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    This document explains how to ingest Imperva FlexProtect logs to Google Security Operations using Bindplane. The parser first cleans up and pre-processes incoming logs, then attempts to extract Common Event Format (CEF) data. Depending on the presence of specific fields like "src" and "sip", it assigns a UDM event type and maps relevant CEF fields to the UDM schema, finally enriching the output with additional custom fields. Imperva FlexProtect provides flexible deployment of Imperva security solutions (SecureSphere, Cloud WAF, Bot Protection) across hybrid cloud environments.

    Before you begin

    Make sure you have the following prerequisites:

    • A Google SecOps instance
    • Windows 2016 or later, or a Linux host with systemd
    • If running behind a proxy, ensure firewall ports are open per the Bindplane agent requirements
    • Privileged access to the Imperva FlexProtect management console or individual product consoles

    Get Google SecOps ingestion authentication file

    1. Sign in to the Google SecOps console.
    2. Go to SIEM Settings > Collection Agents.
    3. Download the Ingestion Authentication File. Save the file securely on the system where Bindplane will be installed.

    Get Google SecOps customer ID

    1. Sign in to the Google SecOps console.
    2. Go to SIEM Settings > Profile.
    3. Copy and save the Customer IDfrom the Organization Detailssection.

    Install the Bindplane agent

    Windows installation

    1. Open the Command Promptor PowerShellas an administrator.

    2. Run the following command:

        msiexec 
  
 / 
 i 
  
 "https://github.com/observIQ/bindplane-agent/releases/latest/download/observiq-otel-collector.msi" 
  
 / 
 quiet

    Linux installation

    1. Open a terminal with root or sudo privileges.

    2. Run the following command:

       sudo  
sh  
-c  
 " 
 $( 
curl  
-fsSlL  
https://github.com/observiq/bindplane-agent/releases/latest/download/install_unix.sh ) 
 " 
  
install_unix.sh

    Additional installation resources

    Configure the Bindplane agent to ingest Syslog and send to Google SecOps

    1. Access the configuration file:

      1. Locate the config.yaml file. Typically, it's in the /etc/bindplane-agent/ directory on Linux or in the installation directory on Windows.
      2. Open the file using a text editor (for example, nano , vi , or Notepad).

    2. Edit the config.yaml file as follows:

        receivers 
 : 
  
 udplog 
 : 
  
 # Replace the port and IP address as required 
  
 listen_address 
 : 
  
 "0.0.0.0:514" 
 exporters 
 : 
  
 chronicle/chronicle_w_labels 
 : 
  
 compression 
 : 
  
 gzip 
  
 # Adjust the path to the credentials file you downloaded in Step 1 
  
 creds_file_path 
 : 
  
 '/path/to/ingestion-authentication-file.json' 
  
 # Replace with your actual customer ID from Step 2 
  
 customer_id 
 : 
  
< CUSTOMER_ID 
>  
 endpoint 
 : 
  
 malachiteingestion-pa.googleapis.com 
  
 # Add optional ingestion labels for better organization 
  
 log_type 
 : 
  
 'IMPERVA_FLEXPROTECT' 
  
 raw_log_field 
 : 
  
 body 
  
 ingestion_labels 
 : 
 service 
 : 
  
 pipelines 
 : 
  
 logs/source0__chronicle_w_labels-0 
 : 
  
 receivers 
 : 
  
 - 
  
 udplog 
  
 exporters 
 : 
  
 - 
  
 chronicle/chronicle_w_labels
      • Replace the port and IP address as required in your infrastructure.
      • Replace <customer_id> with the actual customer ID.
      • Update /path/to/ingestion-authentication-file.json to the path where the authentication file was saved in the Get Google SecOps ingestion authentication file section.

    Restart the Bindplane agent to apply the changes

    • To restart the Bindplane agent in Linux, run the following command:

       sudo  
systemctl  
restart  
bindplane-agent

    • To restart the Bindplane agent in Windows, you can either use the Servicesconsole or enter the following command:

       net stop BindPlaneAgent && net start BindPlaneAgent

    Configure Syslog forwarding on Imperva FlexProtect

    For SecureSphere Component (On-premises/Cloud)

    1. Sign in to the Imperva SecureSphere Management Console.
    2. Go to Configuration > Action Sets.
    3. Click Addto create a new Action Set.

    4. Click Add Actionand provide the following configuration details:

      • Name: Enter a descriptive name (for example, Google SecOps Syslog ).
      • Action Type: Select Syslog.
      • Host: Enter the Bindplane agent IP address.
      • Port: Enter the Bindplane agent port number (default 514 ).
      • Protocol: Select UDPor TCP.
      • Syslog Log Level: Select DEBUG.
      • Syslog Facility: Select LOCAL0.
      • Format: Select CEF(Common Event Format).

    5. Save the action configuration and apply it to relevant security policies.

    For Cloud WAF/Incapsula Component

    1. Sign in to the Imperva Cloud Console.
    2. Go to Logs > Log Setup.
    3. Configure syslog destination:
      • Host: Enter the Bindplane agent IP address.
      • Port: Enter the Bindplane agent port number (default 514 ).
      • Protocol: Select UDPor TCP.
      • Format: Select CEF.

    UDM Mapping Table

    Log Field UDM Mapping Logic
    act
    		 read_only_udm.security_result.action_details Directly mapped from the act field.
    app
    		 read_only_udm.network.application_protocol Directly mapped from the app field.
    ccode
    		 read_only_udm.principal.location.country_or_region Directly mapped from the ccode field.
    cicode
    		 read_only_udm.principal.location.city Directly mapped from the cicode field.
    cn1
    		 read_only_udm.network.http.response_code Directly mapped from the cn1 field after converting to integer.
    cs1
    		 read_only_udm.additional.fields.value.string_value Directly mapped from the cs1 field.
    cs2
    		 read_only_udm.additional.fields.value.string_value Directly mapped from the cs2 field.
    cs3
    		 read_only_udm.additional.fields.value.string_value Directly mapped from the cs3 field.
    cs4
    		 read_only_udm.additional.fields.value.string_value Directly mapped from the cs4 field.
    cs5
    		 read_only_udm.additional.fields.value.string_value Directly mapped from the cs5 field.
    cs6
    		 read_only_udm.additional.fields.value.string_value Directly mapped from the cs6 field.
    cs7
    		 read_only_udm.additional.fields.value.string_value Directly mapped from the cs7 field.
    cs8
    		 read_only_udm.additional.fields.value.string_value Directly mapped from the cs8 field.
    cs9
    		 read_only_udm.additional.fields.value.string_value Directly mapped from the cs9 field.
    cpt
    		 read_only_udm.principal.port Directly mapped from the cpt field after converting to integer.
    Customer
    		 read_only_udm.principal.user.user_display_name Directly mapped from the Customer field.
    deviceExternalId
    		 read_only_udm.about.asset.asset_id The value is derived by concatenating "Incapsula.SIEMintegration:" with the deviceExternalId field.
    deviceFacility
    		 read_only_udm.principal.location.city Directly mapped from the deviceFacility field.
    dproc
    		 read_only_udm.target.process.command_line Directly mapped from the dproc field.
    end
    		 read_only_udm.security_result.detection_fields.value Directly mapped from the end field.
    fileId
    		 read_only_udm.network.session_id Directly mapped from the fileId field.
    filePermission
    		 read_only_udm.about.resource.attribute.permissions.name Directly mapped from the filePermission field.
    in
    		 read_only_udm.network.received_bytes Directly mapped from the in field.
    qstr
    		 read_only_udm.security_result.detection_fields.value Directly mapped from the qstr field.
    request
    		 read_only_udm.target.url Directly mapped from the request field.
    requestClientApplication
    		 read_only_udm.network.http.user_agent Directly mapped from the requestClientApplication field.
    requestMethod
    		 read_only_udm.network.http.method Directly mapped from the requestMethod field.
    siteid
    		 read_only_udm.security_result.detection_fields.value Directly mapped from the siteid field.
    sip
    		 read_only_udm.target.ip Directly mapped from the sip field.
    sourceServiceName
    		 read_only_udm.principal.application Directly mapped from the sourceServiceName field.
    spt
    		 read_only_udm.target.port Directly mapped from the spt field after converting to integer.
    src
    		 read_only_udm.principal.ip Directly mapped from the src field.
    start
    		 read_only_udm.security_result.detection_fields.value Directly mapped from the start field.
    suid
    		 read_only_udm.principal.user.userid Directly mapped from the suid field.
    ver
    		 read_only_udm.network.tls.version Directly mapped from the ver field.
    		read_only_udm.about.asset.asset_id The value is derived by concatenating "Incapsula.SIEMintegration:" with the deviceExternalId field.
    		read_only_udm.additional.fields.key Value is determined by the parser logic based on the field's label, for example:
    - cs1Label maps to "Cap Support"
    - cs2Label maps to "Javascript Support"
    - cs3Label maps to "CO Support"
    - cs4Label maps to "VID"
    - cs5Label maps to "clappsig"
    - cs6Label maps to "clapp"
    - cs7Label maps to "latitude"
    - cs8Label maps to "longitude"
    - cs9Label maps to "Rule name"
    		read_only_udm.metadata.event_timestamp.nanos Directly mapped from the collection_time.nanos field.
    		read_only_udm.metadata.event_timestamp.seconds Directly mapped from the collection_time.seconds field.
    		read_only_udm.metadata.event_type The value is determined based on the presence of src and sip fields:
    - If both are present, the value is set to "NETWORK_HTTP".
    - If only src is present, the value is set to "USER_UNCATEGORIZED".
    - Otherwise, the value is set to "GENERIC_EVENT".
    		read_only_udm.metadata.product_event_type The value is derived by concatenating "[", the numerical value from the CEF header field at index 4, "] - ", and the text description from the CEF header field at index 4.
    		read_only_udm.metadata.product_name Value is statically set to "SIEMintegration".
    		read_only_udm.metadata.product_version Value is statically set to "1".
    		read_only_udm.metadata.vendor_name Value is statically set to "Incapsula".
    		read_only_udm.security_result.detection_fields.key Value is statically set to either "siteid", "event_start_time", "event_end_time", or "qstr" based on the corresponding field being processed.
    		read_only_udm.security_result.severity Value is statically set to "LOW".
    		read_only_udm.target.port Directly mapped from the spt field after converting to integer.

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