McAfee Open Data Exchange Layer (DXL) is an initiative to create adaptive systems of interconnected services that communicate and share information for real-time, accurate security decisions and actions.
This document provides information about the McAfee OpenDXL connector, which facilitates automated interactions with McAfee OpenDXL using FortiSOAR™ playbooks. Add the McAfee OpenDXL connector as a step in FortiSOAR™ playbooks and perform automated operations, such as sending a request and message to a topic on McAfee OpenDX based on which a response is received from McAfee OpenDXL.
Connector Version: 1.1.0
Authored By: Fortinet
Certified: No
Following enhancements have been made to the McAfee OpenDXL connector in version 1.1.0:
Use the Content Hub to install the connector. For the detailed procedure to install a connector, click here.
You can also use the yum command as a root user to install the connector:
yum install cyops-connector-mcafee-open-dxl
For the procedure to configure a connector, click here
In FortiSOAR™, on the Connectors page, click the McAfee OpenDXL connector row (if you are in the Grid view on the Connectors page) and in the Configurations tab enter the required configuration details:
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| Broker CA Bundle File | Provide bundle file containing the broker CA certificates in PEM format |
| Certificate PEM File | Provide the client certificate file in PEM format |
| Private Key PEM File | Provide the client private key file in PEM format |
| Broker URLs (Semicolon Delimited) | Specify the semicolon (;) separated list of DXL message brokers that are available to connect to on the fabric. |
The following automated operations can be included in playbooks, and you can also use the annotations to access operations from FortiSOAR™ release 4.10.0 and onwards:
| Function | Description | Annotation and Category |
|---|---|---|
| Publish Message to Topic | Sends a request and message to a topic on McAfee OpenDXL, based on which a response is received from McAfee OpenDXL. | publish_message Miscellaneous |
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| Topic | DXL topic on McAfee OpenDXL to which you want to send the request. |
| Message | Payload or message that you want to send to the specified DXL topic. |
The output contains the following populated JSON schema:
{
"response": {}
}
The Sample - McAfee OpenDXL - 1.1.0 playbook collection comes bundled with the McAfee OpenDXL connector. These playbooks contain steps using which you can perform all supported actions. You can see bundled playbooks in the Automation > Playbooks section in FortiSOAR™ after importing the McAfee OpenDXL connector.
Note: If you are planning to use any of the sample playbooks in your environment, ensure that you clone those playbooks and move them to a different collection since the sample playbook collection gets deleted during connector upgrade and delete.
McAfee Open Data Exchange Layer (DXL) is an initiative to create adaptive systems of interconnected services that communicate and share information for real-time, accurate security decisions and actions.
This document provides information about the McAfee OpenDXL connector, which facilitates automated interactions with McAfee OpenDXL using FortiSOAR™ playbooks. Add the McAfee OpenDXL connector as a step in FortiSOAR™ playbooks and perform automated operations, such as sending a request and message to a topic on McAfee OpenDX based on which a response is received from McAfee OpenDXL.
Connector Version: 1.1.0
Authored By: Fortinet
Certified: No
Following enhancements have been made to the McAfee OpenDXL connector in version 1.1.0:
Use the Content Hub to install the connector. For the detailed procedure to install a connector, click here.
You can also use the yum command as a root user to install the connector:
yum install cyops-connector-mcafee-open-dxl
For the procedure to configure a connector, click here
In FortiSOAR™, on the Connectors page, click the McAfee OpenDXL connector row (if you are in the Grid view on the Connectors page) and in the Configurations tab enter the required configuration details:
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| Broker CA Bundle File | Provide bundle file containing the broker CA certificates in PEM format |
| Certificate PEM File | Provide the client certificate file in PEM format |
| Private Key PEM File | Provide the client private key file in PEM format |
| Broker URLs (Semicolon Delimited) | Specify the semicolon (;) separated list of DXL message brokers that are available to connect to on the fabric. |
The following automated operations can be included in playbooks, and you can also use the annotations to access operations from FortiSOAR™ release 4.10.0 and onwards:
| Function | Description | Annotation and Category |
|---|---|---|
| Publish Message to Topic | Sends a request and message to a topic on McAfee OpenDXL, based on which a response is received from McAfee OpenDXL. | publish_message Miscellaneous |
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| Topic | DXL topic on McAfee OpenDXL to which you want to send the request. |
| Message | Payload or message that you want to send to the specified DXL topic. |
The output contains the following populated JSON schema:
{
"response": {}
}
The Sample - McAfee OpenDXL - 1.1.0 playbook collection comes bundled with the McAfee OpenDXL connector. These playbooks contain steps using which you can perform all supported actions. You can see bundled playbooks in the Automation > Playbooks section in FortiSOAR™ after importing the McAfee OpenDXL connector.
Note: If you are planning to use any of the sample playbooks in your environment, ensure that you clone those playbooks and move them to a different collection since the sample playbook collection gets deleted during connector upgrade and delete.