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---
name: implementing-syslog-centralization-with-rsyslog
description: >-
Configure rsyslog for centralized log collection with TLS encryption, custom templates,
and log rotation. Generates server and client configuration files with GnuTLS stream
drivers, x509 certificate authentication, per-host log segregation, and reliable
queue settings for high-availability syslog infrastructure.
domain: cybersecurity
subdomain: security-operations
tags: [implementing, syslog, centralization, with]
version: "1.0"
author: mahipal
license: Apache-2.0
---
## Instructions
1. Install dependencies: `pip install jinja2 paramiko`
2. Generate TLS certificates for rsyslog server and clients using OpenSSL.
3. Run the agent to generate rsyslog server and client configurations:
- Server: TLS listener on port 6514, per-host directory output, JSON-format templates
- Client: TLS forwarding with disk-assisted queues for reliability
4. Deploy configurations to servers via SSH (paramiko).
5. Validate TLS connectivity and log delivery.
```bash
python scripts/agent.py --server-ip 10.0.0.1 --clients 10.0.0.10,10.0.0.11 --ca-cert ca.pem --output syslog_report.json
```
## Examples
### Server Configuration (TLS)
```
module(load="imtcp" StreamDriver.Name="gtls" StreamDriver.Mode="1"
StreamDriver.Authmode="x509/name")
input(type="imtcp" port="6514")
template(name="PerHostLog" type="string" string="/var/log/remote/%HOSTNAME%/%PROGRAMNAME%.log")
*.* ?PerHostLog
```
### Client Configuration (Reliable Forwarding)
```
action(type="omfwd" target="10.0.0.1" port="6514" protocol="tcp"
StreamDriver="gtls" StreamDriverMode="1"
StreamDriverAuthMode="x509/name"
queue.type="LinkedList" queue.filename="fwdRule1"
queue.maxdiskspace="1g" queue.saveonshutdown="on"
action.resumeRetryCount="-1")
```