Element: patterns
Location
/ patterndb / ruleset / rules / rule / patterns
Description
An element containing the patterns of the rule. If a <patterns> element contains multiple <pattern> elements, the class of the <rule> is assigned to every syslog message matching any of the patterns.
Attributes
N/A
Children
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pattern: A pattern describing a log message. This element is also called message pattern. For example:
<pattern>+ ??? root-</pattern>
NOTE: Support for XML entities is limited, you can use only the following entities: & < > " '. User-defined entities are not supported.
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description: OPTIONAL — A description of the pattern or the log message matching the pattern.
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urls
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values
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examples
Example
<patterns>
<pattern>Accepted @QSTRING:SSH.AUTH_METHOD: @ for@QSTRING:SSH_USERNAME: @from\ @QSTRING:SSH_CLIENT_ADDRESS: @port @NUMBER:SSH_PORT_NUMBER:@ ssh2</pattern>
</patterns>