Configuring ConnectSecure V4 Connectors

This connector allows Stellar Cyber to ingest logs from ConnectSecure V4 and add the records to the data lake. It integrates with the ConnectSecure V4 API to get Asset, Remediation Plan, and Vulnerability Suppression data.

Note the following rate limits in the ConnectSecure documentation:

Stellar Cyber connectors with the Collect function (collectors) may skip collecting some data when the ingestion volume is large, which potentially can lead to data loss. This can happen when the processing capacity of the collector is exceeded.

Connector Overview: ConnectSecure V4

Capabilities

  • Collect: Yes

  • Respond: No

  • Native Alerts Mapped: No

  • Runs on: DP

  • Interval: Configurable

Collected Data

Content Type

Index

Locating Records

Asset

Remediation Plan

Vulnerability Suppression

Syslog

Assets (for Asset)

Scans (for Vulnerability Suppression)

msg_class:

connectsecurev4_asset

connectsecurev4_remediation

connectsecurev4_vulnerability_suppression

msg_origin.source:

connectsecurev4

msg_origin.vendor:

connectsecure

msg_origin.category:

security_scan

Domain

<Base URL>

where <Base URL> is a variable from the configuration of this connector

Response Actions

N/A

Third Party Native Alert Integration Details

N/A

Required Credentials and Configurations

  • Base URL, Tenant Name, Client ID, and Client Secret

Adding a ConnectSecure V4 Connector

To add a ConnectSecure V4 connector:

  1. Obtain credentials
  2. Add the connector in Stellar Cyber
  3. Test the connector
  4. Verify ingestion

For a limitation on filtering APIs, see Filtering APIs on ConnectSecure V4 Connectors.

Obtaining ConnectSecure V4 Credentials

Before you configure the connector in Stellar Cyber, you must obtain the following ConnectSecure V4 credentials.

Getting the Client ID and Client Secret

Follow the guidance in the ConnectSecure documentation for User Management and Security.

The following procedure is a summary.

To obtain the Client ID and Client Secret:

  1. Log in to the portal and navigate to Global > Settings > Users.

  2. Click Add.

  3. Enter the user information, such as First Name, Last Name, and Email, then select the roles, and choose the Company Level Access for that role.

  4. For an existing user, select Action > API Key.

  5. Copy your Client ID and Client Secret.

  6. Click Close.

Finding the API URL

To find the API URL:

  1. Log in to the portal and navigate to Global Settings > Users.

  2. Click API Documentation.

  3. Locate the URL, which in this case is https://pod106.myconnectsecure.com.

Finding the Tenant Name

Locate the tenant name in your welcome email as follows:

Adding the Connector in Stellar Cyber

To add a ConnectSecure V4 connector in Stellar Cyber:

  1. Log in to Stellar Cyber.

  2. Click System | INTEGRATIONS | Connectors. The Connector Overview appears.

  3. Click Create and select Connector.

    The General tab of the Add Connector screen appears. The information on this tab cannot be changed after you add the connector.

  4. Choose Vulnerability Scanner from the Category dropdown.

  5. Choose ConnectSecure V4 from the Type dropdown.

    The asterisk (*) indicates a required field.

  6. For this connector, the supported Function is Collect, which is enabled already.

  7. Enter a Name.

    Notes:
    • This field does not accept multibyte characters.
    • It is recommended that you follow a naming convention such as tenantname-connectortype.

  8. Choose a Tenant Name. The Interflow records created by this connector include this tenant name.

  9. Choose the device on which to run the connector.

  10. (Optional) When the Function is Collect, you can apply Log Filters. For information, see Managing Log Filters.

  11. Click Next. The Configuration tab appears.

    The asterisk (*) indicates a required field.

  12. (Optional) Click Disable SSL Certificate Verification if you want to disable SSL certificate verification. Only disable SSL certificates if you have a reason to, otherwise, it is not a good security practice.

  13. Enter the Base URL you noted above in Obtaining ConnectSecure V4 Credentials.

  14. Enter the Tenant Name you noted above.

  15. Enter the Client ID you noted above.

  16. Enter the Client Secret you noted above.

  17. Choose the Interval (min). This is how often the logs are collected.

  18. Choose the Content Type you would like to collect. The logs for Asset, Remediation Plan, and Vulnerability Suppression are supported.

    The Asset content type is always selected and cannot be removed from the configuration as it is required for host information.

  19. Click Next. The final confirmation tab appears.

  20. Click Submit.

The new connector is immediately active.

Testing the Connector

In addition to testing for connectivity, the Test button for the ConnectSecure V4 connector tests that the Base URL, Tenant Name, Client ID, and Client Secret are correct and data requests for the requested content types return successful responses.

When you add (or edit) a connector, we recommend that you run a test to validate the connectivity parameters you entered. (The test validates authentication and connectivity).

For connectors running on a sensor, Stellar Cyber recommends that you allow 30-60 seconds for new or modified configuration details to be propagated to the sensor before performing a test.

  1. Click System | INTEGRATIONS | Connectors. The Connector Overview appears.

  2. Locate the connector by name that you added, or modified, or that you want to test.

  3. Click Test at the right side of that row. The test runs immediately.

    Note that you may run only one test at a time.

Stellar Cyber conducts a basic connectivity test for the connector and reports a success or failure result. A successful test indicates that you entered all of the connector information correctly.

To aid troubleshooting your connector, the dialog remains open until you explicitly close it by using the X button. If the test fails, you can select the  button from the same row to review and correct issues.

The connector status is updated every five (5) minutes. A successful test clears the connector status, but if issues persist, the status reverts to failed after a minute.

Repeat the test as needed.

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If the test fails, the common HTTP status error codes are as follows:

HTTP Error Code HTTP Standard Error Name Explanation Recommendation
400 Bad Request This error occurs when there is an error in the connector configuration.

Did you configure the connector correctly?
401 Unauthorized

This error occurs when an authentication credential is invalid or when a user does not have sufficient privileges to access a specific API.

Did you enter your credentials correctly?

Are your credentials expired?

Are your credentials entitled or licensed for that specific resource?
403 Forbidden This error occurs when the permission or scope is not correct in a valid credential.

Did you enter your credentials correctly?

Do you have the required role or permissions for that credential?

404 Not Found This error occurs when a URL path does not resolve to an entity. Did you enter your API URL correctly?
429 Too Many Requests

This error occurs when the API server receives too much traffic or if a user’s license or entitlement quota is exceeded.

The server or user license/quota will eventually recover. The connector will periodically retry the query.

If this occurs unexpectedly or too often, work with your API provider to investigate the server limits, user licensing, or quotas.

For a full list of codes, refer to HTTP response status codes.

Verifying Ingestion

To verify ingestion:

  1. Select Threat Hunting.

    The Interflow Search tab appears.

  2. Change the Indices for the type of content you collected:

    • For all content types, change the Indices to Syslog.

      The Asset content type is sent to the Syslog index first, then a host log sends the data to the Assets index.

    • For Asset change the Indices to Assets.

    • For Vulnerability Suppression change the Indices to Scans.

    The table immediately updates to show ingested Interflow records.

Filtering APIs on ConnectSecure V4 Connectors

Some vendor APIs integrated through Stellar Cyber connectors do not support time-bounded querying (for example, using start_time, end_time, or equivalent filters), and may lack time-series metadata on records. As a result, Stellar Cyber is required to pull the entire dataset during each polling cycle, regardless of whether the data has changed.

Potential Impact

  • Performance Overhead: The absence of time-based filtering may lead to increased load on the Stellar Cyber ingestion pipeline and degrade collection performance over time.

  • Inefficient Polling: The connector must fetch and process all available records each cycle, leading to longer collection durations and higher resource usage.

  • Scalability Limitations: For large or growing datasets (for example, alerts, logs, or assets), this limitation may result in delayed data availability or collection timeouts.

  • Data Inconsistency: Data may be duplicated or missed due to the quantity of data.

When working with connectors that have this limitation, consider the potential impact on performance and collection efficiency.

Recommendation

Where possible, we recommend working with your vendor to improve or add time range filtering capabilities to their APIs.

ConnectSecure V4 Connector Content Types

The ConnectSecure V4 connector content types impacted by this limitation are as follows:

  • Asset

  • Remediation Plan

  • Vulnerability Suppression

For Asset, Remediation Plan, and Vulnerability Suppression content types, an internal filter is implemented that filters the response by a date field (datetime or timestamp). The internal time filter in the ConnectSecure V4 connector supports a second level filter.