Integrate with Kiwi Syslog Server
In this topic, you will learn how to send Portnox™ Cloud alerts to on-premises SolarWinds Kiwi Syslog Server.
Before you start:
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Integrate Portnox Cloud with on-premises Active Directory and install AD Broker.
AD Broker is required to send alerts to an on-premises SIEM solution. It connects with Portnox Cloud, receives log data, and forwards it to an on-premises syslog collector. Without AD Broker, the syslog collector on an internal IP would not be reachable.
Note: In an upcoming Portnox Cloud update, a Docker container with the same functionality will replace AD Broker in this setup. This will remove the need to use Active Directory as an authentication repository. -
Download and install Kiwi Syslog Server Free Edition on a physical or virtual machine.
Configure Kiwi Syslog Server
In this section, you will configure the Kiwi Syslog Server to accept syslog data from Portnox Cloud via AD Broker.
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In the Kiwi Syslog Server Manager window, select the option.
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In the Kiwi Syslog Server Setup window, select the option, and in the right-hand side pane, configure the following:
- Activate the Listen for TCP Syslog messages checkbox.
- In the TCP Port (1-65535) field, enter 514.
- Optional: In the Bind to address field, enter the IP address that you want to bind to, for example, the interface address in the same subnet as the AD Broker machine.
- Optional:
If you’re using the free version of Kiwi Syslog Server, in the Kiwi Syslog Server Setup
window, select the Inputs option, and in the right-hand side pane, in the Receive
messages from below IP addresses section, add the IP address of the AD Broker machine.
Configure Portnox Cloud
In this section, you will learn how to configure Portnox™ Cloud to send alert data to AD Broker and then forward them to the on-premises Kiwi Syslog Server.
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In the Cloud portal top menu, click on the Settings option.
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In the Cloud portal left-hand menu, click on the
option.
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Create a new SIEM integration.
- Optional:
To configure the types of alerts sent to your SIEM solution, see the following topic: Portnox Cloud alerts.
Note: To learn more about the content and format of alert messages sent to SIEM solutions, see the following topic: Format and content of alert information for SIEM.
You can also send all of the Portnox Cloud activity log (activities performed by administrators in Portnox Cloud) to your SIEM solution. To do this, go to Activity log switch, and click on the Save button.
, activate the
Result: Kiwi Syslog Server is receiving alerts from Portnox Cloud.