Fortinet Fortisiem

introduction this guide explains how to authenticate the fortinet fortisiem connector in swimlane using http basic authentication you will prepare fortisiem api access, collect the required credentials, and configure the connector asset in swimlane turbine prerequisites fortisiem access requirements you must have administrative or api access to fortinet fortisiem with permissions to access the fortisiem rest api retrieve incidents, events, and device information update incidents through the api required credentials during setup you will collect fortisiem api url fortisiem username fortisiem password authentication method overview the fortinet fortisiem connector authenticates using http basic authentication the fortisiem username and password are used to authenticate api requests fortisiem api setup take the following steps to prepare fortisiem api access log in to the fortinet fortisiem console using an administrator account ensure the fortisiem rest api service is enabled in your deployment verify that the user account has permissions to access incidents, events, and device data identify the base url for your fortisiem api endpoint confirm the username and password that will be used for api authentication test the api endpoint using an api client if required connector configuration in swimlane take the following steps to configure the fortinet fortisiem connector asset in swimlane log in to turbine from the left hand navigation pane click orchestration and then assets the asset homepage opens click the plus icon (+) to open the configure your connector asset window select fortinet fortisiem from the asset type list fill in the asset settings and asset input fields as shown below click create configuration parameters field description required url base url for the fortisiem api endpoint required username fortisiem account username required password fortisiem account password required verify ssl enable or disable ssl certificate verification optional http proxy proxy configuration if requests must go through a proxy optional troubleshooting if authentication fails ensure the fortisiem username and password are correct verify the fortisiem api url is correct and reachable confirm the user account has api access permissions check ssl verification settings if using self signed certificates verify proxy configuration if requests must pass through a proxy review fortisiem logs for authentication errors sources fortinet fortisiem official documentation https //docs fortinet com/product/fortisiem https //docs fortinet com/product/fortisiem result you have successfully authenticated the fortinet fortisiem connector in swimlane