Splunk HTTP Event Collector Source

Overview

This source node is used to ingest log data from Splunk’s HTTP Event Collector.

Example Configuration

nodes:
  - name: my_hec_input
    type: splunk_hec_input
    port: 8088
    read_timeout: 30s

Required Parameters

name

A descriptive name for the node. This is the name that will appear in Visual Pipelines and you can reference this node in the YAML using the name. It must be unique across all nodes. It is a YAML list element so it begins with a - and a space followed by the string. It is a required parameter for all nodes.

nodes:
  - name: <node name>
    type: <node type>

type: splunk_hec_input

The type parameter specifies the type of node being configured. It is specified as a string from a closed list of node types. It is a required parameter.

nodes:
  - name: <node name>
    type: <node type>

read_timeout

The read_timeout parameter is used to specify how long to wait for incoming data. Default value is 0 which means no time out. It is specified as a duration and it is required.

nodes:
  - name: <node name>
    type: splunk_hec_input
    read_timeout: 10s

Optional Parameters

listen

The listen parameter is used to specify the address to listen to for incoming traffic. It is specified as a string and it is optional.

nodes:
  - name: <node name>
    type: splunk_hec_input
    read_timeout: 10s
    listen: <host>

port

Enter the port number that the splunk_hec_input type node should listen on. It is specified as an integer and is an optional parameter.

nodes:
  - name: <node name>
    type: splunk_hec_input
    read_timeout: 10s
    port: <port number>
    

tls

The tls parameter is a dictionary type that enables a number of options to be set using sub-parameters.

nodes:
  - name: <node name>
    type: splunk_hec_input
    read_timeout: 10s
    tls:
      <tls options>: 

ca_file

The ca_file parameter is a child of the tls parameter. It specifies the CA certificate file. It is specified as a string and is optional.

nodes:
  - name: <node name>
    type: splunk_hec_input
    read_timeout: 10s
    tls:
      ca_file: /certs/ca.pem    

ca_path

The ca_path parameter is a child of the tls parameter. It specifies the location of the CA certificate files. It is specified as a string and is optional.

nodes:
  - name: <node name>
    type: splunk_hec_input
    read_timeout: 10s
    tls:
      ca_path: /var/etc/kafka    

client_auth_type

The client_auth_type parameter is a child of the tls parameter. It specifies the authentication type to use for the connection. It is specified as a string from a closed list and is optional.

The following authentication methods are available:

• noclientcert indicates that no client certificate should be requested during the handshake, and if any certificates are sent they will not be verified.
• requestclientcert indicates that a client certificate should be requested during the handshake, but does not require that the client send any certificates.
• requireanyclientcert indicates that a client certificate should be requested during the handshake, and that at least one certificate is required from the client, but that certificate is not required to be valid.
• verifyclientcertifgiven indicates that a client certificate should be requested during the handshake, but does not require that the client sends a certificate. If the client does send a certificate it is required to be valid.
• requireandverifyclientcert indicates that a client certificate should be requested during the handshake, and that at least one valid certificate is required to be sent by the client

nodes:
  - name: <node name>
    type: splunk_hec_input
    read_timeout: 10s
    tls:
      client_auth_type: <auth type>

crt_file

The crt_file parameter is a child of the tls parameter. It specifies the certificate file. It is specified as a string and is optional.

nodes:
  - name: <node name>
    type: splunk_hec_input
    read_timeout: 10s
    tls:
      crt_file: /certs/server-cert.pem   

ignore_certificate_check

The ignore_certificate_check parameter is a child of the tls parameter. When set to true, it ignores certificate checks for the remote endpoint. It is specified as a Boolean value and the default is false, indicating that TLS verification will be performed. This is an optional parameter.

nodes:
  - name: <node name>
    type: splunk_hec_input
    read_timeout: 10s
    tls:
      ignore_certificate_check: true

key_file

The key_file parameter is a child of the tls parameter. It specifies the key file. It is specified as a string and is optional.

nodes:
  - name: <node name>
    type: splunk_hec_input
    read_timeout: 10s
    tls:
      key_file: /certs/server-key.pem

key_password

The key_password parameter is a child of the tls parameter. It specifies the key password. When the private key_file location is provided, this file can also be provided to get the password of the private key. It is specified as a string and is optional.

nodes:
  - name: <node name>
    type: splunk_hec_input
    read_timeout: 10s
    tls:
      key_password: <password>

max_version

The max_version parameter is a child of the tls parameter. It specifies the maximum version of TLS to accept. It is specified as a string and is optional.

You can select one of the following options:

• TLSv1_0
• TLSv1_1
• TLSv1_2
• TLSv1_3

nodes:
  - name: <node name>
    type: splunk_hec_input
    read_timeout: 10s
    tls:
      max_version: <TLS version>

min_version

The min_version parameter is a child of the tls parameter. It specifies the minimum version of TLS to accept. It is specified as a string and is optional. The default is TLSv1_2.

You can select one of the following options:

• TLSv1_0
• TLSv1_1
• TLSv1_2
• TLSv1_3

nodes:
  - name: <node name>
    type: splunk_hec_input
    read_timeout: 10s
    tls:
      min_version: <TLS version>