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How to Enable Secure Syslog (TLS) on Brocade SAN Switches

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Applies to

  • Brocade Fabric OS v9.x and later
  • Event management system

Description

This article describes how to enable secure syslog forwarding using TLS encryption on Brocade SAN switches running Fabric OS v9.x and above. Secure syslog ensures that audit, authentication, and other log messages are sent encrypted to a remote syslog server, typically for compliance and security monitoring.
 

Symptoms/Requirement:

  • Need to forward audit and authentication logs securely to a remote server.
  • Compliance or security requirement to encrypt syslog traffic.
  • Requirement for syslog RFC-5424 format.
  • Example log output when generating a syslog certificate:

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