Events/Logs Schema
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When events are sent from CloudGuard WAF agents to be viewed in the cloud application and/or to a Syslog/CEF server, they are sent in a specific field structure.
This page will document the fields being sent. This will allow in the cloud application and log parsing to be done on the Syslog/CEF side (see configuration of for more info).
See below the security logs schema in openAPI format.
The definitions per field are relevant even when the logs aren't sent in JSON format.
This table shows the predefined field keywords alongside their view name in the logs table and log cards.
in brackets for each field name is the name when sent to syslog/CEF. Usually the difference is simply an all-lowercase format vs lowerCamelCase
Time
eventtime (sent as part of the protocol in syslog/CEF)
Time of the event in UTC.
Event Name
eventname
(title - for syslog only)
This field describes the event in text.
Severity
eventseverity (eventSeverity)
Info, Low, Medium, High, Critical
Priority
eventpriority (eventPriority)
Low, Medium, High, Urgent
Confidence Level
eventconfidence (eventConfidence)
Low, Medium, High, Very High (The higher the confidence level, the less likely it is the event is a false-positive)
Event Reference Id
eventreferenceid (eventReferenceId)
Some events result in showing the user a reference ID (for example when showing an HTTP response page upon prevention). This reference ID will correlate to this field in the log.
Agent UUID
agentid
(agentId)
UUID of the agent creating the log, if applicable.
Issuing Engine Version
issuingengineversion (issuingEngineVersion)
The agent's and service's version sending reporting this event.
Security Action
securityaction (securityAction)
The action taken by the security practice upon this event.
Asset Name
assetname
(assetName)
The name of the asset, protected by the security practice that found a match and issued this log.
Asset ID
assetid
(assetId)
The object ID of the asset, protected by the security practice that found a match and issued this log.
Zone Name
zonename
(zoneName)
The name of the zone, protected by the security practice that found a match and issued this log.
Zone ID
zoneid
(zoneId)
The object ID of the zone, protected by the security practice that found a match and issued this log. This can be used unique searches when given names are similar.
Practice Type
practicetype
(practiceType)
The type of the security practice that found a match and issued this log (e.g. "Threat Prevention").
Practice SubType
practicesubtype
(practiceSubType)
The subtype of the security practice that found a match and issued this log (e.g. "Web Application").
Practice Name
practicename
(practiceName)
The name of the security practice that found a match and issued this log.
Practice ID
practiceid
(practiceId)
The object UUID of the security practice that found a match and issued this log. This can be used unique searches when given names are similar.
Source IP
sourceip
(sourceIp)
Source IP address of the network traffic that caused the matched event.
Source Port
sourceport
(sourcePort)
Source TCP/UDP Port of the network traffic that caused the matched event.
Source Country
sourcecountryname
(sourceCountryName)
Source country name of the network traffic that caused the matched event, if applicable.
Destination IP
destinationip
(destinationIp)
Destination IP address of the network traffic that caused the matched event.
Destination Port
destinationport
(destinationPort)
Destination TCP/UDP Port of the network traffic that caused the matched event.
Destination Country
destinationcountryname
(destinationCountryName)
Destination country of the network traffic that caused the matched event, if applicable.
IP Protocol
ipprotocol
(ipProtocol)
IP Protocol of the network traffic that caused the matched event.
Source Identifier
httpsourceid
(httpSourceId)
The source identifier as determined from the HTTP traffic according to configuration (according to the X-Forwarded-For header, a cookie, source IP address, etc.).
HTTP Host
httphostname
(httpHostName)
The source identifier as determined from the HTTP traffic according to configuration (according to the X-Forwarded-For header, a cookie, source IP address, etc.).
HTTP Method
httpmethod
(httpMethod)
HTTP Method as determined from the HTTP traffic (e.g. GET, POST, etc.).
HTTP URI Path
httpuripath (httpUriPath)
HTTP URI path as determined from the HTTP traffic.
HTTP URI Query
httpuriquery (httpUriQuery)
HTTP URI query as determined from the HTTP traffic.
HTTP Request Headers
httprequestheaders
(httpRequestHeaders)
HTTP Request Body
httprequestbody
(httpRequestBody)
Incident Type
waapincidenttype
(waapIncidentType)
CloudGuard WAF incident types (e.g. LDAP injection, SQL injection, etc.).
Incident Details
waapincidentdetails
(waapIncidentDetails)
A more granular description of the event caught by CloudGuard WAF.
User Reputation
waapuserreputation
(waapUserReputation)
CloudGuard WAF user reputation for the identified source.
Matched Location
matchedlocation
(matchedLocation)
The location within the HTTP traffic where an indicator, causing this event, was detected (e.g. "referer parameter").
Matched Parameter
matchedparameter
(matchedParameter)
The parameter name within the HTTP traffic, where an indicator, causing this event, was detected (e.g. "uuid").
Matched Sample
matchedsample
(matchedSample)
The traffic data where the indicators were detected and created the event.
Match Reason
matchreason
(matchReason)
An additional elaboration for the reason the event was detected (For example, when Web API Schema validation fails, this field will detail what exactly failed).
Found Indicators
waapfoundindicators
(waapFoundIndicators)
The detected indicators which created the event.
Practice Override
waapoverride
(waapOverride)
Override configuration for this event.
Event Audience (Hidden)
eventaudience
Constant value of 'Security' for events sent to user.
Tags (Hidden)
eventtags
For future use.
HTTP Request Headers (Sent only if relevant additional logging is configured on the object that was used).
HTTP Request Body (Sent only if relevant additional logging is configured on the object that was used). Body will be truncated if too long.