Iptables

Collect logs from Iptables with Elastic Agent.


Version	1.16.2 (View all)
Compatible Kibana version(s)	8.7.1 or higher
Supported Serverless project types What's this?	Security Observability
Subscription level What's this?	Basic
Level of support What's this?	Elastic

This is an integration for iptables and ip6tables logs. It parses logs received over the network via syslog (UDP), read from a file, or read from journald. Also, it understands the prefix added by some Ubiquiti firewalls, which includes the rule set name, rule number, and the action performed on the traffic (allow/deny).

The module is by default configured to run with the udp input on port 9001. However, it can also be configured to read from a file path or journald.

Logs

Iptables log

This is the Iptables log dataset.

An example event for log looks as following:

{
    "@timestamp": "2021-03-12T14:10:18.000Z",
    "agent": {
        "ephemeral_id": "9d70b3da-b816-48af-9c86-8e6c6a5bf0fb",
        "id": "4e644293-3984-48e7-a63c-00be2338b58d",
        "name": "docker-fleet-agent",
        "type": "filebeat",
        "version": "8.8.0"
    },
    "data_stream": {
        "dataset": "iptables.log",
        "namespace": "ep",
        "type": "logs"
    },
    "destination": {
        "ip": "10.4.0.5",
        "mac": "90-10-20-76-8D-20",
        "port": 443
    },
    "ecs": {
        "version": "8.11.0"
    },
    "elastic_agent": {
        "id": "4e644293-3984-48e7-a63c-00be2338b58d",
        "snapshot": true,
        "version": "8.8.0"
    },
    "event": {
        "action": "drop",
        "agent_id_status": "verified",
        "category": [
            "network"
        ],
        "created": "2023-04-25T19:13:39.793Z",
        "dataset": "iptables.log",
        "ingested": "2023-04-25T19:13:40Z",
        "kind": "event",
        "timezone": "+00:00",
        "type": [
            "denied",
            "connection"
        ]
    },
    "input": {
        "type": "udp"
    },
    "iptables": {
        "ether_type": 2048,
        "fragment_flags": [
            "DF"
        ],
        "id": 0,
        "input_device": "eth0",
        "length": 52,
        "output_device": "",
        "precedence_bits": 0,
        "tcp": {
            "flags": [
                "ACK"
            ],
            "reserved_bits": 0,
            "window": 2853
        },
        "tos": 0,
        "ttl": 63,
        "ubiquiti": {
            "input_zone": "wan",
            "output_zone": "lan",
            "rule_number": "default",
            "rule_set": "wan-lan"
        }
    },
    "log": {
        "source": {
            "address": "172.18.0.5:39990"
        },
        "syslog": {
            "priority": 6
        }
    },
    "message": "Hostname kernel: [wan-lan-default-D]IN=eth0 OUT= MAC=90:10:20:76:8d:20:90:10:65:29:b6:2a:08:00 SRC=67.43.156.15 DST=10.4.0.5 LEN=52 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=63 ID=0 DF PROTO=TCP SPT=38842 DPT=443 WINDOW=2853 RES=0x00 ACK URGP=0",
    "network": {
        "community_id": "1:jc/7ajWLmm0xdpLA7mOyvas9TyE=",
        "transport": "tcp",
        "type": "ipv4"
    },
    "observer": {
        "egress": {
            "zone": "lan"
        },
        "ingress": {
            "zone": "wan"
        },
        "name": "Hostname"
    },
    "related": {
        "ip": [
            "67.43.156.15",
            "10.4.0.5"
        ]
    },
    "rule": {
        "id": "default",
        "name": "wan-lan"
    },
    "source": {
        "as": {
            "number": 35908
        },
        "geo": {
            "continent_name": "Asia",
            "country_iso_code": "BT",
            "country_name": "Bhutan",
            "location": {
                "lat": 27.5,
                "lon": 90.5
            }
        },
        "ip": "67.43.156.15",
        "mac": "90-10-65-29-B6-2A",
        "port": 38842
    },
    "tags": [
        "iptables-log",
        "forwarded"
    ]
}

Exported fields

Field	Description	Type
@timestamp	Event timestamp.	date
cloud.account.id	The cloud account or organization id used to identify different entities in a multi-tenant environment. Examples: AWS account id, Google Cloud ORG Id, or other unique identifier.	keyword
cloud.availability_zone	Availability zone in which this host is running.	keyword
cloud.image.id	Image ID for the cloud instance.	keyword
cloud.instance.id	Instance ID of the host machine.	keyword
cloud.instance.name	Instance name of the host machine.	keyword
cloud.machine.type	Machine type of the host machine.	keyword
cloud.project.id	Name of the project in Google Cloud.	keyword
cloud.provider	Name of the cloud provider. Example values are aws, azure, gcp, or digitalocean.	keyword
cloud.region	Region in which this host is running.	keyword
container.id	Unique container id.	keyword
container.image.name	Name of the image the container was built on.	keyword
container.labels	Image labels.	object
container.name	Container name.	keyword
data_stream.dataset	Data stream dataset.	constant_keyword
data_stream.namespace	Data stream namespace.	constant_keyword
data_stream.type	Data stream type.	constant_keyword
destination.as.number	Unique number allocated to the autonomous system. The autonomous system number (ASN) uniquely identifies each network on the Internet.	long
destination.as.organization.name	Organization name.	keyword
destination.as.organization.name.text	Multi-field of `destination.as.organization.name`.	match_only_text
destination.geo.city_name	City name.	keyword
destination.geo.continent_name	Name of the continent.	keyword
destination.geo.country_iso_code	Country ISO code.	keyword
destination.geo.country_name	Country name.	keyword
destination.geo.location	Longitude and latitude.	geo_point
destination.geo.region_iso_code	Region ISO code.	keyword
destination.geo.region_name	Region name.	keyword
destination.ip	IP address of the destination (IPv4 or IPv6).	ip
destination.mac	MAC address of the destination. The notation format from RFC 7042 is suggested: Each octet (that is, 8-bit byte) is represented by two [uppercase] hexadecimal digits giving the value of the octet as an unsigned integer. Successive octets are separated by a hyphen.	keyword
destination.port	Port of the destination.	long
ecs.version	ECS version this event conforms to. `ecs.version` is a required field and must exist in all events. When querying across multiple indices -- which may conform to slightly different ECS versions -- this field lets integrations adjust to the schema version of the events.	keyword
event.created	`event.created` contains the date/time when the event was first read by an agent, or by your pipeline. This field is distinct from `@timestamp` in that `@timestamp` typically contain the time extracted from the original event. In most situations, these two timestamps will be slightly different. The difference can be used to calculate the delay between your source generating an event, and the time when your agent first processed it. This can be used to monitor your agent's or pipeline's ability to keep up with your event source. In case the two timestamps are identical, `@timestamp` should be used.	date
event.dataset	Event dataset	constant_keyword
event.ingested	Timestamp when an event arrived in the central data store. This is different from `@timestamp`, which is when the event originally occurred. It's also different from `event.created`, which is meant to capture the first time an agent saw the event. In normal conditions, assuming no tampering, the timestamps should chronologically look like this: `@timestamp` < `event.created` < `event.ingested`.	date
event.module	Event module	constant_keyword
event.outcome	This is one of four ECS Categorization Fields, and indicates the lowest level in the ECS category hierarchy. `event.outcome` simply denotes whether the event represents a success or a failure from the perspective of the entity that produced the event. Note that when a single transaction is described in multiple events, each event may populate different values of `event.outcome`, according to their perspective. Also note that in the case of a compound event (a single event that contains multiple logical events), this field should be populated with the value that best captures the overall success or failure from the perspective of the event producer. Further note that not all events will have an associated outcome. For example, this field is generally not populated for metric events, events with `event.type:info`, or any events for which an outcome does not make logical sense.	keyword
host.architecture	Operating system architecture.	keyword
host.containerized	If the host is a container.	boolean
host.domain	Name of the domain of which the host is a member. For example, on Windows this could be the host's Active Directory domain or NetBIOS domain name. For Linux this could be the domain of the host's LDAP provider.	keyword
host.hostname	Hostname of the host. It normally contains what the `hostname` command returns on the host machine.	keyword
host.id	Unique host id. As hostname is not always unique, use values that are meaningful in your environment. Example: The current usage of `beat.name`.	keyword
host.ip	Host ip addresses.	ip
host.mac	Host mac addresses.	keyword
host.name	Name of the host. It can contain what `hostname` returns on Unix systems, the fully qualified domain name, or a name specified by the user. The sender decides which value to use.	keyword
host.os.build	OS build information.	keyword
host.os.codename	OS codename, if any.	keyword
host.os.family	OS family (such as redhat, debian, freebsd, windows).	keyword
host.os.kernel	Operating system kernel version as a raw string.	keyword
host.os.name	Operating system name, without the version.	keyword
host.os.name.text	Multi-field of `host.os.name`.	text
host.os.platform	Operating system platform (such centos, ubuntu, windows).	keyword
host.os.version	Operating system version as a raw string.	keyword
host.type	Type of host. For Cloud providers this can be the machine type like `t2.medium`. If vm, this could be the container, for example, or other information meaningful in your environment.	keyword
hostname	Hostname from syslog header.	keyword
input.type	Input type	keyword
iptables.ether_type	Value of the ethernet type field identifying the network layer protocol.	long
iptables.flow_label	IPv6 flow label.	integer
iptables.fragment_flags	IP fragment flags. A combination of CE, DF and MF.	keyword
iptables.fragment_offset	Offset of the current IP fragment.	long
iptables.icmp.code	ICMP code.	long
iptables.icmp.id	ICMP ID.	long
iptables.icmp.parameter	ICMP parameter.	long
iptables.icmp.redirect	ICMP redirect address.	ip
iptables.icmp.seq	ICMP sequence number.	long
iptables.icmp.type	ICMP type.	long
iptables.id	Packet identifier.	long
iptables.incomplete_bytes	Number of incomplete bytes.	long
iptables.input_device	Device that received the packet.	keyword
iptables.length	Packet length.	long
iptables.output_device	Device that output the packet.	keyword
iptables.precedence_bits	IP precedence bits.	short
iptables.tcp.ack	TCP Acknowledgment number.	long
iptables.tcp.flags	TCP flags.	keyword
iptables.tcp.reserved_bits	TCP reserved bits.	short
iptables.tcp.seq	TCP sequence number.	long
iptables.tcp.window	Advertised TCP window size.	long
iptables.tos	IP Type of Service field.	long
iptables.ttl	Time To Live field.	integer
iptables.ubiquiti.input_zone	Input zone.	keyword
iptables.ubiquiti.output_zone	Output zone.	keyword
iptables.ubiquiti.rule_number	The rule number within the rule set.	keyword
iptables.ubiquiti.rule_set	The rule set name.	keyword
iptables.udp.length	Length of the UDP header and payload.	long
journald.host.boot_id	The kernel boot ID for the boot the message was generated in, formatted as a 128-bit hexadecimal string.	keyword
log.file.path	Full path to the log file this event came from, including the file name. It should include the drive letter, when appropriate. If the event wasn't read from a log file, do not populate this field.	keyword
log.offset	Log offset	long
log.source.address	Source address of the syslog message.	keyword
log.syslog.appname	The device or application that originated the Syslog message, if available.	keyword
log.syslog.facility.code	The Syslog numeric facility of the log event, if available. According to RFCs 5424 and 3164, this value should be an integer between 0 and 23.	long
log.syslog.priority	Syslog numeric priority of the event, if available. According to RFCs 5424 and 3164, the priority is 8 * facility + severity. This number is therefore expected to contain a value between 0 and 191.	long
log.syslog.procid	The process name or ID that originated the Syslog message, if available.	keyword
message	For log events the message field contains the log message, optimized for viewing in a log viewer. For structured logs without an original message field, other fields can be concatenated to form a human-readable summary of the event. If multiple messages exist, they can be combined into one message.	match_only_text
network.community_id	A hash of source and destination IPs and ports, as well as the protocol used in a communication. This is a tool-agnostic standard to identify flows. Learn more at https://github.com/corelight/community-id-spec.	keyword
network.forwarded_ip	Host IP address when the source IP address is the proxy.	ip
network.iana_number	IANA Protocol Number (https://www.iana.org/assignments/protocol-numbers/protocol-numbers.xhtml). Standardized list of protocols. This aligns well with NetFlow and sFlow related logs which use the IANA Protocol Number.	keyword
network.transport	Same as network.iana_number, but instead using the Keyword name of the transport layer (udp, tcp, ipv6-icmp, etc.) The field value must be normalized to lowercase for querying.	keyword
network.type	In the OSI Model this would be the Network Layer. ipv4, ipv6, ipsec, pim, etc The field value must be normalized to lowercase for querying.	keyword
observer.egress.zone	Network zone of outbound traffic as reported by the observer to categorize the destination area of egress traffic, e.g. Internal, External, DMZ, HR, Legal, etc.	keyword
observer.ingress.zone	Network zone of incoming traffic as reported by the observer to categorize the source area of ingress traffic. e.g. internal, External, DMZ, HR, Legal, etc.	keyword
observer.name	Custom name of the observer. This is a name that can be given to an observer. This can be helpful for example if multiple firewalls of the same model are used in an organization. If no custom name is needed, the field can be left empty.	keyword
process.program	Process from syslog header.	keyword
related.hosts	All hostnames or other host identifiers seen on your event. Example identifiers include FQDNs, domain names, workstation names, or aliases.	keyword
related.ip	All of the IPs seen on your event.	ip
rule.id	A rule ID that is unique within the scope of an agent, observer, or other entity using the rule for detection of this event.	keyword
rule.name	The name of the rule or signature generating the event.	keyword
source.as.number	Unique number allocated to the autonomous system. The autonomous system number (ASN) uniquely identifies each network on the Internet.	long
source.as.organization.name	Organization name.	keyword
source.as.organization.name.text	Multi-field of `source.as.organization.name`.	match_only_text
source.geo.city_name	City name.	keyword
source.geo.continent_name	Name of the continent.	keyword
source.geo.country_iso_code	Country ISO code.	keyword
source.geo.country_name	Country name.	keyword
source.geo.location	Longitude and latitude.	geo_point
source.geo.region_iso_code	Region ISO code.	keyword
source.geo.region_name	Region name.	keyword
source.ip	IP address of the source (IPv4 or IPv6).	ip
source.mac	MAC address of the source. The notation format from RFC 7042 is suggested: Each octet (that is, 8-bit byte) is represented by two [uppercase] hexadecimal digits giving the value of the octet as an unsigned integer. Successive octets are separated by a hyphen.	keyword
source.port	Port of the source.	long
systemd.transport	How the entry was received by the journal service.	keyword
tags	List of keywords used to tag each event.	keyword

Changelog

Version	Details	Kibana version(s)
1.16.2	Bug fix View pull request Use triple-brace Mustache templating when referencing variables in ingest pipelines.	8.7.1 or higher
1.16.1	Bug fix View pull request Invoke community_id processor only for supported protocols	8.7.1 or higher
1.16.0	Enhancement View pull request Update package spec to 3.0.3.	8.7.1 or higher
1.15.2	Enhancement View pull request Changed owners	8.7.1 or higher
1.15.1	Bug fix View pull request Fix exclude_files pattern.	8.7.1 or higher
1.15.0	Enhancement View pull request ECS version updated to 8.11.0.	8.7.1 or higher
1.14.0	Enhancement View pull request ECS version updated to 8.10.0.	8.7.1 or higher
1.13.0	Enhancement View pull request The format_version in the package manifest changed from 2.11.0 to 3.0.0. Removed dotted YAML keys from package manifest. Added 'owner.type: elastic' to package manifest.	8.7.1 or higher
1.12.0	Enhancement View pull request Add tags.yml file so that integration's dashboards and saved searches are tagged with "Security Solution" and displayed in the Security Solution UI.	8.7.1 or higher
1.11.0	Enhancement View pull request Update package to ECS 8.9.0.	8.7.1 or higher
1.10.0	Enhancement View pull request Convert dashboard to lens.	8.7.1 or higher
1.9.0	Enhancement View pull request Ensure event.kind is correctly set for pipeline errors.	8.7.0 or higher
1.8.0	Enhancement View pull request Update package to ECS 8.8.0.	8.7.0 or higher
1.7.0	Enhancement View pull request Update package-spec version to 2.7.0.	8.7.0 or higher
1.6.0	Bug fix View pull request Align journald syslog fields with ECS.	8.7.0 or higher
1.5.0	Enhancement View pull request Update package to ECS 8.7.0.	8.1.0 or higher
1.4.0	Enhancement View pull request Update package to ECS 8.6.0.	8.1.0 or higher
1.3.0	Enhancement View pull request Add `udp_options` to the UDP input.	8.1.0 or higher
1.2.1	Enhancement View pull request Migrate the visualizations to by value in dashboards to minimize the saved object clutter and reduce time to load	8.1.0 or higher
1.2.0	Enhancement View pull request Update package to ECS 8.5.0.	8.0.0 or higher
1.1.0	Enhancement View pull request Allow parsing of ulogd v2 TOS field in logs.	8.0.0 or higher
1.0.2	Enhancement View pull request Use ECS geo.location definition.	8.0.0 or higher
1.0.1	Enhancement View pull request Remove unused visualizations	8.0.0 or higher
1.0.0	Enhancement View pull request Make GA	8.0.0 or higher
0.12.0	Enhancement View pull request Update package to ECS 8.4.0	—
0.11.1	Enhancement View pull request Update package name and description to align with standard wording	—
0.11.0	Enhancement View pull request Update package to ECS 8.3.0.	—
0.10.1	Bug fix View pull request Update sample event based on current pipeline.	—
0.10.0	Enhancement View pull request Migrate map visualisation from tile_map to map object	—
0.9.0	Enhancement View pull request Update to ECS 8.2	—
0.8.1	Enhancement View pull request Add documentation for multi-fields	—
0.8.0	Enhancement View pull request Update to ECS 8.0	—
0.7.0	Enhancement View pull request Add journald input support and change release stability to beta. Breaking change View pull request Format MAC addresses as RFC 7042.	—
0.6.2	Bug fix View pull request Regenerate test files using the new GeoIP database	—
0.6.1	Bug fix View pull request Change test public IPs to the supported subset	—
0.6.0	Enhancement View pull request Add 8.0.0 version constraint	—
0.5.3	Enhancement View pull request Uniform with guidelines	—
0.5.2	Enhancement View pull request Update Title and Description.	—
0.5.1	Bug fix View pull request Fix logic that checks for the 'forwarded' tag	—
0.5.0	Enhancement View pull request Update to ECS 1.12.0	—
0.4.2	Enhancement View pull request Convert to generated ECS fields	—
0.4.1	Enhancement View pull request update to ECS 1.11.0	—
0.4.0	Enhancement View pull request Update integration description	—
0.3.0	Enhancement View pull request Set "event.module" and "event.dataset"	—
0.2.1-next	Enhancement View pull request Sync ingest pipeline with Filebeat	—
0.2.0	Enhancement View pull request update to ECS 1.10.0 and add event.original options	—
0.1.0	Enhancement View pull request Move all processing to Ingest Node. Switch from syslog input to udp.	—
0.0.4	Enhancement View pull request update to ECS 1.9.0	—
0.0.3	Enhancement View pull request Fix compatibility with Kibana	—
0.0.1	Enhancement View pull request initial release	—

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