Vendor - Proofpoint¶
Product - Proofpoint Protection Server¶
Ref | Link |
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Splunk Add-on | https://splunkbase.splunk.com/app/3080/ |
Product Manual | https://proofpointcommunities.force.com/community/s/article/Remote-Syslog-Forwarding |
Sourcetypes¶
sourcetype | notes |
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pps_filter_log | |
pps_mail_log | This sourcetype will conflict with sendmail itself, so will require that the PPS send syslog on a dedicated port or be uniquely identifiable with a hostname glob or CIDR block if this sourcetype is desired for PPS. |
Sourcetype and Index Configuration¶
key | sourcetype | index | notes |
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proofpoint_pps_filter | pps_filter_log | none | |
proofpoint_pps_sendmail | pps_mail_log | none |
Filter type¶
MSG Parse: This filter parses message content * NOTE: This filter will simply parse the syslog message itself, and will not perform the (required) re-assembly of related messages to create meaningful final output. This will require follow-on processing in Splunk.
Setup and Configuration¶
- Install the Splunk Add-on on the search head(s) for the user communities interested in this data source. If SC4S is exclusively used the addon is not required on the indexer.
- Review and update the splunk_metadata.csv file and set the index and sourcetype as required for the data source.
- Follow vendor configuration steps per referenced Product Manual
Options¶
Variable | default | description |
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SC4S_PROOFPOINT_PPS_TCP_PORT | empty string | Enable a TCP port for this specific vendor product using a comma-separated list of port numbers. |
SC4S_PROOFPOINT_PPS_UDP_PORT | empty string | Enable a UDP port for this specific vendor product using a comma-separated list of port numbers. |
SC4S_ARCHIVE_PROOFPOINT_PPS | no | Enable archive to disk for this specific source |
SC4S_DEST_PROOFPOINT_PPS_HEC | no | When Splunk HEC is disabled globally set to yes to enable this specific source |
Verification¶
One or two sourcetypes are included in Proofpoint PPS logs. The search below will surface both of them:
index=<asconfigured> sourcetype=pps_*_log | stats count by host