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Palo Alto Custom Log Format

ghostdog920
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I am trying to setup a custom log format so that the before change and after change detail for a config change are included in the splunk log rather than a 0 value. I tried a CEF format, but it isn't working and it is also causing all pan:config events to be identified as pan:traps. I tried a few things unsuccessfully but wondered if anyone has any experience or examples of how to create a valid custom log that splunk can get.

On a side note, can splunk interpret CEF log events, or do i have to install one of the CEF addons? Going to need this later for my traps endpoint security manager.

Thanks in advance.

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ghostdog920
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Figured it out with some google searching help. Posting the results in case anyone else needs this.

Palo Alto Custom Log Format, Confi, All Fields
actionflags="$actionflags", admin="$admin", after-change-detail="$after-change-detail", before-change-detail="$before-change-detail", cef-formatted-receive_time="$cef-formatted-receive_time", cef-formatted-time_generated="$cef-formatted-time_generated", client="$client", cmd="$cmd", host="$host", path="$path", receive_time="$receive_time", result="$result", seqno="$seqno", serial="$serial", subtype="$subtype", time_generated="$time_generated", type="$type", vsys="$vsys"

Palo Alto Custom Log Format, HIP Match, All Fields
actionflags="$actionflags", cef-formatted-receive_time="$cef-formatted-receive_time", cef-formatted-time_generated="$cef-formatted-time_generated", machinename="$machinename", matchname="$matchname", matchtype="$matchtype", receive_time="$receive_time", repeatcnt="$repeatcnt", seqno="$seqno", serial="$serial", src="$src", srcuser="$srcuser", subtype="$subtype", time_generated="$time_generated", type="$type", vsys="$vsys"

Palo Alto Custom Log Format, Traffic, All Fields
action="$action", actionflags="$actionflags", app="$app", bytes="$bytes", bytes_received="$bytes_received", bytes_sent="$bytes_sent", category="$category", cef-formatted-receive_time="$cef-formatted-receive_time", cef-formatted-time_generated="$cef-formatted-time_generated", dport="$dport", dst="$dst", dstloc="$dstloc", dstuser="$dstuser", elapsed="$elapsed", flags="$flags", from="$from", inbound_if="$inbound_if", logset="$logset", natdport="$natdport", natdst="$natdst", natsport="$natsport", natsrc="$natsrc", outbound_if="$outbound_if", packets="$packets", padding="$padding", pkts_received="$pkts_received", pkts_sent="$pkts_sent", proto="$proto", receive_time="$receive_time", repeatcnt="$repeatcnt", rule="$rule", seqno="$seqno", serial="$serial", sessionid="$sessionid", sport="$sport", src="$src", srcloc="$srcloc", srcuser="$srcuser", start="$start", subtype="$subtype", time_generated="$time_generated", time_received="$time_received", to="$to", type="$type", vsys="$vsys"

Palo Alto Custom Log Format, Threat, All Fields
action="$action", actionflags="$actionflags", app="$app", category="$category", cef-formatted-receive_time="$cef-formatted-receive_time", cef-formatted-time_generated="$cef-formatted-time_generated", contenttype="$contenttype", direction="$direction", dport="$dport", dst="$dst", dstloc="$dstloc", dstuser="$dstuser", flags="$flags", from="$from", inbound_if="$inbound_if", logset="$logset", misc="$misc", natdport="$natdport", natdst="$natdst", natsport="$natsport", natsrc="$natsrc", number-of-severity="$number-of-severity", outbound_if="$outbound_if", proto="$proto", receive_time="$receive_time", repeatcnt="$repeatcnt", rule="$rule", seqno="$seqno", serial="$serial", sessionid="$sessionid", severity="$severity", sport="$sport", src="$src", srcloc="$srcloc", srcuser="$srcuser", subtype="$subtype", threatid="$threatid", time_generated="$time_generated", time_received="$time_received", to="$to", type="$type", vsys="$vsys"

Palo Alto Custom Log Format, System, All Fields
actionflags="$actionflags", cef-formatted-receive_time="$cef-formatted-receive_time", cef-formatted-time_generated="$cef-formatted-time_generated", eventid="$eventid", module="$module", number-of-severity="$number-of-severity", object="$object", opaque="$opaque", receive_time="$receive_time", seqno="$seqno", serial="$serial", severity="$severity", subtype="$subtype", time_generated="$time_generated", type="$type", vsys="$vsys"

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ghostdog920
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Figured it out with some google searching help. Posting the results in case anyone else needs this.

Palo Alto Custom Log Format, Confi, All Fields
actionflags="$actionflags", admin="$admin", after-change-detail="$after-change-detail", before-change-detail="$before-change-detail", cef-formatted-receive_time="$cef-formatted-receive_time", cef-formatted-time_generated="$cef-formatted-time_generated", client="$client", cmd="$cmd", host="$host", path="$path", receive_time="$receive_time", result="$result", seqno="$seqno", serial="$serial", subtype="$subtype", time_generated="$time_generated", type="$type", vsys="$vsys"

Palo Alto Custom Log Format, HIP Match, All Fields
actionflags="$actionflags", cef-formatted-receive_time="$cef-formatted-receive_time", cef-formatted-time_generated="$cef-formatted-time_generated", machinename="$machinename", matchname="$matchname", matchtype="$matchtype", receive_time="$receive_time", repeatcnt="$repeatcnt", seqno="$seqno", serial="$serial", src="$src", srcuser="$srcuser", subtype="$subtype", time_generated="$time_generated", type="$type", vsys="$vsys"

Palo Alto Custom Log Format, Traffic, All Fields
action="$action", actionflags="$actionflags", app="$app", bytes="$bytes", bytes_received="$bytes_received", bytes_sent="$bytes_sent", category="$category", cef-formatted-receive_time="$cef-formatted-receive_time", cef-formatted-time_generated="$cef-formatted-time_generated", dport="$dport", dst="$dst", dstloc="$dstloc", dstuser="$dstuser", elapsed="$elapsed", flags="$flags", from="$from", inbound_if="$inbound_if", logset="$logset", natdport="$natdport", natdst="$natdst", natsport="$natsport", natsrc="$natsrc", outbound_if="$outbound_if", packets="$packets", padding="$padding", pkts_received="$pkts_received", pkts_sent="$pkts_sent", proto="$proto", receive_time="$receive_time", repeatcnt="$repeatcnt", rule="$rule", seqno="$seqno", serial="$serial", sessionid="$sessionid", sport="$sport", src="$src", srcloc="$srcloc", srcuser="$srcuser", start="$start", subtype="$subtype", time_generated="$time_generated", time_received="$time_received", to="$to", type="$type", vsys="$vsys"

Palo Alto Custom Log Format, Threat, All Fields
action="$action", actionflags="$actionflags", app="$app", category="$category", cef-formatted-receive_time="$cef-formatted-receive_time", cef-formatted-time_generated="$cef-formatted-time_generated", contenttype="$contenttype", direction="$direction", dport="$dport", dst="$dst", dstloc="$dstloc", dstuser="$dstuser", flags="$flags", from="$from", inbound_if="$inbound_if", logset="$logset", misc="$misc", natdport="$natdport", natdst="$natdst", natsport="$natsport", natsrc="$natsrc", number-of-severity="$number-of-severity", outbound_if="$outbound_if", proto="$proto", receive_time="$receive_time", repeatcnt="$repeatcnt", rule="$rule", seqno="$seqno", serial="$serial", sessionid="$sessionid", severity="$severity", sport="$sport", src="$src", srcloc="$srcloc", srcuser="$srcuser", subtype="$subtype", threatid="$threatid", time_generated="$time_generated", time_received="$time_received", to="$to", type="$type", vsys="$vsys"

Palo Alto Custom Log Format, System, All Fields
actionflags="$actionflags", cef-formatted-receive_time="$cef-formatted-receive_time", cef-formatted-time_generated="$cef-formatted-time_generated", eventid="$eventid", module="$module", number-of-severity="$number-of-severity", object="$object", opaque="$opaque", receive_time="$receive_time", seqno="$seqno", serial="$serial", severity="$severity", subtype="$subtype", time_generated="$time_generated", type="$type", vsys="$vsys"

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MonkeyK
Builder

ghostdog920, you listed all of the syslogs. Did you need to modify all of them?

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ghostdog920
Path Finder

No I did not. but wanted to post the info in case someone else was looking for it. thanks monkeyK

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ghostdog920
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Sorry, thanks for catching that.

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richgalloway
SplunkTrust
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@ghostdog920, If your problem is resolved, please accept the answer to help future readers.

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