logstash-forwarder config

gistfile1.txt

    "network": {
                "servers": [ "localhost:5678" ],
                "ssl ca": "/etc/ssl/certs/selfsignedCA.crt"
                , "ssl certificate": "/etc/ssl/certs/selfsignedHOST.crt"                  ,"ssl key": "/etc/ssl/certs/selfsignedHOST.key"        },

    "files": [
                {
                    "paths": [ "/var/log/syslog", "/var/log/messages", "/var/log/secure" ],
                                    "fields": { "type": "syslog"  },
                    "dead time":""                },
                {

                }
        ]
}