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Welcome to NGINX App Protect.

Overview

NGINX App Protect provides web application firewall (WAF) security protection for your web applications, including OWASP Top 10; response inspection; Meta characters check; HTTP protocol compliance; evasion techniques; disallowed file types; JSON & XML well-formedness; sensitive parameters & Data Guard.

This guide explains how to deploy NGINX App Protect as well as upgrade App Protect and the App Protect signature sets.

Prerequisites

NGINX App Protect is available to customers as a downloadable dynamic module at an additional cost. To purchase or add NGINX App Protect to an existing NGINX Plus subscription, contact the NGINX sales team.

NGINX Plus Release 19 and later supports NGINX App Protect.

NGINX App Protect supports the following operating systems:

  • CentOS 7.4.x and above
  • Debian 9 (Stretch)

The NGINX App Protect package has 4 dependencies:

  1. nginx-plus-module-appprotect - NGINX Plus dynamic module for App Protect
  2. app-protect-engine - The App Protect enforcement engine
  3. app-protect-plugin - The App Protect connector API between the engine and the NGINX Plus dynamic module
  4. app-protect-compiler - The App Protect enforcement engine compiler agent

See the NGINX Plus full list of prerequisites for more details. NGINX App Protect can be installed as a module to an existing NGINX Plus installation or as a complete NGINX Plus with App Protect installation in a clean environment.

Platform Security Considerations

When deploying App Protect on NGINX Plus take the following precautions to secure the platform. This avoids the risk of causing a Denial of Service condition or compromising the platform security.

  • Restrict permissions to the files on the NGINX App Protect platform to user nginx and group nginx, especially for the sensitive areas containing the configuration.
  • Remove unnecessary remote access services on the platform.
  • Configure a Syslog destination on the same machine as App Protect and proxy to an external destination. This avoids eavesdropping and man-in-the-middle attacks on the Syslog channel.

CentOS 7.4+ Installation

  1. If you already have NGINX packages in your system, back up your configs and logs:

    sudo cp -a /etc/nginx /etc/nginx-plus-backup
sudo cp -a /var/log/nginx /var/log/nginx-plus-backup

  2. Create the /etc/ssl/nginx/ directory:

    sudo mkdir -p /etc/ssl/nginx

  3. Log in to the NGINX Customer Portal and download the following two files:

    nginx-repo.key
nginx-repo.crt

  4. Copy the above two files to the CentOS server’s /etc/ssl/nginx/ directory. Use an SCP client or another secure file transfer tool to perform this task.

  5. Install prerequisite packages:

    sudo yum install ca-certificates epel-release wget

  6. Add NGINX Plus repository:

    sudo wget -P /etc/yum.repos.d https://cs.nginx.com/static/files/nginx-plus-7.repo

  7. Install the most recent version of the NGINX Plus App Protect package (which includes NGINX Plus):

    sudo yum install app-protect

    Alternatively, you can use the following command to list available versions:

    sudo yum --showduplicates list app-protect

    Then, install a specific version from the output of command above. For example:

    sudo yum install app-protect-20+2.52.1

  8. Check the NGINX binary version to ensure that you have NGINX Plus installed correctly:

    sudo nginx -v

  9. Load the NGINX App Protect module on the main context in the nginx.conf:

    load_module modules/ngx_http_app_protect_module.so;

  10. Enable NGINX App Protect on an http/server/location context in the nginx.conf file:

    app_protect_enable on;

  11. Configure SELinux as appropriate per your organization’s security policies. App Protect applies the prebuilt SELinux policy module during the installation. If you encounter any issues, check the Troubleshooting Guide.

  12. Start the NGINX service:

    sudo systemctl start nginx

RHEL 7.4+ Installation

  1. If you already have NGINX packages in your system, back up your configs and logs:

    sudo cp -a /etc/nginx /etc/nginx-plus-backup
sudo cp -a /var/log/nginx /var/log/nginx-plus-backup

  2. Create the /etc/ssl/nginx/ directory:

    sudo mkdir -p /etc/ssl/nginx

  3. Log in to the NGINX Customer Portal and download the following two files:

    nginx-repo.key
nginx-repo.crt

  4. Copy the above two files to the RHEL server’s /etc/ssl/nginx/ directory. Use an SCP client or another secure file transfer tool to perform this task.

  5. Install prerequisite packages:

    sudo yum install ca-certificates wget

  6. Add NGINX Plus repository by downloading the file nginx-plus-7.repo to /etc/yum.repos.d:

    sudo wget -P /etc/yum.repos.d https://cs.nginx.com/static/files/nginx-plus-7.repo

  7. Enable Yum repositories to pull App Protect dependencies:

    Install epel-release:

    sudo rpm -ivh https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/epel/epel-release-latest-7.noarch.rpm

    If you have a RHEL subscription:

    sudo yum-config-manager --enable rhui-REGION-rhel-server-optional rhui-REGION-rhel-server-releases rhel-7-server-optional-rpms

    If you don’t have a RHEL subscription you can pull the dependencies from the CentOS repository: Create a new repository centos.repo in /etc/yum.repos.d/ with the content:

    [centos]
name=CentOS-7
baseurl=http://ftp.heanet.ie/pub/centos/7/os/x86_64/
enabled=1
gpgcheck=1
gpgkey=http://ftp.heanet.ie/pub/centos/7/os/x86_64/RPM-GPG-KEY-CentOS-7

  8. Install the most recent version of the NGINX Plus App Protect package (which includes NGINX Plus):

    sudo yum install app-protect

    Alternatively, you can use the following command to list available versions:

    sudo yum --showduplicates list app-protect

    Then, install a specific version from the output of command above. For example:

    sudo yum install app-protect-22+3.74.0

  9. Check the NGINX binary version to ensure that you have NGINX Plus installed correctly:

    sudo nginx -v

  10. Load the NGINX App Protect module on the main context in the nginx.conf:

    load_module modules/ngx_http_app_protect_module.so;

  11. Enable NGINX App Protect on an http/server/location context in the nginx.conf file:

    app_protect_enable on;

  12. Configure SELinux as appropriate per your organization’s security policies. App Protect applies the prebuilt SELinux policy module during the installation. If you encounter any issues, check the Troubleshooting Guide.

  13. Start the NGINX service:

    sudo systemctl start nginx

Debian 9 Installation

  1. If you already have NGINX packages in your system, back up your configs and logs:

    sudo cp -a /etc/nginx /etc/nginx-plus-backup
sudo cp -a /var/log/nginx /var/log/nginx-plus-backup

  2. Create the /etc/ssl/nginx/ directory:

    sudo mkdir -p /etc/ssl/nginx

  3. Log in to NGINX Customer Portal and download the following two files:

    nginx-repo.key
nginx-repo.crt

  4. Copy the above two files to the Debian server’s /etc/ssl/nginx/ directory. Use an SCP client or another secure file transfer tool to perform this task.

  5. Install apt utils:

    sudo apt-get install apt-transport-https lsb-release ca-certificates wget

  6. Download and add the NGINX signing key:

    sudo wget http://nginx.org/keys/nginx_signing.key && sudo apt-key add nginx_signing.key

  7. Add NGINX Plus repository:

    printf "deb https://plus-pkgs.nginx.com/debian `lsb_release -cs` nginx-plus\n" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/nginx-plus.list

  8. Download the apt configuration to /etc/apt/apt.conf.d:

    sudo wget -P /etc/apt/apt.conf.d https://cs.nginx.com/static/files/90nginx

  9. Update the repository and install the most recent version of the NGINX Plus App Protect package (which includes NGINX Plus):

    sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install app-protect

    Alternatively, to install a specific version you should modify the repository URL in the /etc/apt/sources.list.d/nginx-plus.list file in the following way:

    deb https://plus-pkgs.nginx.com/Rxx/debian ...

    where xx is a release number.

    For example, to install app-protect version 20 make sure of the following:

    cat /etc/apt/sources.list.d/nginx-plus.list
deb https://plus-pkgs.nginx.com/R20/debian stretch nginx-plus

    Then, use the following commands to update and list available versions:

     sudo apt-get update
 sudo apt-cache policy app-protect

    Finally, install a specific version from the output of command above. For example:

    sudo apt-get install app-protect=20+2.52.1-1~stretch

  10. Check the NGINX binary version to ensure that you have NGINX Plus installed correctly:

    sudo nginx -v

  11. Load the NGINX App Protect module on the main context in the nginx.conf file:

    load_module modules/ngx_http_app_protect_module.so;

  12. Enable NGINX App Protect on an http/server/location context in the nginx.conf via:

    app_protect_enable on;

  13. Start the NGINX service:

    sudo service nginx start

Docker Deployment

Centos 7.4 Docker Deployment Example 

# For CentOS 7:
FROM centos:7.4.1708

# Download certificate and key from the customer portal (https://cs.nginx.com)
# and copy to the build context:
COPY nginx-repo.crt nginx-repo.key /etc/ssl/nginx/

# Install prerequisite packages:
RUN yum -y install wget ca-certificates epel-release

# Add NGINX Plus repo to Yum:
RUN wget -P /etc/yum.repos.d https://cs.nginx.com/static/files/nginx-plus-7.repo
    
# Install NGINX App Protect:
RUN yum -y install app-protect \
    && yum clean all \
    && rm -rf /var/cache/yum \
    && rm -rf /etc/ssl/nginx
 
# Forward request logs to Docker log collector:
RUN ln -sf /dev/stdout /var/log/nginx/access.log \
    && ln -sf /dev/stderr /var/log/nginx/error.log
        
# Copy configuration files:
COPY nginx.conf custom_log_format.json /etc/nginx/
COPY entrypoint.sh  /root/
    
CMD ["sh", "/root/entrypoint.sh"]

RHEL UBI7 Docker Deployment Example 

# For RHEL ubi7:
FROM registry.redhat.io/ubi7/ubi

ARG RHEL_ORGANIZATION
ARG RHEL_ACTIVATION_KEY
    
# Download certificate and key from the customer portal (https://cs.nginx.com)
# and copy to the build context:
COPY nginx-repo.crt nginx-repo.key /etc/ssl/nginx/
    
# Install prerequisite packages:
RUN yum -y install wget ca-certificates
    
# Add NGINX Plus repo to Yum:
RUN wget -P /etc/yum.repos.d https://cs.nginx.com/static/files/nginx-plus-7.repo
    
# Enable Yum repositories to pull App Protect dependencies:
RUN subscription-manager register --org=${RHEL_ORGANIZATION} --activationkey=${RHEL_ACTIVATION_KEY} \
    && yum-config-manager --enable rhui-REGION-rhel-server-extras rhui-REGION-rhel-server-optional rhel-7-server-optional-rpms \
    && rpm -ivh https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/epel/epel-release-latest-7.noarch.rpm \
    && yum clean all

# Install NGINX App Protect:
RUN yum -y install app-protect \
    && yum clean all \
    && rm -rf /var/cache/yum \
    && rm -rf /etc/ssl/nginx \
    && subscription-manager unregister
 
# Forward request logs to Docker log collector:
RUN ln -sf /dev/stdout /var/log/nginx/access.log \
    && ln -sf /dev/stderr /var/log/nginx/error.log
        
# Copy configuration files:
COPY nginx.conf custom_log_format.json /etc/nginx/
COPY entrypoint.sh /root/
    
CMD ["sh", "/root/entrypoint.sh"]

Docker Deployment Instructions

You need root permissions to execute the following steps.

  1. Create a Dockerfile (see examples above) which copies the following files into the docker image:

    • nginx-repo.crt: Certificate for NGINX repository access
    • nginx-repo.key: Private key for NGINX repository access
    • nginx.conf: User defined nginx.conf with app-protect enabled
    • entrypoint.sh: Docker startup script which spins up all App Protect processes, must have executable permissions
    • custom_log_format.json: Optional user defined app-protect security log format file

  2. Log in to NGINX Plus Customer Portal and download your nginx-repo.crt and nginx-repo.key files.

  3. Copy the files to the directory where the Dockerfile is located.

  4. Optionally, create custom_log_format.json in the same directory, for example:

    {
    "filter": {
        "request_type": "all"
    },
    "content": {
        "format": "splunk",
        "max_request_size": "any",
        "max_message_size": "10k"
    }
}

  5. In the same directory create an nginx.conf file with the following contents:

    user nginx;

worker_processes auto;
load_module modules/ngx_http_app_protect_module.so;

error_log /var/log/nginx/error.log debug;

events {
    worker_connections 10240;
}

http {
    include /etc/nginx/mime.types;
    default_type application/octet-stream;
    sendfile on;
    keepalive_timeout 65;

    upstream app_backend_com {
        server 192.168.0.1:8000;
        server 192.168.0.1:8001;
    }
    server {
        listen 80;
        server_name app.example.com;
        proxy_http_version 1.1;

        app_protect_enable on;
        app_protect_security_log_enable on;
        app_protect_security_log "/etc/nginx/custom_log_format.json" syslog:server=127.0.0.1:515;

        location / {
            client_max_body_size 0;
            default_type text/html;
            # set your backend here
            proxy_pass http://app_backend_com;
            proxy_set_header Host $host;
        }
    }
}

    Important: Make sure to replace upstream and proxy pass directives in this example with relevant application backend settings.

  6. In the same directory create an entrypoint.sh file with executable permissions, and the following content:

    #!/usr/bin/env bash

/bin/su -s /bin/bash -c '/opt/app_protect/bin/bd_agent &' nginx
/bin/su -s /bin/bash -c "/usr/share/ts/bin/bd-socket-plugin tmm_count 4 proc_cpuinfo_cpu_mhz 2000000 total_xml_memory 307200000 total_umu_max_size 3129344 sys_max_account_id 1024 no_static_config 2>&1 > /var/log/app_protect/bd-socket-plugin.log &" nginx
/usr/sbin/nginx -g 'daemon off;'

  7. Create a Docker image:

    # For CentOS:
docker build --no-cache -t app-protect .

    # For RHEL:
docker build --build-arg RHEL_ORGANIZATION=${RHEL_ORGANIZATION} --build-arg RHEL_ACTIVATION_KEY=${RHEL_ACTIVATION_KEY} --no-cache -t app-protect .

    The --no-cache option tells Docker to build the image from scratch and ensures the installation of the latest version of NGINX Plus and NGINX App Protect. If the Dockerfile was previously used to build an image without the --no-cache option, the new image uses versions from the previously built image from the Docker cache.

  8. Verify that the app-protect image was created successfully with the docker images command:

    docker images app-protect

  9. Create a container based on this image, for example, my-app-protect container:

    docker run --name my-app-protect -p 80:80 -d app-protect

  10. Verify that the my-app-protect container is up and running with the docker ps command:

    docker ps

Post-Installation Checks

You can run the following commands to ensure that NGINX App Protect enforcement is operational.

  1. Check that the four processes needed for NGINX App Protect are running using ps aux:

    • bd_agent
    • bd-socket-plugin
    • nginx: master process
    • nginx: worker process
    USER       PID %CPU %MEM    VSZ   RSS TTY      STAT START   TIME COMMAND
root         7  1.2  0.3 128136 50440 ?        S    09:11   0:02 /usr/bin/perl /opt/app_protect/bin/bd_agent
root         8  1.3  2.4 3486948 399092 ?      Sl   09:11   0:02 /usr/share/ts/bin/bd-socket-plugin tmm_count 4 proc_cpuinfo_cpu_mhz 2000000 total_xml_memory 307200000 total_umu_max_size 3129344 sys_max_account_id 1024 no_static_config
root        14  0.0  0.1  71060 26680 ?        S    09:11   0:00 nginx: master process /usr/sbin/nginx -c /tmp/policy/test_nginx.conf -g daemon off;
root        26  0.0  0.3  99236 52092 ?        S    09:12   0:00 nginx: worker process
root        28  0.0  0.0  11788  2920 pts/0    Ss   09:12   0:00 bash
root        43  0.0  0.0  47460  3412 pts/0    R+   09:14   0:00 ps aux

  2. Verify that there are no NGINX errors in the /var/log/nginx/error.log and that the policy compiled successfully:

    2020/05/10 13:21:04 [notice] 402#402: APP_PROTECT { "event": "configuration_load_start", "configSetFile": "/opt/f5waf/config/config_set.json" }
2020/05/10 13:21:04 [notice] 402#402: APP_PROTECT policy 'app_protect_default_policy' from: /etc/nginx/NginxDefaultPolicy.json compiled successfully
2020/05/10 13:21:04 [notice] 402#402: APP_PROTECT { "event": "configuration_load_success", "software_version": "1.1.1", "attack_signatures_package":{"revision_datetime":"2019-07-16T12:21:31Z"},"completed_successfully":true}
2020/05/10 13:21:04 [notice] 402#402: using the "epoll" event method
2020/05/10 13:21:04 [notice] 402#402: nginx/1.17.6 (nginx-plus-r20)
2020/05/10 13:21:04 [notice] 402#402: built by gcc 4.8.5 20150623 (Red Hat 4.8.5-36) (GCC)
2020/05/10 13:21:04 [notice] 402#402: OS: Linux 3.10.0-957.27.2.el7.x86_64
2020/05/10 13:21:04 [notice] 402#402: getrlimit(RLIMIT_NOFILE): 1048576:1048576
2020/05/10 13:21:04 [notice] 406#406: start worker processes
2020/05/10 13:21:04 [notice] 406#406: start worker process 407

  3. Check that sending an attack signature in a request returns a response block page containing a support ID:

    Request:
http://10.240.185.211/?a=<script>

Response:
The requested URL was rejected. Please consult with your administrator.

Your support ID is: 9847191526422998597

[Go Back]

  4. If there are additional problems, refer to the Troubleshooting Guide.

Updating App Protect Attack Signatures

Attack Signatures updates are released at higher frequency than App Protect, therefore they are released in their own package, separate from the App Protect package. You can update the attack signatures without updating the App Protect release, and conversely, you can update App Protect without changing the attack signature package, unless you move to a new NGINX Plus release.

Attack Signatures Package

The attack signature package is named: app-protect-attack-signatures. The version number for this package reflects the date the package was released. The format is: YYYY.MM.DD where:

  • YYYY is the 4-digit year
  • MM is the month
  • DD is the day in the month

Example: 2020.03.31

Compatibility with NGINX Plus Releases

A signature update package is compatible with the NGINX Plus release supported during the time the signature package was released and with all future releases from that point in time on. In other words, it is not compatible with earlier App Protect releases. Those older releases are not supported at this point in time so you will have to upgrade App Protect to benefit from the support which includes Attack Signature updates.

Installing Attack Signature Update

The App Protect installation comes with a built-in Attack Signature package that is not necessarily the most recent one and even if you have the most up to date Attack Signatures installed, updates are released every month or two, so you might want to update your Signatures from time to time. You can upgrade the signatures by updating the package any time after installing App Protect. We recommend you upgrade to the latest signature version right after installing App Protect.

After having updated the Attack Signature package you have to reload the configuration in order for the new version of the Signatures to take effect. Until then App Protect will run with the old version. That is useful when creating an environment with a specific tested version of the Attack Signatures.

CentOS

  1. To add NGINX Plus App Protect signatures repository, download the file app-protect-signatures-7.repo to /etc/yum.repos.d:

    sudo wget -P /etc/yum.repos.d https://cs.nginx.com/static/files/app-protect-signatures-7.repo

  2. Update attack signatures:

    sudo yum install app-protect-attack-signatures

    To install a specific version, list the available versions:

    sudo yum --showduplicates list app-protect-attack-signatures

    To upgrade to a specific version:

    sudo yum install app-protect-attack-signatures-2020.04.30

    To downgrade to a specific version:

    sudo yum downgrade app-protect-attack-signatures-2019.07.16

Debian 9

  1. Add NGINX Plus App Protect signatures repository:

    printf "deb https://app-protect-sigs.nginx.com/debian/ `lsb_release -cs` nginx-plus\n" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/app-protect-sigs.list

  2. Download and add the NGINX Plus App Protect signatures signing key:

    sudo wget https://nginx.org/keys/app-protect-sigs.key && sudo apt-key add app-protect-sigs.key

  3. Download the apt configuration to /etc/apt/apt.conf.d:

    sudo wget -P /etc/apt/apt.conf.d https://cs.nginx.com/static/files/90app-protect-sigs

  4. Update attack signatures:

    sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install app-protect-attack-signatures

    To install a specific version, list the available versions:

    sudo apt-cache policy app-protect-attack-signatures

    Install a specific version:

    sudo apt-get install app-protect-attack-signatures=2020.04.30-1~stretch

Attack Signatures when Upgrading App Protect

Upgrading App Protect does not install new Attack Signatures. You will get the same Attack Signature release after upgrading App Protect. If you want to also upgrade the Attack Signatures, you will have to explicitly update them by the respective command above.

Updating App Protect Threat Campaigns

The Threat campaigns package is named: app-protect-threat-campaigns. The version number for this package reflects the date the package was released. The format is: YYYY.MM.DD where:

  • YYYY is the 4-digit year
  • MM is the month
  • DD is the day in the month

Example: 2020.03.31

Compatibility with NGINX Plus Releases

A threat campaign package is compatible with the NGINX Plus release supported during the time the threat campaign package was released and with all future releases from that point in time on. In other words, it is not compatible with earlier App Protect releases. Those older releases are not supported at this point in time so you will have to upgrade App Protect to benefit from the support which includes Threat campaigns updates.

Installing Threat Campaigns Update

The App Protect installation does not come with a built-in Threat campaigns package like Attack Signatures. Threat campaigns Updates are released periodically whenever new campaigns and vectors are discovered, so you might want to update your Threat campaigns from time to time. You can upgrade the Threat campaigns by updating the package any time after installing App Protect. We recommend you upgrade to the latest Threat campaigns version right after installing App Protect.

After having updated the Threat campaigns package you have to reload the configuration in order for the new version of the Threat campaigns to take effect. Until then App Protect will run with the old version, if exists. This is useful when creating an environment with a specific tested version of the Threat campaigns.

CentOS

  1. To add NGINX Plus App Protect Threat campaigns repository, download the file app-protect-signatures-7.repo to /etc/yum.repos.d:

    sudo wget -P /etc/yum.repos.d https://cs.nginx.com/static/files/app-protect-signatures-7.repo

  2. Update Threat campaigns:

    sudo yum install app-protect-threat-campaigns

    To install a specific version, list the available versions:

    sudo yum --showduplicates list app-protect-threat-campaigns

    To upgrade to a specific version:

    sudo yum install app-protect-threat-campaigns-2020.06.25

Debian 9

  1. Add NGINX Plus App Protect Threat campaigns repository:

    printf "deb https://app-protect-sigs.nginx.com/debian/ `lsb_release -cs` nginx-plus\n" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/app-protect-sigs.list

  2. Download and add the NGINX Plus App Protect Threat campaigns signing key:

    sudo wget https://nginx.org/keys/app-protect-sigs.key && sudo apt-key add app-protect-sigs.key

  3. Download the apt configuration to /etc/apt/apt.conf.d:

    sudo wget -P /etc/apt/apt.conf.d https://cs.nginx.com/static/files/90app-protect-sigs

  4. Update Threat campaigns:

    sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install app-protect-threat-campaigns

    To install a specific version, list the available versions:

    sudo apt-cache policy app-protect-threat-campaigns

    Install a specific version:

    sudo apt-get install app-protect-threat-campaigns=2020.06.25-1~stretch

Threat Campaigns when Upgrading App Protect

Upgrading App Protect does not install new Threat campaigns since they do not come as part of the App Protect package. You will get the same Threat campaigns release, as before the upgrade, after upgrading App Protect. If you want to also upgrade the Threat campaigns to the latest version, you will have to explicitly update them by using the respective command above.

Upgrading App Protect

You can upgrade to the latest NGINX Plus and App Protect versions by downloading and installing the latest NGINX App Protect package. When upgrading from this package, App Protect will be uninstalled and reinstalled. The old default security policy is deleted and the new default security policy is installed. If you have created a custom security policy, the policy persists and you will need to update nginx.conf and point to the custom security policy by referencing the json file (using the full path).

If you upgrade your NGINX version outside of the App Protect module, App Protect will be uninstalled and you will need to reinstall it. You need to restart NGINX after an upgrade.

SELinux

The default settings for Security-Enhanced Linux (SELinux) on modern Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) and related distros can be very strict, erring on the side of security rather than convenience.

Although the App Protect applies its SELinux policy module during installation, your specific configuration might be blocked unless you adjust the policy or modify file labels.

Modifying File Labels

For example, if you plan to store your policy or log configuration files in /etc/policy - you should change the default SELinux file context for this directory:

semanage fcontext -a -t httpd_config_t /etc/policy
restorecon -Rv /etc/policy

Syslog to Custom Port

If you want to send logs to some unreserved port, you can use semanage to add the desired port (here, 35514) to the syslogd_port_t type:

semanage port -a -t syslogd_port_t -p tcp 35514

Review the syslog ports by entering the following command:

semanage port -l | grep syslog

If there are additional problems, refer to the Troubleshooting Guide.

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