Overview

Recorded Future is a threat intelligence provider that allows you to access known bad incidents of compromise and entity enrichment capabilities. It has 6 different modules and charges on a per-user basis for access to the product. The 6 different modules are:

Recorded Future also charges customers for each integration they use. For example, a mutual customer of Recorded Future and Devo using this integration will pay Recorded Future a subscription fee.

Devo collector features

Feature

Details

Allow parallel downloading (multipod)

  • Not allowed

Running environments

  • Collector server

  • On-premise

Populated Devo events

  • Lookups

Data sources

Data Source

Description

API Endpoint

Collector service name

Devo Table

Available from release

IpAddressLookupPuller

This endpoint provides a list of IPs classified as Threat by Recorded Future.

https://api.recordedfuture.com/v2/ip/risklist?format=csv%2Fsplunk

lookup_puller

type: ip

Lookup

my.lookuplist.Recorded_Future_IPv4_Address_Threat_List

my.lookuplist.Recorded_Future_IPv6_Address_Threat_List

v1.0.0

DomainLookupPuller

This endpoint provides a list of domains classified as Threat by Recorded Future.

https://api.recordedfuture.com/v2/domain/risklist?format=csv%2Fsplunk

lookup_puller

type: domain

Lookup

my.lookuplist.Recorded_Future_Domain_Threat_List

v1.0.0

FileHashLookupPuller

This endpoint returns a list of file hashes classified as Threat by Recorded Future.

https://api.recordedfuture.com/v2/hash/risklist?format=csv%2Fsplunk

lookup_puller

type: hash

Lookup

my.lookuplist.Recorded_Future_File_Hash_Threat_List

v1.0.0

UrlLookupPuller

This endpoint returns a list of URL classified as Threat by Recorded Future.

https://api.recordedfuture.com/v2/url/risklist?format=csv%2Fsplunk

lookup_puller

type: url

Lookup

my.lookuplist.Recorded_Future_URL_Threat_List

v1.0.0

VulnerabilityLookupPuller

This endpoint returns a list of vulnerabilities classified as Threat by Recorded Future.

https://api.recordedfuture.com/v2/vulnerability/risklist?format=csv%2Fsplunk

lookup_puller

type: vulnerability

Lookup

my.lookuplist.Recorded_Future_Vulnerability_Threat_List

v1.0.0

PublicUkraineRussiaIpsLookupPuller

This endpoint returns a list of IPs related with Russia and Ukraine.

https://api.recordedfuture.com/v2/fusion/files/?path=/public/ukraine/ukraine_russia_ip.csv

lookup_puller

type: PublicUkraineRussiaIps

Lookup

my.lookuplist.Recorded_Future_IPv4_Public_Ukranie_Russia_List

my.lookuplist.Recorded_Future_IPv6_Public_Ukranie_Russia_List

v1.2.0

Vendor setup

This collector only requires a source configuration by generating a Recorded Future API key. Recorded Future clients with Advanced or Core licenses, and one or more Connect API subscriptions can create and manage their API tokens directly in the Recorded Future portal.

Enable the collection

Here you find the necessary steps to enable the collection.

Steps

Screenshots

1

Login to your Recorded Future account. Open the Menu in the upper-right corner and select the option User Settings.

2

Select the API Access tab.  To create a new API token, click on Generate New API Token.

3

Enter a name for the token in the Name field. Then click on Generate.

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4

Select Devo from the drop-down integration list

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5

Click on the Generate new API token button. The new API token appears in the table below. Make a note of the token value as this is required for the ingest Configuration.

 

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Minimum configuration required for basic pulling

Although this collector supports advanced configuration, the fields required to retrieve data with basic configuration are defined below.

This minimum configuration refers exclusively to those specific parameters of this integration. There are more required parameters related to the generic behavior of the collector. Check setting sections for details.

Setting

Details

url_value

This param refers to the endpoint used by the collector to pull data.

api_token_value

This is the access token provided by Recorded Future.

list_of_sources

This configuration allows you to define what data sources will be pulled.

See the Accepted authentication methods section to verify what settings are required based on the desired authentication method.

Accepted authentication methods

Authentication Method

Token

Token

Run the collector

Once the data source is configured, you can either send us the required information if you want us to host and manage the collector for you (Cloud collector), or deploy and host the collector in your own machine using a Docker image (On-premise collector).

We use a piece of software called Collector Server to host and manage all our available collectors. If you want us to host this collector for you, get in touch with us and we will guide you through the configuration.

This data collector can be run in any machine that has the Docker service available because it should be executed as a docker container. The following sections explain how to prepare all the required setup for having the data collector running.

Structure

The following directory structure should be created for being used when running the collector:

<any_directory>
└── devo-collectors/
    └── <product_name>/
        ├── certs/
        │   ├── chain.crt
        │   ├── <your_domain>.key
        │   └── <your_domain>.crt
        ├── state/
        └── config/ 
            └── config.yaml

Replace <product_name> with the proper value.

Devo credentials

In Devo, go to Administration → Credentials → X.509 Certificates, download the Certificate, Private key and Chain CA and save them in <product_name>/certs/. Learn more about security credentials in Devo here.

Replace <product_name> with the proper value.

Editing the config.yaml file

globals:
  debug: <debug_status>
  id: <collector_id>
  name: <collector_name>
  persistence:
    type: filesystem
    config:
      directory_name: state
outputs:
  devo_1:
    type: devo_platform
    config:
      address: <devo_address>
      port: 443
      type: SSL
      chain: <chain_filename>
      cert: <cert_filename>
      key: <key_filename>
inputs:
  recorded_future:
    id: <input_id>
    enabled: <input_status>
    requests_per_second: <requests_per_second>
    base_url: <base_url>
    api_token: <api_token_value>
    services:
      lookup_puller:
        # Intelligence Types Not Required Can Be Removed / Commented Out
        types:
          - <list_of_sources>

All defined service entities will be executed by the collector. If you do not want to run any of them, just remove the entity from the services object.

Replace the placeholders with your required values following the description table below:

Parameter

Data Type

Type

Value Range

Details

debug_status

bool

Mandatory

false / true

If the value is true, the debug logging traces will be enabled when running the collector. If the value is false, only the info, warning and error logging levels will be printed.

collector_id

int

Mandatory

Minimum length: 1
Maximum length: 5

Use this param to give an unique id to this collector.

collector_name

str

Mandatory

Minimum length: 1
Maximum length: 10

Use this param to give a valid name to this collector.

devo_address

str

Mandatory

collector-us.devo.io
collector-eu.devo.io

Use this param to identify the Devo Cloud where the events will be sent.

chain_filename

str

Mandatory

Minimum length: 4
Maximum length: 20

Use this param to identify the chain.cert  file downloaded from your Devo domain. Usually this file's name is: chain.crt

cert_filename

str

Mandatory

Minimum length: 4
Maximum length: 20

Use this param to identify the file.cert downloaded from your Devo domain.

key_filename

str

Mandatory

Minimum length: 4
Maximum length: 20

Use this param to identify the file.key downloaded from your Devo domain.

input_id

int

Mandatory

Minimum length: 1
Maximum length: 5

Use this param to give an unique id to this input service.

This parameter is used to build the persistence address, do not use the same value for multiple collectors. It could cause a collision.

input_status

bool

Mandatory

false / true

If the value is true, the input definition will be executed. If the value is false, the service will be ignored.

requests_per_second

int

Optional

Minimum value: 1

Customize the maximum number of API requests per second. If not used, the default setting will be used: 100000 requests/sec.

This parameter should be removed if it is not used.

base_url

str (with placesholders)

Mandatory

The URL must comply with the following format:

https://api.recordedfuture.com/v2/{0}/risklist?format=csv/splunk

Use this param to define the URL used by the collector to pull data.

Take into account that {0} is a placeholder for data type.

This parameter is used for ip, hash, domain, url and vulnerability data sources.

api_token_value

str

Mandatory

Minimum length: 1

Set up here your access token provided by Recorded Future.

list_of_sources

list of str (in yaml format)

Mandatory

Minimum data sources: 1

This configuration allows you to define what data sources will be pulled.

Keep in mind that each data source has different refresh times associated with it:

  • ip → 1 hour

  • hash → 1 day

  • domain → 2 hours

  • url → 1 day

  • vulnerability → 1 day

  • PublicUkraineRussiaIps → 1 hour

How to pull all available data sources:
For pulling all available data sources you just need to define the array as follows:

types:
        - ip
        - hash
        - domain
        - url
        - vulnerabilitiy
        - PublicUkraineRussiaIps

How to pull specific data sources:
For pulling a specific list of sources, you just need to remove them from the previous one and define those that you need. For example to pull pull hash and PublicUkraineRussiaIps sources you can define the array as follows:

types:
       - hash
       - PublicUkraineRussiaIps

Download the Docker image

The collector should be deployed as a Docker container. Download the Docker image of the collector as a .tgz file by clicking the link in the following table:

Collector Docker image

SHA-256 hash

collector-recorded-future-docker-image-1.2.0

2bbfa2c4c4b1dcc6bea88d9216afcdc0d487a2ef9c01b18fa1d8a7d19b4ebcbd

Use the following command to add the Docker image to the system:

gunzip -c <image_file>-<version>.tgz | docker load

Once the Docker image is imported, it will show the real name of the Docker image (including version info). Replace <image_file> and <version> with a proper value.

The Docker image can be deployed on the following services:

Docker

Execute the following command on the root directory <any_directory>/devo-collectors/<product_name>/

docker run 
--name collector-<product_name> 
--volume $PWD/certs:/devo-collector/certs 
--volume $PWD/config:/devo-collector/config 
--volume $PWD/state:/devo-collector/state 
--env CONFIG_FILE=config.yaml 
--rm 
--interactive 
--tty 
<image_name>:<version>

Replace <product_name>, <image_name> and <version> with the proper values.

Docker Compose

The following Docker Compose file can be used to execute the Docker container. It must be created in the <any_directory>/devo-collectors/<product_name>/ directory.

version: '3'
services:
  collector-<product_name>:
    image: <image_name>:${IMAGE_VERSION:-latest}
    container_name: collector-<product_name>
    volumes:
      - ./certs:/devo-collector/certs
      - ./config:/devo-collector/config
      - ./credentials:/devo-collector/credentials
      - ./state:/devo-collector/state
    environment:
      - CONFIG_FILE=${CONFIG_FILE:-config.yaml}

To run the container using docker-compose, execute the following command from the <any_directory>/devo-collectors/<product_name>/ directory:

IMAGE_VERSION=<version> docker-compose up -d

Replace <product_name>, <image_name> and <version> with the proper values.

Collector services detail

This section is intended to explain how to proceed with specific actions for services.

Lookup Puller Service

The only service available in this collector is lookup_puller. It contains 6 different pullers:

Devo categorization and destination

All events of this service are ingested into these tables:

Lookup Puller Service

Once the collector has been launched, it is important to check if the ingestion is performed in a proper way. To do so, go to the collector’s logs console.

This service has the following components:

Component

Description

Setup

The setup module is in charge of authenticating the service and managing the token expiration when needed.

Puller

The setup module is in charge of pulling the data in a organized way and delivering the events via SDK.

Setup output

A successful run has the following output messages for the setup module:

INFO InputProcess::DataPullerSetup(collector,data_puller#111,issues#predefined) -> Puller Setup Started
INFO InputProcess::DataPullerSetup(collector,data_puller#111,issues#predefined) -> successfully generated new access token
INFO InputProcess::DataPullerSetup(collector,data_puller#111,issues#predefined) -> The credentials provided in the configuration have required permissions to request issues from  server
INFO InputProcess::DataPullerSetup(collector,data_puller#111,issues#predefined) -> Puller Setup Terminated
INFO InputProcess::DataPullerSetup(collector,data_puller#111,issues#predefined) -> Setup for module <DataPuller> has been successfully executed

Puller output

A successful initial run has the following output messages for the puller module:

Note that the PrePull action is executed only one time before the first run of the Pull action.

INFO InputProcess::DataPuller(data_puller,00011,issues,predefined) -> PrePull Started.
INFO InputProcess::DataPuller(data_puller,00011,issues,predefined) -> User has specified 2022-01-01 00:00:00 as the datetime. Historical polling will consider this datetime for creating the default values.
INFO InputProcess::DataPuller(data_puller,00011,issues,predefined) -> No saved state found, initializing with state: {'historic_date_utc': datetime.datetime(2022, 1, 1, 0, 0), 'last_polled_timestamp': datetime.datetime(2022, 1, 1, 0, 0), 'ids_with_same_timestamp': [], 'buffer_timestamp_with_duplication_risk': datetime.datetime(1970, 1, 1, 0, 0), 'buffer_ids_with_duplication_risk': []}
WARNING InputProcess::DataPuller(data_puller,00011,issues,predefined) -> Saved state loaded: {'historic_date_utc': datetime.datetime(2022, 1, 1, 0, 0), 'last_polled_timestamp': datetime.datetime(2022, 1, 1, 0, 0), 'ids_with_same_timestamp': [], 'buffer_timestamp_with_duplication_risk': datetime.datetime(1970, 1, 1, 0, 0), 'buffer_ids_with_duplication_risk': []}
INFO InputProcess::DataPuller(data_puller,00011,issues,predefined) -> PrePull Terminated
INFO InputProcess::DataPuller(data_puller,00011,issues,predefined) -> Starting data collection every 60 seconds
INFO InputProcess::DataPuller(data_puller,00011,issues,predefined) -> Pull Started
INFO InputProcess::DataPuller(data_puller,00011,issues,predefined) -> Fetching for issues from 2022-01-01T00:00:00
INFO InputProcess::DataPuller(data_puller,00011,issues,predefined) -> Requesting  API for issues
INFO InputProcess::DataPuller(data_puller,00011,issues,predefined) -> successfully retried issues from 
INFO InputProcess::DataPuller(data_puller,00011,issues,predefined) -> Total number of issues in this poll: 45
INFO InputProcess::DataPuller(data_puller,00011,issues,predefined) -> Removing the duplicate issues if present
INFO InputProcess::DataPuller(data_puller,00011,issues,predefined) -> Flatten data is set to True. Flattening the data and adding 'devo_pulling_id' to events
INFO InputProcess::DataPuller(data_puller,00011,issues,predefined) -> Delivering issues to the SDK
INFO InputProcess::DataPuller(data_puller,00011,issues,predefined) -> 20 issues delivered
INFO InputProcess::DataPuller(data_puller,00011,issues,predefined) -> State has been updated during pagination: {'historic_date_utc': datetime.datetime(2022, 1, 1, 0, 0), 'last_polled_timestamp': datetime.datetime(2022, 1, 1, 0, 0), 'ids_with_same_timestamp': [], 'buffer_timestamp_with_duplication_risk': datetime.datetime(2022, 5, 12, 19, 13, 20, 193191), 'buffer_ids_with_duplication_risk': ['09992ee4-1450-44fa-951c-d5fc4815473a']}.
INFO InputProcess::DataPuller(data_puller,00011,issues,predefined) -> (Partial) Statistics for this pull cycle (@devo_pulling_id=1656602793.044179) so far: Number of requests made: 1; Number of events received: 45; Number of duplicated events filtered out: 0; Number of events generated and sent: 20.
INFO InputProcess::DataPuller(data_puller,00011,issues,predefined) -> Requesting  API for issues
INFO OutputProcess::SyslogSender(standard_senders,syslog_sender_0) -> syslog_sender_0 -> Created sender: {"client_name": "collector-4ac42f93cffaa59c-9dc9f67c9-cgm84", "url": "sidecar-service-default.integrations-factory-collectors:601", "object_id": "140446617222352"}
INFO InputProcess::DataPuller(data_puller,00011,issues,predefined) -> successfully retried issues from 
INFO InputProcess::DataPuller(data_puller,00011,issues,predefined) -> Removing the duplicate issues if present
INFO InputProcess::DataPuller(data_puller,00011,issues,predefined) -> Flatten data is set to True. Flattening the data and adding 'devo_pulling_id' to events
INFO InputProcess::DataPuller(data_puller,00011,issues,predefined) -> Delivering issues to the SDK
INFO InputProcess::DataPuller(data_puller,00011,issues,predefined) -> 20 issues delivered
INFO InputProcess::DataPuller(data_puller,00011,issues,predefined) -> State has been updated during pagination: {'historic_date_utc': datetime.datetime(2022, 1, 1, 0, 0), 'last_polled_timestamp': datetime.datetime(2022, 1, 1, 0, 0), 'ids_with_same_timestamp': [], 'buffer_timestamp_with_duplication_risk': datetime.datetime(2022, 6, 30, 9, 0, 1, 927011), 'buffer_ids_with_duplication_risk': ['87e301c5-d3b7-4c2b-9495-9163772b3517', '7c95e45f-694e-4843-8aa7-d697a66fb14a', '5f3daede-c375-424f-9034-d9f423310b4a', '584ac078-87f2-45a5-b2eb-6e72e0594bd7', '5057cb24-ce5b-405d-bd5d-fd7b3ba70fc0', '22933fcb-ebb0-4a03-bb00-c1cba0b5abca', '1bed50e0-7825-41c9-a9de-8d32e0a35de8', '03a303c8-000c-4544-8f2c-65486a225e15']}.
INFO InputProcess::DataPuller(data_puller,00011,issues,predefined) -> (Partial) Statistics for this pull cycle (@devo_pulling_id=1656602793.044179) so far: Number of requests made: 2; Number of events received: 45; Number of duplicated events filtered out: 0; Number of events generated and sent: 40.
INFO InputProcess::DataPuller(data_puller,00011,issues,predefined) -> Requesting  API for issues
INFO InputProcess::DataPuller(data_puller,00011,issues,predefined) -> successfully retried issues from 
INFO InputProcess::DataPuller(data_puller,00011,issues,predefined) -> Removing the duplicate issues if present
INFO InputProcess::DataPuller(data_puller,00011,issues,predefined) -> Flatten data is set to True. Flattening the data and adding 'devo_pulling_id' to events
INFO InputProcess::DataPuller(data_puller,00011,issues,predefined) -> Delivering issues to the SDK
INFO InputProcess::DataPuller(data_puller,00011,issues,predefined) -> 5 issues delivered
INFO InputProcess::DataPuller(data_puller,00011,issues,predefined) -> State has been updated during pagination: {'historic_date_utc': datetime.datetime(2022, 1, 1, 0, 0), 'last_polled_timestamp': datetime.datetime(2022, 1, 1, 0, 0), 'ids_with_same_timestamp': [], 'buffer_timestamp_with_duplication_risk': datetime.datetime(2022, 6, 30, 13, 14, 40, 673424), 'buffer_ids_with_duplication_risk': ['4d819843-61ef-4e70-a2b6-5834a3f96403']}.
INFO InputProcess::DataPuller(data_puller,00011,issues,predefined) -> Updating deduplication buffers content
INFO InputProcess::DataPuller(data_puller,00011,issues,predefined) -> Statistics for this pull cycle (@devo_pulling_id=1656602793.044179):Number of requests made: 3; Number of events received: 45; Number of duplicated events filtered out: 0; Number of events generated and sent: 45; Average of events per second: 33.797.
INFO InputProcess::DataPuller(data_puller,00011,issues,predefined) -> Pull Terminated
INFO InputProcess::DataPuller(data_puller,00011,issues,predefined) -> Data collection completed. Elapsed time: 1.334 seconds. Waiting for 58.666 second(s)

After a successful collector’s execution (that is, no error logs found), you will see the following log message:

INFO InputProcess::DataPuller(data_puller,00011,issues,predefined) -> Statistics for this pull cycle (@devo_pulling_id=1656602793.044179):Number of requests made: 3; Number of events received: 45; Number of duplicated events filtered out: 0; Number of events generated and sent: 45; Average of events per second: 33.797.

The value @devo_pulling_id is injected in each event to group all events ingested by the same pull action. You can use it to get the exact events downloaded in that Pull action in Devo’s search window.

Note that a Partial Statistics Report will be displayed after download a page when the pagination is required to pull all available events. Look for the report without the Partial reference. (Partial) Statistics for this pull cycle (@devo_pulling_id=1656602793.044179) so far: Number of requests made: 2; Number of events received: 45; Number of duplicated events filtered out: 0; Number of events generated and sent: 40.

This collector does not persist in any data.

This collector has different security layers that detect both an invalid configuration and abnormal operation. This table will help you detect and resolve the most common errors.

ErrorType

Error Id

Error Message

Cause

Solution

ConnectionError

-

Error retrieving data from API with response code {status_code}. This pull iteration did not produce any results.

Response’s status code is different to 200. The cause depends on the status code received. These are some of the most common status codes:

  • 401: Unauthorized. Invalid credentials.

  • 403: Forbidden. Not allowed to perform this action.

  • 404: Not found. Invalid endpoint URL.

  • 429: Too may requests. API’s Rate Limiter has been exceeded.

Depending on the value of the status code, solutions for the most common error could be:

  • 401: Try valid credentials.

  • 403: Try some credentials with privileges to make these requests.

  • 404: Try a valid endpoint.

  • 429: Set requests_per_second parameter in config file to a lower value.

LookupError

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All lookups have been rejected. ETL aborted!

The collected messages has an unexpected format.

This errors are expected as some data sources will not match the expected and accepted format.

Collector operations

This section is intended to explain how to proceed with specific operations of this collector.

Initialization

The initialization module is in charge of setup and running the input (pulling logic) and output (delivering logic) services and validating the given configuration.

A successful run has the following output messages for the initializer module:

INFO MainProcess::MainThread -> (CollectorMultiprocessingQueue) standard_queue_multiprocessing -> max_size_in_messages: 1000, max_size_in_mb: 1024, max_wrap_size_in_items: 100
INFO MainProcess::MainThread -> [OUTPUT] OutputMultiprocessingController::__init__ Configuration -> {'devo_1': {'type': 'devo_platform', 'config': {'address': 'collector-eu.devo.io', 'port': 443, ...}}}
INFO MainProcess::MainThread -> OutputProcess - Starting thread (executing_period=300s)
INFO MainProcess::MainThread -> InputProcess - Starting thread (executing_period=300s)
INFO OutputProcess::MainThread -> Process started
INFO InputProcess::MainThread -> Process Started
INFO InputProcess::MainThread -> InitVariables Started
INFO InputProcess::MainThread -> Validating variables in collector definitions Started
INFO InputProcess::MainThread -> Flatten data is not provided in the config.yaml. Considering the flatten data from collector definitions
INFO InputProcess::MainThread -> Validating collector Variables is terminated
INFO InputProcess::MainThread -> Initialization of api_base_url has started.
INFO InputProcess::MainThread -> api_base_url has been initialized
INFO InputProcess::MainThread -> Initialization of credentials has started.
INFO InputProcess::MainThread -> credentials have been initialized.
INFO OutputProcess::MainThread -> [INTERNAL LOGIC] DevoSender::_validate_kwargs_for_method__init__ -> The <address> does not appear to be an IP address and cannot be verified: collector-eu.devo.io
INFO InputProcess::MainThread -> InitVariables Terminated
INFO InputProcess::MainThread -> InputThread(data_puller,111) - Starting thread (execution_period=120s)
INFO InputProcess::MainThread -> ServiceThread(data_puller,111,issues,predefined) - Starting thread (execution_period=120s)
INFO InputProcess::MainThread -> DataPullerSetup(collector,data_puller#111,issues#predefined) -> Starting thread
INFO InputProcess::MainThread -> DataPuller(data_puller,111,issues,predefined) - Starting thread
WARNING InputProcess::DataPuller(data_puller,111,issues,predefined) -> Waiting until setup will be executed
INFO InputProcess::DataPullerSetup(collector,data_puller#111,issues#predefined) -> Puller Setup Started
INFO InputProcess::DataPullerSetup(collector,data_puller#111,issues#predefined) -> This is the first run of collector. Generating the access token
INFO InputProcess::DataPullerSetup(collector,data_puller#111,issues#predefined) -> Getting the auth token url based on provided api_base_url
INFO InputProcess::DataPullerSetup(collector,data_puller#111,issues#predefined) -> Using default Authentication Domain auth..io for fetching Access Token
INFO OutputProcess::MainThread -> [INTERNAL LOGIC] DevoSender::_validate_kwargs_for_method__init__ -> The <address> does not appear to be an IP address and cannot be verified: collector-eu.devo.io
INFO OutputProcess::MainThread -> [INTERNAL LOGIC] DevoSender::_validate_kwargs_for_method__init__ -> The <address> does not appear to be an IP address and cannot be verified: collector-eu.devo.io
INFO OutputProcess::MainThread -> DevoSender(standard_senders,devo_sender_0) -> Starting thread
INFO OutputProcess::MainThread -> DevoSenderManagerMonitor(standard_senders,devo_1) -> Starting thread (every 300 seconds)
INFO OutputProcess::MainThread -> DevoSenderManager(standard_senders,manager,devo_1) -> Starting thread
INFO OutputProcess::MainThread -> DevoSender(lookup_senders,devo_sender_0) -> Starting thread
INFO OutputProcess::MainThread -> DevoSenderManagerMonitor(lookup_senders,devo_1) -> Starting thread (every 300 seconds)
INFO OutputProcess::MainThread -> DevoSenderManager(lookup_senders,manager,devo_1) -> Starting thread
INFO OutputProcess::MainThread -> DevoSender(internal_senders,devo_sender_0) -> Starting thread
INFO OutputProcess::MainThread -> DevoSenderManagerMonitor(internal_senders,devo_1) -> Starting thread (every 300 seconds)
INFO OutputProcess::MainThread -> DevoSenderManager(internal_senders,manager,devo_1) -> Starting thread
INFO InputProcess::MainThread -> [GC] global: 36.7% -> 36.7%, process: RSS(26.93MiB -> 27.97MiB), VMS(334.43MiB -> 334.67MiB)
INFO OutputProcess::MainThread -> [GC] global: 36.7% -> 36.3%, process: RSS(26.68MiB -> 28.61MiB), VMS(910.71MiB -> 910.71MiB)
INFO OutputProcess::DevoSender(internal_senders,devo_sender_0) -> Created a sender: {"group_name": "internal_senders", "instance_name": "devo_sender_0", "url": "collector-eu.devo.io:443", ...}

Events delivery and Devo ingestion

The event delivery module is in charge of receiving the events from the internal queues where all events are injected by the pullers and delivering them using the selected compatible delivery method.

A successful run has the following output messages for the initializer module:

INFO OutputProcess::SyslogSenderManagerMonitor(standard_senders,sidecar_0) -> Number of available senders: 1, sender manager internal queue size: 0
INFO OutputProcess::SyslogSenderManagerMonitor(standard_senders,sidecar_0) -> enqueued_elapsed_times_in_seconds_stats: {}
INFO OutputProcess::SyslogSenderManagerMonitor(standard_senders,sidecar_0) -> Sender: SyslogSender(standard_senders,syslog_sender_0), status: {"internal_queue_size": 0, "is_connection_open": True}
INFO OutputProcess::SyslogSenderManagerMonitor(standard_senders,sidecar_0) -> Standard - Total number of messages sent: 44, messages sent since "2022-06-28 10:39:22.511671+00:00": 44 (elapsed 0.007 seconds)
INFO OutputProcess::SyslogSenderManagerMonitor(internal_senders,sidecar_0) -> Number of available senders: 1, sender manager internal queue size: 0
INFO OutputProcess::SyslogSenderManagerMonitor(internal_senders,sidecar_0) -> enqueued_elapsed_times_in_seconds_stats: {}
INFO OutputProcess::SyslogSenderManagerMonitor(internal_senders,sidecar_0) -> Sender: SyslogSender(internal_senders,syslog_sender_0), status: {"internal_queue_size": 0, "is_connection_open": True}
INFO OutputProcess::SyslogSenderManagerMonitor(internal_senders,sidecar_0) -> Internal - Total number of messages sent: 1, messages sent since "2022-06-28 10:39:22.516313+00:00": 1 (elapsed 0.019 seconds)

By default, these information traces will be displayed every 10 minutes.

Sender services

The Integrations Factory Collector SDK has 3 different senders services depending on the event type to delivery (internal, standard, and lookup). This collector uses the following Sender Services:

Sender services

Description

internal_senders

In charge of delivering internal metrics to Devo such as logging traces or metrics.

standard_senders

In charge of delivering pulled events to Devo.

Sender statistics

Each service displays its own performance statistics that allow checking how many events have been delivered to Devo by type:

Logging trace

Description

Number of available senders: 1

Displays the number of concurrent senders available for the given Sender Service.

sender manager internal queue size: 0

Displays the items available in the internal sender queue.

This value helps detect bottlenecks and needs to increase the performance of data delivery to Devo. This last can be made by increasing the concurrent senders.

Total number of messages sent: 44, messages sent since "2022-06-28 10:39:22.511671+00:00": 21 (elapsed 0.007 seconds)

Displayes the number of events from the last time and following the given example, the following conclusions can be obtained:

  • 44 events were sent to Devo since the collector started.

  • The last checkpoint timestamp was 2022-06-28 10:39:22.511671+00:00.

  • 21 events where sent to Devo between the last UTC checkpoint and now.

  • Those 21 events required 0.007 seconds to be delivered.

By default these traces will be shown every 10 minutes.

To check the memory usage of this collector, look for the following log records in the collector which are displayed every 5 minutes by default, always after running the memory-free process.

  • The used memory is displayed by running processes and the sum of both values will give the total used memory for the collector.

  • The global pressure of the available memory is displayed in the global value.

  • All metrics (Global, RSS, VMS) include the value before freeing and after previous -> after freeing memory

INFO InputProcess::MainThread -> [GC] global: 20.4% -> 20.4%, process: RSS(34.50MiB -> 34.08MiB), VMS(410.52MiB -> 410.02MiB)
INFO OutputProcess::MainThread -> [GC] global: 20.4% -> 20.4%, process: RSS(28.41MiB -> 28.41MiB), VMS(705.28MiB -> 705.28MiB)

Differences between RSS and VMS memory usage:

  • RSS is the Resident Set Size, which is the actual physical memory the process is using

  • VMS is the Virtual Memory Size which is the virtual memory that process is using

Sometimes it is necessary to activate the debug mode of the collector's logging. This debug mode increases the verbosity of the log and allows you to print execution traces that are very helpful in resolving incidents or detecting bottlenecks in heavy download processes.

  • To enable this option you just need to edit the configuration file and change the debug_status parameter from false to true and restart the collector.

  • To disable this option, you just need to update the configuration file and change the debug_status parameter from true to false and restart the collector.

For more information, visit the configuration and parameterization section corresponding to the chosen deployment mode.

Change log for v1.x.x

Release

Released on

Release type

Details

Recommendations

v1.0.0

New features:

  • Initial release with the following Recorded Future Threat List default data sources:

    • IPs

    • Domains

    • URLs

    • File Hashes

    • Vulnerabilities

Upgrade

v1.1.0


Improvement:

  • Upgrade the IFC SDK Lookup Factory Service to improve the data model validation.

  • The underlay Devo Collector SDK has been upgraded to v1.1.4 to improve efficiency, increase the resilience and mitigate vulnerabilities.

  • The hard-reset procedure when losing connection with Devo has been improved.

Vulnerabilities mitigated:

  • CVE-2022-1664

  • CVE-2021-33574

  • CVE-2022-23218

  • CVE-2022-23219

  • CVE-2019-8457

  • CVE-2022-1586

  • CVE-2022-1292

  • CVE-2022-2068

  • CVE-2022-1304

  • CVE-2022-1271

  • CVE-2021-3999

  • CVE-2021-33560

  • CVE-2022-29460

  • CVE-2022-29458

  • CVE-2022-0778

  • CVE-2022-2097

  • CVE-2020-16156

  • CVE-2018-25032

Upgrade

v1.2.0-stable

New features:

  • Added new custom data source for retrieving IPs related to Ukraine and Russia countries.

Recommended version

Configuration checklist

Here you will find a brief checklist of the important configurations that need to be done for deploying this collector:

Configuration

Requirements

Recorded Future API key

  • Generate your API token.

Refer to the Enable the collection section.