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syslog-ng Agent for Windows

A syslog agent for Microsoft Windows platforms

The syslog-ng agent for Windows is a system log collector and forwarder application for the Microsoft Windows platform. It collects the log messages from eventlog groups and log files, and uses regular or TLS-encrypted TCP connections to forward them to a syslog-ng server. The syslog-ng server can directly stores all messages in a database.

Main features

• Reads messages from eventlog groups and log files.
• Transfers log messages using TCP.
• Supports TLS encryption.
• Authenticates the server using X.509 certificates. Mutual authentication is also supported.
• The format of eventlog messages can be customized using macros.
• Supports multiple destinations both in parallel and fail-over modes.
• Can be managed from a domain controller using group policies.
• Unique message IDs.

Supported platforms

The central syslog-ng server cannot be installed on Microsoft Windows platforms. The syslog-ng Agent for Windows is capable of forwarding log messages to the central syslog-ng server is available for both the x86 and x86_64 architecture.

• Microsoft Windows Server 2003
• Microsoft Windows Server 2008
• Microsoft Windows Vista
• Microsoft Windows XP

The syslog-ng Agent for Windows is available only in syslog-ng Premium Edition.

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