


If ES is installed on an on-premises Splunk Enterprise instance where the admin user's name is changed during the initial installation, then the scheduled searches included with ES are orphaned, disabled, and an error message prompts you to reassign them.Īll role inheritance is preconfigured in Enterprise Security. User, ess_user, power, ess_analyst, ess_adminĮS expects that a user with the name and role of admin exists. Use the admin or sc_admin role to administer an Enterprise Security installation. In a Splunk Cloud Platform deployment, the Splunk platform admin role is named sc_admin. The Splunk platform admin role inherits all unique ES capabilities. See the capabilities specific to for more details about which capabilities are assigned to which roles by default. The ess_admin role must not be assigned to users because though the role provides custom capabilities, the user does not have access to access control lists (ACLs).
#Splunk enterprise update install#
The ess_admin is a container of capabilities provided by Enterprise Security to the system administrator role, which allows you to install and configure Enterprise Security. You must use a Splunk platform admin role to administer an Enterprise Security installation. Inherits ess_analyst and adds several other capabilities. Inherits ess_user and adds the capabilities to create, edit, and own notable events and perform all transitions, and create and modify investigations. Real-time search, list search head clustering, edit Splunk eventtypes in the Threat Intelligence supporting add-on, manage notable event suppressions. Not all of the three roles custom to Splunk ES can be assigned to users. This user is responsible for configuring workflows, adding new data sources, and tuning and troubleshooting the application.Įach custom role inherits from Splunk platform roles and adds capabilities specific to Splunk ES. Installs and maintains Splunk platform installations and Splunk Apps. A Security Analyst must be able to edit notable events. They also define the thresholds used by correlation searches and dashboards. Security Analysts are also responsible for reviewing the Protection Centers and providing direction on what constitutes a security incident. Uses the Security Posture and Incident Review dashboards to manage and investigate security incidents. A security director does not configure the product or manage incidents. Seeks to understand the current security posture of the organization by reviewing primarily the Security Posture, Protection Centers, and Audit dashboards. The Splunk platform administrator can assign groups of users to the roles that best fit the tasks the users will perform and manage in. The new roles allow a Splunk administrator to assign access to specific functions in ES based on a user's access requirements. Configuring user rolesĪdds three roles to the default roles provided by Splunk platform. Make sure that all users with access to the ES app are trusted users that should have access to your ES related data, such as notable events and investigations. There are scenarios where it is still possible for an authenticated user to interact with certain core resources outside the control of the ES app, which can result in a lack of auditability. For Splunk Cloud Platform, see Reassign one or more shared knowledge objects to a new owner in the Knowledge Manager Manual.For Splunk Enterprise, see Reassign one or more shared knowledge objects to a new owner in the Knowledge Manager Manual.
#Splunk enterprise update update#
If you plan to delete the admin user, update knowledge objects owned by that user before you do. Splunk Enterprise Security relies on the admin user to run saved searches. The Splunk platform authorization allows you to add users, assign users to roles, and assign those roles custom capabilities to provide granular, role-based access control for your organization. Uses the access control system integrated with the Splunk platform.
