Splunk Enterprise Security

events and forwarders

trojan_81
Path Finder

Hi

When i'm reviewing an EVent, is there a field that tells me if it came from a forwarder?

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woodcock
Esteemed Legend

Most of the time the host field but occasionally this is borked and you have to get what you need from the source field.

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richgalloway
SplunkTrust
SplunkTrust

Not specifically. Compare the host field to your list of forwarders.

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