Collect Nokia Router logs

This document explains how to collect Nokia Router logs to Google Security Operations using a Bindplane agent. The parser first extracts fields like timestamps, IP addresses, hostnames, and event details using Grok patterns. It then maps these extracted fields to the corresponding fields in the Google SecOps UDM schema, performing data transformations and enriching the data with additional context based on specific event types and conditions.

Before you begin

• Ensure that you have a Google SecOps instance.
• Ensure that you are using Windows 2016 or later, or a Linux host with systemd.
• If running behind a proxy, ensure firewall ports are open.
• Ensure that you have privileged access to the Nokia Router.

Get Google SecOps ingestion authentication file

1. Sign in to the Google SecOps console.
2. Go to SIEM Settings > Collection Agents.
3. Download the Ingestion Authentication File. Save the file securely on the system where Bindplane will be installed.

Get Google SecOps customer ID

1. Sign in to the Google SecOps console.
2. Go to SIEM Settings > Profile.
3. Copy and save the Customer ID from the Organization Details section.

Install the Bindplane agent

Windows installation

1. Open the Command Prompt or PowerShell as an administrator.

2. Run the following command:

   msiexec /i "https://github.com/observIQ/bindplane-agent/releases/latest/download/observiq-otel-collector.msi" /quiet
   

Linux installation

1. Open a terminal with root or sudo privileges.

2. 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 this installation guide.

Configure the Bindplane agent to ingest Syslog and send to Google SecOps

1. Access the configuration file:

   1. Locate the config.yaml file. Typically, it's in the /etc/bindplane-agent/ directory on Linux or in the installation directory on Windows.
   2. Open the file using a text editor (for example, nano, vi, or Notepad).

2. 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: '/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
           ingestion_labels:
               log_type: NOKIA_ROUTER
               raw_log_field: body
   
   service:
       pipelines:
           logs/source0__chronicle_w_labels-0:
               receivers:
                   - udplog
               exporters:
                   - chronicle/chronicle_w_labels
   

3. Replace the port and IP address as required in your infrastructure.

4. Replace <customer_id> with the actual customer ID.

5. 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 on Nokia Service Router

1. Enter Configuration Mode:

   config# log
   

2. Define a Syslog Destination:

   config>log# syslog 1
   

3. Configure Syslog Parameters:

   config>log>syslog# address <syslog-server-ip>
   config>log>syslog# port <port-number>
   config>log>syslog# facility local0
   config>log>syslog# level info
   config>log>syslog# log-prefix "Nokia-SR"
   config>log>syslog# description "Google SecOps syslog server"
   

   • Replace <syslog-server-ip> with the IP address of the Bindplane Agent and <port-number> with the appropriate port (for example, 514 for UDP).

4. Apply the Syslog Destination to a Log File:

   config>log# log-id 1
   config>log>log-id# to syslog 1
   

5. Enable the Log File:

   config>log>log-id# no shutdown
   

6. Save the configuration:

   config>log>log-id# exit
   config>log# save
   

Example full configuration:

```bash
config# log
config>log# syslog 1
config>log>syslog# address 192.168.1.100
config>log>syslog# port 514
config>log>syslog# facility local0
config>log>syslog# level info
config>log>syslog# log-prefix "Nokia-SR"
config>log>syslog# description "Google SecOps syslog server"
config>log>syslog# exit
config>log# log-id 1
config>log>log-id# to syslog 1
config>log>log-id# no shutdown
config>log>log-id# exit
config>log# save
```

UDM Mapping Table

Changes

2023-11-27

• Newly created parser.

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