Configure a syslog-ng server to send Palo Alto Networks data to your Splunk platform deployment

1. Navigate to /etc/syslog-ng/syslog-ng.conf and save a copy of syslog-ng.conf as a backup before making any additional configurations.
2. Navigate to /etc/syslog-ng/conf.d/, and create a file called pan.conf.
3. Open pan.conf, and paste the following information in order to configure your server to listen on UDP port 514:

   # syslog-ng config to receive syslog messages from  Palo Alto Networks devices
   
   options{
           create-dirs(yes);
   };
    
   #Listen on UDP port 514
   source s_net{
           udp(port("514"));
   };
    
    
   #Destinations where syslog-ng should write to
   destination d_threat            { file("/var/log/syslog/pan/$HOST/threat/$YEAR-$MONTH-$DAY-threat.log"); };
   destination d_traffic           { file("/var/log/syslog/pan/$HOST/traffic/$YEAR-$MONTH-$DAY-traffic.log"); };
   destination d_system            { file("/var/log/syslog/pan/$HOST/system/$YEAR-$MONTH-$DAY-system.log"); };
   destination d_config            { file("/var/log/syslog/pan/$HOST/config/$YEAR-$MONTH-$DAY-config.log"); };
   destination d_hipmatch          { file("/var/log/syslog/pan/$HOST/hipmatch/$YEAR-$MONTH-$DAY-hipmatch.log"); };
   destination d_endpoint          { file("/var/log/syslog/pan/$HOST/endpoint/$YEAR-$MONTH-$DAY-endpoint.log"); };
   destination d_wildfire          { file("/var/log/syslog/pan/$HOST/wildfire/$YEAR-$MONTH-$DAY-wildfire.log"); };
   destination d_correlation       { file("/var/log/syslog/pan/$HOST/correlation/$YEAR-$MONTH-$DAY-correlation.log"); };
   destination d_aperture          { file("/var/log/syslog/pan/$HOST/aperture/$YEAR-$MONTH-$DAY-aperture.log"); };
    
    
   #Filters to route sourcetypes to sepearate files
   filter f_threat         { message("THREAT"); };
   filter f_traffic        { message("TRAFFIC"); };
   filter f_system         { message("SYSTEM"); };
   filter f_config         { message("CONFIG"); };
   filter f_hipmatch       { message("HIPMATCH") };
   filter f_endpoint       { message("ENDPOINT"); };
   filter f_wildfire       { message("WILDFIRE"); };
   filter f_correlation    { message("CORRELATION"); };
   filter f_aperture       { message("APERTURE"); };
    
   #Log definitions
   log { source(s_net); destination(d_threat); filter(f_threat); };
   log { source(s_net); destination(d_traffic); filter(f_traffic); };
   log { source(s_net); destination(d_system); filter(f_system); };
   log { source(s_net); destination(d_config); filter(f_config); };
   log { source(s_net); destination(d_hipmatch); filter(f_hipmatch); };
   log { source(s_net); destination(d_endpoint); filter(f_endpoint); };
   log { source(s_net); destination(d_wildfire); filter(f_wildfire); };
   log { source(s_net); destination(d_correlation); filter(f_correlation); };
   log { source(s_net); destination(d_aperture); filter(f_aperture); };
   

4. Save your changes. To optionally change your port, replace the source s_net{ udp(port("514")); with the desired port number.
5. Restart syslog-ng to apply updates.

   sudo service syslog-ng restart