Collect Evision FircoSoft logs

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Google SecOps SIEM

This document explains how to ingest Evision FircoSoft logs to Google Security Operations using the Bindplane agent.

Evision FircoSoft (now part of LexisNexis Risk Solutions as Firco Compliance Link) is an on-premises financial crime compliance screening platform for financial institutions. It detects sanctions violations, PEP matches, and AML risks in transactions and messages. The application stores audit records including screening decisions, user access events, table access events, and configuration changes as log files on the local file system.

Before you begin

Make sure you have the following prerequisites:

• A Google SecOps instance
• Windows Server 2016 or later with observiq-otel-collector service support
• If running behind a proxy, ensure firewall ports are open per the Bindplane agent requirements
• Administrative access to the FircoSoft (Firco Compliance Link) server and its log directory

Get Google SecOps credentials for the Bindplane agent

To authenticate the Bindplane agent to Google SecOps, choose one of the following methods:

• New deployments: Use the Chronicle API (Option 1).
• Legacy deployments: Continue using the ingestion authentication file (Option 2) until the Ingestion API is discontinued on July 20, 2027.

Option 1: Create a service account for the Chronicle API (recommended)

1. Sign in to the Google Cloud console and select the Google Cloud project that is linked to your Google SecOps instance.
2. Go to IAM & Admin > Service Accounts.
3. Click Create service account.
4. Provide the following configuration details:
   • Service account name: Enter a name for the account (for example, bindplane-ingest).
   • Service account description: Enter a description (for example, Bindplane agent log ingestion).
5. Click Create and continue.
6. In the Grant this service account access to project section, click Select a role and select Chronicle Editor.
7. Click Continue, and then click Done.
8. Click the service account you created, and then go to the Keys tab.
9. Click Add key > Create new key.
10. Select JSON and click Create. The key file is downloaded to your computer.
11. Save the key file as ingestion-auth.json in the Bindplane collector directory (/opt/observiq-otel-collector/ingestion-auth.json on Linux or C:\Program Files\observIQ OpenTelemetry Collector\ingestion-auth.json on Windows), or update creds_file_path in config.yaml to match the path where you save it.
12. Go to IAM & Admin > Settings and copy the Project number. You'll need it for the exporter configuration.

Note: The JSON key is a credential. Restrict access to the file on the Bindplane host and rotate the key according to your organization's policy.

Option 2: Download the ingestion authentication file (legacy)

1. Sign in to the Google SecOps console.
2. Go to SIEM Settings > Collection Agents.
3. Download the ingestion authentication file.
4. Save the file securely on the system where the Bindplane agent will be installed.

Note: This file authenticates the agent to the legacy Ingestion API (malachiteingestion-pa.googleapis.com), which Google has scheduled for end of life on July 20, 2027. Plan to move to Option 1 before that date.

Get Google SecOps customer ID

1. Sign in to the Google SecOps console.
2. Go to SIEM Settings > Profile.

3. Copy and save the Customer ID from the Organization Details section.

   Note: The customer ID is required for configuring the Bindplane agent exporter.

Install the Bindplane agent

Install the Bindplane agent on your Windows operating system according to the following instructions.

Windows installation

1. Open Command Prompt or PowerShell as an administrator.

2. Run the following command:

   msiexec /i "https://github.com/observIQ/bindplane-agent/releases/latest/download/observiq-otel-collector.msi" /quiet
   

3. Wait for the installation to complete.

4. Verify the installation by running:

   sc query observiq-otel-collector
   

   The service should show as RUNNING.

Additional installation resources

For additional installation options and troubleshooting, see the Bindplane agent installation guide.

Note: The Chronicle API exporter configuration requires Bindplane collector v1.106.0 or later. The previous commands install the latest release. If you're updating an existing installation, upgrade the collector before changing the configuration.

Configure the Bindplane agent to ingest logs and send to Google SecOps

Locate the configuration file

• Windows:

  notepad "C:\Program Files\observIQ OpenTelemetry Collector\config.yaml"
  

Edit the configuration file

• Replace the entire contents of config.yaml with the following configuration:

  receivers:
    filelog:
      include:
        - C:\FircoSoft\logs\*.log
      start_at: beginning
  
  exporters:
    chronicle/evision_fircosoft:
      protocol: https
      # Region of your instance, for example us, europe, asia-southeast1
      location: <LOCATION>
      # Project number of the Google Cloud project linked to the instance
      project: '<PROJECT_NUMBER>'
      compression: gzip
      creds_file_path: 'C:\Program Files\observIQ OpenTelemetry Collector\ingestion-auth.json'
      customer_id: '<customer_id>'
      endpoint: chronicle.googleapis.com
      log_type: EVISION_FIRCOSOFT
      raw_log_field: body
      ingestion_labels:
        env: production
  
  service:
    pipelines:
      logs/fircosoft_to_chronicle:
        receivers:
          - filelog
        exporters:
          - chronicle/evision_fircosoft
  

Configuration parameters

Replace the following placeholders:

• Receiver configuration:

  • filelog: The receiver type for collecting log files from disk
  • include: List of file paths to monitor. Set this to the location where FircoSoft writes its log files (for example, C:\FircoSoft\logs\*.log). Adjust the path to match your installation directory
  • start_at: Set to beginning to read existing logs or end to only read new entries

• Exporter configuration:

  • evision_fircosoft: Descriptive name for the exporter
  • creds_file_path: Full path to the service account JSON key file (Option 1):
    • Windows: C:\Program Files\observIQ OpenTelemetry Collector\ingestion-auth.json
  • <customer_id>: Customer ID from the previous step
  • location: Replace <LOCATION> with the region of your Google SecOps instance (for example, us, europe, or asia-southeast1). The exporter prefixes chronicle.googleapis.com with this value. See Regional Endpoints for the complete list.
  • project: Replace <PROJECT_NUMBER> with the project number from IAM & Admin > Settings.
  • endpoint: Keep set to chronicle.googleapis.com.
  • EVISION_FIRCOSOFT: Log type exactly as it appears in Chronicle
  • ingestion_labels: Optional labels in YAML format (for example, env: production)

• Pipeline configuration:

  • fircosoft_to_chronicle: Descriptive name for the pipeline

Legacy ingestion API exporter

• If you use the ingestion authentication file from Option 2, replace the exporters block with the following. Set creds_file_path to the path to the ingestion authentication file, and if your instance is outside the US, replace malachiteingestion-pa.googleapis.com with your regional endpoint (for example, europe-malachiteingestion-pa.googleapis.com).

  exporters:
    chronicle/evision_fircosoft:
      compression: gzip
      creds_file_path: 'C:\Program Files\observIQ OpenTelemetry Collector\ingestion-auth.json'
      customer_id: '<customer_id>'
      endpoint: malachiteingestion-pa.googleapis.com
      log_type: EVISION_FIRCOSOFT
      raw_log_field: body
      ingestion_labels:
        env: production
  

Note: This exporter will stop working when the Ingestion API is discontinued on July 20, 2027.

Save the configuration file

• After editing, save the file:
  • Windows: Click File > Save

Restart the Bindplane agent to apply the changes

• To restart the Bindplane agent in Windows, choose one of the following options:

  • Command Prompt or PowerShell as administrator:

    net stop observiq-otel-collector && net start observiq-otel-collector
    

  • Services console:

    1. Press Win+R, type services.msc, and press Enter.
    2. Locate observIQ OpenTelemetry Collector.
    3. Right-click and select Restart.

    4. Verify the service is running:

       sc query observiq-otel-collector
       

    5. Check logs for errors:

       type "C:\Program Files\observIQ OpenTelemetry Collector\log\collector.log"
       

Identify FircoSoft log file locations

FircoSoft (Firco Compliance Link) writes audit and operational log files to the local file system. The exact location depends on your installation configuration.

1. Common default log directories:

   • C:\FircoSoft\logs\
   • C:\Program Files\FircoSoft\Firco Compliance Link\logs\
   • A custom directory configured during installation

2. To determine the log directory for your deployment:

   1. Sign in to the FircoSoft (Firco Compliance Link) administration console.
   2. Go to Administration > System Configuration (or Server Settings).
   3. Locate the Log directory or Output directory setting.
   4. Note the configured path.

3. FircoSoft typically writes the following log file types:

   • Audit trail logs (user access, screening decisions, configuration changes)
   • Statistics logs (transaction screening volumes and results)
   • Application operational logs

4. Update the include path in the Bindplane agent config.yaml to match the actual log directory on your server:

   receivers:
     filelog:
       include:
         - C:\FircoSoft\logs\*.log
   

   • Replace `C:\FircoSoft\logs` with the actual path from step 2.
   • Use wildcard patterns (*.log, *.txt, *.xml) to match the log file format used in your deployment.
   Note: The Bindplane agent service account must have read access to the log directory. FircoSoft log files may be in delimited text or XML format depending on the deployment configuration.

UDM mapping table

Log Field	UDM Mapping	Logic
date, time	metadata.event_timestamp	Converted using format: yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss.SSS
	metadata.event_type	Set to "USER_RESOURCE_ACCESS"
nature	metadata.product_event_type	Set to "Estadisticas" if nature == "C", else "Otros" if nature == "A"
user	principal.user.userid	Value copied directly
success	security_result.action	Set to "ALLOW" if success =~ "SI", else "BLOCK" if success =~ "NO"
details	security_result.action_details	Value copied directly
table	target.resource.name	Value copied directly
	metadata.product_name	Set to "Fircosoft"
	metadata.vendor_name	Set to "eVision"

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