The Advanced Threat Protection Feed provides you with machine-readable, actionable
indicators that directly integrate with your security tools, such as firewalls, Intrusion Prevention
Systems, and SIEMs, through open standards.
About this task
You can get additional features by subscribing to the Advanced Threat Protection Feed
service.
- Default: Download basic X-Force Exchange threat feeds from Threat Feeds Downloader.
- Advanced Threat Protection Feed subscription: Download basic and ATPF exclusive threat
feeds and run an Am I Affected scan.
- Log in to the IBM X-Force Exchange website with an active IBM ID.
- View your user profile, and then go to the Settings page to create a
new API key and password pair.
Note:
- Ensure to save your password for future use. You can view the API key but not the password when
you revisit the IBM X-Force Exchange website.
- Your API key and password is associated with your IBM ID, and is not allowed to be shared with
others.
- From the navigation menu on the Threat Intelligence dashboard, click the App
Settings icon (
).
- Click the API Settings tab, and then configure the following
settings.
Option |
Description |
API Key
|
A unique code that is passed in to an API to identify the calling application or user.
|
API Password
|
The password that is associated with your IBM ID to access the API.
|
ATP Feed update interval
|
The frequency to update the Advanced Threat Protection Feed from X-Force Exchange.
|
-
Click Save Configuration.
What to do next
Configure the Am I Affected
settings.