diff --git a/usr.sbin/syslogd/syslogd.c b/usr.sbin/syslogd/syslogd.c
--- a/usr.sbin/syslogd/syslogd.c
+++ b/usr.sbin/syslogd/syslogd.c
@@ -288,6 +288,16 @@
 	SIGCHLD,
 };
 
+/*
+ * Communication channels between syslogd and libcasper
+ * services. These channels are used to request external
+ * resources while in capability mode.
+ */
+#ifdef WITH_CASPER
+static cap_channel_t *cap_syslogd;
+static cap_channel_t *cap_net;
+#endif
+
 static int	nulldesc;	/* /dev/null descriptor */
 static bool	Debug;		/* debug flag */
 static bool	Foreground = false; /* Run in foreground, instead of daemonizing */
@@ -1820,7 +1830,7 @@
 		dprintf(" %s\n", f->fu_pipe_pname);
 		iovlist_append(il, "\n");
 		if (f->fu_pipe_pd == -1) {
-			f->f_file = p_open(f, &f->fu_pipe_pd);
+			f->f_file = cap_p_open(cap_syslogd, f, &f->fu_pipe_pd);
 			if (f->f_file < 0) {
 				logerror(f->fu_pipe_pname);
 				break;
@@ -1843,7 +1853,8 @@
 		dprintf(" %s%s\n", _PATH_DEV, f->fu_fname);
 		iovlist_append(il, "\r\n");
 		errno = 0;	/* ttymsg() only sometimes returns an errno */
-		if ((msgret = ttymsg(il->iov, il->iovcnt, f->fu_fname, 10))) {
+		if ((msgret = cap_ttymsg(cap_syslogd, il->iov, il->iovcnt,
+		    f->fu_fname, 10))) {
 			f->f_type = F_UNUSED;
 			logerror(msgret);
 		}
@@ -1853,7 +1864,7 @@
 	case F_WALL:
 		dprintf("\n");
 		iovlist_append(il, "\r\n");
-		wallmsg(f, il->iov, il->iovcnt);
+		cap_wallmsg(cap_syslogd, f, il->iov, il->iovcnt);
 		break;
 	default:
 		break;
@@ -2137,7 +2148,7 @@
 	static char hname[NI_MAXHOST], ip[NI_MAXHOST];
 
 	dprintf("cvthname(%d) len = %d\n", f->sa_family, f->sa_len);
-	error = getnameinfo(f, f->sa_len, ip, sizeof(ip), NULL, 0,
+	error = cap_getnameinfo(cap_net, f, f->sa_len, ip, sizeof(ip), NULL, 0,
 		    NI_NUMERICHOST);
 	if (error) {
 		dprintf("Malformed from address %s\n", gai_strerror(error));
@@ -2148,7 +2159,7 @@
 	if (!resolve)
 		return (ip);
 
-	error = getnameinfo(f, f->sa_len, hname, sizeof(hname),
+	error = cap_getnameinfo(cap_net, f, f->sa_len, hname, sizeof(hname),
 		    NULL, 0, NI_NAMEREQD);
 	if (error) {
 		dprintf("Host name for your address (%s) unknown\n", ip);
@@ -2441,6 +2452,36 @@
 	}
 }
 
+static void
+syslogd_cap_enter(void)
+{
+#ifdef WITH_CASPER
+	cap_channel_t *cap_casper;
+	cap_net_limit_t *limit;
+
+	cap_casper = cap_init();
+	if (cap_casper == NULL)
+		err(1, "Failed to communicate with libcasper");
+	cap_syslogd = cap_service_open(cap_casper, "syslogd.*");
+	if (cap_syslogd == NULL)
+		err(1, "Failed to open the syslogd libcasper service");
+	cap_net = cap_service_open(cap_casper, "system.net");
+	if (cap_syslogd == NULL)
+		err(1, "Failed to open the system.net libcasper service");
+	cap_close(cap_casper);
+	limit = cap_net_limit_init(cap_net,
+	    CAPNET_ADDR2NAME | CAPNET_NAME2ADDR);
+	if (limit == NULL)
+		err(1, "Failed to create system.net limits");
+	if (cap_net_limit(limit) == -1)
+		err(1, "Failed to apply system.net limits");
+	caph_cache_tzdata();
+	caph_cache_catpages();
+	if (caph_enter_casper() == -1)
+		err(1, "Failed to enter capability mode");
+#endif
+}
+
 /*
  *  INIT -- Initialize syslogd from configuration table
  */
@@ -2492,9 +2533,16 @@
 	}
 #endif
 
+	if (!reload) {
+		struct tm tm;
+		/* Cache time files before entering capability mode. */
+		timegm(&tm);
+		syslogd_cap_enter();
+	}
+
 	Initialized = false;
 	closelogfiles();
-	readconfigfile(ConfFile);
+	cap_readconfigfile(cap_syslogd, ConfFile);
 	Initialized = true;
 
 	if (Debug) {
@@ -3374,14 +3422,14 @@
 		.ai_socktype = SOCK_DGRAM,
 		.ai_flags = AI_PASSIVE | AI_NUMERICHOST
 	};
-	if (getaddrinfo(name, NULL, &hints, &res) == 0)
+	if (cap_getaddrinfo(cap_net, name, NULL, &hints, &res) == 0)
 		freeaddrinfo(res);
 	else if (strchr(name, '.') == NULL) {
 		strlcat(name, ".", sizeof(name));
 		strlcat(name, LocalDomain, sizeof(name));
 	}
-	if (getnameinfo(sa, sa->sa_len, ip, sizeof(ip), port, sizeof(port),
-			NI_NUMERICHOST | NI_NUMERICSERV) != 0)
+	if (cap_getnameinfo(cap_net, sa, sa->sa_len, ip, sizeof(ip), port,
+	    sizeof(port), NI_NUMERICHOST | NI_NUMERICSERV) != 0)
 		return (false);	/* for safety, should not occur */
 	dprintf("validate: dgram from IP %s, port %s, name %s;\n",
 		ip, port, name);
diff --git a/usr.sbin/syslogd/syslogd_cap.h b/usr.sbin/syslogd/syslogd_cap.h
--- a/usr.sbin/syslogd/syslogd_cap.h
+++ b/usr.sbin/syslogd/syslogd_cap.h
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@
 #include <libcasper.h>
 #include <libcasper_service.h>
 
+#include <casper/cap_net.h>
+
 #include "syslogd.h"
 
 int cap_p_open(cap_channel_t *, struct filed *, int *);