Collect SecureAuth Identity Platform logs

This document explains how to ingest SecureAuth Identity Platform logs to Google Security Operations by using Bindplane. The parser extracts fields from various log formats (SYSLOG, XML, key-value pairs) using grok and xml filters. Then, it maps the extracted fields to the corresponding UDM (Unified Data Model) attributes, enriching the data with security event context and standardizing the output for further analysis.

Before you begin

• Ensure that you have a Google Security Operations 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 SecureAuth.

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: SECUREAUTH_SSO
               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 SecureAuth Identity Platform

1. Sign in to the SecureAuth Identity console.
2. Select Logs.
3. Provide the following configuration details in the Log options section:
   • Log instance ID: enter the log instance ID, the Application Name or the realm name; for example, SecureAuth1.
   • Audit logs: select the Syslog checkbox.
   • Error logs: select the Syslog checkbox.
   • Syslog Server: enter the IP Address of your Bindplane agent.
   • Syslog Port: enter the Bindplane agent port number; for example, 514.
   • Syslog RFC spec: select RFC 5424.
4. Click Save.

UDM Mapping Table

Changes

2023-07-09

• Added support for a new log format: SYSLOG + KV.
• Added a Grok pattern to parse the new logs.

2022-04-25

• Newly created parser: Updated and converted customer-specific version to default.

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