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Hi everyone,

We're using Chronicle (Google SecOps) as our SIEM, with a log forwarder configured to receive syslog data (on UDP port 10519) — including auditd logs (on UDP port 10518).

We now want to reliably forward auditd logs to syslog on RHEL 8 and RHEL 9 systems, so they can be ingested by Chronicle through the forwarder.

What We Found
We’ve reviewed the official documentation:
https://cloud.google.com/chronicle/docs/ingestion/auditd

However:

It focuses on Debian/Ubuntu systems only

Most other tutorials we found are outdated or rely on deprecated components like audispd-plugins

Our Goal
Use the native auditd configuration on RHEL 8/9

Forward audit logs to rsyslog, which then sends them to Chronicle

Avoid deprecated or unnecessary plugins if possible

What We’re Asking
What’s the recommended way on RHEL 8/9 to forward auditd logs to rsyslog?

Should we still use audisp-syslog, or is there a more modern alternative?

Is there any validated or community-tested setup specifically for RHEL systems?

Thanks in advance for your support 
We’re aiming to implement this cleanly and will gladly share back an updated guide once it's working.

 

Please check this Collect Linux auditd and AIX systems logs doc and let us know if it helps here.


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