FortiSIEM

FortiSIEM normalized events after parsing many feeds; includes correlation results, rule triggers and incident IDs.

Global Fields (4)

FieldType
ngs.id
Unique identifier for the log entry.
string
ngs.createdAt
Timestamp when the event was created locally.
pdate
ngs.indexedAt
Timestamp when the log was indexed into the SIEM.
pdate
ngs.source
Origin or source system of the log.
string

Reference-Specific Fields (72)

FieldType
fortisiem.event
Raw event message as received by FortiSIEM.
text_general
fortisiem.appCategory
Application category identified for the traffic or event.
string
fortisiem.appTransportProto
Transport protocol used by the application (e.g., TCP, UDP).
string
fortisiem.count
Count of occurrences or packets associated with this event.
plong
fortisiem.destAction
Action taken on the destination side (allow, block, etc.).
string
fortisiem.destDomain
Destination domain name involved in the event.
string
fortisiem.destIntfName
Name of the destination network interface.
string
fortisiem.destIpAddr
Destination IP address for the session or flow.
string
fortisiem.destIpPort
Destination port number.
pint
fortisiem.destMACAddr
Destination MAC address seen on the network.
string
fortisiem.destName
Logical name or label of the destination host or service.
string
fortisiem.destServiceName
Service name on the destination (HTTP, DNS, etc.).
string
fortisiem.destUser
Username authenticated at the destination.
string
fortisiem.destUserId
Unique identifier of the destination user.
plong
fortisiem.destUserPriv
Privilege level of the destination user.
string
fortisiem.deviceIdentification
Identifier of the device reporting the event.
string
fortisiem.deviceTime9
Timestamp from the device, in milliseconds since epoch.
plong
fortisiem.domain
Domain or realm associated with the event or user.
string
fortisiem.endTime9
Event end time, in milliseconds since epoch.
plong
fortisiem.errReason
Error reason or message if the event indicates a fault.
text_general
fortisiem.extEventId
External event identifier, if correlated from another system.
plong
fortisiem.fileAccess
Type of file access (read, write, delete, etc.).
string
fortisiem.fileId
Unique identifier of the file accessed.
string
fortisiem.fileModificationTime9
File modification time, in milliseconds since epoch.
plong
fortisiem.fileName
Name of the file involved in the event.
string
fortisiem.filePath
Full path of the file involved in the event.
string
fortisiem.fileSize
Size of the file in bytes.
plong
fortisiem.fileType
Type or extension of the file (exe, txt, docx, etc.).
string
fortisiem.hashCode
Hash value of the file or payload (MD5, SHA1, etc.).
string
fortisiem.hostIpAddr
IP address of the host generating the event.
string
fortisiem.hostMACAddr
MAC address of the host generating the event.
string
fortisiem.hostName
Hostname of the device generating the event.
string
fortisiem.httpCookie
HTTP cookie string sent by the client.
string
fortisiem.httpMethod
HTTP method used (GET, POST, PUT, DELETE).
string
fortisiem.httpReferrer
Value of the HTTP Referer header.
string
fortisiem.httpUserAgent
User-Agent header string from the HTTP request.
string
fortisiem.infoURL
URL to additional information or documentation for the event.
string
fortisiem.ipProto
IP protocol number (e.g., 6 for TCP, 17 for UDP).
string
fortisiem.msg
Free-form message field with event-specific details.
text_general
fortisiem.postNATHostIpAddr
Host IP address after NAT translation.
string
fortisiem.postNATSrcIpAddr
Source IP address after NAT translation.
string
fortisiem.postNATSrcIpPort
Source port after NAT translation.
string
fortisiem.procId
Process identifier on the host.
string
fortisiem.procName
Name of the process generating the event.
string
fortisiem.recvBytes
Number of bytes received by the host.
plong
fortisiem.sentBytes
Number of bytes sent by the host.
plong
fortisiem.serviceName
Name of the service or application involved.
string
fortisiem.srcDomain
Source domain or realm of the user or device.
string
fortisiem.srcIntfName
Name of the source network interface.
string
fortisiem.srcIpAddr
Source IP address that initiated the event.
string
fortisiem.srcIpPort
Source port that initiated the connection or event.
plong
fortisiem.srcMACAddr
MAC address of the source device.
string
fortisiem.srcName
Logical name of the source host or user.
string
fortisiem.srcUser
Username of the source that initiated the event.
string
fortisiem.srcUserPriv
Privilege level of the source user.
string
fortisiem.startTime9
Event start time, in milliseconds since epoch.
plong
fortisiem.targetProcId
Process ID on the target host.
string
fortisiem.targetProcName
Name of the process on the target host.
string
fortisiem.supervisorName
Name of the supervising controller or manager.
string
fortisiem.customer
Customer or tenant name in multi-tenant deployments.
string
fortisiem.incidentDetail
Detailed description if the event is linked to an incident.
text_general
fortisiem.ruleName
Name of the FortiSIEM rule that matched this event.
string
fortisiem.inIncidentEventIdList
List of incident-related event IDs this record belongs to.
string
fortisiem.phCustId
Placeholder customer ID for future use.
string
fortisiem.incidentId
Identifier of the incident in FortiSIEM.
string
fortisiem.header.vendor
CEF same-vendor field indicating the log source vendor.
string
fortisiem.header.product
CEF product field indicating the log source product.
string
fortisiem.header.productVersion
CEF product version field.
string
fortisiem.header.eventClassID
CEF event class ID field.
string
fortisiem.header.message
CEF message field with the event summary.
text_general
fortisiem.header.severity
CEF severity field indicating event criticality.
pint
fortisiem.rawEvent
Unparsed raw event string.
text_general

Sample Log Event

Below is a representative JSON log entry showing key fields as they’re emitted by the system. Depending on the context of the event, some fields may be omitted if they’re not applicable.