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Syslog is a clear-text protocol. That means anyone with a sniffer can have a peek at your data. In some environments, this is no problem at all. In others, it is a huge setback, probably even preventing deployment of syslog solutions. Thankfully, there is an easy way to encrypt syslog communication. I will describe one approach in this paper. Do you use Syslog? Have you thought about encrypting the logs which are being forwarded over the network? Protecting your logs is an important security practice. . The link for this article located at hungrypenguin is no longer available. . The link for this article located at hungrypenguin is no longer available.. syslog, clear-text, protocol, means, anyone, sniffer. . LinuxSecurity.com Team
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