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Custom/User data for establishing trust

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Custom/User data is defined in the public cloud to establish trust between the Manager and Controller or Manager and Sensor.

Note

When using any special character for a shared key, such as double quote ("), backslash (\), comma (,), etc., make sure to use an escape character along with the double quote.

Data update to establish trust between Manager and External Controller

Following is the data transferred to the vIPS Controller instance to establish trust between the Trellix IPS Manager and External Controller:

{
"Primary Manager IP" : "IPS_PRIMARY_MANAGER_PRIVATE_IP",
"Secondary Manager IP" : "",
"Controller Name" : "CONTROLLER_NAME",
"Controller Shared Key" : "SHARED_KEY"
}

When using an MDR pair, provide the following data:

{
"Primary Manager IP" : "IPS_PRIMARY_MANAGER_PRIVATE_IP",
"Secondary Manager IP" : "IPS_SECONDARY_MANAGER_PRIVATE_IP",
"Controller Name" : "CONTROLLER_NAME",
"Controller Shared Key" : "SHARED_KEY"
}

Data update to establish trust between Manager and Sensor

Following is the data transferred to the instance to establish trust between the Trellix IPS Manager and the Virtual IPS Sensor while using a GWLB-based solution:

{
"Primary Manager IP" : "IPS_PRIMARY_MANAGER_PRIVATE_IP",
"Secondary Manager IP" : "",
"Cluster Name" : "CLUSTER_NAME",
"Sensor Shared Key" : "SHARED_KEY",
"Traffic Source" : "GWLB"
}

Following is the data transferred to the instance to establish trust between the Trellix IPS Manager and the Virtual IPS Sensor while using a Probe-based solution:

{
"Primary Manager IP" : "IPS_PRIMARY_MANAGER_PRIVATE_IP",
"Secondary Manager IP" : "",
"Cluster Name" : "CLUSTER_NAME",
"Sensor Shared Key" : "SHARED_KEY",
"Traffic Source" : "PROBE"
}

When using an MDR pair, provide the following data while using a GWLB-based solution:

{
"Primary Manager IP" : "IPS_PRIMARY_MANAGER_PRIVATE_IP",
"Secondary Manager IP" : "IPS_SECONDARY_MANAGER_PRIVATE_IP",
"Cluster Name" : "CLUSTER_NAME",
"Sensor Shared Key" : "SHARED_KEY",
"Traffic Source" : "GWLB"
}

When using an MDR pair, provide the following data while using a Probe-based solution:

{
"Primary Manager IP" : "IPS_PRIMARY_MANAGER_PRIVATE_IP",
"Secondary Manager IP" : "IPS_SECONDARY_MANAGER_PRIVATE_IP",
"Cluster Name" : "CLUSTER_NAME",
"Sensor Shared Key" : "SHARED_KEY",
"Traffic Source" : "PROBE"
}
Data parameters

Parameters

Description

Primary Manager IP

Private IP address of the primary Manager

Secondary Manager IP

Private IP address of the secondary Manager

Controller Name

Name of the Controller defined in the Manager

Controller Shared Key

Shared secret key of the Controller provided in the Manager

Cluster Name

Name of the Cluster in the Manager

Sensor Shared Key

Shared secret key to establish trust with the Sensor

Traffic Source

Based on your requirement choose the mode of traffic source (GWLB or PROBE)