Splunk Enterprise Security

Splunk ES correlation searches problem

BAPA157
Engager

Hello,

I have figured out a strange behavior of Splunk correlation searches. I'm using Splunk Enterprise version 7.0.1 and ES version 4.7.4.
I created a new app to store my custom correlation searches and ensured that it is accepted by Enterprise Security by naming it TA-custom-correlation-searches.
Inside that app I created under local a savedsearches.conf configuration with the following content.

#comment1

[Threat - correlation_search_1 - Rule] 
configuration1=... 
configuration2=... 
....

#comment2
#comment3
#comment4
#comment5

[Threat - corelation_search_2 - Rule] 
configuration1=... 
configuration2=... 
....

#comment6

Both correlation searches work as expected. At this point everything is fine.
Now, I disable both correlation searches in the ES app under Content Management and afterwards I took a look into my savedsearches.conf:

#comment1

[Threat - correlation_search_1 - Rule] 
configuration1=...
configuration2=...
....


[Threat - corelation_search_2 - Rule]
configuration1=...
configuration2=...
....

#comment6

Splunk deleted all comments between the two correlation searches.
Did somebody figure out the same issue?
Thank you for your help.

Best regards,
Patrick

0 Karma
Get Updates on the Splunk Community!

Splunk Observability for AI

Don’t miss out on an exciting Tech Talk on Splunk Observability for AI!Discover how Splunk’s agentic AI ...

Splunk Enterprise Security 8.x: The Essential Upgrade for Threat Detection, ...

Watch On Demand the Tech Talk on November 6 at 11AM PT, and empower your SOC to reach new heights! Duration: ...

Splunk Observability as Code: From Zero to Dashboard

For the details on what Self-Service Observability and Observability as Code is, we have some awesome content ...