Enricher - Intel 471 Posts Enricher#

Note

This article describes how to configure a particular enrichment source. To see how to configure enrichers in general, see Configure enrichers.

Specifications

Enricher name

Intel 471 Posts Enricher

Supported observable types

  • actor-id

  • name

Output

Report entity named “Intel 471 Forum Posts - <enriched_observable>”, with associated observables.

API endpoint

  • https://api.intel471.com/v1/posts

  • https://api.intel471.com/v1/posts?actor=<actor_handle>`

Description

This enricher looks up forum posts associated with the enriched observable using the Intel 471 posts endpoint.

Requirements#

  • Email address registered with Intel 471.

  • Intel 471 API key.

Automatic enrichment#

Avoid setting up enrichment rules for the Intel 471 enricher.

Setting up enrichment rules for this enricher allows it to automatically run and rapidly consume your API request quota.

Instead, Intel 471 recommends you run the enricher manually.

Set up the enricher#

Before using the enricher, configure it to add your Intel 471 credentials:

  1. Go to Data configuration Data configuration icon > Enrichers.

  2. Select the enricher from the displayed list.

  3. Edit the enricher by selecting from the top right More More > Edit.

  4. In the Edit enricher task view, fill out these fields:

    Note

    Required fields are marked with an asterisk (*).

    Field

    Description

    API key*

    Set this to your Intel 471 API key.

    Email*

    Set this to the email address associated with your Intel 471 account.

    Actor

    Enter a known handle of an actor to retrieve only records of forum posts associated with that handle.

  5. Click Save to store your changes.

Default configuration#

These are the default configuration parameters for the Intel 471 enricher:

Note

Required fields are marked with an asterisk (*).

Field

Description

Name

Leave this as “Intel 471 Posts Enricher”. Set by default.

Override TLP

Forces all entities and observables produced by this extension to inherit this TLP value.

Description*

Enter a description for this enricher.

Cache validity (sec)*

Set to 2592000 seconds (30 days) by default.

Rate limit (per sec)*

Set to 1000 seconds by default.

Monthly execution cap (runs)*

Set to 1000000 runs by default.

Source reliability*

Assign a reliability level to entities and observables produced by this extension. The values here are based on the Admiralty System.

Observable types*

Observable types to enrich. By default, this is set to the observables supported by the Intel 471 enricher: actor-id, name.

Enabled

Select to enable this enricher.

API URL*

Set to https://api.intel471.com/v1/ by default.

API key*

Set this to your Intel 471 API key.

Email*

Set this to the email address associated with your Intel 471 account.

Actor

Enter a known handle of an actor to retrieve only records of forum posts associated with that handle.

SSL verification

Selected by default. Select to enable SSL verification.

Path to SSL certificate file

Used when connecting to a feed source that uses a custom CA. Set this as the path to the SSL certificate to use when authenticating the feed source.

Enrichment result#

When the Intel 471 enricher is applied to an observable, it attaches a Intel 471 Forum Post Report entity to the enriched observable.

Attached to the Report entity are associated observables extracted from the retrieved forum posts.