NSCAClient

Passive check support over NSCA. Avalible crypto are: {0=No Encryption (not safe), 1=XOR, 2=DES, 3=DES-EDE3, 4=CAST-128, 6=XTEA, 8=Blowfish, 9=Twofish, 11=RC2, 14=AES, 15=AES, 16=AES, 20=Serpent, 23=GOST}

Queries (commands)

• nsca_forward? Forward query to remote NRPE host
• nsca_submit Submit (via query) remote NRPE host
• nsca_help? Help on using NRPE Client
• nsca_query? Check remote NRPE host
• nsca_exec? Execute (via query) remote NRPE host

Commands (executable)

TODO: Add command list

Configuration

CLIENT HANDLER SECTION

Section: /settings/NSCA/client/handlers

NSCA CLIENT SECTION

Section for NSCA passive check module.

Section: /settings/NSCA/client

Keys:

Key	Title	Description
hostname	HOSTNAME	The host name of this host if set to blank (default) the windows name of the computer will be used.
channel	CHANNEL	The channel to listen to.

Advanced Keys:

Key	Title	Description
delay	DELAY	TODO

HOSTNAME

Description: The host name of this host if set to blank (default) the windows name of the computer will be used.

Key: hostname

Default value: auto

Sample:

# HOSTNAME
# The host name of this host if set to blank (default) the windows name of the computer will be used.
[/settings/NSCA/client]
hostname=auto

CHANNEL

Description: The channel to listen to.

Key: channel

Default value: NSCA

Sample:

# CHANNEL
# The channel to listen to.
[/settings/NSCA/client]
channel=NSCA

REMOTE TARGET DEFINITIONS

Section: /settings/NSCA/client/targets

TARGET DEFENITION

Target definition for: default

Section: /settings/NSCA/client/targets/default

Keys:

Key	Title	Description
encryption	ENCRYPTION METHOD	Number corresponding to the various encryption algorithms (see the wiki). Has to be the same as the server or it wont work at all.
timeout	TIMEOUT	Timeout when reading/writing packets to/from sockets.
address	TARGET ADDRESS	Target host address
password	PASSWORD	The password to use. Again has to be the same as the server or it wont work at all.

Advanced Keys:

Key	Title	Description
time offset	TIME OFFSET	Time offset.
parent	TARGET PARENT	The parent the target inherits from
port	TARGET PORT	The target server port
alias	TARGET ALIAS	The alias for the target
host	TARGET HOST	The target server to report results to.
payload length	PAYLOAD LENGTH	Length of payload to/from the NRPE agent. This is a hard specific value so you have to "configure" (read recompile) your NRPE agent to use the same value for it to work.
is template	IS TEMPLATE	Declare this object as a template (this means it will not be avalible as a separate object)

ENCRYPTION METHOD

Description: Number corresponding to the various encryption algorithms (see the wiki). Has to be the same as the server or it wont work at all.

Key: encryption

Default value: aes

Sample:

# ENCRYPTION METHOD
# Number corresponding to the various encryption algorithms (see the wiki). Has to be the same as the server or it wont work at all.
[/settings/NSCA/client/targets/default]
encryption=aes

TIMEOUT

Description: Timeout when reading/writing packets to/from sockets.

Key: timeout

Default value: 30

Sample:

# TIMEOUT
# Timeout when reading/writing packets to/from sockets.
[/settings/NSCA/client/targets/default]
timeout=30

TARGET ADDRESS

Description: Target host address

Key: address

Sample:

# TARGET ADDRESS
# Target host address
[/settings/NSCA/client/targets/default]
address=

PASSWORD

Description: The password to use. Again has to be the same as the server or it wont work at all.

Key: password

Sample:

# PASSWORD
# The password to use. Again has to be the same as the server or it wont work at all.
[/settings/NSCA/client/targets/default]
password=