Naming Conventions
The following naming conventions are currently following in the Fluency PLatform.
Processors
Naming convention:
<Product>_<SourceOrDataType>_<Type>
Ex. Collector_Syslog_Passthrough
Product
These are current Products in use:
| Product | Description | Misc |
|---|---|---|
| System | Fluency internal related | |
| Collector | Fluency collector, mostly Syslog | |
| WindowsSrv | Windows servers / machines, mostly via NXLog | |
| FortiGate | Fortinet firewalls | |
| SonicWall | SonicWall firewalls | |
| Office365 | MS Office365 Audit API data | |
| Peplink | Networking equipment / router / firewall | |
| ESET | AV software, manager loggin from WindowsSrv installation | |
Source/Data Type
| Product | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Fluency System | Syslog | Server side local Syslog |
| Fluency Collector | Syslog | |
| WindowsSrv | NXLog | From client side agent |
| Winlogbeat | Alternative agent | |
| FortiGate | FWLog | |
| SonicWall | FWLog | |
| Peplink | FWLog | |
| ESET | ServerLog | From Windows server host install |
Type
| Type | Notes |
|---|---|
| Parser | *ignored as suffix |
| Adjustment | |
| Passthrough | Data passthrough with minimal or no adjustments / additions |
Deployed Examples
| Example | Notes |
|---|---|
| Collector_Timestamp_Adjustment | |
| Collector_Syslog_Passthrough | |
| System_Timestamp_Adjustment | |
| System_Syslog_Passthrough | |
| ESET_ServerLog | |
| FortiGate_FWLog | |
| Peplink_FWLog | |
| SonicWall_FWLog | |
| WindowsSrv_NXLog | |
| CrowdStrike_Falcon | |
Standard Platform Deployment
Source
Naming convention:
<Product>
Ex. LocalSyslog
or
<Integration>:<Name>
Ex. Office365:DemoClient
Deployed Examples
| Example | Notes |
|---|---|
| LocalSyslog | |
| FluencyCollector |
Sink
Naming convention:
<SinkType>
Ex. EventDrop
Deployed Examples
| Example | Notes |
|---|---|
| EventService | Legacy event processing engine |
| EventWatch | Standard event destination / alerting engine |
| EventDrop | Discard events w/o database indexing |
Router
Naming convention:
<ProductOrSourceOrDataType>Router
Ex. Office365Router
Deployed Examples
| Example | Notes |
|---|---|
| SyslogRouter | |
| CollectorRouter | |
| Office365Router | |
| DuoRouter | |
| ProofpointRouter | |
| GWorkspaceRouter | Google G-Suite (Google Workspace) |
Pipe Examples
| Example | Processor(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Timestamp_Adjustment | ||
| Collector_Passthrough | ||
| Syslog_Passthrough | ||
| Plugin_Passthrough | ||
| FortiGate_FWLog | ||
| Peplink_FWLog | ||
| WindowsSrv_NXLog | ||
| ESET_ServerLog | ||
| SonicWall_FWLog | ||