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Webhook parameters

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To create an investigation, make sure you use the appropriate URL parameters.

Parameter name

Optional / Mandatory

Description

Example

eventSrc

Optional

Provides the SOC analyst with a visual indicator that distinguishes between ESM-initiated and ePO-initiated investigations. The value of this parameter appears in the Trellix EDR Investigating dashboard under the By column.

  • TrellixESM

  • ArcSightESM

  • Splunk

caseType

Mandatory

Defines the type of alert. Recognized values are malware and network and any other value is treated as others.

  • Malware

  • Network

caseName

Optional

Gives the investigation a meaningful name. If the name is missing, a default case name is assigned. The value of this parameter appears in the Trellix EDR Investigating dashboard under the Investigation column.

  • <incident on endpoint>

caseHint

Optional (highly recommended)

Automatically links related investigations to avoid creating multiple cases from alerts related to the same incident. Although this parameter is optional, it is highly recommended.

  • <10.20.30.40>

  • <hostname>

caseSummary

Optional

Used for the description of an investigation.

  • <incident on endpoint>

casePriority

Optional

Assigns a priority to an investigation.

  • High

  • Medium

  • Low

caseOwner

Optional

Assigns an investigation to a specific user.

  • <caseowner>

evidenceType

Mandatory

Identifies the type of the evidence attributes being provided to Trellix EDR.

  • <evidencetype>

<attribute name>

Mandatory / Optional

Depending on the evidenceType, and its corresponding schema, different attributes might need a value.

  • evidenceType = IP address <10.20.30.40>

Supported evidenceType

evidenceType

Attributes

Description

Device

  • Name = <host name>

  • Host name = <host name>

  • rawData = <rawData>

To investigate an endpoint based on its host name.

If an endpoint with Microsoft Windows is managed by ePO - On-prem or ePO - SaaS, Trellix EDR takes a snapshot of the endpoint using the Endpoint Snapshot tool.

Identifier

  • Name = <Trellix Agent GUID>

  • ID = <Trellix Agent GUID>

  • rawData = <rawData>

To investigate an endpoint based on its Trellix Agent GUID.

If an endpoint with Microsoft Windows is managed by ePO - On-premor ePO - SaaS, Trellix EDR takes a snapshot of the endpoint using the Endpoint Snapshot tool.

IP

  • Name = <IP address>

  • Address = <IP address>

  • rawData = <rawData>

To investigate an external IP address.

FQDN

  • Name = <fully qualified domain name>

  • Address = <fully qualified domain name>

  • rawData = <rawData>

To investigate a fully qualified domain name.



URL examples for US-West data center

If your tenant is hosted in the Western United States data center, use the following examples:

  • To investigate an IP address: https://api.soc.trellix.com/wh/v1/webhook/<webhook_id>/AddEvidence?evidenceType=IP&caseName=IPInvestigation&eventSrc=McAfeeESM&caseType=malware&address=42.231.162.212&name=42.231.162.212&rawData=

  • To Investigate a device managed by ePO - On-prem or ePO - SaaS: https://api.soc.trellix.com/wh/v1/webhook/<webhook_id>/AddEvidence?evidenceType=Device&caseName=3BYW10RS3X86&eventSrc=ESM&caseType=malware&hostName=3BYW10RS3X86&name=3BYW10RS3X86&__clue=&rawData=&name=3BYW10RS3X86

URL examples for US-East data center

If your tenant is hosted in the Eastern United States data center, use the following examples:

  • To investigate an IP address: https://api.soc.us-east-1.trellix.com/wh/v1/webhook/<webhook_id>/AddEvidence?evidenceType=IP&caseName=IPInvestigation&eventSrc=McAfeeESM&caseType=malware&address=42.231.162.212&name=42.231.162.212&rawData=

  • To Investigate a device managed by ePO - On-prem or ePO - SaaS: https://api.soc.us-east-1.trellix.com/wh/v1/webhook/<webhook_id>/AddEvidence?evidenceType=Device&caseName=3BYW10RS3X86&eventSrc=ESM&caseType=malware&hostName=3BYW10RS3X86&name=3BYW10RS3X86&__clue=&rawData=&name=3BYW10RS3X86

URL examples for Frankfurt data center

If your tenant is hosted in a Frankfurt data center, use the following examples:

  • To investigate an IP address: https://api.soc.eu-central-1.trellix.com/wh/v1/webhook/<webhook_id>/AddEvidence?evidenceType=IP&caseName=IPInvestigation&eventSrc=McAfeeESM&caseType=malware&address=42.231.162.212&name=42.231.162.212&rawData=

  • To Investigate a device managed by ePO - On-prem or ePO - SaaS: https://api.soc.eu-central-1.trellix.com/wh/v1/webhook/<webhook_id>/AddEvidence?evidenceType=Device&caseName=3BYW10RS3X86&eventSrc=ESM&caseType=malware&hostName=3BYW10RS3X86&name=3BYW10RS3X86&__clue=&rawData= &name=3BYW10RS3X86

URL examples for Canada data center

If your tenant is hosted in a Canada data center, use the following examples:

  • To investigate an IP address: https://api.soc.ca-central-1.trellix.com/wh/v1/webhook/<webhook_id>/AddEvidence?evidenceType=IP&caseName=IPInvestigation&eventSrc=McAfeeESM&caseType=malware&address=42.231.162.212&name=42.231.162.212&rawData=

  • To Investigate a device managed by ePO - On-prem or ePO - SaaS: https://api.soc.ca-central-1.trellix.com/wh/v1/webhook/<webhook_id>/AddEvidence?evidenceType=Device&caseName=3BYW10RS3X86&eventSrc=ESM&caseType=malware&hostName=3BYW10RS3X86&name=3BYW10RS3X86&__clue=&rawData= &name=3BYW10RS3X86

URL examples for Asia Pacific South data center

If your tenant is hosted in a Asia Pacific South data center, use the following examples:

  • To investigate an IP address: https://api.soc.ap-south-1.trellix.com/wh/v1/webhook/<webhook_id>/AddEvidence?evidenceType=IP&caseName=IPInvestigation&eventSrc=McAfeeESM&caseType=malware&address=42.231.162.212&name=42.231.162.212&rawData=

  • To Investigate a device managed by ePO - On-prem or ePO - SaaS: https://api.soc.ap-south-1.trellix.com/wh/v1/webhook/<webhook_id>/AddEvidence?evidenceType=Device&caseName=3BYW10RS3X86&eventSrc=ESM&caseType=malware&hostName=3BYW10RS3X86&name=3BYW10RS3X86&__clue=&rawData= &name=3BYW10RS3X86