Syslog Test Suite Data Sheet
Test Suite: Syslog Test Suite
Direction: Server
The Syslog protocol is a protocol used for the transmission of event notification messages. It is used widely in different kinds of systems to collect status and event information from both internal and external components. This test suite can be used to test Syslog server implementations for security flaws and robustness problems.
Used specifications
| Specification |
Title |
Notes |
| RFC5424 |
The Syslog Protocol |
Obsoletes: 3164 |
| RFC5425 |
Transport Layer Security (TLS) Transport Mapping for Syslog |
|
| RFC5426 |
Transmission of Syslog Messages over UDP |
|
| RFC5674 |
Alarms in Syslog |
|
| RFC5675 |
Mapping Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) Notifications to SYSLOG Messages |
|
| RFC6587 |
Transmission of Syslog Messages over TCP |
|
Tool-specific information
| Tested message elements |
Specifications |
| SYSLOG-MSG |
RFC5424 |
| Alarm SD-ELEMENT |
RFC5674 |
| SSNMP SD-ELEMENT |
RFC5675 |
| Supported transport protocols |
Specifications |
| Transport over TLS |
RFC5425 |
| Transport over UDP |
RFC5426 |
| Transport over TCP |
RFC6587 |
