Identity dashboards

The Identity domain dashboards provide information about the assets and identities defined in the Enterprise Security app.

The configuration of identities and assets are treated similarly in the Splunk App for Enterprise Security. For more information about the use of Asset and Identity records, see the section on Asset management in this manual.

Asset Center dashboard

Use the Asset Center dashboard to review and search for objects in the asset data loaded into Splunk App for Enterprise Security. The asset data represents a list of hosts, IP addresses, and subnets within the organization, along with information about each asset. The asset list correlates asset properties to events in Splunk Enterprise, providing context such as asset location and the priority level of an asset.

Dashboard filters

Use the available dashboard filters to refine the results displayed on the dashboard panels.

Filter by	Description	Action
Asset	A known or unknown asset	Text field. Empty by default. Wildcard strings with an asterisk (*)
Priority	Filter by the Priority field in the Asset table	Drop-down by Priority.
Business Unit	A group or department classification for the asset.	Text field. Empty by default. Wildcard strings with an asterisk (*)
Category	Filter by the Category field in the Asset table.	Drop-down by Category.
Owner	Filter by the Owner field in the Asset table.	Text field. Empty by default. Wildcard strings with an asterisk (*)
Time Range	Select the time range to represent.	Drop-down: select to filter by

Dashboard Panels

Panel	Description
Assets by Priority	Displays the number of assets by priority level. The drilldown redirects the page to a search with the selected priority level.
Assets by Business Unit	Displays the relative amount of assets by business unit. The drilldown redirects the page to a search with the selected business unit.
Assets by Category	Displays the relative amount of assets by category. The drilldown redirects the page to a search with the selected category.
Asset Information	Shows all assets that match the current dashboard filters. The drilldown redirects the page to the "Asset Investigator" dashboard if the "ip", "nt_host", "mac", or "dns" fields are selected. Any other field will redirects the page to a search with the selected field.

Data sources

The reports in the Asset Center dashboard reference fields in the Asset and Identities data model. Relevant data sources include lists of assets and identities collected and loaded as lookups, scripted inputs, or search extracted data.

Troubleshooting

For information about troubleshooting, see "Troubleshooting Identity dashboards" in this topic.

Identity Center dashboard

Use the Identity Center dashboard to review and search for objects in the identities data loaded into Splunk App for Enterprise Security. An identities data represents a list of account names, legal names, nicknames, and alternate names, along with other associated information about each identity. The identities data is used to correlate user information to events in Splunk Enterprise, providing additional context.

Filtering Identities in Identity Center

The filter for the Identity Center dashboard uses a search field that needs key=value pairs to be specified in this filter to work correctly, not text. You need to enter a key=value pair into the filter, instead of a name or text string.

Sample key=value pairs would be email=*acmetech.com, nick=a_nickname

Dashboard filters

Use the available dashboard filters to refine the results displayed on the dashboard panels.

Filter by	Description	Action
Username	A known or unknown user	Text field. Empty by default. Wildcard strings with an asterisk (*)
Priority	Filter by the Priority field in the Identities table	Drop-down by Priority.
Business Unit	A group or department classification for the identity.	Text field. Empty by default. Wildcard strings with an asterisk (*)
Category	Filter by the Category field in the Identitites table.	Drop-down by Category.
Watchlisted Identities Only	Filter by the identities tagged as "watchlist" in the Identities table.	Drop-down: select to filter by
Time Range	Select the time range to represent.	Drop-down: select to filter by

Dashboard Panels

Panel	Description
Identities by Priority	Displays the number of Identities by priority level. The drilldown redirects the page to a search with the selected priority level.
Identities by Business Unit	Displays the relative amount of Identities by business unit. The drilldown redirects the page to a search with the selected business unit.
Identities by Category	Displays the relative amount of Identities by category. The drilldown redirects the page to a search with the selected category.
Identity Information	Shows all assets that match the current dashboard filters. The drilldown redirects the page to the "Identity Investigator" dashboard if the "identity" field is selected. Any other field will redirects the page to a search with the selected field.

Data sources

The reports in the Identity Center dashboard reference fields in the Asset and Identities data model. Relevant data sources include lists of assets and identities collected and loaded as lookups, scripted inputs, or search extracted data.

Troubleshooting

For information about troubleshooting, see "Troubleshooting Identity dashboards" in this topic.

Session Center dashboard

The Session Center dashboard provides an overview of network sessions. Network sessions are used to correlate network activity to a user using session data provided by DHCP or VPN servers. Use the Session Center to review the session logs and identify the user or machine associated with an IP address used during a session.

Dashboard Panels

Panel	Description
Sessions Over Time	Displays the total count of network sessions over time. The drilldown redirects the page to a search with the selected session and time range.
Session Details	Displays the top 1000 network sessions that have been most recently opened, based on the session start time. The drilldown redirects the page to a search with the selected session details.

Troubleshooting

For information about troubleshooting, see "Troubleshooting Identity dashboards" in this topic.

Troubleshooting Identity dashboards

1. The dashboards references data from various data models. Without the applicable data, the panels will remain empty.

2. Use the Open in Search link available in the lower left corner of a panel view to perform a direct search against the data model. The New Search dashboard also exposes the search commands and objects used to populate the view.

3. Determine if any data required for a dashboard is available in the data model.

a. Determine the data model objects used by a dashboard:

Dashboard Name	Panel Title	Data Model	Data Model Object
Asset Center	Assets By Priority	Assets And Identities	All_Assets.priority, .bunit, .category, .owner
	Assets By Business Unit
	Assets By Category
	Asset Information
Identity Center	Identities By Priority	Assets and Identities	All_Identities.priority, .bunit, .category
	Identities By Business Unit
	Identities By Category
	Identity Information
Session Center	Sessions Over Time	Network Sessions	All_Sessions.Session_*
	Session Details		All_Sessions.*

b. Use the data model and data model object to search for events in the data model:

Action	Search	Expected Result
Verify the data is normalized to the Common Information Model	| datamodel data_model_name root_object_name search | table _time, sourcetype, root_object_name.* Example: | datamodel Network_Traffic All_Traffic search | dedup sourcetype | table _time, sourcetype, All_Traffic.*	Returns a list of sourcetypes and the data model objects and fields populated by that sourcetype.

4. Validate the data model is being accelerated.

In the Splunk App for Enterprise Security, browse to Audit > Data Model Audit. Review the Acceleration Details panel for information about the data model acceleration status.

Note: For more information about data model acceleration and the Enterprise Security App, see "Data models in the Enterprise Security app" in the Installation and Configuration Manual.