Introduction
Suricata is a high-performance Network IDS, IPS, and Network Security Monitoring engine. Elastic Stack, also known as the ELK stack, is a powerful collection of tools for data ingestion, storage, search, and visualization. This tutorial will guide you through the process of installing and configuring Suricata IDS alongside Elastic Stack on Debian 12.
Prerequisites
Before you begin, ensure you have:
- A Debian 12 server or desktop system
- Root or sudo privileges
Step 1: Install Suricata
Install Suricata on Debian 12:
sudo apt update
sudo apt install -y suricata
Step 2: Configure Suricata
Edit the Suricata configuration file:
sudo nano /etc/suricata/suricata.yaml
Configure Suricata according to your requirements. You can enable/disable rules, configure logging, and more.
Step 3: Start Suricata
Start the Suricata service:
sudo systemctl start suricata
Step 4: Install and Configure Elastic Stack
Follow the official documentation to install and configure the Elastic Stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana, and Beats) on Debian 12:
Step 5: Configure Suricata Output
Configure Suricata to send logs to Logstash for processing:
output:
logstash:
enabled: yes
hosts:
- logstash_ip:5044
Step 6: Restart Suricata
Restart the Suricata service for the configuration changes to take effect:
sudo systemctl restart suricata
Step 7: Verify Operation
Verify that Suricata is sending logs to Logstash and view the processed logs in Kibana.
Conclusion
Congratulations! You have successfully installed and configured Suricata IDS alongside Elastic Stack on Debian 12. Your system is now equipped with a powerful network security monitoring solution.