BloxOne security logs track security events generated by supported application sources. Monitoring security events can help you better understand applications. Use these logs to monitor security events and gain deeper insight into the security and safety of your network infrastructure.
To view the security logs, do the following:
From In the Cloud Services Portal, click Administration > Logs > Security Logs.
On the Security Logs page, click Display Recent to display the most recent 100 security events.
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Click Alternatively, click
to activate the filtering feature, and then click
to configure your filter.
From the Basic Columns menu, choose the filtering criterion you want to add. For example, if you choose Timestamp, use the calendar feature to select an applicable timeline within which you want to filter the results, using the calendar provided.
To add more filtering criteria, click
again to add another criterion. When .
When you are done, click
to filter the events.
You can also click
to To remove the filter you have just created. If you want to , click
To use the same criteria for future filtering, you can save the filter by clicking other filters, click
to save this filter, and entering enter a name for the filter. You can then click
to it.
To find the saved filter in the future without setting the filtering criteria again, click
.
The Cloud Services Portal displays the following information for each security event:
Timestamp: The UTC timestamp when for the time the security event was logged.
User: The user account that triggered the security event.
App: The BloxOne application source that generated the security event. The following sources are the supported sources:
identity: Identity and Access Management Service.
ngnix: The NGNIX or Apache web server.
Security Event Type: The type of security the event. See the following table for possible values The following are supported types and their respective descriptions.:
Security Event Type | App Source | Description |
|---|---|---|
nginx.access | nginx | The equivalent of an HTTP access log from NGNIX or Apache. This The log includes the user that who is authenticated and claims in the request. |
nginx.data_export | nginx | A request for exporting data. |
nginx.legal_reason | nginx | A request from a country prohibited country according to by the US trade rules (HTTP 451). |
nginx.unauthorized | nginx | A request that is made by using an API key and that resulted in an unauthorized response (HTTP 403). |
iam.login_succeeded | identity | Successful login. |
iam.login_failed | identity | Failed login. When a user /or a user account can be identified, the information is added to the event. |
iam.logout_succeeded | identity | Successful logout. |
iam.logout_failed | identity | Failed logout. When a user /or a user account can be identified, the information is added to the event. |
iam.apikey_disabled | identity | A request made by using a disabled API key. |
iam.apikey_expired | identity | A request made by using an expired API key. |
iam.denied_groups_claim | identity | When An indication that the signed-in - user has a restricted JSON web token group claim. |
iam.empty_groups_claim | identity | When An indication that the signed-in - user has an empty JSON web token group claim. |
To view more information for a specific event, click View Metadata to expand the panel
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that shows the following:
Domain: The name of the domain name from which the security event was generated.
Message: Displays the The nature of the event. For example, successful login is displayed for a successful login via an identity or sso-identify app source. For a nignix app source, detailed information is displayed, such as the source IP, the API request type, and the HTTP status for the event is displayed.
Downloading and Exporting Security Logs in CSV Format
To download or export a security log in CSV format, do the following:
On the Security Logs page, click Download.
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This will download
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a file formatted as security-log-the timestamp in UTC format.csv, such as security-log-10-10-2022, 10-30-59 PM UTC.csv.
You can also do the following on the Security Logs page:
Sort events in ascending or descending order: Click the Sort by menu to , choose the column by which you want to sort the events, and then use the up /and down arrows to sort .
View the events in ascending or descending order.Enter the value security events that match a specific keyword: In the Search text box, enter a keyword that you want to search in the Search text boxon. The Cloud Services Portal displays will show the list of security events that match the keyword in the text box.