: Set up IoT Security and Cortex XSOAR for Network Discovery
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Set up IoT Security and Cortex XSOAR for Network Discovery

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Set up
IoT Security
and
Cortex XSOAR
for Network Discovery

Set up
IoT Security
and
Cortex XSOAR
to discover network data by querying switches through SNMP.
To set up
IoT Security
to integrate through
Cortex XSOAR
with network switches, you must add a
Cortex XSOAR
engine to your network.
You must also configure one or more network discovery instances in XSOAR, creating one instance for each entry switch you use—typically one per site or per network segment within a single site. To do this, you need the IP address of the entry switches and the SNMP community string for read-only access.

Cortex XSOAR
Engine Installation

The
Cortex XSOAR
engine initiates connections to switches and to the Cortex cloud and provides the means through which they communicate with each other. Although it's possible to install an XSOAR engine on machines running Windows, macOS, and Linux operating systems, only an engine on a Linux machine supports
IoT Security
integrations. For more information about operating system and hardware requirements, see the
Cortex XSOAR
.
We recommend downloading the XSOAR engine using the shell installer script and installing it on a Linux machine. This simplifies the deployment by automatically installing all required dependencies and also enables remote engine upgrades.
When placing the XSOAR engine on your network, make sure it can form SNMP connections to your switches on UDP port 161.
The firewall must also allow the engine to form HTTPS connections on TCP port 443 to the Cortex cloud at https://<your-domain>.iot.demisto.live/. You can see the URL of your XSOAR instance when you log in to the
IoT Security
portal and click
Integrations
Launch
Cortex XSOAR
. It’s visible in the address bar of the web page displaying the XSOAR interface.
To create an XSOAR engine, access the
Cortex XSOAR
interface (from the
IoT Security
portal, click
Integrations
Launch
Cortex XSOAR
). Click
Settings
Engines
+ Create New Engine
. Choose
Shell
as the type.
For installation instructions, see Install .
For help troubleshooting
Cortex XSOAR
engines, including installations, upgrades, connectivity, and permissions, see Troubleshoot and Troubleshoot Integrations Running on Engines.

Configure
IoT Security
and
Cortex XSOAR

  1. Log in to
    IoT Security
    and from there access network discovery settings in
    Cortex XSOAR
    .
    1. Log in to
      IoT Security
      and then click
      Integrations
      .
    2. IoT Security
      uses
      Cortex XSOAR
      to get network information from switches using SNMP, and the settings you must configure to integrate with it are in the XSOAR interface. To access these settings, click
      Launch
      Cortex XSOAR
      .
      The
      Cortex XSOAR
      interface opens in a new browser window.
    3. Click
      Settings
      in the left navigation menu, search for network discovery to locate it among other instances.
  2. Add a network discovery instance.
    1. Click
      Add instance
      to open the settings panel.
    2. Enter the following settings and leave the other settings at their default values:
      Name
      : Use the default name of the instance or enter a new one.
      Entry switch IP
      : Enter the IP address of the entry switch with which to begin the network discovery process through SNMP.
      SNMP Version
      : Choose the SNMP version that your switches support, either
      2c
      (SNMPv2c) or
      3
      (SNMPv3). If you choose
      2c
      , configure
      Community String
      and
      Run on Single engine
      . If you choose
      3
      , configure
      Username
      ,
      Security Level
      ,
      Authentication Protocol
      and
      Authentication Password
      , and
      Privacy Protocol
      and
      Privacy Password
      .
      Community String
      (for SNMPv2c): Enter the SNMP community string configured on the switches to permit read-only access.
      Username
      (for SNMPv3): Enter a username for an SNMP user account with read-only access. This is the account XSOAR uses when accessing an SNMP server running on a switch.
      Security Level
      (for SNMPv3): Choose the security level for accessing an SNMP server on a switch.
      • noAuthNoPriv
        : Choose this to neither authenticate nor encrypt communications between the SNMP agent on XSOAR and an SNMP server on a switch.
      • authNoPriv
        : Choose this to authenticate communications between XSOAR and the switches based on either MD5 or SHA hashes but not encrypt them.
      • authPriv
        : Choose this to both authenticate and encrypt communications between XSOAR and the switches.
      Authentication Protocol
      (for SNMPv3): Choose the algorithm for authenticating communications between XSOAR and the switches: MD5 (Message Digest Algorithm 5) or SHA for SHA-1 (Secure Hash Algorithm 1).
      Authentication Password
      (for SNMPv3): Enter the password used during the authentication process.
      Privacy Protocol
      (for SNMPv3): Choose the algorithm for encrypting communications between XSOAR and the switches: DES (Data Encryption Standard) or AES (Advanced Encryption Standard).
      Privacy Password
      (for SNMPv3): Enter the password used during the encryption process.
      Site
      : Add the name of the site where the XSOAR engine queries switches for network data.
      Use a single engine
      : Choose the XSOAR engine that you installed previously.
    3. When finished, click
      Test
      .
      If the test is successful, a Success message appears. If not, check that the settings were entered correctly and then test the configuration again.
    4. After the test succeeds, click
      Save & exit
      to save your changes and close the settings panel.
  3. To enable the network discovery instance, click
    Enable
    .
    You can add multiple network discovery instances, each one with settings for the same or a different XSOAR engine to communicate with a different entry switch. To add another instance, click
    Add instance
    .
  4. Create a job that periodically queries switches for network information from switches.
    This job periodically queries switches for network data and updates the Subnets, Subnet Details, Devices, and Device Details pages in the
    IoT Security
    portal.
    1. Click
      Jobs
      near the bottom of the left navigation menu to open the Jobs page.
    2. Click
      New Job
      at the top of the Jobs page.
    3. Enter the following and leave the other fields at their default values:
      Recurring
      : Select this if you want to periodically query switches for network information. Leave it unselected to run the job manually.
      Every
      : If you select
      Recurring
      , enter a number and set the interval value (Minutes, Hours, Days, or Weeks) and select the days on which to run the job. This determines how often XSOAR queries switches for network details. For example:
      1 day
      and
      2:00
      Name
      : Type a name for the job such as
      Network Discovery Site-1
      .
      Playbook
      :
      Network_Discovery
      Integration Instance Name
      : Enter the name of the Network Discovery instance you defined earlier. For example:
      Network Discovery_instance_1
    4. Click
      Create new job
      .
      The job appears in the Jobs list.
  5. Enable the job and run it.
    1. Check the Job Status for the job you created. If it’s Disabled, select its check box and then click
      Enable
      .
    2. After you enable it, keep the check box selected and click
      Run now
      . The Run Status changes from Idle to Running.
      At the defined interval, XSOAR begins querying the network switches for device information, which it then forwards to the
      IoT Security
      cloud.
      The first time you run a job that references an integration instance triggers XSOAR to report the instance to
      IoT Security
      , which then displays the integration instance on the Integrations page.
  6. If you created more integration instances for multiple switches, add more instances as necessary.
    Each network discovery instance requires a separate job. Run each job once to trigger XSOAR to report the integration instance it references to
    IoT Security
    so that it displays the integration instance on the Integrations page.
  7. When done, return to the
    IoT Security
    portal and check the status of the network discovery integration.
    The integration instance can be in one of the following four states, which
    IoT Security
    displays in the Status column on the Integrations page:
    • Disabled
      means that either the integration was configured but intentionally disabled or it was never configured and a job that references it is enabled and running.
    • Error
      means that the integration was configured and enabled but is not functioning properly, possibly due to a configuration error or network condition.
    • Inactive
      means that the integration was configured and enabled but no job has run for at least the past 60 minutes.
    • Active
      means that the integration was configured and enabled and is functioning properly.
    When you see that the status of an integration instance is
    Active
    , its setup is complete. At the defined interval, XSOAR begins the job by first querying the entry switch for network information, which it forwards to the
    IoT Security
    cloud, and then querying neighbor switches.

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