Header Parameters

The following table describes the values shown in the Header section of CEF messages that OT Security generates.

Parameter General Description OT Security Value
Timestamp The date and time that the log entry was generated in the
MMM D HH:mm:ss format
<12>Jan 12 02:50:45
Source IP The IP of the host that sent the Syslog message. The IP of the OT Security appliance that sent the log entry.
CEF: Version The mandatory prefix 'CEF:' followed by the CEF version number. CEF:0
Device Vendor The vendor name for the sending device. Tenable OT Security
Device Product The product name of the sending device.

Tenable OT Security

Note: This refers to the OT Security appliance.

Device Version The product version of the sending device. The version of the OT Security appliance that is in use. For example: 3.17.40
Device Event Class ID A unique identifier for each event type. This can be a string or an integer. Device Event Class ID identifies the reported event type. OT Security produces log entries with distinct Event Classes for each type of event that generates alerts. For the meaning of each Event Class ID, see Event Class IDs.
Name The name of the Event Class. OT Security provides a descriptive name corresponding to each of the Event Class IDs, see Event Class IDs.
Severity A string or integer that reflects the importance of the event. The valid string values are Unknown, Low, Medium, High, and Very-High. The valid integer values are 0-3=Low, 4-6=Medium, 7- 8=High, and 9-10=Very-High.
OT Security Event Severity CEF Value
None 0
Low 3
Medium 7
High 9