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Fortinet FortiAnalyzer Setup for Workbench

The Fortinet FortiAnalyzer integration allows Expel to retrieve new and updated log events, normalize them, and produce a security signal. In addition, the integration allows investigative actions to be triggered to retrieve information for more effective triage and analysis.

Prerequisites

  • You must be an admin user with the super_admin profile, so that you are able to create a REST API administrator account.

Step 1: Create a REST API Administrator Account in FortiAnalyzer

The REST API administrator account allows automated configuration, backup creation, and monitoring of the FortiGate.

  1. Log in to the FortiAnalyzer console and select your administrative domain (ADOM).

    The default ADOM is root.

  2. Click System Settings.

    System Setting options include Device Manager, FortiView, Log View, Fabric View, SortiSoC, Reports, System Settings, and Management Extensions.

  3. From the menu on the left, click Admin > Administrators.

    System settings dropdown includes Admin and Administrators options.

  4. From the Create New dropdown, select REST API Admin.

    Create New menu dropdown includes Administrator and REST API Admin options.

  5. Complete the Create New REST API Administrator form:

    • User Name - provide a meaningful name.

    • Select Administrative Domain.

    • Admin Profile - select Restricted_User.

    • JSON API Access - select Read.

  6. Choose one of the following options depending on your configuration:

    • If you use an assembler, add the IP address of the assembler to the Trusted Hosts section.

    • If you do not use an assembler, add these Expel IP addresses to the Trusted Hosts section.

  7. Click OK.

  8. Generate the API key:

    • Select the newly created user.

    • Click Regenerate > Generate.

    • Copy and save the API key to a safe location, as you will need it in a later section.

Step 2: Enable Console Access

In this step you will create a local administrator account necessary to enable console access. Expel requires console access to allow analysts to perform investigation and triage. Without this additional level of information, details cannot be verified by our analysts and an investigation cannot be initiated. For more information, see Why Expel Asks for Console Access.

  1. Still in System Settings, on the Administrators page, look for the Create New dropdown and select Administrator.

  2. Complete the Create New Administrator form:

    • User Name - provide a meaningful name.

    • Admin Type - select Local.

    • Password - create a password.

    • Select the Administrative Domain.

    • Admin Profile - select Restricted_User.

    • JSON API Access - select None.

    • Trusted Hosts - toggle to on.

  3. Choose one of the following options depending on your configuration:

    • If you use an assembler (not-required), add the IP address of the assembler to the Trusted Hosts section.

    • If you do not use an assembler, add these Expel IP addresses to the Trusted Hosts section.

  4. Click OK.

Step 3: Add Fortinet FortiAnalyzer as a Security Device in Workbench

  1. Log in to Workbench.

  2. Navigate to Organization Settings > Security Devices.

  3. Select Add Security Device.

  4. Search for and select FortiAnalyzer.

  5. Specify where your device is hosted:

    • For Cloud, click Cloud.

    • For on-premise configurations, click On-prem and specify the Assembler.

      Fortinet FortiAnalyzer add security device page in Workbench.

  6. Provide the following information:

    • Name - enter a name that might help you more easily identify this integration, such as “CompanyName FortiAnalyzer”; this name will display in Workbench under the Name column, and is a text string that you can filter on.

    • Location - enter the location of your integration, for example “cloud.” This is also a text string that you can filter on, so we recommend being consistent with location naming across your Expel integrations.

    • URL - your FortiAnalyzer fully qualified domain name (FQDN) or IP address, including https://.

    • API key - the key you generated in Step 1.

  7. Select Save.

  8. On the console access screen, select Set up now (recommended) and fill in the appropriate fields:

    • Console URL - the same as your FortiAnalyzer FQDN or IP Address in the previous step.

    • Username and Password - provide the credentials you created in Step 2.

  9. Click Save.

Your device should be created successfully within a few seconds. A few reminders:

  • After your connection is healthy, it will take some time for your device to begin polling and receiving data.

  • To check on the status, select the downward arrow for your device in the first column and choose View details.

  • Polling will happen first; data will be received after that. You must refresh the page to see updates.

  • If your device does not begin polling within 15 minutes, and does not begin receiving data within 30 minutes, contact our support team for help.

  • To check if alerts are coming through, navigate to Dashboards > Alert Analysis. Scroll to the device you want to check, and select the Expel Alerts tab to reveal more alert information. It can take 36 to 72 hours for alerts to appear after setup, as we tune your device.

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