Collection of Forwarded Windows Events

Summary:

The document describes the Windows Unified Connector (WUC), a versatile tool used to collect and process diverse event logs from multiple domains. Key features include its ability to handle various types of events, translate SIDs/GUIDs, retrieve host information from Active Directory, and operate across different platforms. WUC supports Windows Event Forwarding (WEF) by forwarding security events to HardwareEvents and customizing other event types using map files. This solution aims to streamline event collection and processing through optimized workflows without disrupting customer operations, enhancing performance in handling diverse environments.

Details:

The document outlines the capabilities and configuration details of the Windows Unified Connector (WUC), a widely deployed tool designed for collecting and processing various events from multiple domains. WUC offers several features, including collection and processing of event logs from different hosts across multiple domains, providing an extensible framework for creating parsers to handle new types of events, translating SIDs/GUIDs, retrieving host information from Active Directory (AD), and being platform-independent. Windows Event Forwarding is a mechanism that forwards Windows event logs from numerous source computers to a single collector computer. This process can be configured with WUC in various ways, including supporting security events when forwarded to HardwareEvents and allowing for the configuration of other event types using custom map files. The configuration involves specifying the source host's Windows version through a source hosts file and is applicable across different systems and applications. The article discusses Windows Event Forwarding (WEF) support within WUC (Windows Unified Connector), a tool designed to streamline event collection and processing for WEF. This solution aims to enhance the efficiency of collecting and managing events by leveraging existing workflows, thereby minimizing disruption to customers while providing additional features and capabilities. The article highlights that the integration between cation to application event logs already works well, as evidenced by the sample custom map file provided, which includes entries for HardwareEvents with default log types such as Security. The introduction of WUC's Windows Event Forwarding Support simplifies WEF management through efficient workflow utilization and optimization, enabling better performance in handling events across various environments. The article concludes by thanking the reader for their attention and acknowledging HP's continued commitment to providing innovative solutions that adapt to the evolving security landscape.

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