Suricata and Sumo Logic Integration
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Input and output integration overview
This plugin reports internal performance counters of the Suricata IDS/IPS engine and processes the incoming data to fit Telegraf’s format.
The Sumo Logic plugin is designed to facilitate the sending of metrics from Telegraf to Sumo Logic’s HTTP Source. By utilizing this plugin, users can analyze their metric data in the Sumo Logic platform, leveraging various output data formats.
Integration details
Suricata
The Suricata plugin captures and reports internal performance metrics from the Suricata IDS/IPS engine, which includes a wide range of statistics such as traffic volume, memory usage, uptime, and counters for flows and alerts. This plugin listens for JSON-formatted log outputs from Suricata, allowing it to parse and format the data for integration with Telegraf. It operates as a service input plugin, meaning it actively waits for metrics or events from Suricata rather than collecting metrics at predefined intervals. The plugin supports configurations for different metrics versions allowing for enhanced flexibility and detailed data gathering.
Sumo Logic
This plugin facilitates the transmission of metrics to Sumo Logic’s HTTP Source, employing specified data formats for HTTP messages. Telegraf, which must be version 1.16.0 or higher, can send metrics encoded in several formats, including graphite
, carbon2
, and prometheus
. These formats correspond to different content types recognized by Sumo Logic, ensuring that the metrics are correctly interpreted for analysis. Integration with Sumo Logic allows users to leverage a comprehensive analytics platform, enabling rich visualizations and insights from their metric data. The plugin provides configuration options such as setting URLs for the HTTP Metrics Source, choosing the data format, and specifying additional parameters like timeout and request size, which enhance flexibility and control in data monitoring workflows.
Configuration
Suricata
[[inputs.suricata]]
## Source
## Data sink for Suricata stats log. This is expected to be a filename of a
## unix socket to be created for listening.
# source = "/var/run/suricata-stats.sock"
## Delimiter
## Used for flattening field keys, e.g. subitem "alert" of "detect" becomes
## "detect_alert" when delimiter is "_".
# delimiter = "_"
## Metric version
## Version 1 only collects stats and optionally will look for alerts if
## the configuration setting alerts is set to true.
## Version 2 parses any event type message by default and produced metrics
## under a single metric name using a tag to differentiate between event
## types. The timestamp for the message is applied to the generated metric.
## Additional tags and fields are included as well.
# version = "1"
## Alerts
## In metric version 1, only status is captured by default, alerts must be
## turned on with this configuration option. This option does not apply for
## metric version 2.
# alerts = false
Sumo Logic
[[outputs.sumologic]]
## Unique URL generated for your HTTP Metrics Source.
## This is the address to send metrics to.
# url = "https://events.sumologic.net/receiver/v1/http/"
## Data format to be used for sending metrics.
## This will set the "Content-Type" header accordingly.
## Currently supported formats:
## * graphite - for Content-Type of application/vnd.sumologic.graphite
## * carbon2 - for Content-Type of application/vnd.sumologic.carbon2
## * prometheus - for Content-Type of application/vnd.sumologic.prometheus
##
## More information can be found at:
## https://help.sumologic.com/03Send-Data/Sources/02Sources-for-Hosted-Collectors/HTTP-Source/Upload-Metrics-to-an-HTTP-Source#content-type-headers-for-metrics
##
## NOTE:
## When unset, telegraf will by default use the influx serializer which is currently unsupported
## in HTTP Source.
data_format = "carbon2"
## Timeout used for HTTP request
# timeout = "5s"
## Max HTTP request body size in bytes before compression (if applied).
## By default 1MB is recommended.
## NOTE:
## Bear in mind that in some serializer a metric even though serialized to multiple
## lines cannot be split any further so setting this very low might not work
## as expected.
# max_request_body_size = 1000000
## Additional, Sumo specific options.
## Full list can be found here:
## https://help.sumologic.com/03Send-Data/Sources/02Sources-for-Hosted-Collectors/HTTP-Source/Upload-Metrics-to-an-HTTP-Source#supported-http-headers
## Desired source name.
## Useful if you want to override the source name configured for the source.
# source_name = ""
## Desired host name.
## Useful if you want to override the source host configured for the source.
# source_host = ""
## Desired source category.
## Useful if you want to override the source category configured for the source.
# source_category = ""
## Comma-separated key=value list of dimensions to apply to every metric.
## Custom dimensions will allow you to query your metrics at a more granular level.
# dimensions = ""
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Input and output integration examples
Suricata
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Network Traffic Analysis: Utilize the Suricata plugin to track detailed metrics about network intrusion attempts and performance, aiding in real-time threat detection and response. By visualizing captured alerts and flow statistics, security teams can quickly pinpoint vulnerabilities and mitigate risks.
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Performance Monitoring Dashboard: Create a dashboard using the Suricata Telegraf plugin metrics to monitor the health and performance of the IDS/IPS engine. This use case provides an overview of memory usage, captured packets, and alert statistics, allowing teams to maintain optimal operating conditions.
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Automated Security Reporting: Leverage the plugin to generate regular reports on alert statistics and traffic patterns, helping security analysts to identify long-term trends and prepare strategic defense initiatives. Automated reports also ensure that the security posture of the network is continually assessed.
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Real-time Alert Handling: Integrate Suricata’s alert metrics within a broader incident response automation framework. By incorporating the inputs from the Suricata plugin, organizations can develop smart triggers for alerting and automated response workflows that enhance reaction times to potential threats.
Sumo Logic
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Real-Time System Monitoring Dashboard: Utilize the Sumo Logic plugin to continuously feed performance metrics from your servers into a Sumo Logic dashboard. This setup allows tech teams to visualize system health and load in real-time, enabling quicker identification of any performance bottlenecks or system failures through detailed graphs and metrics.
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Automated Alerting System: Configure the plugin to send metrics that trigger alerts in Sumo Logic for specific thresholds such as CPU usage or memory consumption. By setting up automated alerts, teams can proactively address issues before they escalate into critical failures, significantly improving response times and overall system reliability.
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Cross-System Metrics Aggregation: Integrate multiple Telegraf instances across different environments (development, testing, production) and funnel all metrics to a central Sumo Logic instance using this plugin. This aggregation enables comprehensive analysis across environments, facilitating better monitoring and informed decision-making across the software development lifecycle.
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Custom Metrics with Dimensions Tracking: Use the Sumo Logic plugin to send customized metrics that include dimensions identifying various aspects of your infrastructure (e.g., environment, service type). This granular tracking allows for more tailored analytics, enabling your team to dissect performance across different application layers or business functions.
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Powerful Performance, Limitless Scale
Collect, organize, and act on massive volumes of high-velocity data. Any data is more valuable when you think of it as time series data. with InfluxDB, the #1 time series platform built to scale with Telegraf.
See Ways to Get Started
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