FlexParser—The adaptive log file parser for continuous results in a changing world

• Published in: Journal of software : evolution and process Vol. 34; no. 3
• Main Authors: Rücker, Nadine, Maier, Andreas
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Chichester Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.03.2022
• Subjects: Anomalies; Cybersecurity; Data analysis; Datasets; Deep learning; flexible parsing; log parser; LSTM; Messages; Mutation; Parsers; system log; Teaching methods; Troubleshooting

Any modern system writes events into files, called log files. Those contain crucial information which are subject to various analyses. Examples range from cybersecurity, intrusion detection over usage analyses to trouble shooting. Before data analysis is possible, desired information needs to be ext...