Log Formats

Table C–1: Alert and IPS Block Log Formats (Continued)

Field Name

Sub-Field Name

Description

 

 

 

 

 

 

Comp

 

Software component that generated the message:

 

 

ALT = Alert Log

 

 

BLK = IPS Block Log

 

 

 

Message

Alert Action

Alert = for Alert Log

(Contained

 

Block = for IPS Block Log

within

 

 

 

quotes.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Policy Log Version

v4

 

 

 

 

Alert Type

A bit field that identifies a message as traffic threshold,

 

 

invalid, etc.

 

 

 

 

Policy UUID

ID for the policy, enclosed within brackets ([]).

 

 

Default policies begin with [00000002-...”

 

Message Severity

1= low

 

 

2 = minor

 

 

3 = major

 

 

4 = critical

 

Signature UUID

Signature ID from the DV, enclosed within brackets

 

 

([]). Can you have multiple policies per signature.

 

 

Default signatures begin with [00000001-...”

 

 

 

 

Protocol

Protocol of the alert.

 

 

Examples: HTTP, IP, TCP, IDP, and ICMP.

 

IP Protocol Numeric

Layer 2 protocol (uint). Only used in Firewall Block

 

 

Logs for the X family device. In all other logs, this field

 

 

will be 0.

 

 

 

 

IP Protocol String

Layer 2 protocol (string). Only used in Firewall Block

 

 

Logs for the X family device. In all other logs, this field

 

 

will be blank.

 

 

 

 

Source IP Address and

Packet’s source IP address and port.

 

Port

Format is <address>:<port>

 

 

 

 

Destination IP Address

Packet’s destination IP address and port.

 

and Port

Format is <address>:<port>

 

 

 

Message

Hit Count

The aggregated number of messages received.

(continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

In MPHY

Physical port number in which the packet arrived.

 

 

 

 

VLAN

(int)

 

 

 

 

In Security Zone UUID

(uuid)

 

 

 

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