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Prerequisites to Configure an Anomali Cloud Collector

Before you configure the Anomali Cloud Collector, you must complete the following prerequisites:

  • Complete any vendor-specific requirements necessary to obtain the URLs and credentials you will need to access the Anomali data source.

  • Contact Anomali support to obtain the cloud endpoint API gateway assigned to your API client.

    Note

    Anomali assigns a cloud endpoint, also called an API gateway, to each API client. For example: https://api.anomali.com or https://api.us-2.anomali.com

  • Obtain the client ID and client secret for the OAuth2 authentication method.

Obtain the Client ID and the Client Secret

Anomali APIs are authenticated using application keys. You must obtain the client ID and client secret to use while configuring the Anomali collector.

To obtain an application key:

  1. Log in to Anomali with the appropriate credentials to add a new API client.

  2. Add a new API client that can access the detection API in read-only mode.

  3. In the API scopes for the new client, select permissions that allow the detection API to retrieve host information.

  4. Record the values for Client ID and Client Secret. The values are represented by a string of letters and numbers. You will need these values when you configure the cloud collector.

  5. Proceed to Configure the Anomali Cloud Collector.