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Zscaler ZIA

Realm Security integrates seamlessly with Zscaler NSS VM based appliances, enabling intelligent routing and analysis of security event logs.

Zscaler NSS supports sending log data to configured destinations using the generic syslog protocol in key/value format.

Data Flow:

Zscaler (VM based) NSS > Realm Data Connector (onprem) > Realm Cloud Backend

Zscaler NSS overview

Setup Zscaler Source in Realm

  • Login to Realm console
  • Add a new Source. Go to Sources > Add > Select Zscaler ZIA / Splunk (CIM) format
    • Name: Zscaler ZIA
    • Description: Zscaler ZIA logs
  • If a collector is already setup, Go to Collectors > Select your collector. If not, add a new collector
    • To add a new collector, Go to Collectors > Add > Give it a name and description
  • Add an Zscaler stream to the Collector.
    • Click on Add Stream
    • Select Product Format: Zscaler ZIA / Splunk (CIM)
    • From Source drop down: Select Zscaler source
    • Framing Trailer: Select Unspecified
    • Click Add Stream button
  • To view all assigned ports for Zscaler ZIA feeds, click VIEW PORTS action. The modal shows receiving port numbers for each of the NSS feed types. The port numbers listed in the modal are the syslog receiving ports on the collector. You will need these when configuring each of the Zscaler NSS Syslog feeds.

Prerequisites

  • Ensure you have administrative access to your Zscaler NSS VM.
  • Realm collector is setup and running. See Realm Collector install guide for setting up a collector.
  • Realm Security syslog collector IP address or FQDN
  • Realm Collector receiving port numbers. In Realm console, go to Collectors > select collector > More actions button ... for the Zscaler stream > View assigned ports > Copy port number listed for each of the NSS feed type.

Setup Zscaler NSS feed

Follow these concise steps to configure NSS feed for firewall logs to Realm Security Data Fabric.

Make sure to use the following values:

  • Feed Name: Name of the feed
  • NSS Type: Select type
  • SIEM Destination Type: SIEM IP Address Enter the IP Address of the Realm data collector VM.
  • SIEM TCP Port: Port number from Realm console corresponding to the NSS feed type.
  • Feed Output Type: Select Splunk CIM.

Support

For additional details, refer to the official Zscaler NSS documentation.

If you encounter any issues or require assistance, contact Realm Security support.

Event meta data

Following additional meta data fields will be included with the events

Feed TypeField NameValue
All feeds_sourceCategoryzscaler/zia-splunk
Feed TypeField NameValue
ZIA WEBsource_typezscalernss-web
ZIA TUNNELsource_typezscalernss-tunnel
ZIA FIREWALLsource_typezscalernss-fw
ZIA DNSsource_typezscalernss-dns
ZIA AUDITsource_typezscalernss-audit

References