Configure IoT Security and Cortex XSOAR

Log in to IoT Security and from there access SNMP settings in Cortex XSOAR.
Log in to IoT Security and then click

Integrations

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IoT Security uses Cortex XSOAR to get device information from network 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.

Click

Settings

in the left navigation menu, search for

snmp

to locate it among other instances.


Configure the SNMP instance.
Click
Add instance
to open the settings panel.
Enter the following settings and leave the other settings at their default values:
Name
: Use the default name of the instance (SNMP_instance_1) or enter a new one.
Entry switch IP
: Enter the IP address of the entry switch with which to begin the SNMP discovery process.
SNMP Version
: Choose the SNMP version that your switches support, either
2c
(SNMPv2c) or
3
(SNMPv3). If you choose
2c
, configure the Community String and Use a single engine settings. If you choose
3
, configure the Username, Security Level, Authentication Protocol and Password, and Privacy Protocol and Password settings.
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. The security level and authentication password defined below are also associated with this user account.
Security Level
(for SNMPv3): Choose the security level for accessing an SNMP server on a switch.
noAuthNoPriv
: Choose this to not exchange passwords for user authentication and not encrypt communications between the SNMP agent on XSOAR and an SNMP server on a switch.
authNoPriv
: Choose this to require user authentication based on either MD5 or SHA hashes and not encrypt communications between XSOAR and the switches.
authPriv
: Choose this to require both user authentication and encryption.
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.
Run on Single engine
: Choose the XSOAR engine that you installed previously.

When finished, click
Run test
or
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.

After the test succeeds, click
Save & exit
to save your changes and close the settings panel.
To enable the SNMP integration instance, click
Enable
.
You can add multiple SNMP integration 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
.
Create a job that periodically queries switches for device attributes from network switches.
This job periodically queries switches for device data and updates the IoT Security inventory.
Click
Jobs
near the bottom of the left navigation menu to open the Jobs page.
Click
New Job
at the top of the Jobs page.
Enter the following and leave the other fields at their default values:
Recurring
: Select this because you want to periodically query switches for device information.
Every
: 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 details about active devices. For example:
24 Hours
Name
: Type a name for the job such as
SNMP Discovery 1
.
Playbook
:
Incremental SNMP data import to PANW IoT Cloud - PANW IoT 3rd party Integration
Integration Instance Name
: Enter the name of the SNMP integration instance you defined earlier. For example:
SNMP_instance_1

Click
Create new job
.
The job appears in the Jobs list.
Enable the job and run it.
Check the Job Status for the job you created. If it’s Disabled, select its check box and then click
Enable
.
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.
If you created more integration instances for multiple switches, add more instances as necessary.
Each SNMP instance requires a separate job.
When done, return to the IoT Security portal and check the status of the SNMP integration.
An 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 device information, which it forwards to the IoT Security cloud, and then querying neighbor switches.