Collect and extract asset and identity data in Splunk Enterprise Security

Collect and extract your asset and identity data in order to add it to Splunk Enterprise Security. In a Splunk Cloud deployment, work with Splunk Professional Services to design and implement an asset and identity collection solution. For examples of adding asset and identity data, see Example methods of adding asset and identity data to Splunk Enterprise Security.

1. Determine where the asset and identity data in your environment is stored.
2. Collect and update your asset and identity data automatically to reduce the overhead and maintenance that manual updating requires and improve data integrity.

• Use Splunk DB Connect or another Splunk platform add-on to connect to an external database or repository.
• Use scripted inputs to import and format the lists.
• Use events indexed in the Splunk platform with a search to collect, sort, and export the data to a list.

Suggested collection methods for assets and identities.

Technology	Asset or Identity data	Collection methods
Active Directory	Both	SA-ldapsearch and a custom search. See Example methods of adding asset and identity data.
	Both	SecKit Windows Add On for ES Asset and Identities
LDAP	Both	SA-ldapsearch and a custom search.
CMDB	Asset	DB Connect for integrating with 3rd Party structured data sources, and a custom search.
ServiceNow	Both	Splunk Add-on for ServiceNow
Asset Discovery	Asset	Splunk for Asset Discovery
Bit9	Asset	Splunk Add-on for Bit9 and a custom search.
Cisco ISE	Both	Splunk Add-on for Cisco ISE and a custom search.
Microsoft SCOM	Asset	Splunk Add-on for Microsoft SCOM and a custom search.
Okta	Identity	Splunk Add-on for Okta and a custom search.
Sophos	Asset	Splunk Add-on for Sophos and a custom search.
Symantec Endpoint Protection	Asset	Splunk Add-on for Symantec Endpoint Protection and a custom search.
Splunk platform	Asset	Add asset data from indexed events in Splunk platform.
Amazon Web Services (AWS)	Asset	SecKit AWS Add On for ES Asset and Identities
Configuration Management Database (CMDB)	Asset	SecKit SA Common tools for populating assets and identities in Enterprise Security and PCI apps

Next step

(Optional) Define identity formats in Splunk Enterprise Security

Format an asset or identity list as a lookup in Splunk Enterprise Security