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Can SSL configuration be applied on Splunk Universal Forwarders?

Ant1D
Motivator

Can SSL configuration be applied on Splunk Universal Forwarders? My understanding is that it was only available on Splunk Heavy Forwarders in the past.

Can someone who has done this before kindly confirm.

Thanks in advance for your help.

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jworthington_sp
Splunk Employee
Splunk Employee

The configuration process described in the docs is intended to work for heavy and universal forwarders. I can add a note to the docs to clarify that point.

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jworthington_sp
Splunk Employee
Splunk Employee

The configuration process described in the docs is intended to work for heavy and universal forwarders. I can add a note to the docs to clarify that point.

mmccullough_mer
Engager

We've done some elementary SSL configuration (which is now obsolete by POODLE) on universal forwarders. Works same as heavy forwarders.

I have not yet had luck with the highly unofficial method to protect against POODLE by setting the ciphersuite list to a TLS 1.2 specific cipher only.

jeremiahc4
Builder

Seems to me that you can, the documentation here doesn't seem to specify only heavy's

http://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/6.1.4/Security/Aboutsecuringdatafromforwarders

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Ant1D
Motivator

Hi Jeremiahc4,

Thanks for your answer. I have looked at the documentation before posting the question and have concluded the same but I was hoping that someone who has implemented this already can confirm.

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