Summary

A good logging infrastructure is a key element in the network security of companies. Development of syslog-ng started because no tool existed that could satisfy the requirements of organizations maintaining large IT networks. The syslog-ng (ng: New Generation) application is an alternative for syslogd ? the default system logger component of Unix systems ? and has solved the problems of tens of thousands of organizations, ranging from industrial companies to governmental institutes. The syslog-ng application has been the most widespread alternative system logging application of the Unix/Linux world for the last ten years; and it can collect logs from Microsoft Windows and IBM System i platforms as well. It embodies the next generation of logging systems, and is the first truly flexible and scalable system logging tool.

The syslog-ng application is the product you have been looking for if you need a logging application that:

• guarantees the availability of log messages,
• is compatible with a wide range of operating systems, including several Unix and the latest Windows versions, and IBM System i
• provides encrypted log transfer and storage,
• has already proven its worth, and
• provides unimaginable flexibility for tracing system events.