Sophos Connector

1. Sophos Connector Configuration

  1. Go to the XDR platform.
  2. Navigate to Connectors > Ingestion.
  3. Select Event Connector and click Configure.
  4. Enter the Collector ID and Password.
  5. Click Validate and Save.

2. System Requirements

✅ Prerequisites:

Start the Docker service:

systemctl start docker

Obtain your system’s IP address for use in the Sophos firewall configuration.


3. Firewall Configuration

For Linux/macOS:

firewall-cmd --permanent --add-port=514/udp
firewall-cmd --reload

For Windows (Run in PowerShell as Administrator):

New-NetFirewallRule -DisplayName "Allow UDP Port 514" -Direction Inbound -Protocol UDP -LocalPort 514 -Action Allow
New-NetFirewallRule -DisplayName "Allow UDP Port 514" -Direction Outbound -Protocol UDP -LocalPort 514 -Action Allow

4. Docker Image Setup

Download the Docker image from the provided URL (replace placeholders with actual values):

https://connectors-xdr.seqrite.com/connectors/collector/download?collectorId=<COLLECTOR_ID>&password=<COLLECTOR_PASSWORD>&tid=<TENANT_ID>

Load the Docker image:

docker load --input <path_to/hhcollector-1.0.0.tar>

Start the agent container:

docker run -p 514:514/udp \
  --env COLLECTOR_ID=<COLLECTOR_ID> \
  --env TID=<TENANT_ID> \
  hhcollector

5. Sophos Firewall Configuration

  1. Log in to the Sophos Web Interface.
  2. Navigate to System Services > Log Settings.
  3. Under Syslog Server, click Add.
  4. Configure:

    • Server IP Address: Enter the static IP of the event collector machine.
    • Port: 514 (UDP)
  5. Click Save.
  6. In the Log Settings section, right-click on All and select Apply to enable log forwarding.
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