win32_event_log: read host from EvtSystemComputer on each event#23990
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When Windows Event Collection forwards events to a central server, the host on each event now reflects the originating machine rather than the Agent host.
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This updates the extension to read the computer name from the Event as host. In the use case when Windows Event Collection is used to foward events to a central server, the current extension assumes the event originates from the host where the agrent sides versus reporting the host from where the event is originated
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collect_fqdnin the win32_event_log check to always set the event host from theEvtSystemComputerattribute embedded in the Windows event, falling back to the Agent hostname only when that field is null.Motivation
This updates the extension to read the computer name from the Event as host. In the use case when Windows Event Collection is used to forward events to a central server, the current extension assumes the event originates from the host where the agent resides versus reporting the host from where the event is originated.
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