TCP

TCP source plugin

TCP is a widely used networking protocol that provides reliable, ordered, and efficient transmission of data between devices on a network. The TCP source plugin lets you send custom records to an HTTP endpoint. It provides a convenient way to configure your Calyptia Core pipeline to collect data from machines on a network.

Configuration parameters

The TCP source plugin provides these configuration parameters.

General

Key	Description
Port	TCP port used for listening for incoming messages.

Advanced

Key	Description
Format	Set the format: json or none.
Separator	Specify UDP or TCP.
Chunk Size	Set the chunk size for incoming messages.
Buffer Size	Sets the chunk size for incoming JSON messages. Chunks are stored and managed in the space available by buffer_size.

Security and TLS

Key	Description
TLS	Enable or disable TLS/SSL support.
TLS Certificate Validation	Turn TLS/SSL certificate validation on or of. TLS must be on for this setting to be enabled.
TLS Debug Level	Set TLS debug verbosity level. Accepts these values: 0 (No debug), 1 (Error), 2 (State change), 3 (Informational), 4 (Verbose).
CA Certificate File Path	Absolute path to CA certificate file.
Certificate File Path	Absolute path to certificate file.
Private key File Path	Absolute path to private key file.
Private Key Path Password	Optional password for tls.key_file file.
TLS SNI Hostname Extension	Hostname to be used for TLS SNI extension.