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About this document


This document provides the step-by-step procedure to configure Datadog in SAFE.

Introduction


SAFE integrates with Datadog, and fetches the security misconfiguration of the Datadog account in SAFE.

Prerequisites


  • Access required in SAFE:

    • SAFE Admin Access

  • Access required in Datadog:

    • Datadog Admin Access

  • Access required in Datadog:

    • Datadog User Custom Access

      • User Access Manage

      • Org Management

      • User APP Keys

      • Org App Keys Read

      • API Keys Read

      • Dashboards Read

      • Audit Trail Read

  • Required User Inputs

    • API URL (Region Specific)

    • Organization Name

    • API Key

    • Application Key

Generate Connection Details


  • How to generate API Key

    • Login to your Datadog account as Admin.

    • Click on the User Profile in the bottom left corner.

    • Click on the Organization Settings

    • Click the API Keys option under Access.

    • Click the New Key.

    • Enter a Name and click on the Create Key button.

    • The system displays an API Key. Copy and save the Key to use it later while configuring the Datadog in SAFE.

  • How to generate Application Key

    • Login to your Datadog account as Admin.

    • Click on the User Profile in the bottom left corner.

    • Click on the Organization Settings

    • Click on the Application Keys option under Access.

    • Click on the New Key.

    • Enter a Name and click on the Create Key button.

    • The system displays an Application Key. Copy and save the Key to use it later while configuring Datadog in SAFE.

    • It's important to regularly update the Application Key in SAFE according to its expiration date.

  • How to get API URL (Region Specific)

    • Access the Datadog Instance, and capture the URL, for more information refer to FAQs.

    • Copy and save the API URL to use it while configuring Datadog in SAFE.

  • How to generate Organization Name

    • Login to your Datadog account as Admin.

    • Click on the User Profile in the bottom left corner.

    • Click on the Organization Settings

    • The system displays an Organization Name in the top right corner. Copy and save the Organization Name to use it later while configuring Datadog in SAFE.

Configure Datadog in SAFE


  • Log in to your SAFE account as Admin.

  • Click on the Integrations option from the left navigation.

  • Scroll to find the Datadog integration card or search for Datadog in the search bar.

  • Hover over the Datadog integration card and click on the Configure button.

  • Enter the following:

    • API URL

    • Organization Name

    • API Key

    • Application Key

  • Enter the Auto Sync Frequency.

  • Click on the Test Connection button.

  • Once the connection is successful, click on the Save button.

  • Once the configuration is saved successfully, click on the Sync Now button to trigger an on-demand sync.

  • Upon a successful sync, the system pulls the Datadog assets and their findings in SAFE. You can track the status of the sync in the History table.

View Results


  • Go to the integration homepage

  • Scroll to find the Datadog integration card or search for Datadog in the search bar.

  • Click on the Datadog integration card for Finding View and Asset View.

    • Finding View: This tab displays all the findings details pulled from Datadog.

    • Asset View: This tab displays all the assets pulled from Datadog.

History


Learn More about Integration History here.

SAFE's Outgoing IP Addresses

Click here to find the outgoing IP addresses of SAFE. All traffic to any integrations in SAFE will see one IP address as the source IP of the incoming connection.

FAQs


  • For region-specific information, contact your Datadog system administrator or refer to this.


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