File Events Log Formats

The Cisco Secure Access File Events log shows your organization's traffic events involving file access that match private access rules with File Inspection or File Type Control enabled. For more information, see Get Started With Private Access Rules, Manage File Inspection and File Analysis, and Manage File Type Controls.

For information about the size of a log file, see Estimate the Size of a Log.

Table of Contents

Example

Example content of the v9 or v10 File Events log.

timestamp,organization id,retention policy in days,aws region,firewall eventid,file action,disposition,sha256,direction,threat name,filestatic analysis,threat score,filetype id,filename,filesize,archive filename,archive filedepth,archive sha,dlp status
"2024-09-04 19:43:36","8231394","730","us-west-2a","9c8eff3ef69147905ff1ddec8b593c94be6d17fbc916f604b7deca0ba24299ae¦3¦1725479009¦67","CUSTOM_DETECTION","UNKNOWN","0fd3a79e8d4d16e12f782b1e9aa9b2f40ec8afa26675a1f426f12b4ffdea9923","DOWNLOAD","Carbanak","ANALYSIS_COMPLETE_NO_VIRUS","90","45","TryDownloading_9974801.sample","52224","TryDownloading_9974801.zip","1","e7624f8962811038bc7c5a266d56e86f8195cd8a2ce75905ded16dc79f47bfd5","FW_FILE_DLP_NONE"

Order of Fields in the File Events Log

Note: Not all fields listed are found in most or all requests. When a field does not have a value, Secure Access sets the field to the empty string ("") in the log.

V9, V10 Log Format

The CSV fields in the header row of the File Events log.

timestamp,organization id,retention policy in days,aws region,firewall eventid,file action,disposition,sha256,direction,threat name,filestatic analysis,threat score,filetype id,filename,filesize,archive filename,archive filedepth,archive sha,dlp status

The description of each field and the log version in which each field was released, up to version 9 or version 10. For more information about log versions, see Find Your Log Schema Version.

Field nameDescriptionRelease version
timestampThe timestamp of the request transaction in UTC (e.g., 2024-01-16 17:48:41).v9
organization idThe Secure Access organization ID. For more information, see Find Your Organization ID.v9
retention policyThe number of days that AWS S3 stores your Secure Access File Events log.v9
aws regionThe AWS region where Secure Access stores your logs.v9
firewall event idThe ID of the firewall event. Populated only for traffic handled by Cisco Secure Firewall.v9
file actionThe action taken on a file in a remote browser isolation session. Valid values are: UNKNOWN, DETECT, BLOCK, MALWARE_CLOUD_LOOKUP, MALWARE_WHITELIST, CLOUD_LOOKUP_TIMEOUT, CUSTOM_DETECTION, CUSTOM_DETECTION_BLOCK, ARCHIVE_BLOCK_DEPTH_EXCEEDED, ARCHIVE_BLOCK_ENCRYPTED, ARCHIVE_BLOCK_FAILED_TO_INSPECT, TID_BLOCKv9
dispositionThe status of the files proxied and scanned by Cisco Advanced Malware Protection (AMP) as part of the File Inspection feature. Valid values are: CLEAN, MALWARE, UNKNOWN.v9
sha256The SHA-256 checksum hash of the file.v9
directionThe traffic direction of the file event. Valid values are: UNKNOWN, UPLOAD, DOWNLOAD.v9
threat nameName of the threat identified for files with MALWARE disposition.v9
file static analysisThe status of the file static sample analysis. For more information, see Cisco Secure Malware Analytics (formerly Threat Grid) Details. Valid values are: UNKNOWN, NOT_ANALYZED, ANALYSIS_COMPLETE_NO_VIRUS, ANALYSIS_FAILED, ANALYSIS_COMPLETE_MALWARE_DETECTEDv9
threat scoreThe threat score most recently associated with this file. This is a value from 0 to 100.v9
file type idThe type of file. For example, PDF or MSEXE.v9
file nameThe name of the file involved with the activity.v9
file sizeThe size of the file in bytes.v9
archive file nameThe name of the archive file involved with the activity.v9
archive depthThe level (if any) at which the file was nested in an archive file.v9
archive shaThe SHA-256 checksum hash of the archive file.v9
dlp statusThe verdict of the DLP scanning service. For more information, see Manage the Data Loss Prevention Policy. Valid values are: FW_FILE_DLP_NONE, FW_FILE_DLP_SENT, FW_FILE_DLP_SUCCESS, FW_FILE_DLP_FAIL_ON_MIN_FILESIZE, FW_FILE_DLP_FAIL_ON_MAX_FILESIZE, FW_FILE_DLP_FAIL_ON_MEMCAP, FW_FILE_DLP_FAIL_ON_FULL_QUEUE, FW_FILE_DLP_FAIL_ON_SEND, FW_FILE_DLP_FAIL_ON_NO_RESPONSE, FW_FILE_DLP_FAIL_ON_CLOUD_SEND, FW_FILE_DLP_VERDICT_FAIL, FW_FILE_DLP_VERDICT_UNKNOWN, FW_FILE_DLP_VERDICT_CLEAN, FW_FILE_DLP_VERDICT_DATA_LEAK, FW_FILE_DLP_VERDICT_MALICIOUS, FW_FILE_DLP_VERDICT_TIMEOUTv9


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