ossec.conf: Database Output options¶

Overview¶

Database Output options are available in the the following installation types:

All database_output options must be configured in the /var/ossec/etc/ossec.conf and used within the <ossec_config> tag.

XML excerpt to show location:

<ossec_config>
    <database_output>
        <!--
        Database Output options here
        -->
    </database_output>
</ossec_config>

hostname¶

IP Address of the database server.

Allowed: any valid IP address

username¶

Username to access the database.

Allowed: Any Valid Username

password¶

Password to access the database.

Allowed: Any Password

database¶

Database name to store the alerts.

Allowed: database name

type¶

Type of database (Mysql or PostgreSQL).

Note

OSSEC must be compiled with the database type that is to be used.

Allowed: mysql/postgresql