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audit

The audit command is used to enable remote logging of system events and configure the remote audit (syslog) server connection.

Note

The audit command can only be used by an administrator.

Synopsis

audit start
audit stop
audit set parameter=value [parameter=value ...]
audit get [config|stats|all]
audit verify [debug]

Actions

ActionDescription

start

Establishes a connection from the Makito X Series device to a remote audit server and enables logging to it.

stop

Disables the connection to the remote audit server.

set

Modifies the audit parameters. A series of one or more parameter=value pairs can be specified at once. See Parameters below.

get

Displays audit configuration and connection status information. You can specify configuration, statistics, or all information.

verify

Verifies the validity of the TLS connection parameters.

Tip

Connect to the audit server in verbose mode to help diagnose connection or certificate problems.

Parameters

ParameterDefaultDescription/Values

server

n/a

The server IP address. Enter an IP address in one of the following formats:

  • fqdn[:port]

  • ipv4_addr[:port]

  • [ipv6_addr][:port]

    Note

    When configuring an IPv6 server, the address must be enclosed in square brackets. 

  • hostname[:port]

transport

UDP

The transport protocol, either:

  • UDP (User Datagram Protocol): Default UDP port = 514
  • TLS (Transport Layer Security): Default TLS port = 6514

trusted

All

If transport is TLS, the type of server authentication:

  • All: No server authentication
  • CA-signed: Root-CA certificate imported
  • Self-signed: Fingerprint

fingerprint

n/a

If trusted is self-signed, specify the audit server certificate fingerprint (md5 or sha1):

  • md5-fingerprint:
  • sha1-fingerprint:

Example

# audit get

Returns audit server configuration information, such as:

Configuration:
Audit server address : syslog.example.com:10533
Transport : TLS
Trusted servers : CA-signed

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