Splunk Dev

tstats and _time span

jacqu3sy
Path Finder

Hi,

Still not sure on the '_time span=5s' element of the following search. The goal is to alert when a source device fails
to login to greater than 10 destinations in a 5 second period. If I run this search over say, 7 days, I get failed logins
from the same source device to multiple destinations but they are spaced out over a much greater time period than the 5 seconds
Im looking for.

Any thoughts?

| tstats summariesonly count from datamodel=Authentication where nodename=Authentication.Failed_Authentication
by "Authentication.src","Authentication.dest", "Authentication.src_user" _time span=5s
| rename "Authentication.src" as "Source_Device", "Authentication.dest" AS "Destination"
| stats dc(Destination) AS Total_Dest, values(Destination) AS List_Destinations, by Source_Device,
| where Total_Dest > 10

Tags (1)

hardikJsheth
Motivator

Try with this.

| tstats summariesonly=true  count from datamodel=Authentication where nodename=Authentication.Failed_Authentication 
by "Authentication.src","Authentication.dest", "Authentication.src_user",_time 
| rename "Authentication.src" as "Source_Device", "Authentication.dest" AS "Destination" 
| timechart span=5s dc(Destination) AS Total_Dest, values(Destination) AS List_Destinations | where Total_Dest >1
0 Karma

jacqu3sy
Path Finder

Nope. If I run that over a period of 7 days it just gives me a breakdown by day of destinations where a failed login has occurred. I need something which takes a source address and then calculates where that device has failed to login to move than 10 destinations within a 5 second period and alerts accordingly.

0 Karma
Got questions? Get answers!

Join the Splunk Community Slack to learn, troubleshoot, and make connections with fellow Splunk practitioners in real time!

Meet up IRL or virtually!

Join Splunk User Groups to connect and learn in-person by region or remotely by topic or industry.

Get Updates on the Splunk Community!

[Puzzles] Solve, Learn, Repeat: Tiling

This puzzle (first published here) is based on finding groups of tessellated tiles (inspired by floor tiles I ...

SOK it to Me: Top 3 Benefits of Using Splunk Operator on Kubernetes that’ll Make ...

    Thursday, July 9, 2026  |  11:00AM–12:00PM PDT Duration: 1 hour (includes Q&A) Managing can feel like a ...

Upgrade Prep for 10.4, Network Observability Deep Dives, and More from Splunk Lantern

Splunk Lantern is Splunk’s customer success center that provides practical guidance from Splunk experts on key ...