Syslog using TLS

[Srinivas]

Is it at all possible to configure the syslog from the MX devices to use some form of TLS encryption instead of UDP? Just seems to be the more secure option. 

[NolanHerring]

Pretty sure it doesn't support TLS

Are you sending syslog to a public IP?

If its an internal syslog server then it should be secure enough since its either LAN or going over the VPN traffic

[PhilipDAth · Accepted solution]

It doesn't, and I've never seen an implementation of syslog that uses TLS.  That would be pretty rare.

You could consider building a VPN between the MX and the Syslog server location, and run the syslog data over the VPN.

[ZenotechJames]

Sumologic implements syslog with TLS - in fact syslog-ng also supports TLS based collection.

https://help.sumologic.com/03Send-Data/Sources/02Sources-for-Hosted-Collectors/Cloud-Syslog-Source

Please consider adding support for this as in the case of sumologic it is not possible to setup a VPN as they are a third party hosting the syslog

[PhilipDAth]

You'll need to make a wish in the dashboard (bottom right hand corner).

[peter-pettigrew]

is there any encryption implemented yet for syslog? my policy demands the connection to be secure and not just a raw syslog transmission to our syslog server