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WatchGuard Firebox Integration for Elastic

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Stack 9.0+

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Availability

  • Generally available since 9.0

    This functionality is generally available and ready for production usage.

Unless stated otherwise on the page, this functionality is available when your Elastic Stack is deployed on Elastic Cloud Hosted, Elastic Cloud Enterprise, Elastic Cloud on Kubernetes, and self-managed environments.

This documentation corresponds to the latest patch available for each minor version. If you're not using the latest patch, check the release notes for changes.
Version 1.6.4 (View all)
Subscription level
What's this?		 Basic
Developed by
What's this?		 Elastic
Ingestion method(s) Network Protocol
Minimum Kibana version(s) 9.0.0
8.13.0

The WatchGuard Firebox integration for Elastic enables you to collect and analyze logs from your WatchGuard Firebox appliances. By ingesting these logs into the Elastic Stack, you gain centralized visibility into your network security posture, traffic patterns, and system health. This integration helps you monitor firewall activity, detect potential security threats, and maintain an audit trail for compliance requirements.

This integration is compatible with the following versions:

  • WatchGuard Fireware OS: This integration is tested and verified against Fireware OS v12.10.3. It's generally compatible with Fireware v12.x versions that support standard syslog output.
  • Elastic Stack: This integration requires Kibana and Elasticsearch version 8.13.0 or later (8.x and 9.x stacks are supported).

This integration collects data by receiving syslog messages from your WatchGuard Firebox appliances. You configure the Firebox to send its logs using syslog over UDP to the host where the Elastic Agent is running. By default, the integration listens on port 9528.

Once the logs reach the Elastic Agent, they are processed and parsed into a structured format. The integration handles various log types, including firewall traffic logs (permitted and denied connections), security service events (IPS, Gateway AntiVirus, and so on), authentication logs for VPN and UI access, and system event logs. The structured data is then sent to Elasticsearch, where you can visualize it using the included dashboards.

The WatchGuard Firebox integration collects log messages of the following types:

  • Firewall traffic logs: Detailed information about permitted and denied connections, including source and destination IP addresses, ports, and protocols.
  • Security service events: Logs from security modules such as Gateway AntiVirus, Intrusion Prevention Service (IPS), WebBlocker, and Application Control.
  • Authentication logs: Records of user login attempts to the firewall UI, VPN connections, and proxy authentication events.
  • System event logs: Internal Firebox messages regarding hardware status, service restarts, configuration updates, and High Availability (HA) failovers.

Integrating WatchGuard Firebox logs with Elastic provides visibility into your network security. You can use this data for the following:

  • Network security monitoring: Track allowed and denied traffic to identify potential intrusion attempts or misconfigured rules.
  • Threat detection: Monitor logs from security services like Gateway AntiVirus and IPS to respond to malicious activity in real time.
  • Compliance auditing: Maintain a record of authentication events and configuration changes to meet compliance requirements.
  • Operational troubleshooting: Monitor hardware health and service status to help you resolve connectivity or performance issues quickly.

To use the WatchGuard Firebox integration, you'll need to meet the following vendor and Elastic requirements:

  • Administrative credentials for the Fireware Web UI or Policy Manager.
  • Network connectivity between the Firebox and the Elastic Agent host. You must ensure that any intermediate firewalls allow traffic on the configured UDP port. The Elastic Agent default is 9528, and the Firebox default is 514.
  • Standard logging enabled on individual firewall policies. Specifically, the Send a log message checkbox must be selected in the policy's logging settings. For more information, refer to Set Logging and Notification Preferences in the WatchGuard documentation.
  • A static IP address or DNS name for the Elastic Agent host to prevent connectivity issues if the IP changes.
  • Elastic Agent installed on a host and managed through Fleet.
  • Kibana version 8.13.0 or later (8.x and 9.x stacks are supported).
  • Elastic Agent successfully enrolled in a Fleet policy.
  • The UDP port specified in the integration (default 9528) open on the host's firewall to allow incoming traffic from the Firebox.

Elastic Agent must be installed. For more details, check the Elastic Agent installation instructions. You can install only one Elastic Agent per host.

Elastic Agent is required to stream data from the syslog receiver and ship the data to Elastic, where the events will then be processed using the integration's ingest pipelines.

You can configure your WatchGuard Firebox to send logs to the Elastic Agent using either the Fireware Web UI or the WatchGuard Policy Manager.

To configure your device using the web interface, follow these steps:

  1. Log in to the Fireware Web UI using your administrative credentials.
  2. From the left navigation menu, navigate to System > Logging.
  3. Select the Syslog Server tab.
  4. Select the check box for Send log messages to these syslog servers.
  5. Click Add to define a new destination.
  6. In the IP Address field, enter the IP address of the host where your Elastic Agent is running (replace with your actual value).
  7. In the Port field, enter the port number configured in your Elastic integration. The Elastic Agent default is 9528, while the Firebox default is 514.
  8. For Log Format, ensure you select Syslog.
  9. Optional: Provide a Description such as Elastic Agent Syslog.
  10. To ensure complete data, select the check boxes for The time stamp and The serial number of the device.
  11. Under Syslog Settings, confirm the facility codes for different log types such as Alarm, Traffic, or Event. It's recommended to keep the defaults (Local0 - Local4).
  12. Click Save on the Logging page to apply the changes to the Firebox Web UI.

To configure your device using the WatchGuard Policy Manager, follow these steps:

  1. Open the WatchGuard Policy Manager and connect to your Firebox.
  2. Navigate to Setup > Logging.
  3. Select the Send log messages to these syslog servers check box.
  4. Click Add.
  5. In the configuration dialog, enter the IP Address of the Elastic Agent host (replace with your actual value).
  6. Enter the Port number. The Elastic Agent default is 9528, while the Firebox default is 514.
  7. Select Syslog as the Log Format.
  8. Enable the check boxes for The time stamp and The serial number of the device to include these in the payload.
  9. Verify that the Syslog Settings for facilities are correctly assigned, which are typically Local0 through Local4.
  10. Click OK to close the Syslog dialog, and click OK again to close the Logging Setup window.
  11. Save the configuration to your device by selecting File > Save > To Firebox.

To add the integration in Kibana, follow these steps:

  1. In Kibana, navigate to Management > Integrations.
  2. Search for and select WatchGuard Firebox.
  3. Click Add WatchGuard Firebox.
  4. Configure the integration with the settings for the UDP input.

The integration supports the following configuration options:

  • Listen Address (listen_address): The bind address to listen for UDP connections. Set to 0.0.0.0 to bind to all available interfaces. Default: localhost.
  • Listen Port (listen_port): The UDP port number to listen on. Default: 9528.
  • Timezone Offset (tz_offset): Use this to adjust the timezone offset when importing logs from a host in a different timezone, such as Europe/Amsterdam or -05:00. Default: UTC.
  • Preserve original event (preserve_original_event): If checked, a raw copy of the original event's added to the field event.original. Default: false.
  • Custom UDP Options (udp_options): Specify custom configuration options such as max_message_size or timeout.
  • Tags (tags): Custom tags to append to the logs, for example forwarded or watchguard_firebox-log.
  • Preserve duplicate custom fields (preserve_duplicate_custom_fields): If enabled, preserves WatchGuard fields that were also copied to ECS fields. Default: false.
  • Processors (processors): Add custom processors to reduce fields or enhance metadata before parsing.

After configuring the input, choose the Agent Policy where you want to add the integration and click Save and continue.

To verify the integration, perform the following actions to generate logs:

  • Authentication event: Log out of the Fireware Web UI and log back in to generate an authentication event log.
  • Configuration change: Modify a description field in a firewall policy and save the change to the device to generate a configuration event.
  • Traffic event: From a network client behind the Firebox, browse several external websites to trigger traffic logs. Ensure "Log this action" is enabled on the policy.
  • Diagnostic event: Use the Diagnostic Task tool in the Web UI to run a ping to an external host, such as 8.8.8.8 (replace with your actual value).

To confirm the data is in Elasticsearch, follow these steps:

  1. Navigate to Analytics > Discover.
  2. Select the logs-* data view.
  3. Enter the KQL filter: data_stream.dataset : "watchguard_firebox.log"
  4. Verify logs appear. Expand a log entry and confirm these fields:
    • event.dataset (should be watchguard_firebox.log)
    • source.ip or destination.ip
    • event.action or event.outcome
    • message (the raw log payload)
  5. Navigate to Analytics > Dashboards and search for "WatchGuard Firebox" to see if the visualizations are populated with data.

For help with Elastic ingest tools, check the common problems documentation.

You might encounter the following issues when setting up or running the integration:

  • No data is being collected: Verify that the Listen Port in your integration policy (default 9528) exactly matches the port configured in the Syslog Server settings on your WatchGuard Firebox.
  • Elastic Agent is rejecting packets: Ensure the Listen Address is set to 0.0.0.0 or the specific IP of the host interface receiving the logs. If it's set to localhost or 127.0.0.1, the agent won't accept traffic from external devices.
  • Network traffic is blocked: Check that the local firewall on the Elastic Agent host (for example, iptables, ufw, or Windows Firewall) allows incoming UDP traffic on the configured port.
  • Specific traffic logs are missing: Ensure that individual Firewall Policies on your Firebox have the Send a log message setting enabled. Only logs from policies with this setting will be forwarded using syslog.
  • Logs appear with parsing errors: If you see the _grokparsefailure tag in your events, verify that the Firebox is using the standard Syslog format rather than a legacy or proprietary format.
  • Timestamps are incorrect: Adjust the Timezone Offset in the integration settings to match the timezone configured on your appliance.
  • Missing custom fields: If you need to view non-ECS fields that are usually dropped, ensure the Preserve duplicate custom fields option is enabled in the integration configuration.
  • General ingestion errors: You can filter for the error.message field in Discover to identify specific issues encountered during processing.

For more information on configuring log delivery from your device, refer to the following WatchGuard documentation:

For more information on architectures that can be used for scaling this integration, check the Ingest Architectures documentation.

To ensure optimal performance in high-volume environments, consider the following:

  • Transport and collection considerations: This integration uses UDP for log transport. While UDP offers higher throughput and lower overhead compared to TCP, it's a connectionless protocol that doesn't guarantee delivery. In environments where log loss isn't acceptable, make sure the network path between the Firebox and the Elastic Agent is stable and high-speed.
  • Data volume management: WatchGuard Fireboxes can generate significant log volumes, especially in high-traffic environments with "Log this action" enabled on many policies. You should consider filtering logs at the source by selecting only necessary log categories, such as Alarms and Events, or disabling logging for high-volume, low-risk internal traffic policies to reduce the load on the Elastic Agent.
  • Elastic Agent scaling: For high-throughput environments like multi-gigabit firewalls, deploy multiple Elastic Agents behind a network load balancer to distribute the incoming UDP syslog traffic evenly. Make sure the host running the Elastic Agent has sufficient CPU and memory resources to handle the parsing overhead associated with the incoming log stream.

You can find more information about WatchGuard Firebox logging and configuration in the following resources:

These inputs can be used with this integration:

udp

For more details about the UDP input settings, check the Filebeat documentation.

To collect logs via UDP, select Collect logs via UDP and configure the following parameters:

Required Settings:

  • Host
  • Port

Common Optional Settings:

  • Max Message Size - Maximum size of UDP packets to accept (default: 10KB, max: 64KB)
  • Read Buffer - UDP socket read buffer size for handling bursts of messages
  • Read Timeout - How long to wait for incoming packets before checking for shutdown

The log data stream provides events from WatchGuard Firebox of the following types: traffic, alarm, event, and system logs.

Exported fields
Field Description Type
@timestamp Event timestamp. date
data_stream.dataset Data stream dataset. constant_keyword
data_stream.namespace Data stream namespace. constant_keyword
data_stream.type Data stream type. constant_keyword
event.dataset Event dataset. constant_keyword
event.module Event module. constant_keyword
input.type Type of filebeat input. keyword
log.offset Log offset. long
log.source.address Source address from which the log event was read / sent from. keyword
watchguard_firebox.log.action keyword
watchguard_firebox.log.action_name keyword
watchguard_firebox.log.address keyword
watchguard_firebox.log.app_beh_id keyword
watchguard_firebox.log.app_beh_name keyword
watchguard_firebox.log.app_cat_id keyword
watchguard_firebox.log.app_cat_name keyword
watchguard_firebox.log.app_control_disposition keyword
watchguard_firebox.log.app_id keyword
watchguard_firebox.log.app_name keyword
watchguard_firebox.log.arg keyword
watchguard_firebox.log.attachment keyword
watchguard_firebox.log.authenticated_user keyword
watchguard_firebox.log.authenticated_user_domain keyword
watchguard_firebox.log.authentication_method keyword
watchguard_firebox.log.authentication_server keyword
watchguard_firebox.log.authentication_type keyword
watchguard_firebox.log.beh_name keyword
watchguard_firebox.log.blocked_site_limit long
watchguard_firebox.log.bootup_time date
watchguard_firebox.log.bounce_ip ip
watchguard_firebox.log.bytes long
watchguard_firebox.log.bytes_in long
watchguard_firebox.log.bytes_out long
watchguard_firebox.log.call_from ip
watchguard_firebox.log.call_to ip
watchguard_firebox.log.category_name keyword
watchguard_firebox.log.cats keyword
watchguard_firebox.log.certificate_id keyword
watchguard_firebox.log.certificate_issuer keyword
watchguard_firebox.log.certificate_subject keyword
watchguard_firebox.log.certificate_type keyword
watchguard_firebox.log.client_name keyword
watchguard_firebox.log.client_ssl keyword
watchguard_firebox.log.cluster_id keyword
watchguard_firebox.log.cluster_role keyword
watchguard_firebox.log.cn keyword
watchguard_firebox.log.codec keyword
watchguard_firebox.log.command keyword
watchguard_firebox.log.content keyword
watchguard_firebox.log.content_inspection keyword
watchguard_firebox.log.content_source keyword
watchguard_firebox.log.content_type keyword
watchguard_firebox.log.ctl_dst_ip ip
watchguard_firebox.log.ctl_dst_port long
watchguard_firebox.log.ctl_src_ip ip
watchguard_firebox.log.ctl_src_port long
watchguard_firebox.log.current_ca_certificate_version keyword
watchguard_firebox.log.current_connection long
watchguard_firebox.log.current_session long
watchguard_firebox.log.data keyword
watchguard_firebox.log.destination_device keyword
watchguard_firebox.log.destination_ip ip
watchguard_firebox.log.destination_ip_geo.city_name keyword
watchguard_firebox.log.destination_ip_geo.continent_name keyword
watchguard_firebox.log.destination_ip_geo.country_iso_code keyword
watchguard_firebox.log.destination_ip_geo.country_name keyword
watchguard_firebox.log.destination_ip_geo.location geo_point
watchguard_firebox.log.destination_ip_geo.region_iso_code keyword
watchguard_firebox.log.destination_ip_geo.region_name keyword
watchguard_firebox.log.destination_name keyword
watchguard_firebox.log.destination_port long
watchguard_firebox.log.destination_user keyword
watchguard_firebox.log.destination_user_domain keyword
watchguard_firebox.log.details keyword
watchguard_firebox.log.dev_name keyword
watchguard_firebox.log.device keyword
watchguard_firebox.log.device_id keyword
watchguard_firebox.log.disposition keyword
watchguard_firebox.log.dlp_rule keyword
watchguard_firebox.log.dlp_sensor keyword
watchguard_firebox.log.dns_ip_address ip
watchguard_firebox.log.dns_question keyword
watchguard_firebox.log.domain keyword
watchguard_firebox.log.duration long
watchguard_firebox.log.elapsed_time keyword
watchguard_firebox.log.email_length long
watchguard_firebox.log.encoding keyword
watchguard_firebox.log.encoding_type keyword
watchguard_firebox.log.error keyword
watchguard_firebox.log.exception_rule keyword
watchguard_firebox.log.exchange_role keyword
watchguard_firebox.log.exchange_type keyword
watchguard_firebox.log.expected keyword
watchguard_firebox.log.expected_interface keyword
watchguard_firebox.log.expected_ip ip
watchguard_firebox.log.expected_protocol keyword
watchguard_firebox.log.expected_value long
watchguard_firebox.log.failure_count long
watchguard_firebox.log.feature_expiration_date date
watchguard_firebox.log.feature_key keyword
watchguard_firebox.log.feature_name keyword
watchguard_firebox.log.file_name keyword
watchguard_firebox.log.flags keyword
watchguard_firebox.log.from keyword
watchguard_firebox.log.from_header keyword
watchguard_firebox.log.gateway keyword
watchguard_firebox.log.gateway_endpoint keyword
watchguard_firebox.log.geo_destination keyword
watchguard_firebox.log.geo_src keyword
watchguard_firebox.log.group_name keyword
watchguard_firebox.log.header keyword
watchguard_firebox.log.headers_size long
watchguard_firebox.log.host_dest_domain keyword
watchguard_firebox.log.host_dest_ip ip
watchguard_firebox.log.hostname keyword
watchguard_firebox.log.http_status long
watchguard_firebox.log.http_version keyword
watchguard_firebox.log.ikev2_ikesa_state keyword
watchguard_firebox.log.image_source keyword
watchguard_firebox.log.in_interface_name keyword
watchguard_firebox.log.in_spi keyword
watchguard_firebox.log.info_msg keyword
watchguard_firebox.log.inspect_action keyword
watchguard_firebox.log.interface_id keyword
watchguard_firebox.log.interface_name keyword
watchguard_firebox.log.ip_address ip
watchguard_firebox.log.ip_packet_length long
watchguard_firebox.log.iph_length long
watchguard_firebox.log.keyword keyword
watchguard_firebox.log.length long
watchguard_firebox.log.limit long
watchguard_firebox.log.line keyword
watchguard_firebox.log.line_length long
watchguard_firebox.log.link keyword
watchguard_firebox.log.link_state keyword
watchguard_firebox.log.local keyword
watchguard_firebox.log.local_address ip
watchguard_firebox.log.local_address_port long
watchguard_firebox.log.local_mask_ip keyword
watchguard_firebox.log.lockout_type keyword
watchguard_firebox.log.log_type keyword
watchguard_firebox.log.logical keyword
watchguard_firebox.log.mac keyword
watchguard_firebox.log.mac_address keyword
watchguard_firebox.log.mask ip
watchguard_firebox.log.master_id keyword
watchguard_firebox.log.max_user_connection long
watchguard_firebox.log.mbx keyword
watchguard_firebox.log.md5 keyword
watchguard_firebox.log.member_id keyword
watchguard_firebox.log.member_info keyword
watchguard_firebox.log.message keyword
watchguard_firebox.log.method keyword
watchguard_firebox.log.msg keyword
watchguard_firebox.log.msg_id keyword
watchguard_firebox.log.msg_info keyword
watchguard_firebox.log.negotiation_ip ip
watchguard_firebox.log.negotiation_mode keyword
watchguard_firebox.log.negotiation_role keyword
watchguard_firebox.log.new_action keyword
watchguard_firebox.log.new_ca_certificate_version keyword
watchguard_firebox.log.new_interface keyword
watchguard_firebox.log.new_ip ip
watchguard_firebox.log.new_ipv6 keyword
watchguard_firebox.log.new_mask long
watchguard_firebox.log.new_policy_position long
watchguard_firebox.log.new_system_time keyword
watchguard_firebox.log.next_update_time date
watchguard_firebox.log.notification_gap_duration long
watchguard_firebox.log.notify_msg keyword
watchguard_firebox.log.num long
watchguard_firebox.log.number_of_recipients long
watchguard_firebox.log.object keyword
watchguard_firebox.log.offset long
watchguard_firebox.log.old_policy_position long
watchguard_firebox.log.op keyword
watchguard_firebox.log.operation keyword
watchguard_firebox.log.out_interface_name keyword
watchguard_firebox.log.out_spi keyword
watchguard_firebox.log.p1_sa_id keyword
watchguard_firebox.log.package_release_time date
watchguard_firebox.log.packets_count long
watchguard_firebox.log.packets_in long
watchguard_firebox.log.packets_out long
watchguard_firebox.log.pad_error keyword
watchguard_firebox.log.path keyword
watchguard_firebox.log.pcy_name keyword
watchguard_firebox.log.peer_address ip
watchguard_firebox.log.peer_address_port long
watchguard_firebox.log.physical_name keyword
watchguard_firebox.log.policy_name keyword
watchguard_firebox.log.pool_name keyword
watchguard_firebox.log.port long
watchguard_firebox.log.previous_interface keyword
watchguard_firebox.log.previous_ip ip
watchguard_firebox.log.previous_ipv6 keyword
watchguard_firebox.log.previous_mask long
watchguard_firebox.log.previous_system_time keyword
watchguard_firebox.log.probe_method keyword
watchguard_firebox.log.property_name keyword
watchguard_firebox.log.protocol keyword
watchguard_firebox.log.protocol_flags keyword
watchguard_firebox.log.proxy_act keyword
watchguard_firebox.log.proxy_host keyword
watchguard_firebox.log.proxy_type keyword
watchguard_firebox.log.query_class keyword
watchguard_firebox.log.query_opcode keyword
watchguard_firebox.log.query_type keyword
watchguard_firebox.log.quota_info keyword
watchguard_firebox.log.real_ip_address ip
watchguard_firebox.log.reason keyword
watchguard_firebox.log.reboot_hour long
watchguard_firebox.log.reboot_option keyword
watchguard_firebox.log.reboot_second long
watchguard_firebox.log.reboot_status keyword
watchguard_firebox.log.received keyword
watchguard_firebox.log.received_dh_group long
watchguard_firebox.log.received_interface keyword
watchguard_firebox.log.received_interface_index keyword
watchguard_firebox.log.received_ip ip
watchguard_firebox.log.received_message_id keyword
watchguard_firebox.log.received_proto keyword
watchguard_firebox.log.received_value long
watchguard_firebox.log.recipients keyword
watchguard_firebox.log.record_type keyword
watchguard_firebox.log.redirect_action keyword
watchguard_firebox.log.remote keyword
watchguard_firebox.log.remote_mask_ip keyword
watchguard_firebox.log.reply keyword
watchguard_firebox.log.reply_ip ip
watchguard_firebox.log.reply_protocol keyword
watchguard_firebox.log.reply_time date
watchguard_firebox.log.reputation long
watchguard_firebox.log.req_or_resp keyword
watchguard_firebox.log.response keyword
watchguard_firebox.log.response_code long
watchguard_firebox.log.response_size long
watchguard_firebox.log.restore_type keyword
watchguard_firebox.log.result keyword
watchguard_firebox.log.retry_count long
watchguard_firebox.log.return_code long
watchguard_firebox.log.role keyword
watchguard_firebox.log.route_type keyword
watchguard_firebox.log.rule_name keyword
watchguard_firebox.log.ruleset_name keyword
watchguard_firebox.log.sa_id keyword
watchguard_firebox.log.scan_stage keyword
watchguard_firebox.log.scan_type keyword
watchguard_firebox.log.scheme keyword
watchguard_firebox.log.selected_dh_group long
watchguard_firebox.log.sender keyword
watchguard_firebox.log.sequence_number long
watchguard_firebox.log.serial_number keyword
watchguard_firebox.log.server_ip ip
watchguard_firebox.log.server_name keyword
watchguard_firebox.log.server_ssl keyword
watchguard_firebox.log.service keyword
watchguard_firebox.log.session_id keyword
watchguard_firebox.log.severity long
watchguard_firebox.log.signature_category keyword
watchguard_firebox.log.signature_id keyword
watchguard_firebox.log.signature_name keyword
watchguard_firebox.log.signature_version keyword
watchguard_firebox.log.size long
watchguard_firebox.log.sni keyword
watchguard_firebox.log.software_version keyword
watchguard_firebox.log.source_ip ip
watchguard_firebox.log.source_ip_geo.city_name keyword
watchguard_firebox.log.source_ip_geo.continent_name keyword
watchguard_firebox.log.source_ip_geo.country_iso_code keyword
watchguard_firebox.log.source_ip_geo.country_name keyword
watchguard_firebox.log.source_ip_geo.location geo_point
watchguard_firebox.log.source_ip_geo.region_iso_code keyword
watchguard_firebox.log.source_ip_geo.region_name keyword
watchguard_firebox.log.source_port long
watchguard_firebox.log.source_user keyword
watchguard_firebox.log.source_user_domain keyword
watchguard_firebox.log.spi keyword
watchguard_firebox.log.srv_ip ip
watchguard_firebox.log.srv_port long
watchguard_firebox.log.ssl_offload keyword
watchguard_firebox.log.state keyword
watchguard_firebox.log.static_ip ip
watchguard_firebox.log.status keyword
watchguard_firebox.log.subsystem keyword
watchguard_firebox.log.syslog_timestamp date
watchguard_firebox.log.tag keyword
watchguard_firebox.log.target keyword
watchguard_firebox.log.task_uuid keyword
watchguard_firebox.log.threat_level keyword
watchguard_firebox.log.timeout long
watchguard_firebox.log.timestamp date
watchguard_firebox.log.tls_profile keyword
watchguard_firebox.log.tls_version keyword
watchguard_firebox.log.to keyword
watchguard_firebox.log.to_header keyword
watchguard_firebox.log.tr_local keyword
watchguard_firebox.log.tr_remote keyword
watchguard_firebox.log.transport keyword
watchguard_firebox.log.ttl long
watchguard_firebox.log.tunnel_name keyword
watchguard_firebox.log.tunnel_type keyword
watchguard_firebox.log.ui_type keyword
watchguard_firebox.log.unit keyword
watchguard_firebox.log.unlocked_by keyword
watchguard_firebox.log.update keyword
watchguard_firebox.log.updated_role keyword
watchguard_firebox.log.user_auth_protocol keyword
watchguard_firebox.log.user_domain keyword
watchguard_firebox.log.user_email keyword
watchguard_firebox.log.user_name keyword
watchguard_firebox.log.user_response_time date
watchguard_firebox.log.user_type keyword
watchguard_firebox.log.version keyword
watchguard_firebox.log.version_number keyword
watchguard_firebox.log.virtual_ip_address ip
watchguard_firebox.log.virus keyword
watchguard_firebox.log.vlan_id keyword
watchguard_firebox.log.vpn_connection_type keyword
watchguard_firebox.log.vpn_user_type keyword
watchguard_firebox.log.wgrd_spam_id keyword
watchguard_firebox.log.window_size long
Example
JSON 
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        "name": "elastic-agent-15441",
        "type": "filebeat",
        "version": "8.17.4"
    },
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        "dataset": "watchguard_firebox.log",
        "namespace": "63995",
        "type": "logs"
    },
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        "bytes": 282,
        "geo": {
            "city_name": "Changchun",
            "continent_name": "Asia",
            "country_iso_code": "CN",
            "country_name": "China",
            "location": {
                "lat": 43.88,
                "lon": 125.3228
            },
            "region_iso_code": "CN-22",
            "region_name": "Jilin Sheng"
        },
        "ip": "175.16.199.1",
        "port": 25
    },
    "ecs": {
        "version": "8.17.0"
    },
    "elastic_agent": {
        "id": "d811f632-f6fa-4ece-aea0-2994fed2ba01",
        "snapshot": false,
        "version": "8.17.4"
    },
    "email": {
        "sender": {
            "address": "tester@testnet.com"
        },
        "to": {
            "address": [
                "wg@localhost"
            ]
        }
    },
    "event": {
        "agent_id_status": "verified",
        "category": [
            "email"
        ],
        "dataset": "watchguard_firebox.log",
        "ingested": "2025-04-24T22:19:44Z",
        "kind": "event",
        "original": "<139>Jan 16 15:19:05 WatchGuard-Firebox FVE6035FD3AE3 (2024-01-19T08:48:15) firewall: msg_id=\"1BFF-000F\" Allow 1-Trusted 0-External tcp 10.0.1.2 175.16.199.1 39398 25 msg=\"SMTP request\" proxy_act=\"SMTP-Outgoing.1\" rcvd_bytes=\"272\" sent_bytes=\"282\" sender=\"tester@testnet.com\" recipients=\"wg@localhost\" server_ssl=\"ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCMSHA384\" client_ssl=\"AES128-SHA256\" tls_profile=\"TLS-Client.Standard\" (SMTP-proxy-00)",
        "outcome": "success",
        "timezone": "UTC",
        "type": [
            "info"
        ]
    },
    "input": {
        "type": "udp"
    },
    "log": {
        "source": {
            "address": "172.19.0.3:48129"
        },
        "syslog": {
            "appname": "firewall",
            "hostname": "WatchGuard-Firebox",
            "priority": 139
        }
    },
    "network": {
        "bytes": 554,
        "community_id": "1:jKtS0CPHMiYL+rYXXHskx9Y4Gig=",
        "transport": "tcp"
    },
    "observer": {
        "egress": {
            "interface": {
                "alias": "0-External"
            }
        },
        "hostname": "WatchGuard-Firebox",
        "ingress": {
            "interface": {
                "alias": "1-Trusted"
            }
        },
        "product": "Firebox",
        "serial_number": "FVE6035FD3AE3",
        "type": "firewall",
        "vendor": "WatchGuard"
    },
    "related": {
        "hosts": [
            "WatchGuard-Firebox"
        ],
        "ip": [
            "10.0.1.2",
            "175.16.199.1"
        ],
        "user": [
            "wg@localhost",
            "tester@testnet.com"
        ]
    },
    "rule": {
        "name": [
            "SMTP-proxy-00"
        ]
    },
    "source": {
        "bytes": 272,
        "ip": "10.0.1.2",
        "port": 39398
    },
    "tags": [
        "preserve_original_event",
        "preserve_duplicate_custom_fields",
        "forwarded",
        "watchguard_firebox-log"
    ],
    "tls": {
        "client": {
            "supported_ciphers": [
                "AES128-SHA256"
            ]
        }
    },
    "watchguard_firebox": {
        "log": {
            "bytes_in": 272,
            "bytes_out": 282,
            "client_ssl": "AES128-SHA256",
            "destination_ip": "175.16.199.1",
            "destination_ip_geo": {
                "city_name": "Changchun",
                "continent_name": "Asia",
                "country_iso_code": "CN",
                "country_name": "China",
                "location": {
                    "lat": 43.88,
                    "lon": 125.3228
                },
                "region_iso_code": "CN-22",
                "region_name": "Jilin Sheng"
            },
            "destination_port": 25,
            "disposition": "Allow",
            "in_interface_name": "1-Trusted",
            "log_type": "traffic",
            "msg": "SMTP request",
            "msg_id": "1BFF-000F",
            "out_interface_name": "0-External",
            "policy_name": "SMTP-proxy-00",
            "proxy_act": "SMTP-Outgoing.1",
            "recipients": "wg@localhost",
            "sender": "tester@testnet.com",
            "serial_number": "FVE6035FD3AE3",
            "server_ssl": "ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCMSHA384",
            "source_ip": "10.0.1.2",
            "source_port": 39398,
            "syslog_timestamp": "2025-01-16T15:19:05.000Z",
            "timestamp": "2024-01-19T08:48:15.000Z",
            "tls_profile": "TLS-Client.Standard",
            "transport": "tcp"
        }
    }
}

This integration includes one or more Kibana dashboards that visualizes the data collected by the integration. The screenshots below illustrate how the ingested data is displayed.

WatchGuard Firebox Overview Dashboard-1
WatchGuard Firebox Overview Dashboard-2
WatchGuard Firebox Overview Dashboard-3
WatchGuard Firebox Overview Dashboard-4
WatchGuard Firebox Overview Dashboard-1
WatchGuard Firebox Overview Dashboard-2
WatchGuard Firebox Overview Dashboard-3
WatchGuard Firebox Overview Dashboard-4
Changelog
Version Details Minimum Kibana version
1.6.4 Bug fix (View pull request)
Remove top level note from docs		 9.0.0
8.13.0
1.6.3 Bug fix (View pull request)
Fix pipeline failure on traffic logs with "seconds" appended to the log.duration field by prepending a grok pattern to extract the numeric value.		 9.0.0
8.13.0
1.6.2 Bug fix (View pull request)
Fix pipeline failure on traffic logs for ESP (non-TCP/UDP) sessions by adding null checks for source/destination port and IP before running the community_id processor.		 9.0.0
8.13.0
1.6.1 Bug fix (View pull request)
Fix Grok Pattern for Watchguard Member Info.		 9.0.0
8.13.0
1.6.0 Enhancement (View pull request)
Add service_info knowledge base documentation and improve README documentation.		 9.0.0
8.13.0
1.5.0 Enhancement (View pull request)
Preserve event.original on pipeline error.		 9.0.0
8.13.0
1.4.2 Enhancement (View pull request)
Generate processor tags and normalize error handler.		 9.0.0
8.13.0
1.4.1 Enhancement (View pull request)
Changed owners.		 9.0.0
8.13.0
1.4.0 Enhancement (View pull request)
Remove duplicated installation instructions from the documentation.		 9.0.0
8.13.0
1.3.1 Bug fix (View pull request)
Parse hostname with underscores and messages using port 0.		 9.0.0
8.13.0
1.3.0 Enhancement (View pull request)
Support stack version 9.0.		 9.0.0
8.13.0
1.2.0 Enhancement (View pull request)
Support email addresses in 2500-0000 and 2500-0001 events.		 8.13.0
1.1.0 Enhancement (View pull request)
ECS version updated to 8.17.0.		 8.13.0
1.0.3 Bug fix (View pull request)
Defensively copy list parameters in 'Set ECS categorization fields' script.		 8.13.0
1.0.2 Bug fix (View pull request)
Improve key/value splitting in traffic logs.		 8.13.0
1.0.1 Enhancement (View pull request)
Fix url in documentation.		 8.13.0
1.0.0 Enhancement (View pull request)
Release package as GA.		 8.13.0
0.1.2 Bug fix (View pull request)
Add optional cluster member information		 8.13.0
0.1.1 Bug fix (View pull request)
Add date format pattern to parse syslog timestamp.		 8.13.0
0.1.0 Enhancement (View pull request)
Initial release.		 8.13.0