Transferring events from isolated network segments to KUMA

Data transfer scenario

Data diodes can be used to transfer events from isolated network segments to KUMA. Data transfer is organized as follows:

1. KUMA agent that is Installed on a standalone server, with a diode destination receives events and moves them to a directory from which the data diode will pick up the events.

   The agent accumulates events in a buffer until it overflows or for a user-defined period after the last write to disk. The events are then written to a file in the temporary directory of the agent. The file is moved to the directory processed by the data diode; its name is a combination of the file contents hash (SHA-256) and the file creation time.

2. The data diode moves files from the isolated server directory to the external server directory.
3. A KUMA collector with a diode connector installed on an external server reads and processes events from the files of the directory where the data diode places files.

   After all events are read from a file, it is automatically deleted. Before reading events, the contents of files are verified based on the hash in the file name. If the contents fail verification, the file is deleted.

In the described scenario, the KUMA components are responsible for moving events to a specific directory within the isolated segment and for receiving events from a specific directory in the external network segment. The data diode transfers files containing events from the directory of the isolated network segment to the directory of the external network segment.

For each data source within an isolated network segment, you must create its own KUMA collector and agent, and configure the data diode to work with separate directories.

Configuring KUMA components

Configuring KUMA components for transferring data from isolated network segments consists of the following steps:

1. Creating a collector service in the external network segment.

   At this step, you must create and install a collector to receive and process the files that the data diode will transfer from the isolated network segment. You can use the Collector Installation Wizard to create the collector and all the resources it requires.

   At the Transport step, you must select or create a connector of the diode type. In the connector, you must specify the directory to which the data diode will move files from the isolated network segment.

   The user "kuma" that runs the collector must have read/write/delete permissions in the directory to which the data diode moves data from the isolated network segment.

2. Creating a set of resources for a KUMA agent.

   At this step, you must create a set of resources for the KUMA agent that will receive events in an isolated network segment and prepare them for transferring to the data diode. The diode agent resource set has the following requirements:

   • The destination in the agent must have the diode type. In this resource, you must specify the directory from which the data diode will move files to the external network segment.
   • You cannot select connectors of the sql or netflow types for the diode agent.
   • TLS mode must be disabled in the connector of the diode agent.
3. Downloading the agent configuration file as JSON file.
   1. The set of agent resources from a diode-type destination must be downloaded as a JSON file.
   2. If secret resources were used in the agent resource set, you must manually add the secret data to the configuration file.
4. Installing the KUMA agent service in the isolated network segment.

   At this step, you must install the agent in an isolated network segment based on the agent configuration file that was created at the previous step. It can be installed to Linux and Windows devices.

Configuring a data diode

The data diode must be configured as follows:

• Data must be transferred atomically from the directory of the isolated server (where the KUMA agent places the data) to the directory of the external server (where the KUMA collector reads the data).
• The transferred files must be deleted from the isolated server.

For information on configuring the data diode, please refer to the documentation for the data diode used in your organization.

Special considerations

When working with isolated network segments, operations with SQL and NetFlow are not supported.

When using the scenario described above, the agent cannot be administered through the KUMA web interface because it resides in an isolated network segment. Such agents are not displayed in the list of active KUMA services.

In this section Diode agent configuration file Description of secret fields Installing Linux Agent in an isolated network segment Installing Windows Agent in an isolated network segment

See also: About agents Collector Service resource sets

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