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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<api>
  <query>
    <logevents>
      <item logid="6975" pageid="919" ns="0" title="Modsecurity rule families" type="patrol" action="patrol" user="Mshinn" timestamp="2025-02-15T18:39:54Z" comment="">
        <patrol cur="6932" prev="6931" auto="1" />
      </item>
      <item logid="6974" pageid="919" ns="0" title="Modsecurity rule families" type="patrol" action="patrol" user="Mshinn" timestamp="2025-02-15T18:39:26Z" comment="">
        <patrol cur="6931" prev="6401" auto="1" />
      </item>
      <item logid="6973" pageid="1307" ns="0" title="WAF 301011" type="patrol" action="patrol" user="Cponton" timestamp="2024-10-30T20:41:05Z" comment="">
        <patrol cur="6930" prev="0" auto="1" />
      </item>
      <item logid="6972" pageid="208" ns="0" title="HIDS 1002" type="patrol" action="patrol" user="Mshinn" timestamp="2024-08-30T20:51:20Z" comment="">
        <patrol cur="6929" prev="2027" auto="1" />
      </item>
      <item logid="6971" pageid="1303" ns="0" title="WAF 300114" type="patrol" action="patrol" user="Mshinn" timestamp="2024-08-01T18:59:05Z" comment="">
        <patrol cur="6928" prev="6924" auto="1" />
      </item>
      <item logid="6970" pageid="1304" ns="0" title="WAF 300113" type="patrol" action="patrol" user="Mshinn" timestamp="2024-08-01T18:58:38Z" comment="">
        <patrol cur="6927" prev="6923" auto="1" />
      </item>
      <item logid="6969" pageid="1306" ns="0" title="WAF 300112" type="patrol" action="patrol" user="Mshinn" timestamp="2024-08-01T18:58:15Z" comment="">
        <patrol cur="6926" prev="0" auto="1" />
      </item>
      <item logid="6968" pageid="1305" ns="0" title="WAF 300111" type="patrol" action="patrol" user="Mshinn" timestamp="2024-08-01T18:57:41Z" comment="">
        <patrol cur="6925" prev="0" auto="1" />
      </item>
      <item logid="6967" pageid="1303" ns="0" title="WAF 300114" type="patrol" action="patrol" user="Mshinn" timestamp="2024-08-01T18:55:33Z" comment="">
        <patrol cur="6924" prev="6921" auto="1" />
      </item>
      <item logid="6966" pageid="1304" ns="0" title="WAF 300113" type="patrol" action="patrol" user="Mshinn" timestamp="2024-08-01T18:55:20Z" comment="">
        <patrol cur="6923" prev="6922" auto="1" />
      </item>
    </logevents>
  </query>
  <query-continue>
    <logevents lestart="2024-08-01T18:55:02Z" />
  </query-continue>
</api>