The following table lists the syslog fields and data types used when mapping to Syslog ArcSight Common Event Format.

App Control Event Mapping to Syslog ArcSight Common Event Format (RFC 3164 and ArcSight CEF)

Syslog field Data Type Note
Facility INTEGER

Syslog facility; always “user-level”

Note: Facility and Severity are coded into one number per Syslog specification.
Severity INTEGER

Severity mapped from event severity (see App Control Event Types)

Note: Facility and Severity are coded into one number per Syslog specification.
Timestamp DATETIME Timestamp when the Syslog event was sent (without the year, according to RFC 3164)
Hostname NVARCHAR(256) App Control Server hostname
Message Message encoded according to ArcSight CEF specification