1.2 Using Auditing Client Applications with the NSS Auditing Engine

Some auditing client applications, such as Novell Sentinel and various third-party products, can access audited events that are reported by the NSS Auditing Engine. Information about the NSS Auditing Engine Software Developer Kit (SDK) is available on the NSS Auditing SDK Web site.

1.2.1 Novell Sentinel Log Manager

Novell Sentinel Log Manager can be used to collect and report on event logs from the NSS Auditing Client Logger utility. Novell Sentinel Log Manager runs on a 64-bit SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 11 host. You can download Novell Sentinel Log Manager from the Novell Download Web site. A 90-day evaluation license is available on the download site. For installation and usage instructions, see the Novell Sentinel Log Manager Documentation Web site.

1.2.2 Third-Party Partner Applications

As of the OES 2 SP2 Linux release, the following Novell partners are developing applications for use with the NSS Auditing Engine:

  • Blue Lance

  • NetVision

  • Symantec