Connecting to an IBM Cloud Security Advisor data source

Deprecated in 1.10.4Removed in 1.10.5Connect the IBM Cloud Security Advisor data source to IBM Security QRadar® Suite Software to enable your applications and dashboards to collect and analyze IBM Cloud Security Advisor security data. Universal Data Insights connectors enable federated search across your security products.

1. Log in to IBM Security QRadar Suite Software.
2. From the menu, click Connections > Data sources.
3. On the Integration data sources page, on the IBM Cloud Security Advisor tile, click Set up a connection.
4. On the Federated searches tile, if there are multiple data sources to connect, select the connector from the Sources list, and then click Enable.
5. Click Next.
6. On the Connection details page, configure the following parameters.
   1. Configure the connection to the data source.

      Table 1. Connection parameters

      Parameter	Description
      Data source name	Enter a unique name to identify the data source connection. You can create multiple connections to a data source, so it is useful to clearly set them apart by name. Only alphanumeric characters and the following special characters are allowed: - . _
      Data source description	Enter a description to indicate the purpose of the data source connection. You can create multiple connections to a data source, so it is useful to clearly indicate the purpose of each connection by description. Only alphanumeric characters and the following special characters are allowed: - . _
      Edge gateway	If you have a firewall between your cluster and the data source target, use the Edge Gateway to host the containers. In the Edge gateway field, specify an Edge Gateway to host the connector. It can take up to five minutes for the status of newly deployed data source connections on the Edge Gateway to show as being connected.
      Host URL	Enter the host URL of the data source so that the QRadar Suite Software can communicate with it. The host URL is the IBM Cloud Security Advisor findings endpoint. IBM Cloud Security Advisor supports regional endpoint URLs that you can use to interact with the service over the public internet. When you call the API, use the endpoint URL that corresponds with the location that you see in the IBM Cloud Security Advisor dashboard. The following URLs are the endpoint URLs by location: Dallas: https://us-south.secadvisor.cloud.ibm.com/findings London: https://eu-gb.secadvisor.cloud.ibm.com/findings

   2. Set the query parameters to control the behavior of the federated search query on the data source.

      Table 2. Query parameters

      Query parameter	Description
      Concurrent search limit	Enter the number of simultaneous connections that can be made to the data source. The default limit for the number of connections is 4. The value must not be less than 1 and must not be greater than 100.
      Query search timeout limit	Enter the time limit in minutes for how long the query is run on the data source. The default time limit is 30. When the value is set to zero, no timeout occurs. The value must not be less than 1 and must not be greater than 120.
      Result size limit	Enter the maximum number of entries or objects that are returned by search query. The default result size limit is 10,000. The value must not be less than 1 and must not be greater than 500,000.
      Query time range	Enter the time range in minutes for the search, represented as the last X minutes. The default is 5 minutes. The value must not be less than 1 and must not be greater than 10,000.
      Custom mapping (Optional)	If you need to customize the STIX attributes mapping, click Customize attribute mapping and edit the JSON blob to map new or existing properties to their associated target data source fields.

      Important: If you increase the Concurrent search limit and the Result size limit, a greater amount of data can be sent to the data source, which increases the strain on the data source. Increasing the query time range also increases the amount of data.
   3. Click Next.
7. On the Connection configurations page, configure identity and access.
   1. Click Add a configuration.
   2. In the Configuration details window, configure the following parameters.

      Table 3. Configuration parameters

      Parameter	Description
      Configuration Name	Enter a unique name to describe the access configuration and distinguish it from the other access configurations for this data source connection that you might set up. Only alphanumeric characters and the following special characters are allowed: - . _
      Configuration Description	Enter a unique description to describe the access configuration and distinguish it from the other access configurations for this data source connection that you might set up. Only alphanumeric characters and the following special characters are allowed: - . _
      Account ID	Enter an IBM Cloud Security Advisor Account ID. For more information about IBM Cloud account IDs, see IBM Cloud.
      API key	Enter an IBM Cloud Security Advisor API key. For more information about IBM Cloud API keys, see Understanding API keys.

   3. To save your configuration and establish the connection, click Save.
8. Click Next.
9. To assign user access, on the User access control page, select one or more data source configurations from the Access list, and then click Finish.
10. To manage your active connections, complete the following steps:
    1. On the Integration data sources page, on the tile of the relevant data source, click Manage <x> of <x> active connections.
    2. On the Connection status page, on the tile of the relevant data source, you can edit, refresh, or delete your data source connection.