Strata Logging Forwarding Wildfire Log Payload Structure
Schema for a forwarded PAN-OS WildFire submission log entry. WildFire logs record the results of file analysis by the WildFire cloud-based sandbox malware analysis service, providing verdicts and analysis report links for detected threats.
Type: object
Properties: 19
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WildfireLogPayload is a JSON Structure definition published by Palo Alto Networks, describing 19 properties. It conforms to the https://json-structure.org/meta/core/v0/# meta-schema.
{
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"$id": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/palo-alto-networks/refs/heads/main/json-structure/strata-logging-forwarding-wildfire-log-payload-structure.json",
"name": "WildfireLogPayload",
"description": "Schema for a forwarded PAN-OS WildFire submission log entry. WildFire logs record the results of file analysis by the WildFire cloud-based sandbox malware analysis service, providing verdicts and analysis report links for detected threats.\n",
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"receive_time": {
"type": "datetime",
"description": "Timestamp when the WildFire log entry was received by Strata Logging Service.\n"
},
"serial": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Serial number of the Palo Alto Networks device that submitted the file to WildFire and generated this log entry.\n"
},
"type": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Log type identifier, always WILDFIRE for WildFire log entries.\n",
"enum": [
"WILDFIRE"
]
},
"src": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Source IP address of the session from which the file was captured."
},
"dst": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Destination IP address of the session from which the file was captured.\n"
},
"app": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Application identified by App-ID in the session from which the file was captured.\n"
},
"filename": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Name of the file that was submitted to WildFire for analysis."
},
"filetype": {
"type": "string",
"description": "File type of the submitted file (e.g., PE, PDF, APK, Adobe Flash, Microsoft Office, script, Java Applet).\n"
},
"file_hash": {
"type": "string",
"description": "SHA-256 cryptographic hash of the submitted file, used as the unique file identifier in the WildFire cloud database.\n"
},
"file_size": {
"type": "int32",
"description": "Size of the submitted file in bytes."
},
"verdict": {
"type": "string",
"description": "WildFire analysis verdict for the submitted file indicating whether it is benign, malicious malware, potentially unwanted grayware, a phishing document, or pending analysis completion.\n",
"enum": [
"benign",
"malware",
"grayware",
"phishing",
"pending"
]
},
"action": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Action applied to the file by the WildFire security profile based on the analysis verdict.\n",
"enum": [
"allow",
"block"
]
},
"report_url": {
"type": "uri",
"description": "URL to the full WildFire analysis report in the Palo Alto Networks WildFire portal, providing detailed behavioral analysis results.\n"
},
"src_user": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Source user identity if User-ID is enabled."
},
"rule_name": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Name of the security policy rule under which the file was captured and submitted to WildFire.\n"
},
"device_name": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Hostname of the firewall that captured the file and generated this WildFire log entry.\n"
},
"vsys": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Virtual system name or identifier on the firewall."
},
"log_forwarding_profile": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Name of the log forwarding profile that forwarded this log entry.\n"
},
"output_format": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Output format in which this log entry was forwarded.",
"enum": [
"CSV",
"LEEF",
"CEF",
"JSON",
"PARQUET"
]
}
}
}