# Configuring Logstash Sylog (v2.1.4) Output plugin for to use ssl-tcp

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/configuring-logstash-sylog-v2-1-4-output-plugin-for-to-use-ssl-tcp/55998>\
**Category:** Logstash\
**Created:** [July 20, 2016, 2:49pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/configuring-logstash-sylog-v2-1-4-output-plugin-for-to-use-ssl-tcp/55998 "2016-07-20T14:49:37Z")\
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**Author:** ![Hatitye\_Chindove](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/hatitye_chindove/32/10989_2.png) [@Hatitye\_Chindove](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Hatitye_Chindove)\
**Post date:** [July 20, 2016, 2:49pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/configuring-logstash-sylog-v2-1-4-output-plugin-for-to-use-ssl-tcp/55998/1 "2016-07-20T14:49:37Z")

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I have been trying to setup logstash to output plugin to work with ssl-tcp but I can't seem to get any community documentation on how to do this. A vendor provided me with their public certificate but I simply can't find a way to implement this change so that I can write to an external syslog server. I have worked on the file below:

_\> input {_  
_\> beats {_  
_\> host =\> "0.0.0.0"_  
_\> port =\> 5000_  
_\> type =\> "logs"_  
_\> }_  
_\> }_

_\> filter {_  
_\> if [type] == "system" {_  
_\> grok {_  
_\> match =\> ["message", "%{SYSLOGLINE}"]_  
_\> overwrite =\> ["message"]_  
_\> }_  
_\> }_  
_\> geoip { source =\> "src\_ip" }_  
_\> }_  
_\> }_

_\> output {_

_\> syslog {_  
_\> host =\> ["localhost"]_  
_\> port =\> 2222_  
_\> protocol =\> "ssl-tcp"_  
_\> ssl\_cacert =\> "/etc/ssl/certs/syslog-ng.cert"_  
\_\> severity =\> "informational,\_  
\_\> emergency,\_  
\_\> alert,\_  
\_\> critical,\_  
\_\> error,\_  
\_\> warning,\_  
\_\> notice,\_  
_\> debug"_  
\_\> facility =\> "syslogd,\_  
\_\> security/authorization,\_  
\_\> kernel,\_  
\_\> user-level,\_  
\_\> mail,\_  
\_\> daemon,\_  
\_\> line printer,\_  
\_\> network news,\_  
\_\> uucp,\_  
\_\> clock,\_  
\_\> ftp,\_  
\_\> ntp,\_  
\_\> log audit,\_  
\_\> log alert,\_  
_\> clock"_  
_\> }_  
_\> }_

Can someone please assist with the setup

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**Author:** ![magnusbaeck](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/magnusbaeck/32/44943_2.png) [@magnusbaeck](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/magnusbaeck)\
**Post date:** [July 22, 2016, 5:50pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/configuring-logstash-sylog-v2-1-4-output-plugin-for-to-use-ssl-tcp/55998/2 "2016-07-22T17:50:36Z")

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I don't see any indication that the syslog output supports SSL. Perhaps you can use a tcp output instead, with a line codec that formats the message as necessary?

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**Author:** ![Hatitye\_Chindove](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/hatitye_chindove/32/10989_2.png) [@Hatitye\_Chindove](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Hatitye_Chindove)\
**Post date:** [July 22, 2016, 6:07pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/configuring-logstash-sylog-v2-1-4-output-plugin-for-to-use-ssl-tcp/55998/3 "2016-07-22T18:07:19Z")

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2.1.4 has a specific option for ssl-tcp which is just not documented.  
Taking a look at the code itself you will see a part where that is set for  
the syslog plugin that is installed

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 6, 2017, 4:46am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/configuring-logstash-sylog-v2-1-4-output-plugin-for-to-use-ssl-tcp/55998/4 "2017-07-06T04:46:47Z")

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