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Sheriff CSM™

Blackboard Learn

When you configure Blackboard Learn to send log data to Sheriff CSM, you can use the Blackboard Learn plugin to translate raw log data into normalized events for analysis. The table below provides some basic information for the plugin:

Plugin Information

Device	Details
Vendor	Blackboard
Device Type	Web Application
Connection Type	Syslog
Data Source Name	Blackboard-learn
Data Source ID	1924

Integrating Blackboard Learn

Before you configure the Blackboard Learn integration, you must have the IP Address of the Sheriff CSM Sensor (Deputy).

To configure Blackboard Learn to send Syslog messages to Sheriff CSM

1. Create a new rsyslog configuration that includes the following content:

   $ModLoad imfile
    
   $InputFileName </path/to/file>
   $InputFileTag <tag>
   $InputFileStateFile <stat-file>
   $InputFileSeverity error
   $InputFileFacility local7
   $InputRunFileMonitor
    
    
   *.* @<Sheriff-CSM-IP-Address>:514

2. Save and restart rsyslog.

Plugin Enablement

For plugin enablement information, see Enable Plugins.

Additional Resources and Troubleshooting

http://www.rsyslog.com/doc/v8-stable/configuration/modules/imfile.html

For troubleshooting, see the vendor documentation.