ACL Syslog Correlation
First Published: October 10, 2008
Last Updated: October 10, 2008
The Access Control List (ACL) Syslog Correlation feature appends a tag (either a user-defined cookie or a router-generated MD5 hash value) to access control entry (ACE) syslog entries. This tag uniquely identifies the ACE , within the ACL, that generated the syslog entry.
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Contents
•Prerequisites for ACL Syslog Correlation
•Information About ACL Syslog Correlation
•How to Configure ACL Syslog Correlation
•Configuration Examples for ACL Syslog Correlation
•Additional References
•Feature Information for ACL Syslog Correlation
Prerequisites for ACL Syslog Correlation
Before you configure the ACL Syslog Correlation feature you should understand the concepts in the "IP Access List Overview" module.
The ACL Syslog Correlation feature appends a user-defined cookie or a router-generated hash value to ACE messages in the syslog. These values are only appended to ACE messages when the log option is enabled for the ACE.
Information About ACL Syslog Correlation
•ACL Syslog Correlation Tags
•ACE Syslog Messages
ACL Syslog Correlation Tags
The ACL Syslog Correlation feature appends a tag (either a user-defined cookie or a router-generated MD5 hash value) to ACE syslog entries. This tag uniquely identifies the ACE that generated the syslog entry.
Network management software can use the tag to identify which ACE generated a specific syslog event. For example, network administrators can select an ACE rule in the network management application and can then view the corresponding syslog events for that ACE rule.
To append a tag to the syslog message, the ACE that generates the syslog event must have the log option enabled. The system appends only one type of tag (either a user-defined cookie or a router-generated MD5 hash value) to each message.
To specify a user-defined cookie tag, the user must enter the cookie value when configuring the ACE log option. The cookie must be in alpha-numeric form, it cannot be greater than 64 characters, and it cannot start with hex-decimal notation (such as 0x).
To specify a router-generated MD5 hash value tag, the hash-generation mechanism must be enabled on the router and the user must not enter a cookie value while configuring the ACE log option.
ACE Syslog Messages
When a packet is matched against an ACE in an ACL, the system checks whether the log option is enabled for that event. If the log option is enabled and the ACL Syslog Correlation feature is configured on the router, the system attaches the tag to the syslog message. The tag is displayed at the end of the syslog message, in addition to the standard information.
The following is a sample syslog message showing a user-defined cookie tag:
Jun 5 12:55:44.359: %SEC-6-IPACCESSLOGP: list logacl permitted tcp 192.168.16.1(38402) ->
192.168.16.2(23), 1 packet [User_permiited_ACE]
The following is a sample syslog message showing a hash value tag:
Jun 5 12:55:44.359: %SEC-6-IPACCESSLOGP: list logacl permitted tcp 192.168.16.1(38402) ->
192.168.16.2(23), 1 packet [0x723E6E12]
How to Configure ACL Syslog Correlation
•Enabling Hash Value Generation on a Router
•Disabling Hash Value Generation on a Router
•Configuring ACL Syslog Correlation Using a User-Defined Cookie
•Configuring ACL Syslog Correlation Using a Hash Value
•Changing the ACL Syslog Correlation Tag Value
Enabling Hash Value Generation on a Router
Perform this task to configure the router to generate an MD5 hash value for each log-enabled ACE in the system that is not configured with a user-defined cookie.
When the hash value generation setting is enabled, the system checks all existing ACEs and generates a hash value for each ACE that requires one. When the hash value generation setting is disabled, all previously generated hash values are removed from the system.
SUMMARY STEPS
1. enable
2. configure terminal
3. ip access-list logging hash-generation
4. end
5. show ip access-list [access-list-number | access-list-name]
DETAILED STEPS
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Step 1 |
enable
Router> enable |
Enables privileged EXEC mode. •Enter your password if prompted. |
Step 2 |
configure terminal
Router# configure terminal |
Enters global configuration mode. |
Step 3 |
ip access-list logging hash-generation
Router(config)# ip access-list logging hash-generation |
Enables hash value generation on the router. •If an ACE exists that is log enabled, and requires a hash value, the router automatically generates the value and displays the value on the console. |
Step 4 |
end
Router(config)# end |
(Optional) Exits global configuration mode and returns to privileged EXEC mode. |
Step 5 |
show ip access-list access-list-number
or show ip access-list access-list-name
Router# show ip access-list 101 or
Router# show ip access-list acl |
(Optional) Displays the contents of the numbered or named IP access list. •Review the output to confirm that the access list for a log-enabled ACE includes the generated hash value. |
Examples
The following is sample output from the show ip access-list command when hash generation is enabled for the specified access-list.
Router# show ip access-list 101
Extended IP access list 101
10 permit tcp any any log (hash = 0x75F078B9)
Router# show ip access-list acl
Extended IP access list acl
10 permit tcp any any log (hash = 0x3027EB26)
Disabling Hash Value Generation on a Router
Perform this task to disable hash value generation on the router. When the hash value generation setting is disabled, all previously generated hash values are removed from the system.
SUMMARY STEPS
1. enable
2. configure terminal
3. no ip access-list logging hash-generation
4. end
5. show ip access-list [access-list-number | access-list-name]
DETAILED STEPS
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Step 1 |
enable
Router> enable |
Enables privileged EXEC mode. •Enter your password if prompted. |
Step 2 |
configure terminal
Router# configure terminal |
Enters global configuration mode. |
Step 3 |
no ip access-list logging hash-generation
Router(config)# no ip access-list logging hash-generation |
Disables hash value generation on the router. •The system removes any previously created hash values from the system. |
Step 4 |
end
Router(config)# end |
(Optional) Exits global configuration mode and returns to privileged EXEC mode. |
Step 5 |
show ip access-list access-list-number
or show ip access-list access-list-name
Router# show ip access-list 101 or
Router# show ip access-list acl |
(Optional) Displays the contents of the IP access list. •Review the output to confirm that the access list for a log-enabled ACE does not have a generated hash value. |
Examples
The following is sample output from the show ip access-list command when hash generation is disabled and no cookie value has been specified.
Router# show ip access-list 101
Extended IP access list 101
10 permit tcp any any log
Router# show ip access-list acl
Extended IP access list acl
10 permit tcp any any log
Configuring ACL Syslog Correlation Using a User-Defined Cookie
Perform this task to configure the ACL Syslog Correlation feature on a router for a specific access list, using a user-defined cookie as the syslog message tag.
The example in this section shows how to configure the ACL Syslog Correlation feature using a user-defined cookie for a numbered access list. However, you can configure the ACL Syslog Correlation feature using a user-defined cookie for both numbered and named access lists, and for both standard and extended access lists.
Restrictions
The following restrictions apply when choosing the user-defined cookie value:
•The maximum number of characters is 64.
•The cookie cannot start with hexadecimal notation (such as 0x).
•The cookie cannot be the same as, or a subset of, the following keywords: reflect, fragment, time-range. For example, reflect and ref are not valid values. However, the cookie can start with the keywords. For example, reflectedACE and fragment_33 are valid values
•The cookie must contains only alphanumeric characters.
SUMMARY STEPS
1. enable
2. configure terminal
3. access-list access-list-number permit protocol source destination log word
4. end
5. show ip access-list access-list-number
DETAILED STEPS
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Step 1 |
enable
Router> enable |
Enables privileged EXEC mode. •Enter your password if prompted. |
Step 2 |
configure terminal
Router# configure terminal |
Enters global configuration mode. |
Step 3 |
access-list access-list-number permit protocol source destination log word
Router(config)# access-list 101 permit tcp host 10.1.1.1 host 10.1.1.2 log UserDefinedValue |
Defines an extended IP access list and a user-defined cookie value. •Enter the cookie value as the word argument. |
Step 4 |
end
Router(config)# end |
(Optional) Exits global configuration mode and returns to privileged EXEC mode. |
Step 5 |
show ip access-list access-list-number
Router# show ip access-list 101 |
(Optional) Displays the contents of the IP access list. •Review the output to confirm that the access list includes the user-defined cookie value. |
Examples
The following is sample output from the show ip access-list command for an access list with a user-defined cookie value.
Router# show ip access-list 101
Extended IP access list 101
30 permit tcp host 10.1.1.1 host 10.1.1.2 log (tag = UserDefinedValue)
Configuring ACL Syslog Correlation Using a Hash Value
Perform this task to configure the ACL Syslog Correlation feature on a router for a specific access list, using a router-generated hash value as the syslog message tag.
The steps in this section shows how to configure the ACL Syslog Correlation feature using a router-generated hash value for a numbered access list. However, you can configure the ACL Syslog Correlation feature using a router-generated hash value for both numbered and named access lists, and for both standard and extended access lists.
SUMMARY STEPS
1. enable
2. configure terminal
3. ip access-list logging hash-generation
4. access-list access-list-number permit protocol source destination log
5. end
6. show ip access-list access-list-number
DETAILED STEPS
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Step 1 |
enable
Router> enable |
Enables privileged EXEC mode. •Enter your password if prompted. |
Step 2 |
configure terminal
Router# configure terminal |
Enters global configuration mode. |
Step 3 |
ip access-list logging hash-generation
Router(config)# ip access-list logging hash-generation |
Enables hash value generation on the router. •If an ACE exists that is log enabled, and requires a hash value, the router automatically generates the value and displays the value on the console. |
Step 4 |
access-list access-list-number permit protocol source destination log
Router(config)# access-list 102 permit tcp host 10.1.1.1 host 10.1.1.2 log |
Defines an extended IP access list. •Enable the log option for the access list, but do not specify a cookie value. •The router automatically generates a hash value for the newly defined access list. |
Step 5 |
end
Router(config)# end |
(Optional) Exits global configuration mode and returns to privileged EXEC mode. |
Step 6 |
show ip access-list access-list-number
Router# show ip access-list 102 |
(Optional) Displays the contents of the IP access list. •Review the output to confirm that the access list includes the router-generated hash value. |
Examples
The following is sample output from the show ip access-list command for an access list with a router-generated hash value.
Router# show ip access-list 102
Extended IP access list 102
10 permit tcp host 10.1.1.1 host 10.1.1.2 log (hash = 0x7F9CF6B9)
Changing the ACL Syslog Correlation Tag Value
Perform this task to change the value of the user-defined cookie or replace a router-generated hash value with a user-defined cookie.
The steps in this section shows how to change the ACL Syslog Correlation tag value on a numbered access list. However, you can change the ACL Syslog Correlation tag value for both numbered and named access lists, and for both standard and extended access lists.
SUMMARY STEPS
1. enable
2. show access-list
3. configure terminal
4. access-list access-list-number permit protocol source destination log word
5. end
6. show ip access-list access-list-number
DETAILED STEPS
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Step 1 |
enable
Router> enable |
Enables privileged EXEC mode. •Enter your password if prompted. |
Step 2 |
show access-list
Router(config)# show access-list |
(Optional) Displays the contents of the access list. |
Step 3 |
configure terminal
Router# configure terminal |
Enters global configuration mode. |
Step 4 |
access-list access-list-number permit protocol source destination log word
Router(config)# access-list 101 permit tcp host 10.1.1.1 host 10.1.1.2 log NewUDV OR
Router(config)# access-list 101 permit tcp any any log replacehash |
Modifies the cookie or changes the hash value to a cookie. •You must enter the entire access list configuration command, replacing the previous tag value with the new tag value. |
Step 5 |
end
Router(config)# end |
(Optional) Exits global configuration mode and returns to privileged EXEC mode. |
Step 6 |
show ip access-list access-list-number
Router# show ip access-list 101 |
(Optional) Displays the contents of the IP access list. •Review the output to confirm the changes. |
Troubleshooting Tips
Use the debug ip access-list hash-generation command to display access list debug information. The following is an example of the debug command output:
Router# debug ip access-list hash-generation
Syslog hash code generation debugging is on
Syslog hash code generation debugging is on
Router# no debug ip access-list hash-generation
Syslog hash code generation debugging is off
Configuration Examples for ACL Syslog Correlation
•Example: Configuring ACL Syslog Correlation Using a User-Defined Cookie
•Example: Configuring ACL Syslog Correlation using a Hash Value
•Example: Changing the ACL Syslog Correlation Tag Value
Example: Configuring ACL Syslog Correlation Using a User-Defined Cookie
The following example shows how to configure the ACL Syslog Correlation feature on a router using a user-defined cookie.
Router# debug ip access-list hash-generation
Syslog MD5 hash code generation debugging is on
Router# configure terminal
Enter configuration commands, one per line. End with CNTL/Z.
Router(config)# access-list 33 permit 10.10.10.6 log cook_33_std
Router(config)# do show ip access 33
Standard IP access list 33
10 permit 10.10.10.6 log (tag = cook_33_std)
Example: Configuring ACL Syslog Correlation using a Hash Value
The following examples shows how to configure the ACL Syslog Correlation feature on a router using a router-generated hash value.
Router# debug ip access-list hash-generation
Syslog MD5 hash code generation debugging is on
Router# configure terminal
Enter configuration commands, one per line. End with CNTL/Z.
Router(config)# access-list 33 permit 10.10.10.7 log
*Nov 7 13:51:23.615: %IPACL-HASHGEN: Hash Input: 33 standard permit 10.10.10.7
Router(config)# do show ip access 33
Standard IP access list 33
10 permit 10.10.10.6 log (tag = cook_33_std)
20 permit 10.10.10.7 log (hash = 0xCE87F535)
Example: Changing the ACL Syslog Correlation Tag Value
The following example shows how to replace an existing access list user-defined cookie with a new cookie value, and how to replace a router-generated hash value with a user-defined cookie value.
Router# configure terminal
Enter configuration commands, one per line. End with CNTL/Z.
Router(config)# do show ip access-list 101
Extended IP access list 101
10 permit tcp host 10.1.1.1 host 10.1.1.2 log (tag = MyCookie)
20 permit tcp any any log (hash = 0x75F078B9)
Router(config)# access-list 101 permit tcp host 10.1.1.1 host 10.1.1.2 log NewUDV
Router(config)# do show access-list
Extended IP access list 101
10 permit tcp host 10.1.1.1 host 10.1.1.2 log (tag = NewUDV)
20 permit tcp any any log (hash = 0x75F078B9)
Router(config)# access-list 101 permit tcp any any log replacehash
Router(config)# do show access-list
Extended IP access list 101
10 permit tcp host 10.1.1.1 host 10.1.1.2 log (tag = NewUDV)
20 permit tcp any any log (tag = replacehash)
Additional References
Related Documents
Standards
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No new or modified standards are supported by this feature, and support for existing standards has not been modified by this feature |
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MIBs
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RFCs
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Feature Information for ACL Syslog Correlation
Table 1 lists the features in this module and provides links to specific configuration information.
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Table 1 Feature Information for ACL Syslog Correlation
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ACL Syslog Correlation |
12.4(22)T |
The following commands were introduced or modified: ip access-list logging hash-generation, debug ip access-list hash-generation, access-list (IP extended), access-list (IP standard), permit, permit (Catalyst 6500 series switches), permit (IP). |
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