Log Correlation Engine 4.

4
OPSEC Client Guide
February 3, 2015
(Revision 1)

Table of Contents

Introduction ............................................................................................................................................................... 3

Standards and Conventions....................................................................................................................................................................... 3

Log Correlation Engine OPSEC Client ............................................................................................................... 3

Setting up Authenticated LEA Service on the Check Point Security Management Server ............ 4
Adding the LEA Application in SmartDashboard ......................................................................................... 6

Adding Rules to the SmartDashboard ................................................................................................................................................ 14

Installing the Policy Database................................................................................................................................................................ 15

Creating Keys on the Check Point Security Management Server ......................................................... 16

LCE OPSEC Client Installation .............................................................................................................................................................. 16

Configuring the LEA Server and Application ............................................................................................... 18

Configure an LCE OPSEC Client Policy .............................................................................................................................................. 19

Policy Parameters..................................................................................................................................................................................... 22
LCE Conf Converter .................................................................................................................................................................................. 24

Viewing Check Point Events in SecurityCenter CV ................................................................................... 25

For More Information ........................................................................................................................................... 28
About Tenable Network Security ...................................................................................................................... 29
Appendix 1: Non-Tenable License Declarations .......................................................................................... 30

Related 3rd Party and Open-Source Licenses ................................................................................................................................... 30

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Introduction
This document describes the 4.4.x OPSEC client that is available for Tenable Network Securitys Log Correlation Engine 4.4.
Please email any comments and suggestions to [email protected].
A working knowledge of Secure Shell (SSH), Log Correlation Engine (LCE), and SecurityCenter Continuous View
(SecurityCenter CV) operation and architecture is assumed. Familiarity with general log formats from various operating
systems, network devices and applications, as well as a basic understanding of Linux/Unix is also assumed.
This document describes the current LCE server (daemon) version of 4.4.x as it is used with the LCE 4.4.x OPSEC
Client.

Standards and Conventions

Throughout the documentation, filenames, daemons, and executables are indicated with a courier bold font such as
gunzip, httpd, and /etc/passwd.
Command line options and keywords are also indicated with the courier bold font. Command line examples may or may
not include the command line prompt and output text from the results of the command. Command line examples will display
the command being run in courier bold to indicate what the user typed while the sample output generated by the system
will be indicated in courier (not bold). Following is an example running of the Linux/Unix pwd command:
# pwd
/opt/lce/
#
Important notes and considerations are highlighted with this symbol and grey text boxes.

Tips, examples, and best practices are highlighted with this symbol and white on blue text.

Log Correlation Engine OPSEC Client

The process to setup and configure the LCE OPSEC Client begins with the connection of a Check Point Log Extraction API
(LEA) application, such as LCE OPSEC Client, to a Check Point Security Management Server. The steps outlined here apply to
the Check Point VPN-1 version R70. The initial environment assumed by this article includes the following:

A Check Point Security Management Server is installed with the proper license and is running without any
configuration issue.
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The Security Management Server should be accessed using SSH to get what we will call the Configuration
Prompt (which is not a regular terminal).

A Check Point SmartDashboard client is available to configure the Security Management Server. We will refer to the
server that hosts the SmartDashboard client as the Dashboard Server.
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The Dashboard Server must be accessed through a user interface (not SSH), such as Remote Desktop
Connection.

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The Check Point OPSEC SDK has been downloaded and extracted on the machine running the LCE OPSEC Client.
Upon downloading the OPSEC SDK 6.0 for Linux, the required utilities are in OpsecSicUtils_linux30.tar. The
OPSEC SDK 6.0 for Linux can be found here.

The LCE OPSEC Client RPM package has been downloaded and a RHEL6 64-bit host is available on which to install
the client. The LCE OPSEC Client may also be referred to as the LEA Application, because it uses the OPSEC LEA to
pull logs from an OPSEC-compliant device.

The major steps include:

Setting up an authenticated LEA connection on the Check Point Security Management Server

Adding the LCE OPSEC Client host in the SmartDashboard

Creating keys on the Check Point Security Management Server

Configuring the LEA Server and LCE OPSEC client application

Setting up Authenticated LEA Service on the Check Point Security

Management Server
1.

Log in to the Security Management Server via SSH as admin (not root).

2.

From the configuration prompt (see below), go into expert mode with the command expert, which requires a
password.

3.

Change directory to $FWDIR/conf.

4.

Open the fwopsec.conf file in an editor such as vi.

login as: admin

[email protected]'s password:
Last login: Sun Oct 12 19:10:41 2014 from 192.168.2.124
? for list of commands
sysconfig for system and products configuration
# expert
Enter expert password:
You are in expert mode now.
# cd $FWDIR/conf
# vi fwopsec.conf
5.

Edit the file fwopsec.conf. This file configures the port and authentication settings for the various server types
(SAM, LEA, ELA, CPMI, UAA, etc.). For LEA configuration, look for the lines starting with the text lea_server.
Update or add the highlighted settings below to enable an authenticated LEA connection on port 18185:

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This is proprietary information of Check Point Software Technologies

Ltd., which is provided for informational purposes only and for use
solely in conjunction with the authorized use of Check Point Software
Technologies Ltd. products. The viewing and use of this information is
subject, to the extent appropriate, to the terms and conditions of the
license agreement that authorizes the use of the relevant product.
This file, by default, has no active entries.
From this Check Point version, the purpose of this opsec
configuration file is:
1) To present the default configuration of security methods
and port numbers of the OPSEC servers within Check Point.
2) To allow the administrator to change those defaults.
3) To configure non-default security methods for OPSEC client products.
Note:
To change the security method with old OPSEC server products, use the
Policy-Editor to edit the backwards-compatibility method of the ufp/cvp
servers.
The format of a configuration entry is:
<opsec-server> <security-method> <port-number>
Where:
<opsec-server> is one of:
sam_server, lea_server, ela_server, cpmi_server, uaa_server.
<security-method> is one of:
auth_port: The OPSEC server listens to secure connections
on the following port number.
port:
The OPSEC server listens to clear connections
on the following port number.
<port> is an integer port number:
0:
Means that this security method is disabled.
>0: Indicates the port number for this security method.
It is possible that a specific OPSEC server will listen to both
secure and clear connections (on two different ports!).
the 'clear' security method may only be used for connections with
OPSEC products using an OPSEC SDK version 4.1.2 and below.
To change the default setting of an entry:
a. Remove the comment sign (#) at the beginning of the line.
b. Change the port number.
The VPN-1/FireWall-1 default settings are:
sam_server
sam_server

auth_port
port

18183
0

lea_server
lea_server

auth_port
port

18184
0

ela_server
ela_server

auth_port
port

18187
0

cpmi_server auth_port

18190

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# uaa_server auth_port
19191
# uaa_server
port
0
#
lea_server auth_port 18185
lea_server port 0
lea_server auth_type sslca

Make note of the auth_port (18185 in this example) and the IP address of the Check Point Security
Management Server (192.168.2.32 in this example).
They will be placed into the <fw1-port> and <fw1-server> tags, respectively, when the LCE OPSEC Client policy
is created.
The first line, lea_server auth_port, turns on LEA authenticated connection on port 18185. The second line,
lea_server port 0, turns off LEA unauthenticated connection. If these lines are not present in the
fwopsec.conf file, add them. Save the file and exit the editor. After the fwopsec.conf file is updated, the
firewall service must be restarted. Use the following commands to stop, and then start the server:
# cpstop
SmartPortal: Stopping CPWMD
cpwd_admin:
Process CPWMD terminated
SmartPortal: Stopping CPHTTPD
cpwd_admin:
Process CPHTTPD terminated
Stopping SmartView Monitor daemon ...
SmartView Monitor daemon is not running
Stopping SmartView Monitor kernel ...
Driver is Down.
rtmstop: SmartView Monitor kernel is not loaded
# cpstart
cpstart: Power-Up self tests passed successfully
cpstart: Starting product - SVN Foundation
SVN Foundation: cpWatchDog already running
SVN Foundation: cpd already running
SVN Foundation started
cpstart: Starting product - VPN-1
FireWall-1: starting external VPN module -- OK
FireWall-1: Starting fwd
The LEA service is now enabled and running on the Check Point device.

Adding the LEA Application in SmartDashboard

SmartDashboard is an application that manages the security policies and rules for Check Points VPN-1/FireWall-1
gateways. You will need to add the LCE OPSEC Client information to the SmartDashboard using the steps below:

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1.

Connect to the Dashboard Servers desktop and start the SmartDashboard application.

2.

Connect to the Security Management Server using the SmartDashboard username. Note: This is not the same user
that logs into the Security Management Server via SSH; it is a SmartDashboard administrative user, not a user on the
Security Management Server.

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Click the menu item Manage -> Network Objects... to bring up the Network Objects dialog.

4.

In the Network Objects dialog, select New... -> Node -> Host... to enter new host node information.

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In the New Node window, fill in the Name and IP Address using the hostname and IP address of the LCE OPSEC
Client host. Click OK when done. Select Close on the Network Objects window.

6.

In the SmartDashboard locate the Objects Tree window. The objects tree can be displayed or hidden using the
menu item View -> Objects Tree. Verify the new node is in the Objects Tree tab Network Objects, under Nodes.

The next series of steps is to tell the Security Management server about the LCE OPSEC Client (as opposed to the LEA
server).

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In the Objects Tree window (see step six directly above), click on the Servers and OPSEC Applications tab. In this
tab view, locate the item Servers and OPSEC Applications -> OPSEC Application. Right-click this item and select
New OPSEC Application.... This will bring up the OPSEC Application Properties dialog.

2.

Fill in the OPSEC Application Properties dialog (shown below) with information about the LCE OPSEC Client host.
Enter the LCE OPSEC Client hostname under Name, and choose the correct host from the Host drop-down box.
Under Client Entities select the LEA checkbox. This step describes the LCE OPSEC Client to the SmartDashboard
and the Security Management Server.

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To set up an authenticated connection, the section Secure Internal Communication (SIC) must be completed:
1.

Click on the Communication button of the OPSEC Application Properties dialog shown above. This will bring up
the SIC Dialog, which requests an Activation Key that is created by the user. This is also referred to as the SIC
Password and will be used again later on.

2.

In the SIC Dialog (shown above), enter an activation key that is created by the user for the LEA connection.

3.

Click Initialize to accept the key. The Trust state value should show Initialized but trust not established. This is
OK at this time. The value will change to Trust established when the certificate is pulled by the LEA application.

4.

Click Close to close the Communication dialog.

5.

Copy down the DN field from the OPSEC Application Properties dialog. This value is referred to as the OPSEC
client DN and will be used by the LCE OPSEC client in the <opsec-client-dn> policy element.

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Make note of the Name in the OPSEC Application Properties window it will be used later in conjunction with
the opsec_pull_cert command.
There is another DN needed by the LCE OPSEC Client that is referred to as the OPSEC server DN. This is the DN of the
Check Point server. To get this value,
1.

Click the menu item Manage -> Network Objects... to bring up the Network Objects dialog.

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2.

In the Network Objects dialog, set the drop-down filter labeled Show to Security Gateways to identify the
Security Management Server machine.

3.

Select the Security Management Server machine and click Edit... to bring up the Check Point Host dialog.

4.

In the Check Point Host dialog,

1.

Verify that the IP address matches that of the Security Management Server, to ensure you will get the
correct DN.

2.

Locate the Secure Information Communication (SIC) section and copy down the OPSEC Server DN value
to be used later in the LCE OPSEC Client policy file.

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3.
5.

Click Cancel.

Close the Network Objects dialog.

The OPSEC Server DN value isnt visible in some versions of the Check Point SmartDashboard. Using the cpca_client
lscert -kind SIC command on the Security Management Server will also show the OPSEC Server DN value, as shown
below:
# expert
Enter expert password:
You are in expert mode now.
# cpca_client lscert -kind SIC
Operation succeeded. rc=0. 1 certs found.
Subject = CN=cpmodule,O=cpmodule..bbj6k8
Status = Valid
Kind = SIC
Serial = 56267
Not_Before: Mon Oct 8 21:51:52 2012
Not_After: Mon Jan 11 20:43:04 2038

Adding Rules to the SmartDashboard

In the SmartDashboard, add a rule to allow the LEA Server to connect to the Security Management Server on the LEA port
(18185 in preceding sections). Add the rule to the Firewall tab of the Rule Base window. Below is an example of the rules
table on the Firewall tab of the Rule Base window. If a rule already exists to allow any traffic to and from the cpmodule, no

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additional rule should be required. It is recommended that the rule tracking is not set to Log, because this would create
additional logs for each instance of the LCE OPSEC Client connection to the OPSEC interface.

Installing the Policy Database

After adding the LEA application information, select the menu item Policy -> Install Database...

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On the Install Database dialog, select the firewall being configured and click OK. This will install the changes to the
Security Management Server.

Creating Keys on the Check Point Security Management Server

Connect to the Security Management Server via SSH as the admin user, then complete the following steps:
1.

Run the command, expert. You will be asked for a password.

2.

Run the command, fw putkey <IP of LCE OPSEC Client>

3.

Enter and confirm the Secret Key. This key will be used later when configuring the LCE OPSEC Client environment.

# fw putkey 192.168.7.222
Enter secret key:
Again secret key:

LCE OPSEC Client Installation

The latest version of the LCE OPSEC client install package can be downloaded from the Tenable Support Portal. The
dependency needed for the LCE OPSEC Client is shown below:
libstdc++-4.4.7-11.el6.i686
compat-libstdc++-33-3.2.3-69.el6.i686
pam-1.1.1-20.el6.i686
To install the package use the command shown in the example below:

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# rpm -ivh lce_opsec-4.4.0-el6.x86_64.rpm

Preparing...
########################################### [100%]
1:lce_opsec
########################################### [100%]
Please run /opt/lce_opsec/set-server-ip.sh to configure your LCE server's IP and port.
After the installation completes run the set-server-ip.sh script to configure the client. The IP address of the LCE server
and port that is used to communicate with the LCE server is needed to complete the initial configuration of the LCE OPSEC
client. An example is shown below:
# /opt/lce_opsec/set-server-ip.sh
Enter the new desired LCE server IP or hostname.
>>
192.168.7.55
Enter the new desired LCE server port [31300].
>>
31300
Updating LCE Server IP from 203.0.113.1 to 192.168.1.155...
Updating LCE Server Port from 31300 to 31300...
Done
Starting LCE OPSEC daemon

OK

].

Make sure DNS is configured in /etc/resolv.conf on the host where the LCE OPSEC Client is installed.

LCE OPSEC Client commands:

Option

Command

Install

# rpm -ivh lce_opsec-4.4.0-el6.x86_64.rpm

Start

# service lce_opsec start

Stop

# service lce_opsec stop

Status

# service lce_opsec status

Remove

Determine the name of the installed package:

# rpm -qa | grep lce_opsec
lce_opsec-4.4.0-el6.x86_64
Remove the installed package:
# rpm -ev lce_opsec-4.4.0-el6.x86_64

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Configuring the LEA Server and Application

The steps below explain how to extract, locate, and move the files that are needed to create the authentication keys and pull
the certificate for the OPSEC API.
1.

Log in to a terminal on the LCE OPSEC Client host.

2.

Change to the directory where the OPSEC_SDK_6_0.linux30.tar file is located.

3.

Unzip the file OPSEC_SDK_6_0.linux30.tar.

4.

Using the tar command, extract the files contained in OpsecSicUtils_linux30.tar.gz.

5.

Copy both opsec_pull_cert and opsec_putkey into the /opt/lce_opsec directory.

# cd /opt
# unzip OPSEC_SDK_6.0_Linux.zip
Archive: OPSEC_SDK_6.0_Linux.zip
inflating: OPSEC_SDK_6_0.linux22.tar.gz
inflating: OPSEC_SDK_6_0.linux30.tar.gz
inflating: RoamAdmin_linux22.tar.gz
inflating: RoamAdmin_linux30.tar.gz
inflating: OpsecSicUtils_linux30.tar.gz
inflating: OpsecSicUtils_linux22.tar.gz
# tar -xf OpsecSicUtils_linux30.tar.gz
# cd linux30/
# ls
opsec_pull_cert opsec_putkey
# cp opsec_pull_cert opsec_putkey /opt/lce_opsec
6.

Run the following command from the /opt/lce directory: opsec_putkey <IP of Security Management
Server>

7.

Enter the secret key that was created in the previous step with the fw putkey command. Confirm the secret key.
This creates several SSL files that begin with the prefix CKP.

# ./opsec_putkey 192.168.7.44
Please enter secret key:
Please enter secret key again:
Key for host 192.168.7.44 saved to file
8.

The two files CKP_shmem_._sslsess.C and CKP_shmem_._sslauthkeys.C will be used to connect to the
Security Management Server.

9.

Run the command: opsec_pull_cert -h <IP of Security Management Server> -p <SIC

Password> -n <LEA application name>. The SIC Password and the LEA application name came from the
SmartDasboards OPSEC Application Properties dialog when the LEA application was added to SmartDashboard.

# ./opsec_pull_cert -h 192.168.7.44-p password n LCE_OPSEC_test

The full entity sic name is:
CN=LCE_OPSEC_test,O=cpmodule..bbj6k8
Certificate was created successfully and written to "opsec.p12".

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If the opsec_pull_cert command hangs, you may need to SSH to and log in to the Security Management Server, type
expert, and run the cpstop and cpstart commands to restart the Check Point module.
# cpstop
SmartPortal: Stopping CPWMD
cpwd_admin:
Process CPWMD terminated
SmartPortal: Stopping CPHTTPD
cpwd_admin:
Process CPHTTPD terminated
Stopping SmartView Monitor daemon ...
SmartView Monitor daemon is not running
Stopping SmartView Monitor kernel ...
Driver is Down.
rtmstop: SmartView Monitor kernel is not loaded
# cpstart
cpstart: Power-Up self tests passed successfully
cpstart: Starting product - SVN Foundation
SVN Foundation: cpWatchDog already running
SVN Foundation: cpd already running
10. Verify the opsec.p12 (which was created in the previous step and is the OPSEC certificate file) is present in the
/opt/lce_opsec directory by performing the following command:
# ls -la opsec.p12
-rw-r--r--. 1 root root 2641 Jan 22 13:15 opsec.p12

Make note of the name of the OPSEC certificate file as it will be required when the LCE OPSEC Client policy is
created.

Configure an LCE OPSEC Client Policy

Configure the LCE OPSEC Client policy with the information gathered throughout the configuration process. The following
is required to configure a LCE OPSEC Client policy:
1.

The IP address and port of the Security Management Server

2.

The OPSEC client DN

3.

The OPSEC server DN

4.

The certificate file name (opsec.p12)

A sample LCE server policy file shown below can be used by changing the fw1-server, opsec-certificate, opsecclient-dn, and opsec-server-dn values in a text editor.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?>
<options xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2003/XInclude">
<log-directory>/opt/lce_opsec/logs/</log-directory>

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<fw1-server>192.168.7.44</fw1-server>
<fw1-port>18185</fw1-port>
<dateformat>STD</dateformat>
<authenticated>yes</authenticated>
<opsec-certificate>opsec.p12</opsec-certificate>
<opsec-client-dn>CN=LCE_OPSEC_test,O=cpmodule..bbj6k8</opsec-client-dn>
<opsec-server-dn>cn=cp_mgmt,O=cpmodule..bbj6k8</opsec-server-dn>
<heartbeat-frequency>300</heartbeat-frequency>
<statistics-frequency>60</statistics-frequency>
<compress-events>1</compress-events>
</options>
After the information is added to the LCE OPSEC Client policy, save the file as opsecpolicy_rhel_opsec.lcp, and then
upload it to SecurityCenter. To do this, log in to SecurityCenter as the admin user and select Resources followed by LCE
Clients. Select the LCE OPSEC client from the list of clients. Then select Authorize if the client hasnt previously been
authorized.

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Then choose Assign Policy from the LCE Clients menu. From the Assign Policy window select Import.

In the Import LCE Client Policy dialog box use the prefix opsecpolicy, select rhel from the OS type drop-down menu,
and then choose opsec from the Client Type drop-down menu.Then choose Browse, followed by Browse, locate the
opsecpolicy_rhel_opsec.lcp, and choose Upload.

When the opsecpolicy_rhel_opsec.lcp has been uploaded, choose Import.

From the Assign Policy menu select the opsecpolicy_rhel_opsec.lcp and then choose Assign.

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If the policy was applied successfully, the following should be displayed at the top of the LCE Clients window and the correct
policy should be displayed in the Policy column for the LCE OPSEC Client.

Policy Parameters
The following is a list of all valid keys available for use with the LCE OPSEC Client policies:
Key Name

Description

Example Values

fw1-server

The IP address of the Check Point Security Gateway to

monitor.

192.168.1.1

fw1-port

The port on which the Check Point Security Gateway LEA

(Log Export Agent) interface operates.

18185

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opseccertificate

The path to the opsec.p12 file pulled from the Check Point.

/opt/lce_opsec/opsec.p12

opsec-client-dn

The distinguished name of the client, provided by the

SmartDashboard after adding a LEA entry.

CN=LCE-OPSECtest,O=cpmodule..bbj6k8

opsec-server-dn

The distinguished name of the server, provided by the

SmartDashboard.

cn=cp_mgmt,o=cpmodule..bbj6k8

authenticated

YES to enable cert authentication using the three options

above, or NO to disable it.

YES

dateformat

CP, UNIX, or STD (default) - this controls the date format in

the output of each log.

STD

Examples:
STD 2014-10-18 19:07:53
UNIX 1413673763
CP 18Oct2014 19:32:10
syslog-server

Destination IP or hostname, colon, destination port of a

remote syslog server to which to send events.

192.168.1.66:514

debug-level

Minimum debugging level that is printed to the log. The

options supported are as follows:

INFO

VERBOSE
INFO
WARN
ERROR
NONE.
log-directory

The path to which to write the LCE OPSEC admin logs.

/opt/lce_opsec/logs/

local-ip-net

The preferred network from which this client will connect to

the LCE server. This can be used to control the source
network address of the client.

192.168.1.0/24

Note: if a client policy is assigned with a new local-ip-net that

causes the client to show up as connecting from another IP,
then using SecurityCenter, the policy for that client will need
to be re-assigned to the new client entry for that IP.
heartbeatfrequency

The number of seconds between each client heartbeat

message to the LCE server. If 0, it will not send heartbeats.

A positive integer.

statisticsfrequency

The number of minutes between each client host

performance statistics report (CPU, Disk Space, and Physical
Memory) sent to the LCE server. If 0, it will not send stats.

A positive integer.

monitor-period

Period (in milliseconds) of the monitor loop within the LCE

Client.

1000

compress-events

Whether or not to compress events before transmitting them

to the LCE server. Marginally saves bandwidth, marginally
increases CPU usage.

0 or 1
(0=off,1=on)

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compressionlevel

This can be used to further define compress-events. The

value can be 0-9 with the highest value offering the most
amount of compression. The more compression that is used,
the more impact it will have on CPU usage.

0-9

minimumcompressionratio

The minimum compression ratio is the minimum required

ratio of the original data size to the compressed data size. If
the ratio satisfies the minimum ratio, compression is used for
that subset of events in transit to the LCE server. Otherwise,
compression is not used for that subset of events. Lower this
value to compress packets more often.

1.0-10.0

minimumcompressioninput-size

This defines the size of event packets that will be compressed

in bytes. The lower the value, the more often compression
takes place. For example, a lower value of 100 can be used if
the goal is to compress more packets.

0-1500

event-queuetimeout

The maximum time allowed to pass, in seconds, before the

event queue in the client is flushed and all queued events are
transmitted to the LCE server. Higher values may cause
latency between the LCE OPSEC Client and LCE server.

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LCE Conf Converter

The LCE Conf Converter is a utility to convert LCE configuration files from versions of the LCE Clients prior to 4.0 to new
policy files.
The following command run from the command line with no options will display the help file:
# /opt/lce/daemons/lce_conf_file_converter
There are four valid options to use as described in the table below:
Option

Description

--input-conf-file
-i

The input configuration file (i.e., lce_opsec.conf)

--output-policy-file
-o

The output policy file (e.g., my-new-policy.lcp)

--help
-h

Display the help menu

--version
-v

Display version information

Once saved as a policy file, the converted file may be imported to the LCE Client Manager and assigned to the appropriate
client(s).
The following is an example of how to convert an lce_opsec.conf to a policy file (for RHEL), and add the policy that is
created to the LCE:
# /opt/lce/daemons/lce_conf_file_converter -i

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/opt/lce_opsec/lce_opsec.conf -o ~/lce_opsec_conf.lcp
Successfully converted /opt/lce_client/lce_opsec.conf to policy
/root/lce_opsec_conf.lcp.
# /opt/lce/daemons/lce_client_manager --import-policy
~/lce_opsec_conf.lcp --output-policy my-converted-conf
--client-type opsec --os-type rhel
/opt/lce/daemons/policies/my-converted-conf_rhel_opsec.lcp
If there is an error, a non-zero error code will be displayed.
The policy that was added to the LCE can be found in SecurityCenter CV by logging in as the Admin user, and selecting
Resources followed by LCE Clients. Select the client that requires the policy from the list of clients, and choose Assign
Policy to view the available policies. Choose the imported policy, and select Assign to apply the policy to the LCE OPSEC
Client.

Viewing Check Point Events in SecurityCenter CV

To view Check Point events in SecurityCenter CV, log in as the Security Manager user, or a user with access to the repository
where the Check Point events are stored. Then select Events from the Analysis tab. After the intial screen loads showing
all events, the following search can be run for all normalized Check Point events:
Checkpoint-*
The results are shown below:

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By selecting Normalized Event Summary at the top of the Event Analysis window a list of filters will be shown. Choose the
option Type Summary the Check Point data will be organized by type as shown below:

From the Type Summary view selecting the number 3 next to the login-failure will display the associated normalized
event name.

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If more detailed information is required about these login-failure events, Jump to Raw Syslog Events can be chosen from
the upper right hand corner of the Event Analysis window. In the Raw Syslog Events view selecting the plus symbol will
display the complete log from the Check Point Firewall as shown below:

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For More Information

Tenable has produced a variety of documents detailing the LCEs deployment, configuration, user operation, and overall
testing. These documents are listed here:

Log Correlation Engine 4.2 Architecture Guide provides a high-level view of LCE architecture and supported
platforms/environments.

Log Correlation Engine 4.4 Administrator and User Guide describes installation, configuration, and operation of
the LCE.

Log Correlation Engine 4.4 Quick Start Guide provides basic instructions to quickly install and configure an LCE
server. A more detailed description of configuration and management of an LCE server is provided in the LCE
Administration and User Guide document.

Log Correlation Engine 4.4 Client Guide how to configure, operate, and manage the various Linux, Unix, Windows,
NetFlow, OPSEC, and other clients.

Log Correlation Engine 4.4 OPSEC Client Guide how to configure, operate, and manage the OPSEC Client.

LCE 4.4 High Availability Large Scale Deployment Guide details various configuration methods, architecture
examples, and hardware specifications for performance and high availability of large scale deployments of Tenables
Log Correlation Engine (LCE).

LCE Best Practices Learn how to best leverage the Log Correlation Engine in your enterprise.

Tenable Event Correlation outlines various methods of event correlation provided by Tenable products and
describes the type of information leveraged by the correlation, and how this can be used to monitor security and
compliance on enterprise networks.

Tenable Products Plugin Families provides a description and summary of the plugin families for Nessus, Log
Correlation Engine, and the Passive Vulnerability Scanner.

Log Correlation Engine Log Normalization Guide explanation of the LCEs log parsing syntax with extensive
examples of log parsing and manipulating the LCEs .prm libraries.

Log Correlation Engine TASL Reference Guide explanation of the Tenable Application Scripting Language with
extensive examples of a variety of correlation rules.

Log Correlation Engine 4.0 Statistics Daemon Guide configuration, operation, and theory of the LCEs statistic
daemon used to discover behavioral anomalies.

Log Correlation Engine 3.6 Large Disk Array Install Guide configuration, operation, and theory for using the LCE in
large disk array environments.

Example Custom LCE Log Parsing - Minecraft Server Logs describes how to create a custom log parser using
Minecraft as an example.

Documentation is also available for Nessus, the Passive Vulnerability Scanner, and SecurityCenter through the Tenable
Support Portal located at https://support.tenable.com/.
There are also some relevant postings at Tenables blog located at http://www.tenable.com/blog and at the Tenable
Discussion Forums located at https://discussions.nessus.org/community/lce.
For further information, please contact Tenable at [email protected], [email protected], or visit our web site at
http://www.tenable.com/.

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About Tenable Network Security

Tenable Network Security provides continuous network monitoring to identify vulnerabilities, reduce risk and ensure
compliance. Our family of products includes SecurityCenter Continuous View, which provides the most comprehensive and
integrated view of network health, and Nessus, the global standard in detecting and assessing network data. Tenable is
relied upon by more than 20,000 organizations, including the entire U.S. Department of Defense and many of the worlds
largest companies and governments. For more information, visit tenable.com.

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Appendix 1: Non-Tenable License Declarations

Below you will find third party software packages that Tenable provides for use with the Log Correlation Engine.
Section 1 (b) (ii) of the Log Correlation Engine License Agreement reads:
(ii) The Software may include code or other intellectual property provided to Tenable by third parties (collectively, Third
Party Components). Any Third Party Component that is not marked as copyrighted by Tenable is subject to other license
terms that are specified in the Documentation. By using the Software, you hereby agree to be bound by such other license
terms as specified in the Documentation.
The Log Correlation Engines Software License Agreement can be found on the machine in the top-level directory for the LCE
application, /opt/lce.

Related 3rd Party and Open-Source Licenses

blowfish.h
This product includes cryptographic software written by Eric Young ([email protected]).
This product includes software written by Tim Hudson ([email protected]).
crypto/bf/blowfish.h
Copyright (C) 1995-1998 Eric Young ([email protected])
All rights reserved.
This package is an SSL implementation written by Eric Young ([email protected]).
The implementation was written so as to conform with Netscapes SSL.
This library is free for commercial and non-commercial use as long as the following conditions are aheared to. The following
conditions apply to all code found in this distribution, be it the RC4, RSA, lhash, DES, etc., code; not just the SSL code. The SSL
documentation included with this distribution is covered by the same copyright terms except that the holder is Tim Hudson
([email protected]).
Copyright remains Eric Youngs, and as such any Copyright notices in the code are not to be removed. If this package is used
in a product, Eric Young should be given attribution as the author of the parts of the library used. This can be in the form of a
textual message at program startup or in documentation (online or textual) provided with the package.
Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification, are permitted provided that the following
conditions are met:
1. Redistributions of source code must retain the copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following
disclaimer in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
3. All advertising materials mentioning features or use of this software must display the following acknowledgement:
This product includes cryptographic software written by Eric Young ([email protected])
The word cryptographic can be left out if the rouines from the library being used are not cryptographic related :-).
4. If you include any Windows specific code (or a derivative thereof) from the apps directory (application code) you must
include an acknowledgement:
This product includes software written by Tim Hudson ([email protected])
THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY ERIC YOUNG AS IS AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING,
BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT,
INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO,
PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS
INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT

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LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS
SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
The licence and distribution terms for any publically available version or derivative of this code cannot be changed. i.e. this
code cannot simply be copied and put under another distribution licence [including the GNU Public Licence.]
libCURL
COPYRIGHT AND PERMISSION NOTICE
Copyright (c) 1996 - 2011, Daniel Stenberg, <[email protected]>.
All rights reserved.
Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software for any purpose
with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above copyright
notice and this permission notice appear in all copies.
THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT OF THIRD PARTY RIGHTS. IN NO EVENT SHALL
THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM,
DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR
OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS
IN THE SOFTWARE.
Except as contained in this notice, the name of a copyright holder shall not
be used in advertising or otherwise to promote the sale, use or other dealings
in this Software without prior written authorization of the copyright holder.
OpenSSL
Copyright (c) 1998-2011 The OpenSSL Project. All rights reserved.
Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
are met:
1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in
the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
distribution.
3. All advertising materials mentioning features or use of this
software must display the following acknowledgment:
"This product includes software developed by the OpenSSL Project
for use in the OpenSSL Toolkit. (http://www.openssl.org/)"
4. The names "OpenSSL Toolkit" and "OpenSSL Project" must not be used to
endorse or promote products derived from this software without
prior written permission. For written permission, please contact
[email protected].

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5. Products derived from this software may not be called "OpenSSL"

nor may "OpenSSL" appear in their names without prior written
permission of the OpenSSL Project.
6. Redistributions of any form whatsoever must retain the following
acknowledgment:
"This product includes software developed by the OpenSSL Project
for use in the OpenSSL Toolkit (http://www.openssl.org/)"
THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE OpenSSL PROJECT ``AS IS'' AND ANY
EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE
IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE OpenSSL PROJECT OR
ITS CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT
NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES;
LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION)
HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT,
STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE)
ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED
OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
This product includes cryptographic software written by Eric Young
([email protected]). This product includes software written by Tim
Hudson ([email protected]).
zlib
(C) 1995-2010 Jean-loup Gailly and Mark Adler
This software is provided 'as-is', without any express or implied
warranty. In no event will the authors be held liable for any damages
arising from the use of this software.
Permission is granted to anyone to use this software for any purpose,
including commercial applications, and to alter it and redistribute it
freely, subject to the following restrictions:
1. The origin of this software must not be misrepresented; you must not
claim that you wrote the original software. If you use this software
in a product, an acknowledgment in the product documentation would be
appreciated but is not required.
2. Altered source versions must be plainly marked as such, and must not be
misrepresented as being the original software.
3. This notice may not be removed or altered from any source distribution.
Jean-loup Gailly
[email protected]

Mark Adler
[email protected]

Hash functions
Hash functions is Copyright 2004-2008 by Paul Hsieh, and distributed under the LGPL 2.1 license.

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OpenBSM
OpenBSM is covered by a number of copyrights, with licenses being either two or three clause BSD licenses. Individual file
headers should be consulted for specific copyrights on specific components.
libpcap
License: BSD
Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification, are permitted provided that the following
conditions are met:
1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following
disclaimer in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
3. The names of the authors may not be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software without specific
prior written permission.
THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED ``AS IS'' AND WITHOUT ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING,
WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
PURPOSE.
libmcrypt
libmcrypt (part of the mcrypt project) is distributed under the LGPL 2.1 license.
libxml2
Libxml2 is the XML C parser and toolkit developed for the Gnome project (but usable outside of the Gnome platform), it is
free software available under the MIT License.

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