RST Noise Control Action
The web format of this guide reflects the most current release. Guides for older iterations are available in PDF format.
Integration Details
ThreatQuotient provides the following details for this integration:
Current Integration Version | 1.0.0 |
Compatible with ThreatQ Versions | >= 5.6.0 |
ThreatQ TQO License Required | Yes |
Support Tier | Developer Supported |
Support Email | support@rstcloud.net |
Introduction
The RST Noise Control Action integration sends a collection of indicators to RST to automatically check if the indicators are likely to create noise when used for real-time detection or may cause problems when applied for prevention.
The integration provides the following action:
- RST Noise Control - retrieves the benign state of an indicator from RST Cloud and ingests it into the ThreatQ platform.
The action is compatible with, enriches, and returns the following indicator types:
- FQDN
- IP Address
- URL
- MD5
- SHA-1
- SHA-256
This action is intended for use with ThreatQ TDR Orchestrator (TQO). An active TQO license is required for this feature.
Prerequisites
- An active ThreatQ TDR Orchestrator (TQO) license.
- A data collection containing at least one of the following indicator types:
- FQDN
- IP Address
- URL
- MD5
- SHA-1
- SHA-256
- A RST API Key and RST URL to perform indicator Lookups.
Installation
Perform the following steps to install the integration:
The same steps can be used to upgrade the integration to a new version.
- Log into https://marketplace.threatq.com/.
- Locate and download the action zip file.
- Navigate to the integrations management page on your ThreatQ instance.
- Click on the Add New Integration button.
- Upload the action zip file using one of the following methods:
- Drag and drop the zip file into the dialog box
- Select Click to Browse to locate the zip file on your local machine
ThreatQ will inform you if the action already exists on the platform and will require user confirmation before proceeding. ThreatQ will also inform you if the new version of the action contains changes to the user configuration. The new user configurations will overwrite the existing ones for the action and will require user confirmation before proceeding.
You will still need to configure the action.
Configuration
ThreatQuotient does not issue API keys for third-party vendors. Contact the specific vendor to obtain API keys and other integration-related credentials.
To configure the integration:
- Navigate to your integrations management page in ThreatQ.
- Select the Actions option from the Category dropdown (optional).
- Click on the action entry to open its details page.
- Enter the following parameters under the Configuration tab:
The configurations set on this page will be used as the default settings when inserting this action into a new workflow. Updating the configurations on this page will not update any instances of this action that have already been deployed to a workflow. In that scenario, you must update the action’s configurations within the workflow itself.
Parameter Description API Key You r RST API Key. API Url Your RST API URL used for indicator lookup. Behavior for URL Indicators without a Scheme Defined Defines how data collection URL indicators without a scheme should be handled. Options include: - Skip Indicators
- Add "http"
- Add "https"
RST needs a scheme (http/https) defined for URL indicators.
Objects per run Enter the maximum number of objects to submit per run Enable SSL Verification Enable this for the action to validate the host-provided SSL certificate. Disable Proxies Enable this option if the action should not honor proxies set in the ThreatQ UI. - Review any additional settings, make any changes if needed, and click on Save.
Actions
The following action is available:
Action | Description | Object Type | Object Subtype |
---|---|---|---|
RST Noise Control | Checks the benign state on the RST and ingests it in TQ | Indicator | FQDN, IP Address, URL, MD5, SHA-1, SHA-256 |
RST Noise Control
RST Noise Control Action sends a collection of indicators to RST to automatically check if the indicators are likely to create noise when used for real-time detection or may cause problems when applied for prevention.
GET {api_url}/{ioc}
Sample Response:
{
"benign": "false",
"reason": "Not Found in our database",
"type": "ip",
"value": "77.238.245.11"
}
ThreatQuotient provides the following default mapping for this action:
Feed Data Path | ThreatQ Entity | ThreatQ Object Type or Attribute Key | Published Date | Examples | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
benign | Indicator.Attribute | Benign | N/A | false | N/A |
.reason | Indicator.Attribute | Reason for Benign | N/A | Not Found in our database | N/A |
Enriched Data
Object counts and action runtime are supplied as generalities only - objects returned by a provider can differ based on credential configurations and action runtime may vary based on system resources and load.
Metric | Result |
---|---|
Run Time | 1 minute |
Indicators | 100 |
Indicator Attributes | 200 |
Use Case Example
- A user submits a collection of indicators using the RST Noise Control action to the RST.
- The RST checks if indicators is likely to create noise when used for real-time detection or may cause problems when applied for prevention.
- The action enriches the indicators with attributes extracted from the provider.
Change Log
- Version 1.0.0
- Initial release
PDF Guides
Document | ThreatQ Version |
---|---|
RST Noise Control Action Guide v1.0.0 | 5.6.0 or Greater |