Collect Broadcom SSL VA logs
This document explains how to ingest Broadcom Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)
Visibility Appliance logs to Google Security Operations using Bindplane. The parser
extracts fields from the syslog messages using a series of grok
patterns to
match various log formats, then maps the extracted fields to the corresponding
Unified Data Model (UDM) schema attributes using mutate
filters for consistent
security event representation.
Before you begin
Make sure you have the following prerequisites:
- Google SecOps instance
- Windows 2016 or later, or a Linux host with
systemd
- If running behind a proxy, firewall ports are open
- Privileged access to Broadcom SSL Visibility Appliance
Get Google SecOps ingestion authentication file
- Sign in to the Google SecOps console.
- Go to SIEM Settings > Collection Agents.
- Download the Ingestion Authentication File. Save the file securely on the system where Bindplane will be installed.
Get Google SecOps customer ID
- Sign in to the Google SecOps console.
- Go to SIEM Settings > Profile.
- Copy and save the Customer ID from the Organization Details section.
Install the Bindplane agent
Install the Bindplane agent on your Windows or Linux operating system according to the following instructions.
Windows installation
- Open the Command Prompt or PowerShell as an administrator.
Run the following command:
msiexec /i "https://github.com/observIQ/bindplane-agent/releases/latest/download/observiq-otel-collector.msi" /quiet
Linux installation
- Open a terminal with root or sudo privileges.
Run the following command:
sudo sh -c "$(curl -fsSlL https://github.com/observiq/bindplane-agent/releases/latest/download/install_unix.sh)" install_unix.sh
Additional installation resources
For additional installation options, consult the installation guide.
Configure the Bindplane agent to ingest Syslog and send to Google SecOps
- Access the configuration file:
- Locate the
config.yaml
file. Typically, it's in the/etc/bindplane-agent/
directory on Linux or in the installation directory on Windows. - Open the file using a text editor (for example,
nano
,vi
, or Notepad).
- Locate the
Edit the
config.yaml
file as follows:receivers: udplog: # Replace the port and IP address as required listen_address: "0.0.0.0:514" exporters: chronicle/chronicle_w_labels: compression: gzip # Adjust the path to the credentials file you downloaded in Step 1 creds_file_path: '/path/to/ingestion-authentication-file.json' # Replace with your actual customer ID from Step 2 customer_id: <customer_id> endpoint: malachiteingestion-pa.googleapis.com # Add optional ingestion labels for better organization log_type: 'BROADCOM_SSL_VA' raw_log_field: body ingestion_labels: service: pipelines: logs/source0__chronicle_w_labels-0: receivers: - udplog exporters: - chronicle/chronicle_w_labels
- Replace the port and IP address as required in your infrastructure.
- Replace
<customer_id>
with the actual customer ID. - Update
/path/to/ingestion-authentication-file.json
to the path where the authentication file was saved in the Get Google SecOps ingestion authentication file section.
Restart the Bindplane agent to apply the changes
To restart the Bindplane agent in Linux, run the following command:
sudo systemctl restart bindplane-agent
To restart the Bindplane agent in Windows, you can either use the Services console or enter the following command:
net stop BindPlaneAgent && net start BindPlaneAgent
Configure Syslog for Broadcom SSL Visibility Appliance
- Sign in to the SSL Visibility Appliance Web UI.
- Go to Platform Management > Remote Logging.
- Click Add.
- Provide the following configuration details:
- Host: Enter the Bindplane agent IP address.
- Port: Enter the Bindplane agent port number (default 514).
- Protocol: Select UDP.
- Facility: Select a Syslog facility (for example,
local0
). - Log Set: Select Session and Appliance Logs.
- Click Save (the server entry will show Connected after the first heartbeat).
UDM mapping table
Log Field | UDM Mapping | Logic |
---|---|---|
action | security_result.action_details | The value of this field is assigned to security_result.action_details . |
ciphersuite | network.tls.cipher | The value of this field is assigned to network.tls.cipher . |
data | This field is used for extracting other fields but not directly mapped to the UDM. | |
destip | target.ip | The value of this field is assigned to target.ip . |
destport | target.port | The value of this field is converted to integer and assigned to target.port . |
hostname | principal.hostname | The value of this field is assigned to principal.hostname . |
pid | principal.process.pid | The value of this field is assigned to principal.process.pid . |
prodlogid | metadata.product_log_id | The value of this field is assigned to metadata.product_log_id . |
rule | security_result.rule_id | The value of this field is assigned to security_result.rule_id . |
segment_id | about.labels.value | The value of this field is assigned to about.labels.value where about.labels.key is segment_id . |
srcip | principal.ip | The value of this field is assigned to principal.ip . |
srcPort | principal.port | The value of this field is converted to integer and assigned to principal.port . |
status | security_result.action | The value of this field determines the value of security_result.action . If it contains Success , the value is set to ALLOW , otherwise BLOCK . |
timestamp | metadata.event_timestamp.seconds | The value of this field is parsed to a timestamp and the seconds part is assigned to metadata.event_timestamp.seconds . |
tlsversion | network.tls.version | The value of this field is assigned to network.tls.version . |
about.resource.attribute.labels.key | The value of this field is set to Flag list . |
|
about.resource.attribute.labels.value | The value of this field is taken from the flag_list field after undergoing some transformations. |
|
metadata.event_type | The value of this field is set to NETWORK_CONNECTION if both srcip and destip fields are not empty. |
|
metadata.log_type | The value of this field is set to BROADCOM_SSL_VA . |
|
metadata.product_name | The value of this field is set to SSL Visibility . |
|
metadata.vendor_name | The value of this field is set to Broadcom . |
|
security_result.category | The value of this field is set to SOFTWARE_MALICIOUS . |
|
target.application | The value of this field is set to ssldata . |
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