Written by Rainer Gerhards (2008-07-03)
In this step, we configure the UDP relay ada.example.net. As a reminder, that machine relays messages from a local router, which only supports UDP syslog, to the central syslog server. The router does not talk directly to it, because we would like to have TLS protection for its sensitve logs. If the router and the syslog relay are on a sufficiently secure private network, this setup can be considered reasonable secure. In any case, it is the best alternative among the possible configuration scenarios.
Steps to do:
These were essentially the same steps as for any TLS syslog client. We now need to add the capability to forward the router logs: