Collect SailPoint IAM logs
This document explains how to ingest SailPoint IAM logs to Google Security Operations using Google Cloud Storage. SailPoint Identity Security Cloud provides identity governance and administration capabilities for managing user access, compliance, and security across enterprise applications.
Before you begin
Ensure that you have the following prerequisites:
- A Google SecOps instance
- A GCP project with Cloud Storage API enabled
- Permissions to create and manage GCS buckets
- Permissions to manage IAM policies on GCS buckets
- Permissions to create Cloud Run services, Pub/Sub topics, and Cloud Scheduler jobs
- Privileged access to SailPoint Identity Security Cloud tenant or API
Create Google Cloud Storage bucket
- Go to the Google Cloud Console .
- Select your project or create a new one.
- In the navigation menu, go to Cloud Storage > Buckets.
- Click Create bucket.
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Provide the following configuration details:
Setting Value Name your bucket Enter a globally unique name (for example, sailpoint-iam-logs)Location type Choose based on your needs (Region, Dual-region, Multi-region) Location Select the location (for example, us-central1)Storage class Standard (recommended for frequently accessed logs) Access control Uniform (recommended) Protection tools Optional: Enable object versioning or retention policy -
Click Create.
Collect SailPoint Identity Security Cloud API credentials
- Sign in to the SailPoint Identity Security Cloud Admin Consoleas an administrator.
- Go to Admin > Global > Security Settings > API Management.
- Click Create API Client.
- Choose Client Credentialsas the grant type.
- Provide the following configuration details:
- Name: Enter a descriptive name (for example,
Chronicle Export API). - Description: Enter description for the API client.
- Scopes: Select sp:scopes:all(or appropriate read scopes for audit events).
- Name: Enter a descriptive name (for example,
- Click Createand copy the generated API credentials securely.
- Record your SailPoint tenant base URL (for example,
https://tenant.api.identitynow.com). -
Copy and save in a secure location the following details:
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IDN_CLIENT_ID -
IDN_CLIENT_SECRET -
IDN_BASE
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Test API access
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Test your credentials before proceeding with the integration:
# Replace with your actual credentials IDN_CLIENT_ID = "your-client-id" IDN_CLIENT_SECRET = "your-client-secret" IDN_BASE = "https://tenant.api.identitynow.com" # Get OAuth token TOKEN = $( curl -s -X POST " ${ IDN_BASE } /oauth/token" \ -H "Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded" \ -d "grant_type=client_credentials&client_id= ${ IDN_CLIENT_ID } & client_secret= ${ IDN_CLIENT_SECRET } & scope=sp:scopes:all" | jq -r '.access_token' ) # Test API access curl -v -H "Authorization: Bearer ${ TOKEN } " " ${ IDN_BASE } /v3/search" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{"indices":["events"],"query":{"query":"*"},"limit":1}'
Create service account for Cloud Run function
The Cloud Run function needs a service account with permissions to write to GCS bucket.
Create service account
- In the GCP Console, go to IAM & Admin > Service Accounts.
- Click Create Service Account.
- Provide the following configuration details:
- Service account name: Enter
sailpoint-iam-collector-sa. - Service account description: Enter
Service account for Cloud Run function to collect SailPoint IAM logs.
- Service account name: Enter
- Click Create and Continue.
- In the Grant this service account access to projectsection:
- Click Select a role.
- Search for and select Storage Object Admin.
- Click + Add another role.
- Search for and select Cloud Run Invoker.
- Click + Add another role.
- Search for and select Cloud Functions Invoker.
- Click Continue.
- Click Done.
These roles are required for:
- Storage Object Admin: Write logs to GCS bucket and manage state files
- Cloud Run Invoker: Allow Pub/Sub to invoke the function
- Cloud Functions Invoker: Allow function invocation
Grant IAM permissions on GCS bucket
Grant the service account write permissions on the GCS bucket:
- Go to Cloud Storage > Buckets.
- Click your bucket name.
- Go to the Permissionstab.
- Click Grant access.
- Provide the following configuration details:
- Add principals: Enter the service account email.
- Assign roles: Select Storage Object Admin.
- Click Save.
Create Pub/Sub topic
Create a Pub/Sub topic that Cloud Scheduler will publish to and the Cloud Run function will subscribe to.
- In the GCP Console, go to Pub/Sub > Topics.
- Click Create topic.
- Provide the following configuration details:
- Topic ID: Enter
sailpoint-iam-trigger. - Leave other settings as default.
- Topic ID: Enter
- Click Create.
Create Cloud Run function to collect logs
The Cloud Run function is triggered by Pub/Sub messages from Cloud Scheduler to fetch logs from SailPoint Identity Security Cloud API and writes them to GCS.
- In the GCP Console, go to Cloud Run.
- Click Create service.
- Select Function(use an inline editor to create a function).
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In the Configuresection, provide the following configuration details:
Setting Value Service name sailpoint-iam-collectorRegion Select region matching your GCS bucket (for example, us-central1)Runtime Select Python 3.12or later -
In the Trigger (optional)section:
- Click + Add trigger.
- Select Cloud Pub/Sub.
- In Select a Cloud Pub/Sub topic, choose the Pub/Sub topic (
sailpoint-iam-trigger). - Click Save.
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In the Authenticationsection:
- Select Require authentication.
- Check Identity and Access Management (IAM).
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Scroll down and expand Containers, Networking, Security.
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Go to the Securitytab:
- Service account: Select the service account (
sailpoint-iam-collector-sa).
- Service account: Select the service account (
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Go to the Containerstab:
- Click Variables & Secrets.
- Click + Add variablefor each environment variable:
Variable Name Example Value GCS_BUCKETsailpoint-iam-logsGCS_PREFIXsailpoint/iam/STATE_KEYsailpoint/iam/state.jsonWINDOW_SECONDS3600HTTP_TIMEOUT60MAX_RETRIES3USER_AGENTsailpoint-iam-to-gcs/1.0IDN_BASEhttps://tenant.api.identitynow.comIDN_CLIENT_IDyour-client-idIDN_CLIENT_SECRETyour-client-secretIDN_SCOPEsp:scopes:allPAGE_SIZE250MAX_PAGES20 -
Scroll down in the Variables & Secretstab to Requests:
- Request timeout: Enter
600seconds (10 minutes).
- Request timeout: Enter
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Go to the Settingstab in Containers:
- In the Resourcessection:
- Memory: Select 512 MiBor higher.
- CPU: Select 1.
- Click Done.
- In the Resourcessection:
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Scroll down to Execution environment:
- Select Default(recommended).
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In the Revision scalingsection:
- Minimum number of instances: Enter
0. - Maximum number of instances: Enter
100(or adjust based on expected load).
- Minimum number of instances: Enter
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Click Create.
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Wait for the service to be created (1-2 minutes).
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After the service is created, the inline code editoropens automatically.
Add function code
- Enter mainin Function entry point
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In the inline code editor, create two files:
- First file: main.py:
import functions_framework from google.cloud import storage import json import os import urllib3 from datetime import datetime , timezone import time import uuid # Initialize HTTP client http = urllib3 . PoolManager () # Initialize Storage client storage_client = storage . Client () # Get environment variables GCS_BUCKET = os . environ . get ( 'GCS_BUCKET' ) GCS_PREFIX = os . environ . get ( 'GCS_PREFIX' , 'sailpoint/iam/' ) STATE_KEY = os . environ . get ( 'STATE_KEY' , 'sailpoint/iam/state.json' ) WINDOW_SEC = int ( os . environ . get ( 'WINDOW_SECONDS' , '3600' )) HTTP_TIMEOUT = int ( os . environ . get ( 'HTTP_TIMEOUT' , '60' )) IDN_BASE = os . environ . get ( 'IDN_BASE' ) CLIENT_ID = os . environ . get ( 'IDN_CLIENT_ID' ) CLIENT_SECRET = os . environ . get ( 'IDN_CLIENT_SECRET' ) SCOPE = os . environ . get ( 'IDN_SCOPE' , 'sp:scopes:all' ) PAGE_SIZE = int ( os . environ . get ( 'PAGE_SIZE' , '250' )) MAX_PAGES = int ( os . environ . get ( 'MAX_PAGES' , '20' )) MAX_RETRIES = int ( os . environ . get ( 'MAX_RETRIES' , '3' )) USER_AGENT = os . environ . get ( 'USER_AGENT' , 'sailpoint-iam-to-gcs/1.0' ) def _load_state ( bucket ): """Load state from GCS.""" try : blob = bucket . blob ( STATE_KEY ) if blob . exists (): state_data = blob . download_as_text () return json . loads ( state_data ) except Exception as e : print ( f 'Warning: Could not load state: { str ( e ) } ' ) return {} def _save_state ( bucket , st ): """Save state to GCS.""" try : blob = bucket . blob ( STATE_KEY ) blob . upload_from_string ( json . dumps ( st , separators = ( ',' , ':' )), content_type = 'application/json' ) except Exception as e : print ( f 'Warning: Could not save state: { str ( e ) } ' ) def _iso ( ts ): """Convert timestamp to ISO format.""" return time . strftime ( '%Y-%m- %d T%H:%M:%SZ' , time . gmtime ( ts )) def _get_oauth_token (): """Get OAuth2 access token using Client Credentials flow.""" token_url = f " { IDN_BASE . rstrip ( '/' ) } /oauth/token" fields = { 'grant_type' : 'client_credentials' , 'client_id' : CLIENT_ID , 'client_secret' : CLIENT_SECRET , 'scope' : SCOPE } headers = { 'Content-Type' : 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded' , 'User-Agent' : USER_AGENT } response = http . request ( 'POST' , token_url , fields = fields , headers = headers , timeout = HTTP_TIMEOUT ) token_data = json . loads ( response . data . decode ( 'utf-8' )) return token_data [ 'access_token' ] def _search_events ( access_token , created_from , search_after = None ): """Search for audit events using SailPoint's /v3/search API. IMPORTANT: SailPoint requires colons in ISO8601 timestamps to be escaped with backslashes. Example: 2024-01-15T10:30:00Z must be sent as 2024-01-15T10\\:30\\:00Z For more information, see: - https://developer.sailpoint.com/docs/api/standard-collection-parameters/ - https://developer.sailpoint.com/docs/api/v3/search-post/ """ search_url = f " { IDN_BASE . rstrip ( '/' ) } /v3/search" # Escape colons in timestamp for SailPoint search query escaped_timestamp = created_from . replace ( ':' , ' \\ :' ) query_str = f 'created:>= { escaped_timestamp } ' payload = { 'indices' : [ 'events' ], 'query' : { 'query' : query_str }, 'sort' : [ 'created' , '+id' ], 'limit' : PAGE_SIZE } if search_after : payload [ 'searchAfter' ] = search_after attempt = 0 while True : headers = { 'Content-Type' : 'application/json' , 'Accept' : 'application/json' , 'Authorization' : f 'Bearer { access_token } ' , 'User-Agent' : USER_AGENT } try : response = http . request ( 'POST' , search_url , body = json . dumps ( payload ) . encode ( 'utf-8' ), headers = headers , timeout = HTTP_TIMEOUT ) response_data = json . loads ( response . data . decode ( 'utf-8' )) # Handle different response formats if isinstance ( response_data , list ): return response_data return response_data . get ( 'results' , response_data . get ( 'data' , [])) except Exception as e : attempt += 1 print ( f 'HTTP error on attempt { attempt } : { e } ' ) if attempt > MAX_RETRIES : raise # Exponential backoff with jitter time . sleep ( min ( 60 , 2 ** attempt ) + ( time . time () % 1 )) def _put_events_data ( bucket , events , from_ts , to_ts , page_num ): """Write events to GCS in JSONL format (one JSON object per line).""" # Create unique GCS key for events data ts_path = time . strftime ( '%Y/%m/ %d ' , time . gmtime ( to_ts )) uniq = f " { int ( time . time () * 1e6 ) } _ { uuid . uuid4 () . hex [: 8 ] } " key = f " { GCS_PREFIX }{ ts_path } /sailpoint_iam_ { int ( from_ts ) } _ { int ( to_ts ) } _p { page_num : 03d } _ { uniq } .jsonl" # Convert events list to JSONL format (one JSON object per line) jsonl_lines = [ json . dumps ( event , separators = ( ',' , ':' )) for event in events ] jsonl_content = ' \n ' . join ( jsonl_lines ) blob = bucket . blob ( key ) blob . metadata = { 'source' : 'sailpoint-iam' , 'from_timestamp' : str ( int ( from_ts )), 'to_timestamp' : str ( int ( to_ts )), 'page_number' : str ( page_num ), 'events_count' : str ( len ( events )), 'format' : 'jsonl' } blob . upload_from_string ( jsonl_content , content_type = 'application/x-ndjson' ) return key def _get_item_id ( item ): """Extract ID from event item, trying multiple possible fields.""" for field in ( 'id' , 'uuid' , 'eventId' , '_id' ): if field in item and item [ field ]: return str ( item [ field ]) return '' @functions_framework . cloud_event def main ( cloud_event ): """ Cloud Run function triggered by Pub/Sub to fetch SailPoint IAM logs and write to GCS. Args: cloud_event: CloudEvent object containing Pub/Sub message """ if not all ([ GCS_BUCKET , IDN_BASE , CLIENT_ID , CLIENT_SECRET ]): print ( 'Error: Missing required environment variables' ) return try : bucket = storage_client . bucket ( GCS_BUCKET ) st = _load_state ( bucket ) now = time . time () from_ts = float ( st . get ( 'last_to_ts' ) or ( now - WINDOW_SEC )) to_ts = now # Get OAuth token access_token = _get_oauth_token () created_from = _iso ( from_ts ) print ( f 'Fetching SailPoint IAM events from: { created_from } ' ) # Handle pagination state last_created = st . get ( 'last_created' ) last_id = st . get ( 'last_id' ) search_after = [ last_created , last_id ] if ( last_created and last_id ) else None pages = 0 total_events = 0 written_keys = [] newest_created = last_created or created_from newest_id = last_id or '' while pages < MAX_PAGES : events = _search_events ( access_token , created_from , search_after ) if not events : break # Write page to GCS in JSONL format key = _put_events_data ( bucket , events , from_ts , to_ts , pages + 1 ) written_keys . append ( key ) total_events += len ( events ) # Update pagination state from last item last_event = events [ - 1 ] last_event_created = last_event . get ( 'created' ) or last_event . get ( 'metadata' , {}) . get ( 'created' ) last_event_id = _get_item_id ( last_event ) if last_event_created : newest_created = last_event_created if last_event_id : newest_id = last_event_id search_after = [ newest_created , newest_id ] pages += 1 # If we got less than page size, we're done if len ( events ) < PAGE_SIZE : break print ( f 'Successfully retrieved { total_events } events across { pages } pages' ) # Save state for next run st [ 'last_to_ts' ] = to_ts st [ 'last_created' ] = newest_created st [ 'last_id' ] = newest_id st [ 'last_successful_run' ] = now _save_state ( bucket , st ) print ( f 'Wrote { len ( written_keys ) } files to GCS' ) except Exception as e : print ( f 'Error processing logs: { str ( e ) } ' ) raise- Second file: requirements.txt:
functions - framework == 3 .* google - cloud - storage == 2 .* urllib3 > = 2.0 . 0 ``` -
Click Deployto save and deploy the function.
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Wait for deployment to complete (2-3 minutes).
Create Cloud Scheduler job
Cloud scheduler publishes messages to the Pub/Sub topic at regular intervals, triggering the Cloud Run function.
- In the GCP Console, go to Cloud Scheduler.
- Click Create Job.
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Provide the following configuration details:
Setting Value Name sailpoint-iam-collector-hourlyRegion Select same region as Cloud Run function Frequency 0 * * * *(every hour, on the hour)Timezone Select timezone (UTC recommended) Target type Pub/Sub Topic Select the Pub/Sub topic ( sailpoint-iam-trigger)Message body {}(empty JSON object) -
Click Create.
Schedule frequency options
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Choose frequency based on log volume and latency requirements:
Frequency Cron Expression Use Case Every 5 minutes*/5 * * * *High-volume, low-latency Every 15 minutes*/15 * * * *Medium volume Every hour0 * * * *Standard (recommended) Every 6 hours0 */6 * * *Low volume, batch processing Daily0 0 * * *Historical data collection
Test the scheduler job
- In the Cloud Schedulerconsole, find your job.
- Click Force runto trigger manually.
- Wait a few seconds and go to Cloud Run > Services > sailpoint-iam-collector > Logs.
- Verify the function executed successfully.
- Check the GCS bucket to confirm logs were written.
Retrieve the Google SecOps service account
Google SecOps uses a unique service account to read data from your GCS bucket. You must grant this service account access to your bucket.
Get the service account email
- Go to SIEM Settings > Feeds.
- Click Add New Feed.
- Click Configure a single feed.
- In the Feed namefield, enter a name for the feed (for example,
SailPoint IAM logs). - Select Google Cloud Storage V2as the Source type.
- Select SailPoint IAMas the Log type.
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Click Get Service Account. A unique service account email is displayed, for example:
chronicle - 12345678 @chronicle - gcp - prod . iam . gserviceaccount . com -
Copy this email address for use in the next step.
Grant IAM permissions to the Google SecOps service account
The Google SecOps service account needs Storage Object Viewerrole on your GCS bucket.
- Go to Cloud Storage > Buckets.
- Click your bucket name.
- Go to the Permissionstab.
- Click Grant access.
- Provide the following configuration details:
- Add principals: Paste the Google SecOps service account email.
- Assign roles: Select Storage Object Viewer.
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Click Save.
Configure a feed in Google SecOps to ingest SailPoint IAM logs
- Go to SIEM Settings > Feeds.
- Click Add New Feed.
- Click Configure a single feed.
- In the Feed namefield, enter a name for the feed (for example,
SailPoint IAM logs). - Select Google Cloud Storage V2as the Source type.
- Select SailPoint IAMas the Log type.
- Click Next.
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Specify values for the following input parameters:
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Storage bucket URL: Enter the GCS bucket URI with the prefix path:
gs://sailpoint-iam-logs/sailpoint/iam/-
Replace:
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sailpoint-iam-logs: Your GCS bucket name. -
sailpoint/iam/: Optional prefix/folder path where logs are stored (leave empty for root).
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Examples:
- Root bucket:
gs://company-logs/ - With prefix:
gs://company-logs/sailpoint-logs/ - With subfolder:
gs://company-logs/sailpoint/iam/
- Root bucket:
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Source deletion option: Select the deletion option according to your preference:
- Never: Never deletes any files after transfers (recommended for testing).
- Delete transferred files: Deletes files after successful transfer.
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Delete transferred files and empty directories: Deletes files and empty directories after successful transfer.
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Maximum File Age: Include files modified in the last number of days. Default is 180 days.
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Asset namespace: The asset namespace .
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Ingestion labels: The label to be applied to the events from this feed.
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Click Next.
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Review your new feed configuration in the Finalizescreen, and then click Submit.
UDM mapping table
| Log Field | UDM Mapping | Logic |
|---|---|---|
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action
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metadata.description | The value of the action field from the raw log. |
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actor.name
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principal.user.user_display_name | The value of the actor.name field from the raw log. |
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attributes.accountName
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principal.user.group_identifiers | The value of the attributes.accountName field from the raw log. |
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attributes.appId
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target.asset_id | "App ID: " concatenated with the value of the attributes.appId field from the raw log. |
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attributes.attributeName
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additional.fields[0].value.string_value | The value of the attributes.attributeName field from the raw log, placed within an additional.fields object. The key is set to "Attribute Name". |
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attributes.attributeValue
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additional.fields[1].value.string_value | The value of the attributes.attributeValue field from the raw log, placed within an additional.fields object. The key is set to "Attribute Value". |
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attributes.cloudAppName
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target.application | The value of the attributes.cloudAppName field from the raw log. |
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attributes.hostName
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target.hostname, target.asset.hostname | The value of the attributes.hostName field from the raw log. |
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attributes.interface
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additional.fields[2].value.string_value | The value of the attributes.interface field from the raw log, placed within an additional.fields object. The key is set to "Interface". |
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attributes.operation
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security_result.action_details | The value of the attributes.operation field from the raw log. |
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attributes.previousValue
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additional.fields[3].value.string_value | The value of the attributes.previousValue field from the raw log, placed within an additional.fields object. The key is set to "Previous Value". |
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attributes.provisioningResult
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security_result.detection_fields.value | The value of the attributes.provisioningResult field from the raw log, placed within a security_result.detection_fields object. The key is set to "Provisioning Result". |
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attributes.sourceId
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principal.labels[0].value | The value of the attributes.sourceId field from the raw log, placed within a principal.labels object. The key is set to "Source Id". |
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attributes.sourceName
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principal.labels[1].value | The value of the attributes.sourceName field from the raw log, placed within a principal.labels object. The key is set to "Source Name". |
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auditClassName
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metadata.product_event_type | The value of the auditClassName field from the raw log. |
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created
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metadata.event_timestamp.seconds, metadata.event_timestamp.nanos | The value of the created field from the raw log, converted to timestamp if instant.epochSecond is not present. |
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id
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metadata.product_log_id | The value of the id field from the raw log. |
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instant.epochSecond
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metadata.event_timestamp.seconds | The value of the instant.epochSecond field from the raw log, used for timestamp. |
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ipAddress
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principal.asset.ip, principal.ip | The value of the ipAddress field from the raw log. |
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interface
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additional.fields[0].value.string_value | The value of the interface field from the raw log, placed within an additional.fields object. The key is set to "interface". |
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loggerName
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intermediary.application | The value of the loggerName field from the raw log. |
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message
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metadata.description, security_result.description | Used for various purposes, including setting the description in metadata and security_result, and extracting XML content. |
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name
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security_result.description | The value of the name field from the raw log. |
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operation
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target.resource.attribute.labels[0].value, metadata.product_event_type | The value of the operation field from the raw log, placed within a target.resource.attribute.labels object. The key is set to "operation". Also used for metadata.product_event_type. |
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org
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principal.administrative_domain | The value of the org field from the raw log. |
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pod
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principal.location.name | The value of the pod field from the raw log. |
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referenceClass
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additional.fields[1].value.string_value | The value of the referenceClass field from the raw log, placed within an additional.fields object. The key is set to "referenceClass". |
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referenceId
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additional.fields[2].value.string_value | The value of the referenceId field from the raw log, placed within an additional.fields object. The key is set to "referenceId". |
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sailPointObjectName
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additional.fields[3].value.string_value | The value of the sailPointObjectName field from the raw log, placed within an additional.fields object. The key is set to "sailPointObjectName". |
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serverHost
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principal.hostname, principal.asset.hostname | The value of the serverHost field from the raw log. |
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stack
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additional.fields[4].value.string_value | The value of the stack field from the raw log, placed within an additional.fields object. The key is set to "Stack". |
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status
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security_result.severity_details | The value of the status field from the raw log. |
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target
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additional.fields[4].value.string_value | The value of the target field from the raw log, placed within an additional.fields object. The key is set to "target". |
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target.name
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principal.user.userid | The value of the target.name field from the raw log. |
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technicalName
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security_result.summary | The value of the technicalName field from the raw log. |
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thrown.cause.message
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xml_body, detailed_message | The value of the thrown.cause.message field from the raw log, used to extract XML content. |
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thrown.message
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xml_body, detailed_message | The value of the thrown.message field from the raw log, used to extract XML content. |
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trackingNumber
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additional.fields[5].value.string_value | The value of the trackingNumber field from the raw log, placed within an additional.fields object. The key is set to "Tracking Number". |
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type
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metadata.product_event_type | The value of the type field from the raw log. |
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_version
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metadata.product_version | The value of the _version field from the raw log. |
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N/A
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metadata.event_timestamp | Derived from instant.epochSecond or created fields. |
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N/A
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metadata.event_type | Determined by parser logic based on various fields, including has_principal_user, has_target_application, technicalName, and action. Default value is "GENERIC_EVENT". |
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N/A
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metadata.log_type | Set to "SAILPOINT_IAM". |
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N/A
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metadata.product_name | Set to "IAM". |
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N/A
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metadata.vendor_name | Set to "SAILPOINT". |
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N/A
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extensions.auth.type | Set to "AUTHTYPE_UNSPECIFIED" in certain conditions. |
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N/A
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target.resource.attribute.labels[0].key | Set to "operation". |
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