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Signal Sciences setup for Workbench

Tamim Habib
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Step 1: Enable console access

Having read-only access to the interface of your technology allows Expel to dig deeper during incident investigations. Our device health team uses this access to investigate potential health issues with your tech.

  1. Navigate to Corp Manage and click Corp Users.

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  2. Click Add User.

  3. Type the email address listed below and select User role and site memberships for Expel to watch.

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    • Email: soc+<Your_Organization_Name>@expel.io

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    • Role: User

  4. Click Invite User.

  5. After the user is invited, notify your engagement manager to expect an email for account activation and password setup.

Step 2: Enable API access for Expel

To integrate the technology with Workbench, we need to create secure credentials to the API. Depending on the permissions allowed in Step 1, Expel may be able to generate API credentials. If you're unsure, reach out to your Expel customer success engineer, or email devicehealth@expel.io.

  1. Go to My Profile and select API Access Tokens.

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  2. Click Add API access token.

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  3. Type Expel API as the name and click Create API access token.

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  4. Copy the Token value and save it for later.

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  5. Click Continue to finish creating the access token.

Step 3: Configure the technology in Workbench

Now that we have the correct access configured and noted the credentials, we can integrate your tech with Workbench.

  1. In a new browser tab, login to https://workbench.expel.io/settings/security-devices?setupIntegration=signal_sciences.

  2. Type the required information as follows:

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    • For Name and Location type Signal Sciences and Cloud.

    • For Username type the user created in Step 1.

    • For API key type the access token generated in Step 2.

    • For Server address type the host name of the Signal Sciences dashboard.

  3. Click Save.

  4. You can provide console access now or set it up later. Use the instructions below to set it up later.

To check if alerts are coming through, navigate to Alerts on the console page. Click the icon in the upper right to switch to grid view, then check the list for device alerts.

Step 4: Edit the device to add console access

Expel needs console access to your device to allow our SOC analysts to dig deeper during incident investigations. Additionally, our engineering teams use this access to investigate potential health issues, including proper alert ingestion.

Note

Expel secures all login information our SOC analysts need about your devices in a MFA password product. Access to this login information is protected using our internal MFA processes. To learn more about the IP addresses all Expel traffic comes from, go here.

  1. Open Workbench. Go to Organization Settings > Security Devices. Next to the device you just connected, click the down arrow and click Edit.

  2. In the Console Login area, type these details:

    • Console URL: type the console URL from the Server address in the Connection Settings area above. At the end of the URL, type /login.

    • Username: type the user name you created above.

    • Password: type the password you created above.

    • Two-factor secret key (32-character code): depending on how your organization enforces log-ins, this field may not apply to you. In these cases, you can leave it blank. This field is optional and if you have questions or concerns, reach out to your engagement manager or to support.

  3. Click Save.

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