Configure an Akamai Kona log source by using the Akamai Kona REST API protocol

Collect events from Akamai Kona in QRadar by using the Akamai Kona REST API protocol.

Collect events from Akamai Kona REST API:
  1. If automatic updates are not enabled, download and install the most recent version of the following RPMs from the IBM® Support Website onto your QRadar Console:
    • Protocol Common RPM
    • Akamai Kona REST API RPM
    • DSMCommon RPM
    • Akamai KONA DSM RPM
  2. Configure Akamai Kona to send Security events to QRadar by using the Akamai Kona REST API protocol.
  3. Configure Akamai Kona to communicate with QRadar.
    Note: The Akamai KONA DSM supports only JSON formatted events. Akamai's sample CEF and Syslog connector does not work with the Akamai KONA DSM.
  4. Add a log source in QRadar.
    The following table describes the log source parameters that require specific values for Akamai KONA DSM event collection:
    Table 1. Akamai KONA DSM log source parameters
    Parameter Value
    Log Source Type Akamai KONA
    Protocol Configuration Akamai Kona REST API
    Host

    Provided during the SIEM OPEN API provisioning in the Akamai Luna Control Center. The Host is a unique base URL that contains information about the appropriate rights to query the security events. This parameter is a password field because part of the value contains secret information.
    Client Token

    One of the two security parameters. This token is paired with Client Secret to make the client credentials. This token can be found after you provision the Akamai SIEM OPEN API.
    Client Secret One of the two security parameters. This secret is paired with Client Token to make the client credentials. This token can be found after you provision the Akamai SIEM OPEN API.
    Access Token

    Security parameter that is used with client credentials to authorize API client access for retrieving the security events. This token can be found after you provision the Akamai SIEM OPEN API.
    Security Configuration ID

    ID for each security configuration that you want to retrieve security events for. This ID can be found in the SIEM Integration section of your Akamai Luna portal. You can specify multiple configuration IDs in a comma-separated list. For example: configID1,configID2.
    Use Proxy

    If QRadar accesses Akamai Kona by using a proxy, enable Use Proxy.

    If the proxy requires authentication, configure the Proxy Server, Proxy Port, Proxy Username, and Proxy Password fields.

    If the proxy does not require authentication, configure the Proxy Server and Proxy Port fields.
    Automatically Acquire Server Certificate

    Select Yes for QRadar to automatically download the server certificate and begin trusting the target server.
    Recurrence

    The time interval between log source queries to the Akamai SIEM API for new events. The time interval can be in hours (H), minutes (M), or days (D).

    The default is 1 minute.
    EPS Throttle

    The maximum number of events per second that QRadar ingests.

    If your data source exceeds the EPS throttle, data collection is delayed. Data is still collected and then it is ingested when the data source stops exceeding the EPS throttle.

    For more information about this protocol, see Akamai Kona REST API protocol configuration options.