figuring out how to configure syslog-ng to pass 
    > the syslog entries through openssl to sign the lines before they are 
    > written to disk. Watch the mailing list for more information.
    
    I will watch this with great intrest.
    
    Best regards
     Michael Boman
    
    -- 
    Michael Boman
    Security Architect, SecureCiRT Pte Ltd
    http://www.securecirt.com
    
    
    

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