Crowdstrike Falcon Insight
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| Product | Samurai [Local] Collector | Samurai [Cloud] Collector |
|---|---|---|
| Crowdstrike Falcon Insight |  |
To complete this Integration you will need to:
1) From the Crowdstrike Falcon Console:
- Submit a Support case with Crowdstrike
- Create credentials for basic authentication
- Create a new API client
Crowdstrike credentials are required
2) From the Samurai application:
3) Complete and send authorization form
Submit a support case with Crowdstrike
As our integration leverages the ‘Legacy API Credentials’ for the ‘Threat Graph API’ you must submit a support case directly with Crowdstrike for enablement. Please refer to the following Crowdstrike documentation.
Please note Crowdstrike key-based APIs are deprecated however with the exception of Threat Graph API and Tailored Intel API as per the Crowdstrike documentation
Create credentials for basic authentication
To create credentials for basic authentication, perform the following steps:
Log in to the Crowdstrike Falcon Console
Click the Support and resources icon in the left menu pane.
Under Resources and tools select API Clients and Keys. The API Clients and Keys page is displayed.
Select the Legacy API Credentials tab.
Click Create Credentials
Copy the Username and Password. You will need the credentials to Complete the Crowdstrike Falcon Insight Integration
Figure 1: Credentials for basic authentication
Create a new API client
To create a new API client follow the steps below:
Log in to the Crowdstrike Falcon Console
Click the Support and resources icon in the left menu pane.
Under Resources and tools select API Clients and Keys. The API Clients and Keys page is displayed.
Click Create API client. The Create API client page appears.
Perform the following steps:
5.1 Specify NTT API Client in the CLIENT NAME field.
5.2 Specify API client for NTT in the DESCRIPTION field.
5.3 Under API SCOPES, perform the following steps:
5.4 Select the Read checkbox for:
- Detections
- Host
- Host groups
- Prevention policies
- Event Streams,
- User Management.
5.5 Select the Write checkbox for:
- Hosts.
- Click Add.
Figure 2: Add new API client
- Copy and record the values :
- CLIENT ID
- SECRET
Figure 3: Client ID and Secret
The Secret is displayed only once so ensure to record it for use during Complete the Crowdstrike Falcon Insight Integration
- Take note of your Cloud location which is dervived from the Base URL as per the table below, you will need to specify the cloud location under Complete the Crowdstrike Falcon Insight Integration.
The table below outlines the Cloud location and Base URL:
| Cloud Location | Base URL |
|---|---|
| US-1 | https://api.crowdstrike.com |
| US-2 | https://api.us-2.crowdstrike.com |
| EU-1 | https://api.eu-1.crowdstrike.com |
| US-GOV-1 | https://api.laggar.gcw.crowdstrike.com |
- Click DONE.
Complete the Crowdstrike Falcon Insight Integration
You will need:
- OAuth Client ID: (from Step 7 under Create a new API client)
- OAuth Secret: (from Step 7 under Create a new API client)
- Basic User: (from Step 6 under Create credentials for basic authentication)
- Basic Password: (from Step 6 under Create credentials for basic authentication)
- Cloud location: (from Step 8 under Create a new API client)
Login to the Samurai application
Select Integrations
Select Create
Locate and click Crowdstrike Falcon Insight
Click Next (we leverage a Samurai Cloud Collector)
Enter a Name of Integration
Enter a Description (Optional)
Enter a Devicename
Enter your OAuth Client ID
Enter your OAuth Secret
Enter your Basic User
Enter your Basic Password
Select your Cloud Location (US-1 is default).
Click Finish
Complete and send authorization form
Our SOC requires access to your Crowdstrike GUI in order to:
- Perform deeper investigations
- Access data not present in the APIs
- Perform remote isolation tasks
To ensure the SOC has access please complete this form Authorization Form for Access to Crowdstrike Falcon Host by MSP Personnel. Once you have completed, email the form to mssp@crowdstrike.com.
For general information on Integrations refer to the Integrations article.