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base/frameworks/control/main.zeek
=================================
.. zeek:namespace:: Control
The control framework provides the foundation for providing "commands"
that can be taken remotely at runtime to modify a running Zeek instance
or collect information from the running instance.
:Namespace: Control
Summary
~~~~~~~
Redefinable Options
###################
============================================================================ ================================================================
:zeek:id:`Control::arg`: :zeek:type:`string` :zeek:attr:`&redef` This can be used by commands that take an argument.
:zeek:id:`Control::cmd`: :zeek:type:`string` :zeek:attr:`&redef` The command that is being done.
:zeek:id:`Control::commands`: :zeek:type:`set` :zeek:attr:`&redef` The commands that can currently be given on the command line for
remote control.
:zeek:id:`Control::controllee_listen`: :zeek:type:`bool` :zeek:attr:`&redef` Whether the controllee should call :zeek:see:`Broker::listen`.
:zeek:id:`Control::host`: :zeek:type:`addr` :zeek:attr:`&redef` The address of the host that will be controlled.
:zeek:id:`Control::host_port`: :zeek:type:`port` :zeek:attr:`&redef` The port of the host that will be controlled.
:zeek:id:`Control::zone_id`: :zeek:type:`string` :zeek:attr:`&redef` If :zeek:id:`Control::host` is a non-global IPv6 address and
requires a specific :rfc:`4007` ``zone_id``, it can be set here.
============================================================================ ================================================================
Constants
#########
===================================================== =================================================================
:zeek:id:`Control::ignore_ids`: :zeek:type:`set` Variable IDs that are to be ignored by the update process.
:zeek:id:`Control::topic_prefix`: :zeek:type:`string` The topic prefix used for exchanging control messages via Broker.
===================================================== =================================================================
Events
######
===================================================================== =====================================================================
:zeek:id:`Control::configuration_update`: :zeek:type:`event` This event is a wrapper and alias for the
:zeek:id:`Control::configuration_update_request` event.
:zeek:id:`Control::configuration_update_request`: :zeek:type:`event` Inform the remote Zeek instance that it's configuration may have been
updated.
:zeek:id:`Control::configuration_update_response`: :zeek:type:`event` Message in response to a configuration update request.
:zeek:id:`Control::id_value_request`: :zeek:type:`event` Event for requesting the value of an ID (a variable).
:zeek:id:`Control::id_value_response`: :zeek:type:`event` Event for returning the value of an ID after an
:zeek:id:`Control::id_value_request` event.
:zeek:id:`Control::net_stats_request`: :zeek:type:`event` Requests the current net_stats.
:zeek:id:`Control::net_stats_response`: :zeek:type:`event` Returns the current net_stats.
:zeek:id:`Control::peer_status_request`: :zeek:type:`event` Requests the current communication status.
:zeek:id:`Control::peer_status_response`: :zeek:type:`event` Returns the current communication status.
:zeek:id:`Control::shutdown_request`: :zeek:type:`event` Requests that the Zeek instance begins shutting down.
:zeek:id:`Control::shutdown_response`: :zeek:type:`event` Message in response to a shutdown request.
===================================================================== =====================================================================
Detailed Interface
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Redefinable Options
###################
.. zeek:id:: Control::arg
:source-code: base/frameworks/control/main.zeek 30 30
:Type: :zeek:type:`string`
:Attributes: :zeek:attr:`&redef`
:Default: ``""``
This can be used by commands that take an argument.
.. zeek:id:: Control::cmd
:source-code: base/frameworks/control/main.zeek 27 27
:Type: :zeek:type:`string`
:Attributes: :zeek:attr:`&redef`
:Default: ``""``
The command that is being done. It's typically set on the
command line.
.. zeek:id:: Control::commands
:source-code: base/frameworks/control/main.zeek 34 34
:Type: :zeek:type:`set` [:zeek:type:`string`]
:Attributes: :zeek:attr:`&redef`
:Default:
::
{
"peer_status",
"id_value",
"net_stats",
"configuration_update",
"shutdown"
}
The commands that can currently be given on the command line for
remote control.
.. zeek:id:: Control::controllee_listen
:source-code: base/frameworks/control/main.zeek 13 13
:Type: :zeek:type:`bool`
:Attributes: :zeek:attr:`&redef`
:Default: ``T``
Whether the controllee should call :zeek:see:`Broker::listen`.
In a cluster, this isn't needed since the setup process calls it.
.. zeek:id:: Control::host
:source-code: base/frameworks/control/main.zeek 16 16
:Type: :zeek:type:`addr`
:Attributes: :zeek:attr:`&redef`
:Default: ``0.0.0.0``
The address of the host that will be controlled.
.. zeek:id:: Control::host_port
:source-code: base/frameworks/control/main.zeek 19 19
:Type: :zeek:type:`port`
:Attributes: :zeek:attr:`&redef`
:Default: ``0/tcp``
The port of the host that will be controlled.
.. zeek:id:: Control::zone_id
:source-code: base/frameworks/control/main.zeek 23 23
:Type: :zeek:type:`string`
:Attributes: :zeek:attr:`&redef`
:Default: ``""``
If :zeek:id:`Control::host` is a non-global IPv6 address and
requires a specific :rfc:`4007` ``zone_id``, it can be set here.
Constants
#########
.. zeek:id:: Control::ignore_ids
:source-code: base/frameworks/control/main.zeek 43 43
:Type: :zeek:type:`set` [:zeek:type:`string`]
:Default: ``{}``
Variable IDs that are to be ignored by the update process.
.. zeek:id:: Control::topic_prefix
:source-code: base/frameworks/control/main.zeek 9 9
:Type: :zeek:type:`string`
:Default: ``"zeek/control"``
The topic prefix used for exchanging control messages via Broker.
Events
######
.. zeek:id:: Control::configuration_update
:source-code: policy/frameworks/software/vulnerable.zeek 125 128
:Type: :zeek:type:`event` ()
This event is a wrapper and alias for the
:zeek:id:`Control::configuration_update_request` event.
This event is also a primary hooking point for the control framework.
.. zeek:id:: Control::configuration_update_request
:source-code: policy/frameworks/control/controllee.zeek 63 74
:Type: :zeek:type:`event` ()
Inform the remote Zeek instance that it's configuration may have been
updated.
.. zeek:id:: Control::configuration_update_response
:source-code: policy/frameworks/control/controller.zeek 45 48
:Type: :zeek:type:`event` ()
Message in response to a configuration update request.
.. zeek:id:: Control::id_value_request
:source-code: policy/frameworks/control/controllee.zeek 26 31
:Type: :zeek:type:`event` (id: :zeek:type:`string`)
Event for requesting the value of an ID (a variable).
.. zeek:id:: Control::id_value_response
:source-code: policy/frameworks/control/controller.zeek 30 33
:Type: :zeek:type:`event` (id: :zeek:type:`string`, val: :zeek:type:`string`)
Event for returning the value of an ID after an
:zeek:id:`Control::id_value_request` event.
.. zeek:id:: Control::net_stats_request
:source-code: policy/frameworks/control/controllee.zeek 54 61
:Type: :zeek:type:`event` ()
Requests the current net_stats.
.. zeek:id:: Control::net_stats_response
:source-code: policy/frameworks/control/controller.zeek 40 43
:Type: :zeek:type:`event` (s: :zeek:type:`string`)
Returns the current net_stats.
.. zeek:id:: Control::peer_status_request
:source-code: policy/frameworks/control/controllee.zeek 33 52
:Type: :zeek:type:`event` ()
Requests the current communication status.
.. zeek:id:: Control::peer_status_response
:source-code: policy/frameworks/control/controller.zeek 35 38
:Type: :zeek:type:`event` (s: :zeek:type:`string`)
Returns the current communication status.
.. zeek:id:: Control::shutdown_request
:source-code: policy/frameworks/control/controllee.zeek 76 83
:Type: :zeek:type:`event` ()
Requests that the Zeek instance begins shutting down.
.. zeek:id:: Control::shutdown_response
:source-code: policy/frameworks/control/controller.zeek 50 53
:Type: :zeek:type:`event` ()
Message in response to a shutdown request.