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# Orca Security Setup for Workbench

## Prerequisites <a href="#h_01hh4e4k3ps2e7vjhjykk5ykzz" id="h_01hh4e4k3ps2e7vjhjykk5ykzz"></a>

1. You must have admin permissions in Orca to perform the steps in this guide.

## Step 1: Enable Console Access <a href="#h_01hh4ejredwkahcaej60f89vct" id="h_01hh4ejredwkahcaej60f89vct"></a>

Expel requires console access to allow analysts to perform investigation and triage. Without this additional level of information, alerts cannot be verified by our analysts, and an investigation cannot be initiated. For more information, see [Why Expel Asks for Console Access](/connect-your-technology/about-integrations/why-expel-asks-for-console-access.md).

1. Log into the [Orca Security dashboard](https://app.orcasecurity.io/login) and navigate to **Settings > Users and Permissions > Users.**
2. Select **Add Users**.
3. Configure the user settings as follows:
   1. **Email Addresses** - enter "soc+\<your\_company\_name>@expel.io".
      * For example, if your organization were Acme Corp, the format would be "<soc+acme_corp@expel.io>".
   2. Leave **Role Based Permissions** selected.
   3. **Role** - select **Viewer**.
   4. Select **Add Users**.

Expel will receive the email invitation and complete console access configuration in Workbench on your behalf.

## Step 2: Generate API Credentials <a href="#id-01k63pzey77k4y0vznhd0bexz4" id="id-01k63pzey77k4y0vznhd0bexz4"></a>

1. Navigate to **Settings > Users and Permissions > API.**
2. Select **Create API** Token.
3. Generate a new token with the following configuration:<br>

   <div align="left"><figure><img src="/files/cCBTkjmwckiWHkF7rolK" alt="Orca Create API token screen." width="357"><figcaption></figcaption></figure></div>

   * **Name** - enter "Expel Integration".
   * **Never Expire** - select this checkbox.
   * **Service Token** - select this checkbox (to prevent the token expiring with a user account).
   * **Role** - select **Viewer**.
   * **Scope** - select **All Accounts**.
4. Select **Create Token**.
5. **Copy and save** the newly created token for use in a later step.

## Step 3: Add Orca Security as a Security Device in Workbench <a href="#h_01hh4ejredzeeg447281eqxtd9" id="h_01hh4ejredzeeg447281eqxtd9"></a>

1. [Log in to Workbench](https://workbench.expel.io/auth/login?orig=%2F).
2. In the side menu, navigate to **Organization Settings > Security Devices**.
3. Select **Add Security Device**.
4. In the search box, type “Orca Security” and then select the **Orca Security** integration.
5. Complete the fields as follows:

   <div align="left"><figure><img src="/files/CVPx8qyrtLaFjgK2Vmxe" alt="Orca Security Add a Device screen in Workbench." height="207" width="469"><figcaption></figcaption></figure></div>

   * **Name** - enter a name that might help you more easily identify this integration, such as “CompanyName Orca Security”; 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.
   * **Server address** - enter `https://api.orcasecurity.io`.
   * **API token** - enter the saved API token.
6. Select **Save.**
7. On the console access screen, select **Set up later**. Expel will complete configuration with the user you created in [Step 1](#h_01hh4ejredwkahcaej60f89vct).
8. Select **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](/support/how-to-reach-us.md).
* 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](/workbench-reference/alerts/how-expel-alerts-work.md#device-tuning).


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