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[Deprecated] Digital Guardian Data Loss Prevention

Description

[Digital Guardian Data Loss Prevention (DLP)](https://digitalguardian.com/platform-overview) data connector provides the capability to ingest Digital Guardian DLP logs into Microsoft Sentinel.
Declared status
1
Declared author / publisher
Digital Guardian

Declared sources

Metadata from the source file. No dependencies inferred from KQL.

Data types

Declared permissions

write permission is required.
Workspace
Workspace
read permissions to shared keys for the workspace are required. [See the documentation to learn more about workspace keys](https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/azure-monitor/platform/agent-windows#obtain-workspace-id-and-key)
Keys
Workspace

Connector instructions

Content published in the repository. Refer to the original file for all parameters.

>**NOTE:** This data connector depends on a parser based on a Kusto Function to work as expected [**DigitalGuardianDLPEvent**](https://aka.ms/sentinel-DigitalGuardianDLP-parser) which is deployed with the Microsoft Sentinel Solution.
1. Configure Digital Guardian to forward logs via Syslog to remote server where you will install the agent.
Follow these steps to configure Digital Guardian to forward logs via Syslog: 1.1. Log in to the Digital Guardian Management Console. 1.2. Select **Workspace** > **Data Export** > **Create Export**. 1.3. From the **Data Sources** list, select **Alerts** or **Events** as the data source. 1.4. From the **Export type** list, select **Syslog**. 1.5. From the **Type list**, select **UDP** or **TCP** as the transport protocol. 1.6. In the **Server** field, type the IP address of your Remote Syslog server. 1.7. In the **Port** field, type 514 (or other port if your Syslog server was configured to use non-default port). 1.8. From the **Severity Level** list, select a severity level. 1.9. Select the **Is Active** check box. 1.9. Click **Next**. 1.10. From the list of available fields, add Alert or Event fields for your data export. 1.11. Select a Criteria for the fields in your data export and click **Next**. 1.12. Select a group for the criteria and click **Next**. 1.13. Click **Test Query**. 1.14. Click **Next**. 1.15. Save the data export.
2. Install and onboard the agent for Linux or Windows
Install the agent on the Server to which the logs will be forwarded. > Logs on Linux or Windows servers are collected by **Linux** or **Windows** agents.
Choose where to install the Linux agent:
Install agent on Azure Linux Virtual Machine
Select the machine to install the agent on and then click **Connect**.
Install agent on a non-Azure Linux Machine
Download the agent on the relevant machine and follow the instructions.
Choose where to install the Windows agent:
Install agent on Azure Windows Virtual Machine
Select the machine to install the agent on and then click **Connect**.
Install agent on a non-Azure Windows Machine
Download the agent on the relevant machine and follow the instructions.
3. Check logs in Microsoft Sentinel
Open Log Analytics to check if the logs are received using the Syslog schema. >**NOTE:** It may take up to 15 minutes before new logs will appear in Syslog table.

Source provenance

GitHub

Displayed values come from files in Azure/Azure-Sentinel. They describe the published template, not your workspace configuration.

Source identifier
DigitalGuardianDLP
Additional source files 1Solutions/Digital Guardian Data Loss Prevention/Data Connectors/Connector_DigitalGuardian_Syslog.jsonsource ↗
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Added to catalog : 16 Sept 2026 · 05:49 UTC
Last change observed : 16 Sept 2026 · 05:49 UTC

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