Kiwi Syslog Tools

What is Kiwi Secure Tunnel?
Kiwi Secure Tunnel is a freeware Windows Secure Tunnel Service for use with Kiwi Syslog Daemon (or compatible). It receives, compresses, encrypts and securely transports, syslog messages from distributed network devices to Kiwi Syslog Daemon.

Kiwi Secure Tunnel is provided only as a Service Edition that runs on Windows NT4/2000/XP/2003. The Kiwi Secure Tunnel Manager program provides the interface to configure and manage the NT service.

The Kiwi Secure Tunnel is made up of a client and a server. The Tunnel Client gathers messages from one or more devices on a network and forwards the messages across a secure link to the Tunnel Server. The Server then forwards the messages on to one or more Syslog Daemons.

Kiwi Secure Tunnel also has the ability to monitor the contents of selected files and send data from these files as syslog messages to Kiwi Syslog Daemon using the Secure Tunnel.

Both the Client and the Server have a small footprint and are easily and quickly configured.

What is Kiwi Secure Tunnel used for?

The purpose of the Kiwi Secure Tunnel is to gather data from multiple devices on a network, then send this data securely from a single point, the Tunnel Client, across a public network like the internet, to a Tunnel Server. The Tunnel Server in turn forwards the data on to a Syslog Daemon for processing.

The Tunnel Server may act as a collection point for multiple Tunnel Clients, allowing it to act like a data funnel.

Possible uses for Kiwi Secure Tunnel:
Imagine a Corporate network spread across 3 physically separate sites, all linked via the internet. Sites A, B, and C are all in different locations of the city, joined by a broadband IP link. However, the network is administered from site C. Sites A and B need to send their syslog data to site C in a timely manner, but as the data is in plain text and may describe the nodes of the network, sending it across the internet is a high security risk. The Kiwi Secure Tunnel provides a secure and simple facility to do just that. Tunnel Clients would be set up on sites A and B and would connect to a Tunnel Server at site C. This Tunnel Server would forward the data on to a Kiwi Syslog Daemon running in network C, which would already be receiving data from network devices on network C. This allows the whole corporate network to be securely monitored from a single physical point.

Another scenario could involve a Network Administration Services company, remotely managing the networks for Companies A, B, and C. The Network company would run a Tunnel Server on their network, and run Tunnel Clients at each of their client sites. The syslog data from each company can then be collected securely from each client site to a single point. However, there might be separate Administrators assigned to monitor each client company. The Kiwi Secure Tunnel Server would then send a parallel data stream to each Administrator's PC running Kiwi Syslog Daemon. Each Kiwi Syslog can filter the incoming data so that only the records from their client site are logged on their machine.

Kiwi Secure Tunnel includes the following Free Features:

	Receives messages via UDP or TCP
	Single TCP connection between tunnel client and tunnel server
	BlowFish tunnel encryption
	Tunnel transmit pacing, from tunnel client to tunnel server
	Outbound transmit pacing, from tunnel server to syslog daemon
	Export settings via .ini file
	Optional event logging
	User-Selectable port numbers
	Dynamic statistics and status displays
	Single file monitoring

Additional Features in the licensed version:

	Receive messages via UDP and TCP simultaneously
	Multiple inbound port definitions
	Multiple simultaneous tunnel connections *
	Additional tunnel encryption methods; DES, 3DES, AES
	Dynamic Cache to File on buffer full (tunnel client and server)
	Increased buffer capacity
	Priority e-mail support
	Early notification of new releases and bug reports.
	Multiple file monitoring

* Each additional Client-Server tunnel connection requires one additional license to be purchased. The license is applied to the Server to allow the appropriate number of simultaneous Client connections.

Kiwi Logger

Kiwi Logger (KLOG) is a suite of syslog message sending tools for the Windows platform. The tools allow you to add syslog message sending capabilities, via either UDP or TCP, to your applications. The syslog messages can be received by Kiwi Syslog Daemon (or compatible).

You can access KLOG via console command line, Windows command line, DLL API or ActiveX component.

Integration examples are included for command line, C, VC++ and Visual Basic. The DLL can be dynamically or statically linked via the included library file.

The console and Windows command line tools are Freeware. The DLL and ActiveX components are fully functional, but contain a nag message within the message text. A full version of the DLL and ActiveX components can be purchased by clicking the link provided below. [Download]

Kiwi Logfile Viewer

Kiwi Logfile Viewer is a free application for Windows 9X, NT/2000 and ME. Its purpose is to display log files created by Kiwi Syslog Daemon in an easy to read manner. It includes features such as, column sorting / re-ordering via drag and drop, command line options and switches, output to tab delimited, CSV and HTML table file formats. Kiwi Logfile Viewer supports Kiwi Syslog and BSD Syslog field header titles and also tab delimited and CSV format files. [Download]

Kiwi SyslogGen

Kiwi SyslogGen is a free Windows and NT Syslog message generator which sends Unix type Syslog messages to any PC or Unix Syslog Daemon. Excellent for testing your Kiwi Syslog Daemon setup. Supports TCP syslog messages so that you can emulate PIX firewall messages. [Download]

Kiwi Harvester

Kiwi Harvester is a free Windows utility that listens for data via the computer's serial interface and converts the data received into standard syslog messages. The messages are then forwarded via the UDP protocol to a central logging server such as Kiwi Syslog Daemon. The Harvester allows you to integrate non-ethernet enabled devices into your central logging system. Such devices include: PBX call logging systems, main frame computers, remote sensing devices and router console ports. [Download]

Kiwi Harvester includes features such as:

	Accepts input from network devices via a comm port
	Forwards messages via UDP
	Configurable via an ini file
	Runs as service
	Supports comm port speeds from 300 to 115200 bps

Kiwi HarvesterGen

Kiwi HarvesterGen is a free Comm Port Message Generator for use with Kiwi Harvester.

Kiwi HarvesterGen sends messages using a serial communications port. It is built to help test the installation of Kiwi Harvester, or any process that reads messages from a serial comm port. [Download]

Squeaky Clean

Got Grit? Feeling grubby? In the middle of that important project and don't want to shut down to clean your mouse? Squeaky Clean locks your mouse pointer away so it doesn't cause mayhem while you clean your mouse or trackball. Simple, effective and best of all, it's free! [Download]