Collect Fortinet FortiManager logs

Parser Version: 4.0

Supported in:

Google SecOps SIEM

This document explains how to ingest Fortinet FortiManager logs to Google Security Operations using Bindplane.

Fortinet FortiManager is a centralized network management platform that provides unified management, best practices compliance, and workflow automation for Fortinet security and networking devices. FortiManager enables administrators to centrally manage configurations, policies, firmware updates, and security services across thousands of FortiGate firewalls and other Fortinet devices in the Security Fabric.

Before you begin

Make sure you have the following prerequisites:

A Google SecOps instance.
A Windows Server 2016 or later, or a Linux host with systemd.
Network connectivity between the Bindplane agent and Fortinet FortiManager.
If running behind a proxy, ensure firewall ports are open per the Bindplane agent requirements.
Privileged access to the Fortinet FortiManager management console with permissions to modify System Settings.
FortiManager version 5.0.7 or later.

Get Google SecOps credentials for the Bindplane agent

To authenticate the Bindplane agent to Google SecOps, choose one of the following methods:

New deployments: Use the Chronicle API (Option 1).
Legacy deployments: Continue using the ingestion authentication file (Option 2) until the Ingestion API is discontinued on July 20, 2027.

Option 1: Create a service account for the Chronicle API (recommended)

Sign in to the Google Cloud console and select the Google Cloud project that is linked to your Google SecOps instance.
Go to IAM & Admin > Service Accounts.
Click Create service account.
Provide the following configuration details:
- Service account name: Enter a name for the account (for example, bindplane-ingest).
- Service account description: Enter a description (for example, Bindplane agent log ingestion).
Click Create and continue.
In the Grant this service account access to project section, click Select a role and select Chronicle Editor.
Click Continue, and then click Done.
Click the service account you created, and then go to the Keys tab.
Click Add key > Create new key.
Select JSON and click Create. The key file is downloaded to your computer.
Save the key file as ingestion-auth.json in the Bindplane collector directory (/opt/observiq-otel-collector/ingestion-auth.json on Linux or C:\Program Files\observIQ OpenTelemetry Collector\ingestion-auth.json on Windows), or update creds_file_path in config.yaml to match the path where you save it.
Go to IAM & Admin > Settings and copy the Project number. You'll need it for the exporter configuration.

Option 2: Download the ingestion authentication file (legacy)

Sign in to the Google SecOps console.
Go to SIEM Settings > Collection Agents.
Download the ingestion authentication file.
Save the file securely on the system where the Bindplane agent will be installed.

Get Google SecOps customer ID

Sign in to the Google SecOps console.
Go to SIEM Settings > Profile.
Copy and save the Customer ID from the Organization Details section.

Install the Bindplane agent

Install the Bindplane agent on your Windows or Linux operating system according to the following instructions.

Windows installation

Open Command Prompt or PowerShell as an administrator.

Run the following command:

msiexec /i "[https://github.com/observIQ/bindplane-agent/releases/latest/download/observiq-otel-collector.msi](https://github.com/observIQ/bindplane-agent/releases/latest/download/observiq-otel-collector.msi)" /quiet

Wait for the installation to complete.
Verify the installation by running:
```
sc query observiq-otel-collector
```
The service should show as RUNNING.

Linux installation

Open a terminal with root or sudo privileges.

Run the following command:

sudo sh -c "$(curl -fsSlL [https://github.com/observiq/bindplane-agent/releases/latest/download/install_unix.sh](https://github.com/observiq/bindplane-agent/releases/latest/download/install_unix.sh))" install_unix.sh

Wait for the installation to complete.
Verify the installation by running:
```
sudo systemctl status observiq-otel-collector
```
The service should show as active (running).

Additional installation resources

For additional installation options and troubleshooting, see the Bindplane agent installation guide.

Configure the Bindplane agent to ingest syslog and send to Google SecOps

Locate the configuration file

Linux: bash sudo nano /opt/observiq-otel-collector/config.yaml
Windows: cmd notepad "C:\Program Files\observIQ OpenTelemetry Collector\config.yaml"

Edit the configuration file

Replace the entire contents of config.yaml with the following configuration:

receivers:
  udplog:
    listen_address: "0.0.0.0:514"

exporters:
  chronicle/fortimanager:
    protocol: https
    # Region of your instance, for example us, europe, asia-southeast1
    location: <LOCATION>
    # Project number of the Google Cloud project linked to the instance
    project: '<PROJECT_NUMBER>'
    compression: gzip
    creds_file_path: '/opt/observiq-otel-collector/ingestion-auth.json'
    customer_id: 'your-customer-id-here'
    endpoint: chronicle.googleapis.com
    log_type: FORTINET_FORTIMANAGER
    raw_log_field: body
    ingestion_labels:
      env: production
      source: fortimanager

service:
  pipelines:
    logs/fortimanager_to_chronicle:
      receivers:
        - udplog
      exporters:
        - chronicle/fortimanager

Configuration parameters

Replace the following placeholders:

Receiver configuration:
- listen_address: IP address and port to listen on. Use 0.0.0.0:514 to listen on all interfaces on port 514. If port 514 requires root privileges on Linux, use 0.0.0.0:1514 and configure FortiManager to send to port 1514.
Exporter configuration:
- creds_file_path: Full path to the service account JSON key file (Option 1).
  - Linux: /opt/observiq-otel-collector/ingestion-auth.json
  - Windows: C:\Program Files\observIQ OpenTelemetry Collector\ingestion-auth.json
- customer_id: Your Customer ID (for example, a1b2c3d4-e5f6-g7h8-i9j0-k1l2m3n4o5p6).
- location: Replace <LOCATION> with the region of your Google SecOps instance (for example, us, europe, or asia-southeast1). The exporter prefixes chronicle.googleapis.com with this value. See Regional Endpoints for the complete list.
- project: Replace <PROJECT_NUMBER> with the project number from IAM & Admin > Settings.
- endpoint: Keep set to chronicle.googleapis.com.
- log_type: Must be exactly FORTINET_FORTIMANAGER.
- ingestion_labels: Optional labels for filtering and organization.

Legacy ingestion API exporter

If you use the ingestion authentication file from Option 2, replace the exporters block with the following. Set creds_file_path to the path to the ingestion authentication file, and if your instance is outside the US, replace malachiteingestion-pa.googleapis.com with your regional endpoint (for example, europe-malachiteingestion-pa.googleapis.com).

exporters:
  chronicle/fortimanager:
    compression: gzip
    creds_file_path: '/opt/observiq-otel-collector/ingestion-auth.json'
    customer_id: 'your-customer-id-here'
    endpoint: malachiteingestion-pa.googleapis.com
    log_type: FORTINET_FORTIMANAGER
    raw_log_field: body
    ingestion_labels:
      env: production
      source: fortimanager

Save the configuration file

After editing, save the file:

Linux: Press Ctrl+O, then Enter, then Ctrl+X.
Windows: Click File > Save.

To restart the Bindplane agent in Linux:

Run the following command:

sudo systemctl restart observiq-otel-collector

Verify the service is running:

sudo systemctl status observiq-otel-collector

Check logs for errors:

sudo journalctl -u observiq-otel-collector -f

To restart the Bindplane agent in Windows:

Choose one of the following options:
- Command Prompt or PowerShell as administrator:
```
net stop observiq-otel-collector && net start observiq-otel-collector
```
- Services console:
  1. Press Win+R, type services.msc, and press Enter.
  2. Locate observIQ OpenTelemetry Collector.
  3. Right-click and select Restart.
Verify the service is running:
```
sc query observiq-otel-collector
```

Check logs for errors:

type "C:\Program Files\observIQ OpenTelemetry Collector\log\collector.log"

Configure Fortinet FortiManager syslog forwarding

FortiManager syslog configuration is a two-step process: first, define the syslog server in the GUI, then enable local log forwarding via CLI.

Step 1: Add syslog server in FortiManager GUI

Sign in to the Fortinet FortiManager web interface.
Go to System Settings > Advanced > Syslog Server.
Click Create New in the toolbar.
Configure the following settings:
- Name: Enter a descriptive name (for example, Chronicle-Bindplane).
- IP address (or FQDN): Enter the IP address of the Bindplane agent host (for example, 192.168.1.100).
- Syslog Server Port: Enter 514 (or 1514 if using a non-privileged port).
- Reliable Connection: Leave disabled for UDP (default), or enable for TCP.
- Secure Connection: Leave disabled unless you have configured TLS certificates.
Click OK to save the syslog server configuration.

Step 2: Enable local log forwarding via CLI

Connect to the FortiManager CLI via SSH or console.

Run the following commands (For FortiManager 5.0.7 and later):

config system locallog syslogd setting
        set syslog-name Chronicle-Bindplane
        set severity information
        set status enable
end

Configuration parameters:

syslog-name: Must match the Name you configured in the GUI.
severity: Set to information to capture all local logs. Options include: emergency, alert, critical, error, warning, notification, information, debug.
status: Set to enable to start forwarding logs.

Verify the configuration: config system locallog syslogd setting show end
Verify logs are being sent:
- Linux: sudo tcpdump -i any port 514 -A
- Windows: Use Wireshark to capture traffic on port 514.

Notes on FortiManager syslog behavior

FortiManager sends its own local event logs (system, configuration changes, administrative actions), not logs from managed FortiGate devices.
By default, Reliable Connection is disabled (UDP port 514). If enabled, logs use TCP port 514.
Syslog messages use a Fortinet-specific format. The Google SecOps FORTINET_FORTIMANAGER parser is designed for this format.
Ensure system time is synchronized with NTP and configured to UTC. (Go to Dashboard > System Information widget to edit).

UDM mapping table

Log Field	UDM Mapping	Logic
`type`, `subtype`, `pri`, `operation`, `performed_on`, `lograte`, `msgrate`, `logratelimit`, `logratepeak`, `action`, `cpuusage`, `memusage`, `diskusage`, `disk2usage`, `userfrom`	`about.resource.attribute.labels`	Labels associated with the resource.
`clearpass-spt`, `allow-routing`, `color`, `comment`, `fabric-object`, `name`, `node-ip-only`, `obj-type`, `sdn-addr-type`, `sub-type`, `adom`, `pkgname`, `_signal-lte-rsrq`, `_signal-lte-rssi`, `performed_on_dev`, `changetype`	`additional.fields`	Additional fields for extended data.
`cache_ttl_label`	`network.dns.answers`	DNS answers mapping.
`changes`	`metadata.description`	Detailed description of the event.
`event_type`	`metadata.event_type`	The category/type of event.
`log_id`	`metadata.product_log_id`	Product-specific identifier.
`session_id`	`network.session_id`	Session identifier.
`adminprof`	`principal.administrative_domain`	Administrative domain of the principal.
`devname`	`principal.hostname`	Hostname of the principal.
`src_ip`	`principal.ip`	IP address of the principal.
`device_id`	`principal.resource.product_object_id`	Resource product ID.
`uuid`	`principal.user.userid`	User ID of the principal.
`action_details`	`security_result.action`	The security action taken.
`wildcard`, `subnet`, `end-ip`, `start-ip`	`security_result.detection_fields`	Fields used for security detection.
`msg`	`security_result.summary`	Summary of the security event.
`target_ip`, `tar_ip`, `remote_ip`	`target.ip`	Target entity IP address.
`tar_port`, `remote_port`	`target.port`	Target entity port.
`user`	`target.user.userid`	User ID of the target.
N/A	`metadata.vendor_name`	Set to Fortinet.
N/A	`metadata.product_name`	Set to FortiManager.
`vd`	`event.idm.read_only_udm.additional.fields`	Mapped from changelog
`unauthuser`	`event.idm.read_only_udm.additional.fields`	Mapped from changelog
`unauthusersource`	`event.idm.read_only_udm.additional.fields`	Mapped from changelog
`level`	`event.idm.read_only_udm.security_result.detection_fields`	Mapped from changelog
`trandisp`	`event.idm.read_only_udm.security_result.detection_fields`	Mapped from changelog
`policyid`	`event.idm.read_only_udm.security_result.detection_fields`	Mapped from changelog
`sentpkt`	`event.idm.read_only_udm.security_result.detection_fields`	Mapped from changelog
`rcvdpkt`	`event.idm.read_only_udm.security_result.detection_fields`	Mapped from changelog
`sentdelta`	`event.idm.read_only_udm.security_result.detection_fields`	Mapped from changelog
`rcvddelta`	`event.idm.read_only_udm.security_result.detection_fields`	Mapped from changelog
`durationdelta`	`event.idm.read_only_udm.security_result.detection_fields`	Mapped from changelog
`sentpktdelta`	`event.idm.read_only_udm.security_result.detection_fields`	Mapped from changelog
`rcvdpktdelta`	`event.idm.read_only_udm.security_result.detection_fields`	Mapped from changelog
`crscore`	`event.idm.read_only_udm.security_result.detection_fields`	Mapped from changelog
`poluuid`	`event.idm.read_only_udm.security_result.detection_fields`	Mapped from changelog
`policytype`	`event.idm.read_only_udm.security_result.detection_fields`	Mapped from changelog
`policyname`	`event.idm.read_only_udm.security_result.detection_fields`	Mapped from changelog
`craction`	`event.idm.read_only_udm.security_result.detection_fields`	Mapped from changelog
`crlevel`	`event.idm.read_only_udm.security_result.detection_fields`	Mapped from changelog
`type`	`event.idm.read_only_udm.metadata.product_event_type`	Mapped from changelog
`subtype`	`event.idm.read_only_udm.target.resource.resource_subtype`	Mapped from changelog
`logid`	`event.idm.read_only_udm.metadata.product_log_id`	Mapped from changelog
`devid`	`event.idm.read_only_udm.principal.asset.asset_id`	Mapped from changelog
`srcip`	`event.idm.read_only_udm.src.ip`	Mapped from changelog
`srcip`	`event.idm.read_only_udm.src.asset.ip`	Mapped from changelog
`src`	`event.idm.read_only_udm.src.ip`	Mapped from changelog
`src`	`event.idm.read_only_udm.src.asset.ip`	Mapped from changelog
`srcname`	`event.idm.read_only_udm.src.hostname`	Mapped from changelog
`srcname`	`event.idm.read_only_udm.src.asset.hostname`	Mapped from changelog
`srcport`	`event.idm.read_only_udm.src.port`	Mapped from changelog
`dst`	`event.idm.read_only_udm.target.ip`	Mapped from changelog
`dst`	`event.idm.read_only_udm.target.asset.ip`	Mapped from changelog
`dstport`	`event.idm.read_only_udm.target.port`	Mapped from changelog
`dstintf`	`event.idm.read_only_udm.target.resource.attribute.labels`	Mapped from changelog
`dstintfrole`	`event.idm.read_only_udm.target.resource.attribute.labels`	Mapped from changelog
`srccountry`	`event.idm.read_only_udm.principal.location.country_or_region`	Mapped from changelog
`dstcountry`	`event.idm.read_only_udm.target.location.country_or_region`	Mapped from changelog
`sessionid`	`event.idm.read_only_udm.network.session_id`	Mapped from changelog
`app_protocol_output`	`event.idm.read_only_udm.network.application_protocol`	Mapped from changelog
`proto`	`event.idm.read_only_udm.additional.fields`	Mapped from changelog
`view`	`event.idm.read_only_udm.additional.fields`	Mapped from changelog
`CAT`	`event.idm.read_only_udm.additional.fields`	Mapped from changelog
`product_id`	`event.idm.read_only_udm.additional.fields`	Mapped from changelog
`product_name`	`event.idm.read_only_udm.additional.fields`	Mapped from changelog
`vendor_name`	`event.idm.read_only_udm.additional.fields`	Mapped from changelog
`qtype`	`event.idm.read_only_udm.additional.fields`	Mapped from changelog
`action`	`event.idm.read_only_udm.security_result.action`	Mapped from changelog
`action`	`event.idm.read_only_udm.security_result.action_details`	Mapped from changelog
`duration`	`event.idm.read_only_udm.network.session_duration.seconds`	Mapped from changelog
`appcat`	`event.idm.read_only_udm.principal.resource.attribute.labels`	Mapped from changelog
`srchwversion`	`event.idm.read_only_udm.src.platform_version`	Mapped from changelog
`mastersrcmac`	`event.idm.read_only_udm.principal.mac`	Mapped from changelog
`mastersrcmac`	`event.idm.read_only_udm.principal.asset.mac`	Mapped from changelog
`r_value`	`event.idm.read_only_udm.intermediary.resource.id`	Mapped from changelog
`resource_name`	`event.idm.read_only_udm.intermediary.resource.name`	Mapped from changelog
`hostname`	`event.idm.read_only_udm.intermediary.hostname`	Mapped from changelog
`hostname`	`event.idm.read_only_udm.intermediary.asset.hostname`	Mapped from changelog
`ip`	`event.idm.read_only_udm.intermediary.ip`	Mapped from changelog
`ip`	`event.idm.read_only_udm.intermediary.asset.ip`	Mapped from changelog
`process_id`	`event.idm.read_only_udm.intermediary.resource.attribute.labels`	Mapped from changelog
`process`	`event.idm.read_only_udm.intermediary.process.command_line`	Mapped from changelog
`app`	`event.idm.read_only_udm.intermediary.application`	Mapped from changelog
`srcserver`	`event.idm.read_only_udm.src.resource.attribute.labels`	Mapped from changelog
`srcintfrole`	`event.idm.read_only_udm.src.resource.attribute.labels`	Mapped from changelog
`srcswversion`	`event.idm.read_only_udm.src.resource.attribute.labels`	Mapped from changelog
`srchwvendor`	`event.idm.read_only_udm.src.resource.attribute.labels`	Mapped from changelog
`srcfamily`	`event.idm.read_only_udm.src.resource.attribute.labels`	Mapped from changelog
`spt`	`event.idm.read_only_udm.src.resource.attribute.labels`	Mapped from changelog
`srcintf`	`event.idm.read_only_udm.src.resource.attribute.labels`	Mapped from changelog
`srcmac`	`event.idm.read_only_udm.src.mac`	Mapped from changelog
`srcmac`	`event.idm.read_only_udm.src.asset.mac`	Mapped from changelog
`service`	`event.idm.read_only_udm.principal.resource.name`	Mapped from changelog
`sentbyte`	`event.idm.read_only_udm.network.sent_bytes`	Mapped from changelog
`rcvdbyte`	`event.idm.read_only_udm.network.received_bytes`	Mapped from changelog
`devtype`	`event.idm.read_only_udm.principal.resource.attribute.labels`	Mapped from changelog
`osname`	`event.idm.read_only_udm.principal.platform_version`	Mapped from changelog
`adom`	`event.idm.read_only_udm.additional.fields`	Mapped from changelog
`pkgname`	`event.idm.read_only_udm.additional.fields`	Mapped from changelog
`_signal-lte-rsrq`	`event.idm.read_only_udm.additional.fields`	Mapped from changelog
`_signal-lte-rssi`	`event.idm.read_only_udm.additional.fields`	Mapped from changelog
`performed_on`	`event.idm.read_only_udm.additional.fields`	Mapped from changelog
`changes`	`event.idm.read_only_udm.additional.fields`	Mapped from changelog

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