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How to configure Kiwi Syslog Event Forwarder installed in Windows Server to send syslog in XML format?

We have configured Kiwi Syslog event forwarder on our windows server and its sending to our syslog server in a format that is hard to ingest.

We want the Kiwi Syslog forwarder to send in XML format.

Is it possible, or I have to use an alternative like NXLog?

  • sending Windows events (Security, System) logs over syslog. 

    Need to be in XML form.

  • This is how the MS Event log look like  when forwarded by Kiwi Syslog Event Forwarder:

    Oct 5 10:33:14 <hostname> MSWinEventLog  7  System 2382912 Tue Oct 05 10:33:12 2021 7392 ServiceControl

    Manager   N/A Information <hostname> 0 The Microsoft Account Sign-in Assistant service entered the running state

    Oct 5 10:33:18  <hostname> MSWinEventLog 5 Security2489291 Tue Oct 05 10:33:16 2021 4624 Microsoft-Windows-

    Security-Auditing  N/A Audit Success  <hostname> 2283  An Account was successfully logged on.

    Subject: 

            Security ID: S-x-x-x

           Account Name:   xxx

            Account Domain: xx

           Logon ID: 0xx

    Logon Information:  

                  Logon Type: 5

                  Restrcted Admin Mode:

                  Virtual Account : No

                   Elevated Token:  Yes

    Impersonation Level: Impersonation

    New Logon:

    You get the idea, the info that is sent is very disorganized, can it send using the original XML format?

  • You will need to use NXlog or something similar.  SWLF doesn't have the capability for format changes.

  • Why do you want to forward as .xml? There is a way If you want to save your logs as .xml in the manager. 

    In the log to file action change .txt to .xml and change the log file format to XML tagged format

  • reason is I will need to forward the Windows events to Kiwi syslog server first, then these logs will then be forwarded to Splunk for parsing.

    Splunk can't parse non xml windows event

  • would like to check any of you have integrated Windows event log with Kiwi Syslog then to Splunk before?