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SabariRajanT
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Hi All,

I will be getting a list of MD5 hash values in my logs. Need a regex expression for the below. 

Therefore whenever am getting md5 hash values.

 

"md5":"b78269ef4034474766cb1351e94edf5c",

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gcusello
SplunkTrust
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Hi @SabariRajanT,

please try this:

| rex "\"md5\":\"(?<md5>[^\"]+)"

that you can test at https://regex101.com/r/DPpHQi/1

Ciao.

Giuseppe

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SabariRajanT
Path Finder

@gcusello  Thanks for your quick response. 

The rex which you provided it doesn't work for other data which has MD5. one thing I notice in logs before md5 that starts with "","" and end with "","". Using that can you provide rex.

 

"",""md5"":""b147fbdbd44374f73a763531c8d1093d"",""sha1"":null,""

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gcusello
SplunkTrust
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Hi @SabariRajanT,

ok, please try this:

| rex "\"\"md5\"\":\"\"(?<md5>[^\"]+)"

that you can test at https://regex101.com/r/DPpHQi/2

Ciao.

Giuseppe

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SabariRajanT
Path Finder

@gcusello The rex which is provided earlier, doesn't working. 

Thanks

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gcusello
SplunkTrust
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Hi @SabariRajanT,

Please, share some additional samples, because, as you can see, using the sample you provided it's running.

Ciao.

Giuseppe

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SabariRajanT
Path Finder

Can I have your email Id please @gcusello to send the full logs. Since the file size is huge.

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gcusello
SplunkTrust
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Hi  @SabariRajanT,

as you can see at  https://regex101.com/r/DPpHQi/3 

the first regex perfectly matches the sample you shared

| rex "\"md5\":\"(?<md5>[^\"]+)"

What's the behaviour of your regex? why do you see that it doesn't run?

Ciao.

Giuseppe

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