use GELF for log

roles/bastionhost/tasks/system_setup/rsyslog_forwarding.yml

@@ -1,10 +1,16 @@
 ---
-- name: Bastionhost | rsyslog forwarding | Ensure rsyslog-gnutls is installed
+- name: Bastionhost | rsyslog forwarding | Ensure rsyslog TLS module is installed
   ansible.builtin.package:
-    name: rsyslog-gnutls
+    name: rsyslog-gnutls # For TLS support
     state: present
 
-- name: Bastionhost | rsyslog forwarding | Configure forwarding for SSH logs
+- name: Bastionhost | rsyslog forwarding | Ensure rsyslog GELF module is installed for Graylog
+  ansible.builtin.package:
+    name: rsyslog-gelf # For Graylog Extended Log Format (GELF)
+    state: present
+  when: log_forwarding_type == 'gelf'
+
+- name: Bastionhost | rsyslog forwarding | Configure GELF forwarding for SSH logs (for Graylog)
   ansible.builtin.copy:
     dest: /etc/rsyslog.d/60-forward-ssh-logs.conf
     owner: root
@@ -12,12 +18,56 @@
     mode: '0644'
     content: |
       # This file is managed by Ansible
-      # Forward sshd logs to a remote log server
+      # Forward sshd logs to a remote Graylog server using GELF over TLS
+      module(load="omgelf")
+      template(name="gelf" type="list") {
+          constant(value="{\"version\": \"1.1\", \"host\": \"")
+          property(name="hostname")
+          constant(value="\", \"short_message\": \"")
+          property(name="msg" format="json")
+          constant(value="\", \"timestamp\": ")
+          property(name="timereported" dateFormat="unixtimestamp")
+          constant(value=", \"level\": ")
+          property(name="syslogseverity")
+          constant(value=", \"_facility\": \"")
+          property(name="syslogfacility-text")
+          constant(value="\", \"_program\": \"")
+          property(name="programname")
+          constant(value="\"}")
+      }
 
-      # Define the template for forwarding
+      # Filter for sshd messages and apply the action
+      if $programname == 'sshd' then {
+          action(type="omgelf"
+                 target="{{ log_forwarding_target }}"
+                 port="{{ log_forwarding_port | default(12201) }}"
+                 protocol="tcp"
+                 template="gelf"
+                 StreamDriver="gtls"
+                 StreamDriverMode="1"
+                 StreamDriverAuthMode="x509/name"
+                 StreamDriverPermittedPeer="{{ log_forwarding_permitted_peer }}"
+                 Action.sendStreamDriverCaFile="{{ log_forwarding_ca_cert }}"
+          )
+      }
+  notify: restart rsyslog
+  when:
+    - log_forwarding_type == 'gelf'
+    - log_forwarding_target is defined
+    - log_forwarding_permitted_peer is defined
+    - log_forwarding_ca_cert is defined
+
+- name: Bastionhost | rsyslog forwarding | Configure standard TLS forwarding for SSH logs
+  ansible.builtin.copy:
+    dest: /etc/rsyslog.d/60-forward-ssh-logs.conf
+    owner: root
+    group: root
+    mode: '0644'
+    content: |
+      # This file is managed by Ansible
+      # Forward sshd logs to a remote syslog server using RFC5424 over TLS
       template(name="RSYSLOG_SyslogProtocol23Format" type="string" string="<%PRI%>%PROTOCOL-VERSION% %TIMESTAMP:::date-rfc3339% %HOSTNAME% %APP-NAME% %PROCID% %MSGID% %STRUCTURED-DATA% %msg%\n")
-
-      # Setup forwarding action
+      if $programname == 'sshd' then {
           action(
               type="omfwd"
               target="{{ log_forwarding_target }}"
@@ -25,16 +75,15 @@
               protocol="tcp"
               template="RSYSLOG_SyslogProtocol23Format"
               StreamDriver="gtls"
-          StreamDriverMode="1" # Run in TLS-only mode
+              StreamDriverMode="1"
               StreamDriverAuthMode="x509/name"
+              StreamDriverPermittedPeer="{{ log_forwarding_permitted_peer }}"
+              Action.sendStreamDriverCaFile="{{ log_forwarding_ca_cert }}"
           )
-
-      # Filter for sshd messages and apply the action
-      if $programname == 'sshd' then {
-          call-action
       }
   notify: restart rsyslog
   when:
     - log_forwarding_target is defined
     - log_forwarding_permitted_peer is defined
     - log_forwarding_ca_cert is defined
+    - log_forwarding_type == 'syslog'

roles/bastionhost/vars/main.yml

@@ -1,51 +1,58 @@
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