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- CyberArk PAS fields
- CylanceProtect fields
- Docker fields
- ECS fields
- Elasticsearch fields
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- Fortinet fields
- Google Cloud Platform (GCP) fields
- google_workspace fields
- gsuite fields
- HAProxy fields
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- ibmmq fields
- Icinga fields
- IIS fields
- Imperva SecureSphere fields
- Infoblox NIOS fields
- iptables fields
- Jolokia Discovery autodiscover provider fields
- Juniper JUNOS fields
- Kafka fields
- kibana fields
- Kubernetes fields
- Log file content fields
- logstash fields
- Microsoft fields
- MISP fields
- mongodb fields
- mssql fields
- MySQL fields
- MySQL Enterprise fields
- NATS fields
- NetFlow fields
- Arbor Peakflow SP fields
- Nginx fields
- Office 365 fields
- Okta fields
- Oracle fields
- Osquery fields
- panw fields
- Pensando fields
- PostgreSQL fields
- Process fields
- Proofpoint Email Security fields
- RabbitMQ fields
- Radware DefensePro fields
- Redis fields
- s3 fields
- Google Santa fields
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- Snyk fields
- Sonicwall-FW fields
- sophos fields
- Squid fields
- Suricata fields
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- Traefik fields
- Zeek fields
- Zoom fields
- Zscaler NSS fields
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Auditd fields
editAuditd fields
editModule for parsing auditd logs.
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user.terminal
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Terminal or tty device on which the user is performing the observed activity.
type: keyword
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user.audit.id
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One or multiple unique identifiers of the user.
type: keyword
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user.audit.name
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Short name or login of the user.
type: keyword
example: albert
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user.audit.group.id
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Unique identifier for the group on the system/platform.
type: keyword
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user.audit.group.name
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Name of the group.
type: keyword
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user.filesystem.id
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One or multiple unique identifiers of the user.
type: keyword
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user.filesystem.name
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Short name or login of the user.
type: keyword
example: albert
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user.filesystem.group.id
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Unique identifier for the group on the system/platform.
type: keyword
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user.filesystem.group.name
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Name of the group.
type: keyword
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user.owner.id
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One or multiple unique identifiers of the user.
type: keyword
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user.owner.name
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Short name or login of the user.
type: keyword
example: albert
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user.owner.group.id
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Unique identifier for the group on the system/platform.
type: keyword
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user.owner.group.name
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Name of the group.
type: keyword
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user.saved.id
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One or multiple unique identifiers of the user.
type: keyword
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user.saved.name
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Short name or login of the user.
type: keyword
example: albert
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user.saved.group.id
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Unique identifier for the group on the system/platform.
type: keyword
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user.saved.group.name
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Name of the group.
type: keyword
auditd
editFields from the auditd logs.
log
editFields from the Linux audit log. Not all fields are documented here because they are dynamic and vary by audit event type.
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auditd.log.old_auid
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For login events this is the old audit ID used for the user prior to this login.
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auditd.log.new_auid
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For login events this is the new audit ID. The audit ID can be used to trace future events to the user even if their identity changes (like becoming root).
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auditd.log.old_ses
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For login events this is the old session ID used for the user prior to this login.
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auditd.log.new_ses
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For login events this is the new session ID. It can be used to tie a user to future events by session ID.
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auditd.log.sequence
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The audit event sequence number.
type: long
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auditd.log.items
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The number of items in an event.
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auditd.log.item
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The item field indicates which item out of the total number of items. This number is zero-based; a value of 0 means it is the first item.
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auditd.log.tty
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type: keyword
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auditd.log.a0
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The first argument to the system call.
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auditd.log.addr
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type: ip
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auditd.log.rport
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type: long
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auditd.log.laddr
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type: ip
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auditd.log.lport
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type: long
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auditd.log.acct
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type: alias
alias to: user.name
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auditd.log.pid
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type: alias
alias to: process.pid
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auditd.log.ppid
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type: alias
alias to: process.ppid
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auditd.log.res
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type: alias
alias to: event.outcome
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auditd.log.record_type
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type: alias
alias to: event.action
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auditd.log.geoip.continent_name
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type: alias
alias to: source.geo.continent_name
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auditd.log.geoip.country_iso_code
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type: alias
alias to: source.geo.country_iso_code
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auditd.log.geoip.location
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type: alias
alias to: source.geo.location
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auditd.log.geoip.region_name
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type: alias
alias to: source.geo.region_name
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auditd.log.geoip.city_name
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type: alias
alias to: source.geo.city_name
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auditd.log.geoip.region_iso_code
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type: alias
alias to: source.geo.region_iso_code
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auditd.log.arch
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type: alias
alias to: host.architecture
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auditd.log.gid
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type: alias
alias to: user.group.id
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auditd.log.uid
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type: alias
alias to: user.id
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auditd.log.agid
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type: alias
alias to: user.audit.group.id
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auditd.log.auid
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type: alias
alias to: user.audit.id
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auditd.log.fsgid
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type: alias
alias to: user.filesystem.group.id
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auditd.log.fsuid
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type: alias
alias to: user.filesystem.id
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auditd.log.egid
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type: alias
alias to: user.effective.group.id
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auditd.log.euid
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type: alias
alias to: user.effective.id
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auditd.log.sgid
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type: alias
alias to: user.saved.group.id
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auditd.log.suid
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type: alias
alias to: user.saved.id
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auditd.log.ogid
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type: alias
alias to: user.owner.group.id
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auditd.log.ouid
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type: alias
alias to: user.owner.id
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auditd.log.comm
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type: alias
alias to: process.name
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auditd.log.exe
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type: alias
alias to: process.executable
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auditd.log.terminal
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type: alias
alias to: user.terminal
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auditd.log.msg
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type: alias
alias to: message
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auditd.log.src
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type: alias
alias to: source.address
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auditd.log.dst
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type: alias
alias to: destination.address
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