Create a Secure HTTPS Alert Action

Select
Alerts
Settings
.
Add Alert Action
:

Give the alert action a descriptive
Name
.

Select
HTTPS
as the alert
Type
to configure AutoFocus to use a secure communications channel.

Set the alert destination server
URL
.
Enter the
URL
of the server that you configured to receive HTTPS alerts. You can then test the connectivity to the server (
Test URL
). If the connection is valid, you will see .
Self-signed server certificates are not supported. Server certificates must be signed by one of the trusted certificate authorities (CAs). Refer to Supported Trusted Certificate Authorities for more information.
You can
View supported cipher suites
to see the list of supported TLS 1.2 trusted certificate authorities.
Set the alert
Digest
to
5 Minutes
or
Daily
.
Digest sets the frequency with which AutoFocus checks for samples that match the alert criteria. AutoFocus collects all samples that match the alert criteria during the digest period and sends them in a single notification.

Define the authentication method.

For HTTPS alerts using basic authentication:
Enter the credentials of an account that you configured on the server receiving the AutoFocus alerts.

Save Changes
.
The Action drop-down contains all saved alert actions, which you can apply to samples matched to Unit 42, public, and private tags.

Next steps:
Enable Alerts by Tag Type.
Create Alerts.
Learn more about AutoFocusalerts.