# imgssapi: GSSAPI Syslog Input Module

Module Name: | imgssapi
Author: | varmojfekoj

## Purpose

Provides the ability to receive syslog messages from the network protected via Kerberos 5 encryption and authentication. This module also accept plain tcp syslog messages on the same port if configured to do so. If you need just plain tcp, use imtcp instead.

Note: This is a contributed module, which is not supported by the rsyslog team. We recommend to use RFC5425 TLS-protected syslog instead.

- GSSAPI module support in rsyslog v3

## Configuration Parameters

Note

Parameter names are case-insensitive.

### Input Parameter

Note

Parameter are only available in Legacy Format.

#### InputGSSServerRun

type | default | mandatory | `obsolete legacy` directive
--- | --- | --- | ---
word | none | no | `$InputGSSServerRun`

Starts a GSSAPI server on selected port - note that this runs independently from the TCP server.

#### InputGSSServerServiceName

type | default | mandatory | `obsolete legacy` directive
--- | --- | --- | ---
word | none | no | `$InputGSSServerServiceName`

The service name to use for the GSS server.

#### InputGSSServerPermitPlainTCP

type | default | mandatory | `obsolete legacy` directive
--- | --- | --- | ---
binary | 0 | no | `$InputGSSServerPermitPlainTCP`

Permits the server to receive plain tcp syslog (without GSS) on the same port.

#### InputGSSServerMaxSessions

type | default | mandatory | `obsolete legacy` directive
--- | --- | --- | ---
integer | 200 | no | `$InputGSSServerMaxSessions`

Sets the maximum number of sessions supported.

#### InputGSSServerKeepAlive

type | default | mandatory | `obsolete legacy` directive
--- | --- | --- | ---
binary | 0 | no | `$InputGSSServerKeepAlive`

New in version 8.5.0.

Enables or disable keep-alive handling.

#### InputGSSListenPortFileName

type | default | mandatory | `obsolete legacy` directive
--- | --- | --- | ---
word | none | no | `$InputGSSListenPortFileName`

New in version 8.38.0.

With this parameter you can specify the name for a file. In this file the port, imtcp is connected to, will be written. This parameter was introduced because the testbench works with dynamic ports.

Note

If this parameter is set, 0 will be accepted as the port. Otherwise it is automatically changed to port 514

## Caveats/Known Bugs

- module always binds to all interfaces

- only a single listener can be bound

## Example

This sets up a GSS server on port 1514 that also permits to receive plain tcp syslog messages (on the same port):

    $ModLoad imgssapi # needs to be done just once
    $InputGSSServerRun 1514
    $InputGSSServerPermitPlainTCP on

See also

Help with configuring/using `Rsyslog`:

- Mailing list - best route for general questions

- GitHub: rsyslog source project - detailed questions, reporting issues that are believed to be bugs with `Rsyslog`

- Stack Exchange (View, Ask) - experimental support from rsyslog community

See also

Contributing to `Rsyslog`:

- Source project: rsyslog project README.

- Documentation: rsyslog-doc project README

Copyright 2008-2020 Rainer Gerhards (Großrinderfeld), and Others.