Chapter 28. Logging

  • Why Logging Is Important 797

  • Configuring TMG Logging 800

  • Logging Best Practices 809

  • Summary 815

Logging is one of the most important firewall functions for network and security management. Logging offers a great deal of information about what is happening on and around the firewall and gives detailed information about who is accessing what through the firewall and possible attacks or probes. In this chapter we will discuss why logging is important, improvements in logging in Forefront TMG, how to configure logging in TMG, various options available for logging in TMG, and the best practices around logging in TMG.

Why Logging Is Important

Logging is one of the most important functions on a firewall for network and security management. ...

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