SDEE Collection: The Basics

This guide tells you how to configure the SDEE collection protocol which collects events from Intrusion Detection System (IDS) and Intrusion Prevention Service (IPS) messages. 

Deployment Scenario

The following figure illustrates how you deploy the SDEE Collection Protocol in Security Analytics.

Procedures

Configure SDEE Collection Protocol in Security Analytics

You configure to the Log Collector to use SDEE collection for an event source in the event Source tab of the Log Collector parameter view. The following figure the basic workflow for configuring an event source for SDEE Collection in Security Analytics. Please refer to:

• Step 1. Configure SDEE Event Sources in Security Analyticsfor step-by-step instructions on how to configure events sources in Security Analytics tht use the SDEE Collection protocol.
• Reference - SDEE Event Source Configuration Parameters for a detailed description of each SDEE Collection Protocol parameter.

Access the Services view.

Select a Log Collection service.

Click under Actions and select View > Config to display the Log Collection configuration parameter tabs.

Click the Event Sources tab.

Select SDEE as the collection protocol and select Config.

Click and select SDEE as the event source category.

The event source category is part of the content you downloaded from LIVE.

Select the SDEE category and click .

Specify the basic parameters required for the SDEE event source.

Click and specify additional parameters that enhance how the SDEE protocol handles event collection for the event source.

Configure Event Sources to Use SDEE Collection Protocol

You need to configure each event source that uses the SDEE Collection protocol to communicate with Security Analytics (see Step 2. Configure SDEE Event Sources to Send Events to Security Analytics ).