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Date: Fri, 27 Jan 2006 16:25:53 +0300
From: Andrew Pantyukhin <infofarmer@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: Encrypted syslog over network
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On 1/27/06, Erik Norgaard <norgaard@locolomo.org> wrote:
> Andrew Pantyukhin wrote:
> > On 1/27/06, Erik Norgaard <norgaard@locolomo.org> wrote:
> >> Hi:
> >>
> >> I was thinking, is there any way of secure syslogging to a different
> >> server?
> >>
> >> AFAIK syslog uses udp/514 and I would like to monitor a number of remo=
te
> >> hosts.
> >>
> >> Now, for privacy and security reasons, I would like that the syslog
> >> messages are sent encrypted. This may require pre-shared keys as the u=
dp
> >> protocol does not include a handshake and key exchange.
> >>
> >> Any solution for this? syslog-ng doesn't seem to include such feature.
> >>
> > It's 2006. IPSec is the answer.
>
> Yeah, I considered that, but then you have the problem with NAT,
> something lighter would be neat.
>
> Cheers, Erik
>

Well, I would say "It's 2006. IPv6 is the answer", but you'll
probably find another reason not to do it :-)

Ssh port forwarding is the second solution on my list.