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module to check for multiple IP addresses...

lcrites
New Member

Y'all;

I need to [ find | build ] a module that will return real-time status of hits on a rather large number of IP addresses. I am trying to check for all of the currently registered exit nodes from the TOR network. The number could range from nearly 1,000 to over 2,000 addresses.

I already have a process that will build a text file with the IP addresses in a sorted file. Now I'm looking for a module (or any other solution) that will watch the log files to see who is connecting from one of those addresses, and give me a real-time alert when it occurs.

Baring that, can anyone point me to a working shell for a module that I might be able to change to accomplish this. I have loads of programming experience, but 3 days of dealing with Splunk.

Thanks muchly,

Lee

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dshpritz
SplunkTrust
SplunkTrust

Hello Lee,

If you have the IP addresses in a CSV (or just a header with one IP on each line), you can use a lookup to accomplish this. So, let's say you have a list of TOR nodes in a lookup named torexitnodes.csv, with contents like this:

ipaddress

1.1.1.1

2.2.2.2

3.3.3.3

Then you can use a search like this to check for hits against that lookup:
sourcetype=firewall [|inputlookup torexitnodes.csv | fields ipaddress | rename ipaddress as dest_ip]

Some sources:
http://blogs.splunk.com/2011/08/16/getwatchlist-getting-watchlists-into-splunk-quickly-and-easily-wi...

http://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/latest/admin/transformsconf

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dshpritz
SplunkTrust
SplunkTrust

Hello Lee,

If you have the IP addresses in a CSV (or just a header with one IP on each line), you can use a lookup to accomplish this. So, let's say you have a list of TOR nodes in a lookup named torexitnodes.csv, with contents like this:

ipaddress

1.1.1.1

2.2.2.2

3.3.3.3

Then you can use a search like this to check for hits against that lookup:
sourcetype=firewall [|inputlookup torexitnodes.csv | fields ipaddress | rename ipaddress as dest_ip]

Some sources:
http://blogs.splunk.com/2011/08/16/getwatchlist-getting-watchlists-into-splunk-quickly-and-easily-wi...

http://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/latest/admin/transformsconf

lcrites
New Member

Coolness! Thanks for the head's up. I'm working on my first module(s). I thought this one might be the most difficult, but if the code above is what I think it is, then it might be one of the easier ones.

Thanks muchly!!!

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