
Appendix 2: Syslog Message Formats
PVS provides options to send real-time and vulnerability data as syslog messages. There are four formats of syslog files
sent from PVS as described here.
1. Syslog message format for syslog generated by real-time PRMs:
<priority>timestamp pvs:
src_ip:src_port|dst_ip:dst_port|protocol|plugin_id|plugin_name|matched_text_cur
rent_packet|matched_text_previous_packet|risk
2. Syslog message format for syslog generated by real-time PASL or vuln PRM or PASL:
<priority>timestamp pvs:
src_ip:src_port|dst_ip:dst_port|protocol|plugin_id|plugin_name|plugin_descripti
on|risk
3. Syslog message format for Open Port alert, Service Connection alert, Client and Server Connection alerts, Tracked
Sessions alert, New Host alert, and Accepts External Connection alert:
<priority>timestamp pvs:
src_ip:src_port|dst_ip:dst_port|protocol|plugin_id|plugin_name|plugin_specific_d
ata|risk
4. Encrypted/Interactive session alert:
<priority>timestamp pvs:
src_ip:src_port|dst_ip:dst_port|protocol|plugin_id|plugin_name|risk
The following table describes each field.
The syslog facility level of the message.
This field provides the date and time of the syslog message.
This field is the source IP address reported for the traffic.
This field is the source port for the reported traffic.
This field is the destination IP address for the reported traffic.
This field is the destination port for the reported traffic.
This reports the protocol used for the reported traffic.
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