[syslog-ng] Quick Questions

[Clayton Dukes]

3) Doesn't syslog-ng do TLS encryption?


On Tue, May 25, 2010 at 9:15 AM, Patrick H. <syslogng at feystorm.net> wrote:

>  1) What? Asynchronous/synchronous communication is a term used to
> describe 2 way communication over physical medium. Syslog-ng message
> relaying is one way and over tcp or udp.
>
> 2) Yes syslog-ng will send the unsent messages. You need the premium
> version for this feature.
>
> 3) You can use vpn tunnels or some other type of tunnel for this. Syslog-ng
> does not have any built-in transport encryption.
>
> 4) If youre asking are messages forwarded to remote syslog-ng server as
> soon as theyre received, it can be configured this way yes. Or it can buffer
> them and send in bursts.
>
> Sent: Tuesday, May 25, 2010 2:20:58 AM
> From: Dyne Lai <dynelai at gmail.com> <dynelai at gmail.com>
> To: syslog-ng at lists.balabit.hu
> Subject: [syslog-ng] Quick Questions
>
> Hi Syslog-ng Developers,
>
> I have a few general questions regarding syslog-ng as below.
> 1) What is the type of transmission (Asynchronous/Synchronous) used
> for the transfer of log messages between server and remote client?
>
> 2) I understand that Syslog-ng is able to store unsent messages from
> remote client to server in the local hardisk during network/system
> outrage. Will syslog-ng be able to resume with the unsent messages
> upon the revive of the network/system? If possible, how can we
> configure/setup to achieve that?
>
> 3) In view of security, how can we configure remote client and server
> to perform authentication (using X.509 certificates) during log
> message forwarding?
>
> 4) Is the forwarding of log message between remote client and server
> consider real-time? (assume syn=0)
>
> Do pardon if the questions appears ignorant.Thanks for the time!
>
> Best Regards,
> Dyne Lai
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