Importing Kaspersky Endpoint Detection and Response events using the kafka connector

When importing events from Kaspersky Endpoint Detection and Response, telemetry is transmitted in clear text and may be intercepted by an intruder.

Kaspersky Endpoint Detection and Response 4.0, 4.1, 5.0, and 5.1 events can be imported to KUMA using a Kafka connector.

Several limitations are applicable to the import of events from Kaspersky Endpoint Detection and Response 4.0 and 4.1:

To import events, perform the actions in Kaspersky Endpoint Detection and Response and in KUMA.

Importing events from Kaspersky Endpoint Detection and Response 4.0 or 4.1

To import Kaspersky Endpoint Detection and Response 4.0 or 4.1 events to KUMA:

In Kaspersky Endpoint Detection and Response:

  1. Use SSH or a terminal to log in to the management console of the Central Node server from which you want to export events.
  2. When prompted by the system, enter the administrator account name and the password that was set during installation of Kaspersky Endpoint Detection and Response.

    The program component administrator menu is displayed.

  3. In the program component administrator menu, select Technical Support Mode.
  4. Press Enter.

    The Technical Support Mode confirmation window opens.

  5. Confirm that you want to operate the application in Technical Support Mode. To do so, select Yes and press Enter.
  6. Run the following command:

    sudo -i

  7. In the /etc/sysconfig/apt-services configuration file, in the KAFKA_PORTS field, delete the value 10000.

    If Secondary Central Node servers or the Sensor component installed on a separate server are connected to the Central Node server, you need to allow the connection with the server where you modified the configuration file via port 10000.

    We do not recommend using this port for any external connections other than KUMA. To restrict connections over port 10000 only for KUMA, run the following command:

    iptables -I INPUT -p tcp ! -s KUMA_IP_address --dport 10000 -j DROP

  8. In the configuration file /usr/bin/apt-start-sedr-iptables add the value 10000 in the WEB_PORTS field, separated by a comma without a space.
  9. Run the following command:

    sudo sh /usr/bin/apt-start-sedr-iptables

Preparations for exporting events on the Kaspersky Endpoint Detection and Response side are now complete.

In KUMA:

  1. On the KUMA server, add the IP address of the Central Node server in the format <IP address> centralnode to one of the following files:
    • %WINDIR%\System32\drivers\etc\hosts—for Windows.
    • /etc/hosts file—for Linux.
  2. In the KUMA Console, create a connector of the Kafka type.

    When creating a connector, specify the following parameters:

    • In the URL field, specify <Central Node server IP address>:10000.
    • In the Topic field, specify EndpointEnrichedEventsTopic.
    • In the Consumer group field, specify any unique name.
  3. In the KUMA Console, create a collector.

    Use the connector created at the previous step as the transport for the collector. Use "[OOTB] KEDR telemetry" as the normalizer for the collector.

If the collector is successfully created and installed, Kaspersky Endpoint Detection and Response events will be imported into KUMA. You can find and view these events in the events table.

Importing events from Kaspersky Endpoint Detection and Response 5.0 and 5.1

Several limitations apply when importing events from Kaspersky Endpoint Detection and Response 5.0 and 5.1:

To import Kaspersky Endpoint Detection and Response 5.0 or 5.1 events to KUMA:

In Kaspersky Endpoint Detection and Response:

  1. Use SSH or a terminal to log in to the management console of the Central Node server from which you want to export events.
  2. When prompted by the system, enter the administrator account name and the password that was set during installation of Kaspersky Endpoint Detection and Response.

    The program component administrator menu is displayed.

  3. In the program component administrator menu, select Technical Support Mode.
  4. Press Enter.

    The Technical Support Mode confirmation window opens.

  5. Confirm that you want to operate the application in Technical Support Mode. To do so, select Yes and press Enter.
  6. In the /usr/local/lib/python3.8/dist-packages/firewall/create_iptables_rules.py configuration file, specify the additional port 10000 for the WEB_PORTS constant:

    WEB_PORTS = f'10000,80,{AppPort.APT_AGENT_PORT},{AppPort.APT_GUI_PORT}'

    You do not need to perform this step for Kaspersky Endpoint Detection and Response 5.1 because the port is specified by default.

  7. Run the following commands:

    kata-firewall stop

    kata-firewall start --cluster-subnet <network mask for addressing cluster servers>

Preparations for exporting events on the Kaspersky Endpoint Detection and Response side are now complete.

In KUMA:

  1. On the KUMA server, add the IP address of the Central Node server in the format <IP address> kafka.services.external.dyn.kata to one of the following files:
    • %WINDIR%\System32\drivers\etc\hosts—for Windows.
    • /etc/hosts file—for Linux.
  2. In the KUMA Console, create a connector of the Kafka type.

    When creating a connector, specify the following parameters:

    • In the URL field, specify <Central Node server IP address>:10000.
    • In the Topic field, specify EndpointEnrichedEventsTopic.
    • In the Consumer group field, specify any unique name.
  3. In the KUMA Console, create a collector.

    Use the connector created at the previous step as the transport for the collector. It is recommended to use the [OOTB] KEDR telemetry normalizer as the normalizer for the collector.

If the collector is successfully created and installed, Kaspersky Endpoint Detection and Response events will be imported into KUMA. You can find and view these events in the events table.

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