Merge remote-tracking branch 'origin/topic/dnthayer/doc-improvements-2.4'

Lots of good stuff! Thanks for catchign the plugin doc inconsistencies!

* origin/topic/dnthayer/doc-improvements-2.4:
  Add missing documentation on the "Bro Package Index" page
  More improvements to the Logging Framework doc
  Fix documentation typo
  Update the "Log Files" documentation
  Add links in the logging framework doc
  Add a link to the bro-plugins documentation
  Update bro man page
  Update script language reference documentation
  Fix typos in the "writing bro plugins" doc
  Fix a "make doc" warning
  Improve logging framework doc
  Add link to broctl doc from the quickstart doc
  Update install documentation and fix some typos
  Minor improvements to logging framework documentation
  Correct a minor typo in the docs
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Robin Sommer 2015-06-02 09:43:31 -07:00
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Support for Portable Executable (PE) file analysis.

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The Broker communication framework facilitates connecting to remote Bro
instances to share state and transfer events.

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module Log;
export {
## Type that defines an ID unique to each log stream. Scripts creating new log
## streams need to redef this enum to add their own specific log ID. The log ID
## implicitly determines the default name of the generated log file.
## Type that defines an ID unique to each log stream. Scripts creating new
## log streams need to redef this enum to add their own specific log ID.
## The log ID implicitly determines the default name of the generated log
## file.
type Log::ID: enum {
## Dummy place-holder.
UNKNOWN
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## If true, remote logging is by default enabled for all filters.
const enable_remote_logging = T &redef;
## Default writer to use if a filter does not specify
## anything else.
## Default writer to use if a filter does not specify anything else.
const default_writer = WRITER_ASCII &redef;
## Default separator between fields for logwriters.
## Can be overwritten by individual writers.
## Default separator to use between fields.
## Individual writers can use a different value.
const separator = "\t" &redef;
## Separator between set elements.
## Can be overwritten by individual writers.
## Default separator to use between elements of a set.
## Individual writers can use a different value.
const set_separator = "," &redef;
## String to use for empty fields. This should be different from
## *unset_field* to make the output unambiguous.
## Can be overwritten by individual writers.
## Default string to use for empty fields. This should be different
## from *unset_field* to make the output unambiguous.
## Individual writers can use a different value.
const empty_field = "(empty)" &redef;
## String to use for an unset &optional field.
## Can be overwritten by individual writers.
## Default string to use for an unset &optional field.
## Individual writers can use a different value.
const unset_field = "-" &redef;
## Type defining the content of a logging stream.
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## If no ``path`` is defined for the filter, then the first call
## to the function will contain an empty string.
##
## rec: An instance of the streams's ``columns`` type with its
## rec: An instance of the stream's ``columns`` type with its
## fields set to the values to be logged.
##
## Returns: The path to be used for the filter.
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terminating: bool; ##< True if rotation occured due to Bro shutting down.
};
## Default rotation interval. Zero disables rotation.
## Default rotation interval to use for filters that do not specify
## an interval. Zero disables rotation.
##
## Note that this is overridden by the BroControl LogRotationInterval
## option.
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## Indicates whether a log entry should be recorded.
## If not given, all entries are recorded.
##
## rec: An instance of the streams's ``columns`` type with its
## fields set to the values to logged.
## rec: An instance of the stream's ``columns`` type with its
## fields set to the values to be logged.
##
## Returns: True if the entry is to be recorded.
pred: function(rec: any): bool &optional;
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## Output path for recording entries matching this
## filter.
##
## The specific interpretation of the string is up to
## the used writer, and may for example be the destination
## The specific interpretation of the string is up to the
## logging writer, and may for example be the destination
## file name. Generally, filenames are expected to be given
## without any extensions; writers will add appropiate
## without any extensions; writers will add appropriate
## extensions automatically.
##
## If this path is found to conflict with another filter's
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## easy to flood the disk by returning a new string for each
## connection. Upon adding a filter to a stream, if neither
## ``path`` nor ``path_func`` is explicitly set by them, then
## :bro:see:`default_path_func` is used.
## :bro:see:`Log::default_path_func` is used.
##
## id: The ID associated with the log stream.
##
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## then the first call to the function will contain an
## empty string.
##
## rec: An instance of the streams's ``columns`` type with its
## rec: An instance of the stream's ``columns`` type with its
## fields set to the values to be logged.
##
## Returns: The path to be used for the filter, which will be
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## If true, entries are passed on to remote peers.
log_remote: bool &default=enable_remote_logging;
## Rotation interval.
## Rotation interval. Zero disables rotation.
interv: interval &default=default_rotation_interval;
## Callback function to trigger for rotated files. If not set, the
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## Removes a logging stream completely, stopping all the threads.
##
## id: The ID enum to be associated with the new logging stream.
## id: The ID associated with the logging stream.
##
## Returns: True if a new stream was successfully removed.
## Returns: True if the stream was successfully removed.
##
## .. bro:see:: Log::create_stream
global remove_stream: function(id: ID) : bool;

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##! Interface for the ASCII log writer. Redefinable options are available
##! to tweak the output format of ASCII logs.
##!
##! The ASCII writer supports currently one writer-specific filter option via
##! ``config``: setting ``tsv`` to the string ``T`` turns the output into
##! The ASCII writer currently supports one writer-specific per-filter config
##! option: setting ``tsv`` to the string ``T`` turns the output into
##! "tab-separated-value" mode where only a single header row with the column
##! names is printed out as meta information, with no "# fields" prepended; no
##! other meta data gets included in that mode.
##! other meta data gets included in that mode. Example filter using this::
##!
##! Example filter using this::
##!
##! local my_filter: Log::Filter = [$name = "my-filter", $writer = Log::WRITER_ASCII, $config = table(["tsv"] = "T")];
##! local f: Log::Filter = [$name = "my-filter",
##! $writer = Log::WRITER_ASCII,
##! $config = table(["tsv"] = "T")];
##!
module LogAscii;
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## Format of timestamps when writing out JSON. By default, the JSON
## formatter will use double values for timestamps which represent the
## number of seconds from the UNIX epoch.
##
## This option is also available as a per-filter ``$config`` option.
const json_timestamps: JSON::TimestampFormat = JSON::TS_EPOCH &redef;
## If true, include lines with log meta information such as column names

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const unset_field = Log::unset_field &redef;
## String to use for empty fields. This should be different from
## *unset_field* to make the output unambiguous.
## *unset_field* to make the output unambiguous.
const empty_field = Log::empty_field &redef;
}

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Support for Kerberos protocol analysis.

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##! Implements base functionality for KRB analysis. Generates the krb.log file.
##! Implements base functionality for KRB analysis. Generates the kerberos.log
##! file.
module KRB;

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Support for MySQL protocol analysis.

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Support for RADIUS protocol analysis.

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Support for Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) analysis.

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Support for Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) analysis.

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Support for SSH protocol analysis.