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System event

System event

The following table describes the fields in system events. The order that the fields are listed reflects the order of the fields in system event syslog messages.

Syslog Field

LEEF Field

CEF Field1

CEF custom label value

Description

Data Type

Length

Organization

Organization

cs1

cs1Label=Organization

Name of the organization the system event belongs to.

String

100

Message Type

MessageType

cs2

cs2Label=MessageType

Type of the message, such as audit record, security event, or system event.

String

One of the following fixed values:

  • Audit

  • Security Event

  • System Event

Server Name

Servername

cs4

cs4Label=Servername

Name or address of the FortiEDR Manager that initiated the message.

String

128

Date and Time

Date

deviceCustomDate1

deviceCustomDate1Label=Date

Time of the occurrence of the event in UTC format: DD-MM-YYYY, hh:mm:ss. FortiEDR uses the Central Manager’s time when tracking system events.

Timestamp

18

Component

Component

cs6

cs6Label=Component

FortiEDR component type. It can be one of the following:

  • Collector

  • Core

  • Manager

  • Aggregator

  • Repository

  • License

String

100

Component Name

ComponentName

cs5

cs5Label=Component Name

Name of the component.

String

150

Description

Description

reason

Details of the event.

String

300

Custom fields in CEF format (such as cs1 and deviceCustomDate1) should be sent with the matching CEF custom label value in order to define the display label for this custom field to the consumer system. The message then includes the following two fields:

  1. CEF custom label value
  2. CEF field name (such as cs1) that holds the actual value of the field

For example, for Organization “Marketing”, FortiEDR sends the following two CEF fields in the message: "cs1Label=Organization” and “cs1=Marketing”.

System event

System event

The following table describes the fields in system events. The order that the fields are listed reflects the order of the fields in system event syslog messages.

Syslog Field

LEEF Field

CEF Field1

CEF custom label value

Description

Data Type

Length

Organization

Organization

cs1

cs1Label=Organization

Name of the organization the system event belongs to.

String

100

Message Type

MessageType

cs2

cs2Label=MessageType

Type of the message, such as audit record, security event, or system event.

String

One of the following fixed values:

  • Audit

  • Security Event

  • System Event

Server Name

Servername

cs4

cs4Label=Servername

Name or address of the FortiEDR Manager that initiated the message.

String

128

Date and Time

Date

deviceCustomDate1

deviceCustomDate1Label=Date

Time of the occurrence of the event in UTC format: DD-MM-YYYY, hh:mm:ss. FortiEDR uses the Central Manager’s time when tracking system events.

Timestamp

18

Component

Component

cs6

cs6Label=Component

FortiEDR component type. It can be one of the following:

  • Collector

  • Core

  • Manager

  • Aggregator

  • Repository

  • License

String

100

Component Name

ComponentName

cs5

cs5Label=Component Name

Name of the component.

String

150

Description

Description

reason

Details of the event.

String

300

Custom fields in CEF format (such as cs1 and deviceCustomDate1) should be sent with the matching CEF custom label value in order to define the display label for this custom field to the consumer system. The message then includes the following two fields:

  1. CEF custom label value
  2. CEF field name (such as cs1) that holds the actual value of the field

For example, for Organization “Marketing”, FortiEDR sends the following two CEF fields in the message: "cs1Label=Organization” and “cs1=Marketing”.