Using Fortanix Data Security Manager with LogRhythm

1.0 Introduction

This article describes how to integrate and use LogRhythm as a Syslog server with Fortanix-Data-Security-Manager (DSM).

2.0 Configure Syslog Server

Perform the following steps:

1. Go to the Fortanix DSM Account settings page.

2. Click the LOG MANAGEMENT tab to configure the Syslog server details.

3. Enter the IP and port number of the Syslog server.

4. Click ADD INTEGRATION to configure the Syslog server.

   

3.0 Install Open Collector

To install the Open Collector on the Linux host:

1. Run the following command to install Wget:

   sudo yum install -y wget

2. Run the following command to download the Open Collector Control script:

   wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/logrhythm/versions/master/lrctl

3. Run the following command to change the permissions:

   chmod +x lrctl

4. Run the following command to initialize the Open Collector and start all the components:

   sudo yum erase podman buildah

5. Run the following command to install the Docker-Community Edition (CE):

   ./lrctl init

   If there is no Docker CE, install it from the following website:

   https://docs.docker.com/engine/install/rhel/ 

6. Run the following command to start the Metrics service:

   ./lrctl metrics start

7. Run the following command to start the Open Collector:

   ./lrctl open-collector start

4.0 Validate the Installation

1. Run the following command to validate that the services are running:

   ./lrctl open-collector status
   ./lrctl metrics status
   ./lrctl <beat name> status

2. View the metrics in Grafana.
   http://<opencollectorip>:3000

3. In Grafana, go to Open Collector, and then Open Collector Overview.

   1. The default Open Collector Overview dashboard has three columns. Each column includes a “Messages Per Second” and a “Counters (total)” graph. The “Pipelines” and “Output” columns also have “Errors” graphs.

   2. Left column: Input - a Beat is successfully sending logs to the Open Collector.

   3. Middle column: Pipelines - the logs are matching our Microsoft Defender for Identity (MDI).

   4. Right column: Output - the logs are successfully sent to the System Monitor Agent.

If data is flowing through the Open Collector, the graphs will be populated with data regarding total counts and the Mathematical Programming System (MPS) for various parts of the pipeline. Each graph has an information icon in the top-left corner. Point to this icon for a description of what each graph displays.
The graph shows heartbeat_pipe Message Received indicating the Syslog messages.