Agent skill

Implementing Syslog Centralization With Rsyslog

by mukul975 in mukul975/Anthropic-Cybersecurity-Skills

Configure rsyslog for centralized log collection with TLS encryption, custom templates, and log rotation, generating server and client configuration files with GnuTLS stream drivers, x509…

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Install Implementing Syslog Centralization With Rsyslog

skills CLI
$ npx skills add mukul975/Anthropic-Cybersecurity-Skills --skill implementing-syslog-centralization-with-rsyslog -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install mukul975/Anthropic-Cybersecurity-Skills implementing-syslog-centralization-with-rsyslog --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/mukul975/Anthropic-Cybersecurity-Skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/implementing-syslog-centralization-with-rsyslog .claude/skills/implementing-syslog-centralization-with-rsyslog && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.

Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/

Facts

Skill name
implementing-syslog-centralization-with-rsyslog
GitHub stars
34k
Token cost
~694 tokens
SKILL.md length
148 words
Files
4 (incl. scripts, references)
Skills in repo
644
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
Apache-2.0

At a glance

Configure rsyslog for centralized log collection with TLS encryption, custom templates, and log rotation, generating server and client configuration files with GnuTLS stream drivers, x509…

  • Works in 5 steps: Install dependencies: pip install jinja2… → Generate TLS certificates for rsyslog… → Run the agent to generate rsyslog server… → …
  • Building a centralized
  • SKILL.md covers When to Use, Prerequisites, Instructions and Examples
  • Runs Python scripts from its folder; calls python and pip

What it does

Implementing Syslog Centralization With Rsyslog is an agent skill from mukul975/Anthropic-Cybersecurity-Skills. Configure rsyslog for centralized log collection with TLS encryption, custom templates, and log rotation, generating server and client configuration files with GnuTLS stream drivers, x509 certificate authentication, per-host log segregation, and reliable queue settings. Use when building a centralized, encrypted syslog pipeline, hardening rsyslog client/server configs for high-availability log infrastructure, or troubleshooting TLS-based syslog forwarding.

Its SKILL.md is about 690 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 5 other files, including scripts and reference files (for example `references/api-reference.md` and `scripts/agent.py`).

It sits in Security, covering Backup and disaster recovery. The repository describes itself as: 817 structured cybersecurity skills for AI agents · Mapped to 6 frameworks: MITRE ATT&CK, NIST CSF 2.0, MITRE ATLAS, D3FEND, NIST AI RMF & MITRE F3 (Fight Fraud) · agentskills.io…. The licence is Apache-2.0.

When your agent uses it

  • Building a centralized
  • Encrypted syslog pipeline
  • Hardening rsyslog client/server configs for high-availability log infrastructure
  • Troubleshooting TLS-based syslog forwarding

Example prompts

  • “/implementing-syslog-centralization-with-rsyslog”

Requirements

  • Python 3

Workflow steps

5 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.

  1. Install dependencies: pip install jinja2 paramiko
  2. Generate TLS certificates for rsyslog server and clients using OpenSSL.
  3. Run the agent to generate rsyslog server and client configurations
  4. Deploy configurations to servers via SSH (paramiko).
  5. Validate TLS connectivity and log delivery.

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 54a7988. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

  • Tool permissions

    Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.

    From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

  • Runs code

    Ships 1 file in scripts/ (Python), which the agent can run.

    Shell commands in SKILL.md call:

    • python
    • pip

    From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

  • Network

    No URLs in SKILL.md. Its commands use pip, which can reach the network depending on how they are called.

    From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.

  • Credentials

    Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.

    From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

Implementing Syslog Centralization With Rsyslog loads about 694 tokens when it runs, and up to ~1.2k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 127 tokens; SKILL.md has 148 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~127
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~694
With references · SKILL.md plus every file in references/, read only if the agent opens them
~1.2k

Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.

Safety

Auto-check passed

The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.

Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); the scripts in this folder are not scanned.

SKILL.md

The full file from mukul975/Anthropic-Cybersecurity-Skills at commit 54a7988, republished under its Apache-2.0 licence (© mukul975). 148 words, ~694 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/implementing-syslog-centralization-with-rsyslog/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 3 other files; get the full folder from GitHub.
name
implementing-syslog-centralization-with-rsyslog
description
Configure rsyslog for centralized log collection with TLS encryption, custom templates, and log rotation, generating server and client configuration files with GnuTLS stream drivers, x509 certificate authentication, per-host log segregation, and reliable queue settings. Use when building a centralized, encrypted syslog pipeline, hardening rsyslog client/server configs for high-availability log infrastructure, or troubleshooting TLS-based syslog forwarding.
domain
cybersecurity
subdomain
security-operations
tags
syslog, rsyslog, log-centralization, tls-encryption, log-management, security-operations
version
1.0
author
mahipal
license
Apache-2.0
nist_csf
DE.CM-01, RS.MA-01, GV.OV-01, DE.AE-02
mitre_attack
T1078, T1190, T1059, T1573, T1486

Implementing Syslog Centralization with Rsyslog

When to Use

  • When deploying or configuring implementing syslog centralization with rsyslog capabilities in your environment
  • When establishing security controls aligned to compliance requirements
  • When building or improving security architecture for this domain
  • When conducting security assessments that require this implementation

Prerequisites

  • Familiarity with security operations concepts and tools
  • Access to a test or lab environment for safe execution
  • Python 3.8+ with required dependencies installed
  • Appropriate authorization for any testing activities

Instructions

  1. Install dependencies: pip install jinja2 paramiko
  2. Generate TLS certificates for rsyslog server and clients using OpenSSL.
  3. Run the agent to generate rsyslog server and client configurations:
    • Server: TLS listener on port 6514, per-host directory output, JSON-format templates
    • Client: TLS forwarding with disk-assisted queues for reliability
  4. Deploy configurations to servers via SSH (paramiko).
  5. Validate TLS connectivity and log delivery.
bash
python scripts/agent.py --server-ip 10.0.0.1 --clients 10.0.0.10,10.0.0.11 --ca-cert ca.pem --output syslog_report.json

Examples

Server Configuration (TLS)
module(load="imtcp" StreamDriver.Name="gtls" StreamDriver.Mode="1"
       StreamDriver.Authmode="x509/name")
input(type="imtcp" port="6514")
template(name="PerHostLog" type="string" string="/var/log/remote/%HOSTNAME%/%PROGRAMNAME%.log")
*.* ?PerHostLog
Client Configuration (Reliable Forwarding)
action(type="omfwd" target="10.0.0.1" port="6514" protocol="tcp"
       StreamDriver="gtls" StreamDriverMode="1"
       StreamDriverAuthMode="x509/name"
       queue.type="LinkedList" queue.filename="fwdRule1"
       queue.maxdiskspace="1g" queue.saveonshutdown="on"
       action.resumeRetryCount="-1")

© mukul975, Apache-2.0. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file

Files

SKILL.md and 3 other files (scripts, references) in skills/implementing-syslog-centralization-with-rsyslog of mukul975/Anthropic-Cybersecurity-Skills.

  • SKILL.md
  • LICENSE
  • references/api-reference.md
  • scripts/agent.py

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 54a7988

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Questions about Implementing Syslog Centralization With Rsyslog

What does Implementing Syslog Centralization With Rsyslog do?

Configure rsyslog for centralized log collection with TLS encryption, custom templates, and log rotation, generating server and client configuration files with GnuTLS stream drivers, x509…. Implementing Syslog Centralization With Rsyslog is an agent skill from mukul975/Anthropic-Cybersecurity-Skills. Configure rsyslog for centralized log collection with TLS encryption, custom templates, and log rotation, generating server and client configuration files with GnuTLS stream drivers, x509 certificate authentication, per-host log segregation, and reliable queue settings.

When should I use Implementing Syslog Centralization With Rsyslog?

Implementing Syslog Centralization With Rsyslog fits situations like: building a centralized; encrypted syslog pipeline; hardening rsyslog client/server configs for high-availability log infrastructure; troubleshooting TLS-based syslog forwarding.

How do I install Implementing Syslog Centralization With Rsyslog in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add mukul975/Anthropic-Cybersecurity-Skills --skill implementing-syslog-centralization-with-rsyslog -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/implementing-syslog-centralization-with-rsyslog in mukul975/Anthropic-Cybersecurity-Skills) into .claude/skills/implementing-syslog-centralization-with-rsyslog in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Implementing Syslog Centralization With Rsyslog in Codex?

Run `npx skills add mukul975/Anthropic-Cybersecurity-Skills --skill implementing-syslog-centralization-with-rsyslog -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/implementing-syslog-centralization-with-rsyslog in mukul975/Anthropic-Cybersecurity-Skills) into .agents/skills/implementing-syslog-centralization-with-rsyslog in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Implementing Syslog Centralization With Rsyslog in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?

Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add mukul975/Anthropic-Cybersecurity-Skills --skill implementing-syslog-centralization-with-rsyslog -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/implementing-syslog-centralization-with-rsyslog, .gemini/skills/implementing-syslog-centralization-with-rsyslog, .github/skills/implementing-syslog-centralization-with-rsyslog and .opencode/skills/implementing-syslog-centralization-with-rsyslog in your project.

What does Implementing Syslog Centralization With Rsyslog need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Implementing Syslog Centralization With Rsyslog needs Python for the scripts in its folder and the command-line tools its instructions call (python and pip). Our summary lists: Python 3.

Does Implementing Syslog Centralization With Rsyslog access the network?

SKILL.md contains no URLs. Its commands use pip, which can reach the network depending on how they are called. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Implementing Syslog Centralization With Rsyslog safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. The check reads SKILL.md only: the scripts in the folder are not scanned, so read them before running anything.

What licence does Implementing Syslog Centralization With Rsyslog use?

Implementing Syslog Centralization With Rsyslog is published under the Apache-2.0 licence (declared in SKILL.md). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Implementing Syslog Centralization With Rsyslog use?

About 694 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 2.8k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full. Its references folder adds about 475 tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.

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Who maintains Implementing Syslog Centralization With Rsyslog?

mukul975 (a GitHub user) maintains it in mukul975/Anthropic-Cybersecurity-Skills, which has 33,993 GitHub stars. The repository holds 644 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on August 31, 2026.

Source: mukul975/Anthropic-Cybersecurity-Skills on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.