[syslog-ng]Information request
Rui Teixeira
syslog-ng@lists.balabit.hu
Mon, 22 Sep 2003 15:44:58 -0700
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Hi to all,
I'm a student finishing a degree in Computer Science (Informatic =
Engenier) with a final project with the name "XML - based Logging =
Platform".
The main ideia of the project is to convert the current log's into XML =
so that they can be kept in disk for future use (backup) and inserted in =
a Database.
I know that most of you may think the use of XML may be unnecessary, but =
i'm thinking in making a standart so that future student's may upgrade =
my work and use with other system's.
The final part of the project will be making a web interface so that an =
admin may search the log's for specific information sothat he can =
compare different services log's to find some sort of information.=20
- a quick example is to find someone connected in a network by DHCP =
( you only know the mac address and the ip that DHCP released) by =
crossing their ip with the log generated by the pop3d service. with this =
you can find the username and associate the machine to a person.
This is just a quick example of the possibilities of crossing the =
information in a quick and easy way.
The main reason for me to write to this list is my interest in using =
Syslog-ng to generate (if possible) my XML format and to send the data =
to a secure machine where the infrormation will be kept.=20
My biggest questions are:
- can i change the syslog-ng code =
to a academic work
- does the team behind syslog-ng =
intend to make a simmilar system in a near future
- and if is it viable to use =
Syslog-ng to write my XML standard and send it to a secure machine
Thanks in advance
Rui Teixeira
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Science (Informatic Engenier) with a final project with the name =
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convert the=20
current log's into XML so that they can be kept in disk for future use =
(backup)=20
and inserted in a Database.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I know that most of you may think the =
use of XML=20
may be unnecessary, but i'm thinking in making a standart so that future =
student's may upgrade my work and use with other system's.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>The final part of the project will be =
making a web=20
interface so that an admin may search the log's for specific information =
sothat=20
he can compare different services log's to find some sort of =
information.=20
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> - a quick example is =
to find=20
someone connected in a network by DHCP ( you only know the mac address =
and the=20
ip that DHCP released) by crossing their ip with the log generated by =
the pop3d=20
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to a=20
person.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>This is just a quick example of the =
possibilities=20
of crossing the information in a quick and easy way.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>The main reason for me to write to this =
list is my=20
interest in using Syslog-ng to generate (if possible) my XML format and =
to send=20
the data to a secure machine where the infrormation will be kept. =
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- and if =
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viable to use Syslog-ng to write my XML standard and send it to a secure =
machine</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Thanks in advance</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Rui Teixeira</FONT></DIV>
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