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Sheriff CSM™

Netwrix Auditor through NXLog

When you configure Netwrix Auditor to send log data to Sheriff CSM, you can use the Netwrix Auditor 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	Netwrix
Device Type	Infrastructure Monitoring
Connection Type	Syslog
Data Source Name	netwrix-activity-nxlog
Data Source ID	1920

Integrating the Netwrix Auditor Add-on for Sheriff CSM and NXLog

Netwrix provides a free add-on for AT&T Cybersecurity to integrate Netwrix Auditor with Sheriff CSM through the RESTful API. Before configuring NXLog, you must first use the add-on to generate special Windows event logs for Sheriff CSM.

Configure the Netwrix Auditor Add-on for Sheriff CSM

If you haven't already, download the add-on from the Netwrix website. Follow the detailed instructions in their Quick-Start Guide to install and properly configure the add-on. Make sure you have reviewed the events generated by the add-on, as documented in the Quick-Start Guide.

Configure NXLog on Windows

To send log data through NXLog to Sheriff CSM

1. If not done already, download nxlog.conf, and then place it in the conf directory of your NXLog installation. Depending on which version you use, the directory can be C:\Program Files (x86)\nxlog\conf for the 32-bit version or C:\Program Files\nxlog\conf for the 64-bit version.

   Note: This step overwrites the default nxlog.conf file. You may want to back up the original copy before placing the one provided by AT&T Cybersecurity.

2. Open the nxlog.conf file in a text editor.

3. Update the root path of your NXLog installation.

   1. Locate the following lines:

      #define ROOT C:\Program Files\nxlog
      #define ROOT C:\Program Files (x86)\nxlog

   2. Uncomment the path that matches the NXLog installation on your Windows machine.

4. Enter the Sheriff CSM Sensor (Deputy) IP address.

   1. Locate the following line:

      define OUTPUT_DESTINATION_ADDRESS <Sheriff-CSM-Sensor-IP>

   2. Replace <Sheriff-CSM-Sensor-IP> with the IP address of the Sheriff CSM All-in-One or Sheriff CSM Sensor t will receive the Windows events.

5. Uncomment the section between NETWRIX-NXLOG and /NETWRIX-NXLOG.

   Important: Only remove the first # symbol in each line when uncommenting the sections. The remaining # symbol indicates that the line is either a comment or optional.

6. Save the file.

7. Start or restart the NXLog service.

Plugin Enablement

For plugin enablement information, see Enable Plugins.

If enabling the plugin on assets, you will find it listed as Netwrix : Netwrix Auditor : -.

Additional Resources and Troubleshooting

NXLog documentation on forwarding and storing logs

For troubleshooting, refer to the vendor documentation:

NXLog documentation on troubleshooting