Setting up an event forwarder in Akeyless is a process that enables you to automatically send events from Akeyless to another system or application, such as a logging or monitoring service. This capability is particularly useful for maintaining security and operational awareness. Here’s how to configure an event forwarder in Akeyless:

Step 1: Access the Akeyless Console

Log In: Start by logging into your Akeyless management console. You'll need administrative access to configure event forwarders.

Step 2: Navigate to Event Forwarders

• Click the bell icon

• Click open event center

Step 3: Create a New Event Forwarder

Initiate Creation: Inside the event forwarders section, there should be an option to create a new event forwarder.

• Click on “New”

Step 4: Configure Event Forwarder Settings

• Specify Destination: Enter the destination where you want the events to be forwarded. Choose ServiceNow.

• Name the event

• ServiceNow URL
  • Instance url = https://YOUR_SEERVICENOW_INSTANCE_NAME.service-now.com//
  • Api call url = for example pi/1235934/json_reciver_from_akeyless/akeyless_events, this is a path of Scripted Rest Resource path from ServiceNow admin console

• Must have suffix = ?api=api
• Authentication
  • For our example I am using user name / password auth
  • username = the admin user name of the instance, in case you are using the dev servicenow environment the user name called 'admin'
  • ServiceNow details can be found here:

Step 5: Register the Gateway

• Select the configured gateway
• Link to Gateway configuration