Secure collection and transfer of logs, decorated with metadata (timestamp(s), logging host, mac address, pid etc.) is solved many times. Just pick a tool. The

Secure collection and transfer of logs, decorated with metadata (timestamp(s), logging host, mac address, pid etc.) is solved many times. Just pick a tool. The hard part is the message field's content and format. It basically boils down to actions of thousands of individual developers. They will never agree on a format and logging style.