ietf-draft-syslog-syslog-02.txt

• 1 Introduction

• 1.1 Events and Generated Messages

• 1.2 Operations of the Message Collector

• 2 Transport Layer Protocol

• 3 Packet Format and Contents

• 3.1 Priority Field

• 3.2 The Priority Value: Facility and Severity

• 3.3 Message Field

• 3.4 Examples

• 3.5 Message Conveyance

• 4 Conventions

• 4.1 Dates and Times

• 4.2 Domain Name and Address

• 4.3 Originating Process Information

• 4.4 Traditional

• 5 Security Considerations

• 5.1 Packet Parameters

• 5.2 Message authenticity

• 5.3 Sequenced delivery

• 5.3.1 Single Source to a Destination

• 5.3.2 Multiple Sources to a Destination

• 5.3.3 Multiple Sources to Multiple Destinations

• 5.3.4 Replaying

• 5.4 Reliable Delivery

• 5.5 Message Integrity

• 5.6 Message Observation

• 5.7 Message Prioritization and Differentiation

• 6 Conclusion and Other Efforts

• 7 Acknowledgements

• 8 Bibliography

• A Author's Address

• B Full Copyright Statement

Abstract: This draft describes the observed behavior of the syslog protocol. This protocol

has been used for the transmission of event notification messages across networks for

many years.

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