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+<!-- @(#) $Id: ./etc/rules/vmware_rules.xml, 2011/09/08 dcid Exp $
+
+ - Official VMWare ESX rules for OSSEC.
+ -
+ - Copyright (C) 2009 Trend Micro Inc.
+ - All rights reserved.
+ -
+ - This program is a free software; you can redistribute it
+ - and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public
+ - License (version 2) as published by the FSF - Free Software
+ - Foundation.
+ -
+ - License details: http://www.ossec.net/en/licensing.html
+ -->
+
+
+<!-- SonicWall Log messages -->
+<group name="vmware,">
+ <rule id="19100" level="0">
+ <decoded_as>vmware</decoded_as>
+ <description>VMWare messages grouped.</description>
+ </rule>
+
+ <rule id="19101" level="0">
+ <decoded_as>vmware-syslog</decoded_as>
+ <description>VMWare ESX syslog messages grouped.</description>
+ </rule>
+
+ <rule id="19102" level="8">
+ <if_sid>19100</if_sid>
+ <status>^crit|^fatal</status>
+ <description>VMware ESX critical message.</description>
+ </rule>
+
+ <rule id="19103" level="4">
+ <if_sid>19100</if_sid>
+ <status>^error</status>
+ <description>VMware ESX error message.</description>
+ </rule>
+
+ <rule id="19104" level="3">
+ <if_sid>19100</if_sid>
+ <status>^warn</status>
+ <description>VMware ESX warning message.</description>
+ </rule>
+
+ <rule id="19105" level="0">
+ <if_sid>19100</if_sid>
+ <status>^notice</status>
+ <description>VMware ESX notice message.</description>
+ </rule>
+
+ <rule id="19106" level="0">
+ <if_sid>19100</if_sid>
+ <status>^info</status>
+ <description>VMware ESX informational message.</description>
+ </rule>
+
+ <rule id="19107" level="0">
+ <if_sid>19100</if_sid>
+ <status>^verbose</status>
+ <description>VMware ESX verbose message.</description>
+ </rule>
+
+
+ <!-- Authentication messages. -->
+
+ <rule id="19110" level="3">
+ <if_sid>19106</if_sid>
+ <match>logged in$</match>
+ <description>VMWare ESX authentication success.</description>
+ <group>authentication_success,</group>
+ </rule>
+
+ <rule id="19111" level="5">
+ <if_sid>19106</if_sid>
+ <match>Failed login attempt for</match>
+ <description>VMWare ESX authentication failure.</description>
+ <group>authentication_failed,</group>
+ </rule>
+
+ <rule id="19112" level="3">
+ <if_sid>19101</if_sid>
+ <program_name>vmware-hostd|vmware-authd</program_name>
+ <match>Accepted password for|login from</match>
+ <description>VMWare ESX user login.</description>
+ <group>authentication_success,</group>
+ </rule>
+
+ <rule id="19113" level="3">
+ <if_sid>19101</if_sid>
+ <program_name>vmware-hostd|vmware-authd</program_name>
+ <match>Rejected password for</match>
+ <description>VMWare ESX user authentication failure.</description>
+ <group>authentication_failed,</group>
+ </rule>
+
+
+ <!-- Guest OS messages. -->
+ <rule id="19120" level="8">
+ <if_sid>19106</if_sid>
+ <match>-> VM_STATE_OFF</match>
+ <description>Virtual machine state changed to OFF.</description>
+ <group>service_availability,</group>
+ </rule>
+
+ <rule id="19121" level="3">
+ <if_sid>19106</if_sid>
+ <match>-> VM_STATE_POWERING_ON</match>
+ <description>Virtual machine being turned ON.</description>
+ </rule>
+
+ <rule id="19122" level="3">
+ <if_sid>19106</if_sid>
+ <match>-> VM_STATE_ON</match>
+ <description>Virtual machine state changed to ON.</description>
+ <options>alert_by_email</options>
+ </rule>
+
+ <rule id="19123" level="5">
+ <if_sid>19106</if_sid>
+ <match>-> VM_STATE_RECONFIGURING</match>
+ <description>Virtual machine being reconfigured.</description>
+ <group>config_changed,</group>
+ <options>alert_by_email</options>
+ </rule>
+
+
+ <!-- Composite rules. -->
+
+ <rule id="19150" level="10" frequency="6" timeframe="120" ignore="60">
+ <if_matched_sid>19104</if_matched_sid>
+ <description>Multiple VMWare ESX warning messages.</description>
+ <group>service_availability,</group>
+ </rule>
+
+ <rule id="19151" level="10" frequency="6" timeframe="120" ignore="60">
+ <if_matched_sid>19103</if_matched_sid>
+ <description>Multiple VMWare ESX error messages.</description>
+ <group>service_availability,</group>
+ </rule>
+
+ <rule id="19152" level="10" frequency="6" timeframe="120">
+ <if_matched_sid>19111</if_matched_sid>
+ <description>Multiple VMWare ESX authentication failures.</description>
+ <group>authentication_failures,</group>
+ </rule>
+
+ <rule id="19153" level="10" frequency="6" timeframe="120">
+ <if_matched_sid>19113</if_matched_sid>
+ <description>Multiple VMWare ESX user authentication failures.</description>
+ <group>authentication_failures,</group>
+ </rule>
+
+</group> <!-- VMware ESX -->
+
+<!-- EOF -->