RE: Syslog over Internet

["Keith T. Morgan" <keith.morgan () terradon com>]

We do this often, but only over encrypted connections.  Logging can sometimes contain quite sensitive information.  I 
would consider it unwise to send that information over untrusted (sometimes even trusted) networks in the clear.  

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vineet Mehta [mailto:vineet () linux com kw]
> Sent: Monday, August 18, 2003 11:00 AM
> To: security-basics () securityfocus com
> Subject: Syslog over Internet
>
>
> I have hired a server located in a different country. I heard that its
> better to log all your syslog messages on a different 
> machine. As i dont
> have access to any other machine on that network except in my own
> country.
>
> My question is how safe and efficient it is to log Syslogd 
> messages from
> my server in other country to my server in this country?

>

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