5.5 Service or Application Utilization Events

This class of events relates to the use of services and applications. They typically map to the execution of a program or a procedure and manipulation of the processing environment.

Table 5-5 Service or Application Utilization Events Taxonomy

Event Name

Event Identifier

Corresponding eDir Event

Description

Use

Invoke Service

0.0.4.0

DSE_START_UPDATE_SCHEMA

Invoke a service or application

This event is reported when a security-relevant service is invoked.

Terminate Service

0.0.4.1

DSE_END_UPDATE_SCHEMA

Terminate a service or application

This event is reported when a service is terminated.

Modify Process Context

0.0.4.3

DSE_CHANGE_TREE_NAME

DSE_LDAP_MODLDAPSERVER

DSE_MERGE_TREE

DSE_PART_STATE_CHG_REQ

DSE_REPAIR_TIME_STAMPS

DSE_RESET_DS_COUNTERS

DSE_SERVER_ADDRESS_CHANGE

DSE_SERVER_RENAME

DSE_SET_NEW_MASTER

DSE_SYNTHETIC_TIME

Modify processing context

This event is reported when any attributes of a process context are modified – this event is somewhat specific to operating systems, but some use can be found in other domain-specific applications.

5.5.1 Examples for Service or Application Utilization Events

The following sections include examples for service or application utilization events.

Invoke Service

Click Invoke Service to generate an event for invoking a service, as shown in the following example:

Jan 08 10:18:37 eDirectory : INFO {"Source" : "eDirectory#DS","Observer" : {"Account" : {"Domain" : "MYTREE","Name" : "CN=SRV1,O=mycom"},"Entity" : {"SysAddr" : "100.1.2.164","SysName" : "SLES11-SP2-164"}},"Initiator" : {"Account" : {"Domain" : "MYTREE"},"Entity" : {"SysAddr" : "0.0.0.0:0"}},"Target" : {"Data" : {"Name" : "dc=Events"}},"Action" : {"Event" : {"Id" : "0.0.4.0","Name" : "INVOKE_SERVICE","CorrelationID" : "eDirectory#0#a23fbaea-c482-4d6b-a98c-eaba3fa282c4","SubEvent" : "DSE_PURGE_START"},"Time" : {"Offset" : 1389847717},"Log" : {"Severity" : 7},"Outcome" : "0","ExtendedOutcome" : "0"}} 

Terminate Service

Click Terminate Service to generate an event for terminating a service, as shown in the following example:

Jan 08 10:18:37 eDirectory : INFO {"Source" : "eDirectory#DS","Observer" : {"Account" : {"Domain" : "MYTREE","Name" : "CN=SRV1,O=mycom"},"Entity" : {"SysAddr" : "100.1.2.164","SysName" : "SLES11-SP2-164"}},"Initiator" : {"Account" : {"Domain" : "MYTREE"},"Entity" : {"SysAddr" : "0.0.0.0:0"}},"Target" : {"Data" : {"Name" : "CN=SLES11-SP2-164,O=mycom"}},"Action" : {"Event" : {"Id" : "0.0.4.1","Name" : "TERMINATE_SERVICE","CorrelationID" : "eDirectory#0#","SubEvent" : "DSE_SYNC_SVR_OUT_END"},"Time" : {"Offset" : 1389847717},"Log" : {"Severity" : 7},"Outcome" : "0","ExtendedOutcome" : "0"}}

Modify Process Context

Click Modify Process Context to generate an event when any attributes of a process context are modified, as shown in the following example:

Jan 08 10:30:18 eDirectory : INFO {"Source" : "eDirectory#DS","Observer" : {"Account" : {"Domain" : "MYTREE","Name" : "CN=SRV1,O=mycom"},"Entity" : {"SysAddr" : "100.1.2.164","SysName" : "SLES11-SP2-164"}},"Initiator" : {"Account" : {"Domain" : "MYTREE","Name" : "CN=SRV1,O=mycom"},"Entity" : {"SysAddr" : "0.0.0.0:0"}},"Action" : {"Event" : {"Id" : "0.0.4.3","Name" : "MODIFY_PROCESS_CONTEXT","CorrelationID" : "eDirectory#0#","SubEvent" : "DSE_SET_BINDERY_CONTEXT"},"Time" : {"Offset" : 1389848418},"Log" : {"Severity" : 7},"Outcome" : "0","ExtendedOutcome" : "0"}}