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Does anyone know if it is possible to send URL requests that pass through a Cisco ASA Firewall to a syslog server? &nbsp;I didn't want to get a content filter device, I'm just wanted to log.<br />
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I know that it is possible to send URL requests to a WEBSENSE or N2H2 server, but we don't have one of those, all we want is a log of requests and the source IP requesting. &nbsp;<br />
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We do NOT have any special licensing on the ASA. &nbsp;<br />
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Does anyone know if it is possible to send URL requests that pass through a Cisco ASA Firewall to a syslog server?  I didn't want to get a content filter device, I'm just wanted to log.

I know that it is possible to send URL requests to a WEBSENSE or N2H2 server, but we don't have one of those, all we want is a log of requests and the source IP requesting.  

We do NOT have any special licensing on the ASA.  



Is it possible to use syslog traps to send url requests to a syslog server on a Cisco ASA?

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