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Collect Logs for the Active Directory JSON App

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Learn how to configure log collection for the Active Directory JSON App.

This page provides instructions on configuring log collection for the Active Directory JSON App so that logs are collected from the Microsoft Windows Event Log and ingested into Sumo Logic.

Configure a Collector and a Source

To configure a collector and source, do the following: 

  1. Configure an Installed Windows collector through the user interface or from the command line.
  2. Configure either a local or remote Windows Event Log source. To configure a Windows Event Log source set the following:
    • Event Format. Select Collect using JSON format.

      Event_Format.png

      Collect using JSON format. Events are formatted into JSON that is designed to work with Sumo Logic features, making it easier for you to reference your data.

    • Event Collection Level. When JSON format is selected you have to select Complete Message from the dropdown.
      Event_collection_Level.png
      Complete Message will ingest the entire event content along with metadata.

For more information on local or remote Windows Event Log Source configuration, refer to Local Windows Event Log Source and Remote Windows Event Log Source.

Sample Log Messages

{"TimeCreated":"2020-10-12T08:00:02+000001500Z","EventID":"5137",
"Task":14081,"Correlation":"","Keywords":"Audit Success","Channel":"Security",
"Opcode":"Info","Security":"","Provider":{"Guid":"{54849625-5478-4994-a5ba-3e3b0328c30d}",
"Name":"Microsoft-Windows-Security-Auditing"},"EventRecordID":5383143,"Execution":{"ThreadID":880,"ProcessID":776},"Version":0,
"Computer":"EC2AMAZ-6D5CO5AB123.test.format","Level":"Information","EventData":{"DSType":"%%14676","SubjectUserSid":"S-1-5-21-916893464-2020-10-12T08:00:02-2020-10-12T08:00:02-500","OpCorrelationID":
"{cdb02928-b7a6-4373-9b12-4e371f30c30d}","SubjectUserName":"Administrator","DSName":"test.format","AppCorrelationID":"-","ObjectGUID":"{56bf5011-b09d-43f5-bcd2-06a1d917c402}","ObjectDN":"CN=TomJerry,OU=Domain Controllers,DC=test,DC=format","SubjectLogonId":"0x73199","ObjectClass":"computer","SubjectDomainName":"TEST"},"Message":"A directory service object was created.\r\n\t\r\nSubject:\r\n\tSecurity ID:\t\tTEST\\Administrator\r\n\tAccount Name:\t\tAdministrator\r\n\tAccount Domain:\t\tTEST\r\n\tLogon ID:\t\t0x73199\r\n\t\r\nDirectory Service:\r\n\tName:\ttest.format\r\n\tType:\tActive Directory Domain Services\r\n\t\r\nObject:\r\n\tDN:\tCN=TomJerry,OU=Domain Controllers,DC=test,DC=format\r\n\tGUID:\t{56bf5011-b09d-43f5-bcd2-06a1d917c402}\r\n\tClass:\tcomputer\r\n\t\r\nOperation:\r\n\tCorrelation ID:\t{cdb02928-b7a6-4373-9b12-4e371f30c30d}\r\n\tApplication Correlation ID:\t-"}

Query Sample

The sample query is from Successes Vs Failures panel from Active Directory Service Failures dashboard.

_sourceCategory=Labs/windows-jsonformat 
| json "EventID", "Computer", "Keywords" as event_id, host, keywords nodrop
| if (keywords = "Audit Failure", "Failure", "Success") as status
| where host matches "*"
| timeslice 1h
| count as EventCount by  status, _timeslice
| transpose row _timeslice column status