Accenture MxDR Quick Start Guide for Netgate pfSense
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This quick start guide will help Accenture MxDR customers configure Netgate pfSense to send logs to the Log Collection Platform (LCP).
This document includes the following topics:
Supported Versions
A list of supported versions is available in the Accenture MxDR Supported Products List document (Accenture_MDR_Supported_Products_List.xlsx) which can be found in Accenture MDR Portal.
Port Requirements
Table 1-1: Port requirements for LCP communication.
Source | Destination | Port | Description |
Netgate pfSense | LCP | 514 (UDP) or 601 (TCP) | Default port
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Configuring Netgate pfSense
Device Configuration Steps:
Login into pfSense GUI with admin credentials.
2. Change Global Log settings as guided below :
Navigate to the General Logging Options under Status > System Logs > Settings tab
Select/Tweak the following options on this page
a. Log Message Format - syslog (RFC 5424, with RFC 3339 microsecond-precision timestamps)
b. Log Packets from Default Block Rules - Checked
c. Log Packets from Default Pass Rules - Checked
d. Log Packets from Block Bogon Networks Rules - Checked
e. Log Packets from Block Private Networks Rules - Checked
3. Click Save to store the new settings.
Send Firewall logs to LCP by following the below steps :
Navigate to Remote Logging Options from Status > System Logs on the Settings tab.
Select/Tweak the following options on this page.
Enable Remote Logging - Checked
Source Address - Keep it Default reflected value as “Any“
IP Protocol - Not required if Source Address is selected as Default value.
Remote Log servers - Provide LCP IP.
Remote Syslog Contents - Firewall Events
3. Click Save to store the changes.
LCP Configuration Parameters
Table 1-2: The Netgate pfSense event collector (Syslog -4006) properties to be configured by MxDR are shown in the table.
Property | Default Value | Description |
Protocol | UDP | The default protocol for syslog. The collector can also accept logs in TCP.
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Port | 514 | The default port for UDP. For TCP, the default port is 601.
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IP Address | Netgate pfSense IP Address | Logging device IP address mentioned in the Pre-Installation Questionnaire (PIQ). |
Signatures | filterlog | MxDR recommended signatures processed by the Netgate pfSense event collector. |
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