Collect Broadcom SSL VA logs

Supported in:

Google secops SIEM

This document explains how to ingest Broadcom Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) Visibility Appliance logs to Google Security Operations using Bindplane. The parser extracts fields from the syslog messages using a series of grok patterns to match various log formats, then maps the extracted fields to the corresponding Unified Data Model (UDM) schema attributes using mutate filters for consistent security event representation.

Before you begin

Make sure you have the following prerequisites:

Google SecOps instance
Windows 2016 or later, or a Linux host with systemd
If running behind a proxy, firewall ports are open
Privileged access to Broadcom SSL Visibility Appliance

Get Google SecOps ingestion authentication file

Sign in to the Google SecOps console.
Go to SIEM Settings > Collection Agents.
Download the Ingestion Authentication File. Save the file securely on the system where Bindplane will be installed.

Get Google SecOps customer ID

Sign in to the Google SecOps console.
Go to SIEM Settings > Profile.
Copy and save the Customer IDfrom the Organization Detailssection.

Install the Bindplane agent

Install the Bindplane agent on your Windows or Linux operating system according to the following instructions.

Windows installation

Open the Command Promptor PowerShellas an administrator.

Run the following command:

  msiexec 
  
 / 
 i 
  
 "https://github.com/observIQ/bindplane-agent/releases/latest/download/observiq-otel-collector.msi" 
  
 / 
 quiet

Linux installation

Open a terminal with root or sudo privileges.

Run the following command:

 sudo  
sh  
-c  
 " 
 $( 
curl  
-fsSlL  
https://github.com/observiq/bindplane-agent/releases/latest/download/install_unix.sh ) 
 " 
  
install_unix.sh

Additional installation resources

For additional installation options, consult the installation guide .

Configure the Bindplane agent to ingest Syslog and send to Google SecOps

Access the configuration file:
- Locate the config.yaml file. Typically, it's in the /etc/bindplane-agent/ directory on Linux or in the installation directory on Windows.
- Open the file using a text editor (for example, nano , vi , or Notepad).

Edit the config.yaml file as follows:

  receivers 
 : 
  
 udplog 
 : 
  
 # Replace the port and IP address as required 
  
 listen_address 
 : 
  
 "0.0.0.0:514" 
 exporters 
 : 
  
 chronicle/chronicle_w_labels 
 : 
  
 compression 
 : 
  
 gzip 
  
 # Adjust the path to the credentials file you downloaded in Step 1 
  
 creds_file_path 
 : 
  
 '/path/to/ingestion-authentication-file.json' 
  
 # Replace with your actual customer ID from Step 2 
  
 customer_id 
 : 
  
< customer_id 
>  
 endpoint 
 : 
  
 malachiteingestion-pa.googleapis.com 
  
 # Add optional ingestion labels for better organization 
  
 log_type 
 : 
  
 'BROADCOM_SSL_VA' 
  
 raw_log_field 
 : 
  
 body 
  
 ingestion_labels 
 : 
 service 
 : 
  
 pipelines 
 : 
  
 logs/source0__chronicle_w_labels-0 
 : 
  
 receivers 
 : 
  
 - 
  
 udplog 
  
 exporters 
 : 
  
 - 
  
 chronicle/chronicle_w_labels

Replace the port and IP address as required in your infrastructure.
Replace <customer_id> with the actual customer ID.
Update /path/to/ingestion-authentication-file.json to the path where the authentication file was saved in the Get Google SecOps ingestion authentication file section.

Restart the Bindplane agent to apply the changes

To restart the Bindplane agent in Linux, run the following command:
```
 sudo  
systemctl  
restart  
bindplane-agent 
```
To restart the Bindplane agent in Windows, you can either use the Servicesconsole or enter the following command:
```
 net stop BindPlaneAgent && net start BindPlaneAgent 
```

Configure Syslog for Broadcom SSL Visibility Appliance

Sign in to the SSL Visibility ApplianceWeb UI.
Go to Platform Management > Remote Logging.
Click Add.
Provide the following configuration details:
- Host: Enter the Bindplane agent IP address.
- Port: Enter the Bindplane agent port number (default 514).
- Protocol: Select UDP.
- Facility: Select a Syslog facility (for example, local0 ).
- Log Set: Select Session and Appliance Logs.
Click Save(the server entry will show Connectedafter the first heartbeat).

UDM mapping table

Log Field	UDM Mapping	Logic
action	security_result.action_details	The value of this field is assigned to `security_result.action_details` .
ciphersuite	network.tls.cipher	The value of this field is assigned to `network.tls.cipher` .
data		This field is used for extracting other fields but not directly mapped to the UDM.
destip	target.ip	The value of this field is assigned to `target.ip` .
destport	target.port	The value of this field is converted to integer and assigned to `target.port` .
hostname	principal.hostname	The value of this field is assigned to `principal.hostname` .
pid	principal.process.pid	The value of this field is assigned to `principal.process.pid` .
prodlogid	metadata.product_log_id	The value of this field is assigned to `metadata.product_log_id` .
rule	security_result.rule_id	The value of this field is assigned to `security_result.rule_id` .
segment_id	about.labels.value	The value of this field is assigned to `about.labels.value` where `about.labels.key` is `segment_id` .
srcip	principal.ip	The value of this field is assigned to `principal.ip` .
srcPort	principal.port	The value of this field is converted to integer and assigned to `principal.port` .
status	security_result.action	The value of this field determines the value of `security_result.action` . If it contains `Success` , the value is set to `ALLOW` , otherwise `BLOCK` .
timestamp	metadata.event_timestamp.seconds	The value of this field is parsed to a timestamp and the seconds part is assigned to `metadata.event_timestamp.seconds` .
tlsversion	network.tls.version	The value of this field is assigned to `network.tls.version` .
	about.resource.attribute.labels.key	The value of this field is set to `Flag list` .
	about.resource.attribute.labels.value	The value of this field is taken from the `flag_list` field after undergoing some transformations.
	metadata.event_type	The value of this field is set to `NETWORK_CONNECTION` if both `srcip` and `destip` fields are not empty.
	metadata.log_type	The value of this field is set to `BROADCOM_SSL_VA` .
	metadata.product_name	The value of this field is set to `SSL Visibility` .
	metadata.vendor_name	The value of this field is set to `Broadcom` .
	security_result.category	The value of this field is set to `SOFTWARE_MALICIOUS` .
	target.application	The value of this field is set to `ssldata` .

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