Modify asset and identity lookups

Make changes to the asset and identity lookups in Splunk Enterprise Security to add new assets or identities, or change existing values in the lookup tables. You can also turn on or turn off existing lookups.

Edit asset and identity lookups

Edit an asset or identity lookup.

1. In Enterprise Security, select Configure then Datasets, then Assets and identities.
2. Find the name of the asset or identity list you want to edit, and select Source. The list opens in an interactive editor.
3. Use the scroll bars to view the columns and rows in the table. Select a cell to add, change, or remove content.
4. Select Save when you are finished.

Changes made to an asset or identity list will be reflected in search results after the next scheduled merge. See How Splunk Enterprise Security processes and merges asset and identity data.

Turn on or turn off asset and identity lookups

Turn on or turn off an asset or identity lookup input. Turn off an input to prevent the contents of the corresponding list from being included in the merge process. Turn on a deactivated input to allow the associated list to be merged at the next scheduled merge of the asset or identity data. Disabling an input does not delete the data from the associated lookup from Splunk Enterprise Security.

1. In Enterprise Security, select Configure, then Datasets, then Assets and identities.
2. Locate the asset or identity lookup you want to turn off.
3. Select Turn off or Turn on.

Starting with version 5.0.0, asset and identity lookup inputs are turned off by default after installation. Local settings are respected after an upgrade.

Turn off the demo asset and identity lookups

The demo asset and identity lookups are turned off by default. Turn off the demo asset and identity lookups to prevent the demo data from being added to the primary asset and identity lookups used by Splunk Enterprise Security for asset and identity correlation. After you turn off the demo data lookups, saved searches update the primary asset and identity lookups and removes the data from the turned off lookups from the primary lookups.

1. In Enterprise Security, select Configure, then Datasets, then Assets and identities.
2. Locate the demo_assets and demo_identities lookups.
3. Select Turn off for each.

Include or exclude asset or identity lookups from bundle replication

Starting in version 4.7.0, the asset and identity source lookup files are excluded from bundle replication in an indexer cluster by default. The merged lookup files are still included in bundle replication to support asset and identity correlation. See Lookups that store merged asset and identity data in Splunk Enterprise Security for the lookup files that continue to be included in bundle replication.

Changing the default to include asset and identity lookup files in bundle replication might reduce system performance.

1. In Enterprise Security, select Configure, then Datasets, then Assets and identities.
2. Select the lookup that you want to include or exclude from bundle replication.
3. Select or deselect the check box for Denylist. If selected, the lookup file is excluded from bundle replication.

You can only make this change if the "Activate / Turn on Identity Generation Autoupdate" setting is set to "true". See Manage general settings for Splunk Enterprise Security.