Cisco Secure Dynamic Attributes Connector

The following topics discuss how to configure and use the Cisco Secure Dynamic Attributes Connector.

About the Cisco Secure Dynamic Attributes Connector

The Cisco Secure Dynamic Attributes Connector enables you to use service tags and categories from various cloud service platforms in Cisco Security Cloud Control access control rules.

Supported connectors

We currently support:

Table 1. List of supported connectors by Cisco Secure Dynamic Attributes Connector version and platform

CSDAC version/platform

AWS

AWS security groups

AWS service tags

Azure

Azure Service Tags

Cisco Cyber Vision

Cisco Multicloud Defense

Generic text

GitHub

Google Cloud

Microsoft Office 365

vCenter

Webex

Zoom

Version 1.1 (on-premises)

Yes

No

No

Yes

Yes

No

No

No

No

No

Yes

Yes

No

No

Version 2.0 (on-premises)

Yes

No

No

Yes

Yes

No

No

No

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

Version 2.2 (on-premises)

Yes

No

No

Yes

Yes

No

No

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

Version 2.3 (on-premises)

Yes

No

No

Yes

Yes

No

No

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Version 3.0 (on-premises)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Cloud-delivered (Security Cloud Control)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

More information about connectors:

How It Works

Network constructs such as IP address are not reliable in virtual, cloud and container environments due to the dynamic nature of the workloads and the inevitability of IP address overlap. Customers require policy rules to be defined based on non-network constructs such as VM name or security group, so that firewall policy is persistent even when the IP address or VLAN changes.

The following figure shows how the system functions at a high level.

"The Cisco Secure Dynamic Attributes Connector queries cloud services such as Microsoft Outlook 365 and provides information such as VLANs, networks, and tags to the secure management center to use as selection criteria in access control rules. This way, you don't have to constantly update network objects when IP address information (for example) in your cloud systems change"

  • The system supports certain public cloud providers.

    This topic discusses supported connectors (which are the connections to those providers).

  • The dynamic attributes connector is provided with Security Cloud Control; it includes a Cloud-delivered Firewall Management Center adapter and you can connect to an On-Prem Firewall Management Center using the Secure Device Connector.

    For more information about the Secure Device Connector, see Secure Device Connector (SDC).

  • The adapter defined by the dynamic attributes connector receives those dynamic attributes filters as dynamic objects and enables you to use them in access control rules.

    You can create the following types of adapters:

    • On-Prem Firewall Management Center for an on-premises device.

      This type of device might be managed by Security Cloud Control or it might be a standalone.

    • Cloud-delivered Firewall Management Center for devices managed by Security Cloud Control.

Enable the Cisco Secure Dynamic Attributes Connector

This task discusses how to enable the dynamic attributes connector in Security Cloud Control. The dynamic attributes connector is an integration that enables objects from cloud networking products to be used in Security Cloud Control access control rules.

Procedure

Step 1

Log in to the Security Cloud Control if you have not done so already.

Step 2

Click Administration > Dynamic Attributes Connector.

Step 3

Slide to Enabled.

Step 4

Messages are displayed while the dynamic attributes connector is enabled.

In the event of errors, try again. If errors persist, contact Cisco TAC.

About the Dashboard

To access the Cisco Secure Dynamic Attributes Connector Dashboard, log in to the Secure Firewall Manager and click Integration > Dynamic Attributes Connector at the top of the page.

If the Cisco Secure Dynamic Attributes Connector is not enabled, move the slider to enable it. This process could take several minutes to complete.

The Cisco Secure Dynamic Attributes Connector Dashboard page displays the status of your connectors, adapters, and filters at a glance. Following is an example of the Dashboard of an unconfigured system:

The Cisco Secure Dynamic Attributes Connector dashboard displays at-a-glance information about configured connectors, filters, and adapters

Among the things you can do with the Dashboard are:

  • Add, edit, and delete connectors and dynamic attributes filters.

  • See how connectors and dynamic attributes filters are related to each other.

  • View warnings and errors.

Related Topics

Dashboard of an Unconfigured System

Sample Cisco Secure Dynamic Attributes Connector Dashboard page of an unconfigured system:

The Cisco Secure Dynamic Attributes Connector dashboard displays at-a-glance information about configured connectors, filters, and adapters

The Dashboard initially displays all the types of connectors you can configure for your system. You can do any of the following:

  • Hover the mouse pointer over a connector and click to create a new one.

  • Click Go to Connectors to add, edit, or delete connectors (good for creating, editing, or deleting multiple connectors at the same time).

    For more information, see Create a Connector.

Related Topics:

Dashboard of a Configured System

Sample Cisco Secure Dynamic Attributes Connector Dashboard page of a configured system:

Click an area in the figure to learn more about it or click one of the links following the figure.

The Cisco Dynamic Attributes Connector dashboard displays at-a-glance information about configured connectors, filters, and adapters Create a Connector Create Dynamic Attributes Filters Create an Adapter

The Dashboard shows the following (from left to right):

Connectors column

Filters column

Adapters column

List of connectors with a number indicating how many of each type are configured. Connectors collect dynamic attributes that could be sent to the configured adapter. Dynamic attributes filters specify what data is sent.

Click to view more information about all configured connectors. You can also click the name of a connector to add, edit, or delete connectors; or to view detailed information about them. For more information, see Add, Edit, or Delete Connectors.

List of dynamic attributes filters associated with each connector with a number indicating how many of each filter are associated with a connector.

Click to view more information about all configured filters. You can also click the name of a filter to add, edit, or delete filters; or to view detailed information about them. For more information, see Add, Edit, or Delete Dynamic Attributes Filters.

List of adapters. Adapters receive dynamic objects from configured connectors using configured dynamic attributes filters; these dynamic objects can be used in access control policies without the need to deploy them.

Click to view more information about all configured adapters. You can also click the name of an adapter to add, edit, or delete adapters; or to view detailed information about them. For more information, see Create an Adapter.


Note

Some connectors, such as Outlook 365 and Azure Service tags, automatically pull available dynamic objects without the need for a dynamic attributes filters. Those connectors display Auto in the column.

The Dashboard indicates whether or not an object is available. The Dashboard page is refreshed every 15 seconds but you can click Refresh (refresh icon) at the top of the page at any time to refresh immediately. If issues persist, check your network connection.

Related Topics:

Add, Edit, or Delete Connectors

The Dashboard enables you to view or edit connectors. You can click the name of a connector to view all instances of that connector or you can click for the following additional options:

  • Go to Connectors to view all connectors at the same time; you can add, edit, and delete connectors from there.

  • Add Connector > type to add a connector of the indicated type.

Click any connector in the connectors column () to display more information about it; an example follows:

Displaying more information about connectors from the dashboard

You have the following options:

  • Click the Edit icon (edit icon) to edit this connector.

  • Click the More icon (more icon) for additional options.

  • Click to close the panel.

  • Click Version to display the version of the . You can optionally copy the version to the clipboard if necessary for Cisco TAC.

The table at the bottom of the panel enables you to add dynamic attributes filters; or to edit or dynamic attributes connector delete connectors. A sample follows:

At the bottom of the page you can add, edit, or delete dynamic attributes filters

Click the Add icon (add icon) to add a dynamic attributes filter for this connector. For more information, see Create Dynamic Attributes Filters.

Hover the mouse pointer over the Actions column to either edit or delete the indicated connector.

View error information

To view error information for a connector:

  1. On the Dashboard, click the name of the connector that is displaying the error.

  2. In the right pane, click Information (information icon).

    An example follows.

    Click the "I" button to view warnings about a connector

  3. To resolve this issue, edit the connector settings as discussed in Create an Office 365 Connector.

  4. If you cannot resolve the issue, click Version and copy the version to a text file.

  5. Get your Security Cloud Control tenant ID as discussed in Get Your Tenant ID

  6. Provide all of this information to Cisco TAC.

Add, Edit, or Delete Dynamic Attributes Filters

The Dashboard enables you to add, edit, or delete dynamic attributes filters. You can click the name of a filter to view all instances of that filter or you can click for the following additional options:

  • Go to Dynamic Attributes Filters to view all configured dynamic attributes filters. You can add, edit, or delete dynamic attributes filters from there.

  • Add Dynamic Attributes Filters to add a filter.

For more information about adding dynamic attributes filters, see Create Dynamic Attributes Filters.

An example follows:

Displaying information about a dynamic attributes filter from the dashboard


Note

Some connectors, such as Outlook 365 and Azure Service tags, automatically pull available dynamic objects without the need for a dynamic attributes filters. Those connectors display Auto in the column.

You have the following options:

  • Click a filter instance to view summary information about dynamic attributes filters associated with a connector.

  • Click the Add icon (add icon) to add a new dynamic attributes filter.

    For more information, see Create Dynamic Attributes Filters.

  • Click in the filters column () indicates the indicated connector has no associated dynamic attributes filters. Without associated filters, the connector can send nothing to management center.

    One way to resolve the issue is to click in the filters column and click Add Dynamic Attributes Filter. A sample follows.

    Add a dynamic attributes filter so the management center can start receiving dynamic objects

  • Click to add, edit, or delete filters.

  • Click to close the panel.

Create a Connector

A connector is an interface with a cloud service. The connector retrieves network information from the cloud service so the network information can be used in access control policies on the Security Cloud Control.

We support the following:

Table 2. List of supported connectors by Cisco Secure Dynamic Attributes Connector version and platform

CSDAC version/platform

AWS

AWS security groups

AWS service tags

Azure

Azure Service Tags

Cisco Cyber Vision

Cisco Multicloud Defense

Generic text

GitHub

Google Cloud

Microsoft Office 365

vCenter

Webex

Zoom

Version 1.1 (on-premises)

Yes

No

No

Yes

Yes

No

No

No

No

No

Yes

Yes

No

No

Version 2.0 (on-premises)

Yes

No

No

Yes

Yes

No

No

No

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

Version 2.2 (on-premises)

Yes

No

No

Yes

Yes

No

No

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

Version 2.3 (on-premises)

Yes

No

No

Yes

Yes

No

No

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Version 3.0 (on-premises)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Cloud-delivered (Security Cloud Control)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

See one of the following sections for more information.

Amazon Web Services Connector—About User Permissions and Imported Data

The Cisco Secure Dynamic Attributes Connector imports dynamic attributes from AWS to Security Cloud Control for use in access control policies.

Dynamic attributes imported

We import the following dynamic attributes from AWS:

  • Tags, user-defined key-value pairs you can use to organize your AWS EC2 resources.

    For more information, see Tag your EC2 Resources in the AWS documentation

  • IP addresses of virtual machines in AWS.

Minimum permissions required

The Cisco Secure Dynamic Attributes Connector requires a user at minimum with a policy that permits ec2:DescribeTags, ec2:DescribeVpcs, and ec2:DescribeInstances to be able to import dynamic attributes.

Create an AWS User with Minimal Permissions for the Cisco Secure Dynamic Attributes Connector

This task discusses how to set up a service account with minimum permissions to send dynamic attributes to Security Cloud Control. For a list of these attributes, see Amazon Web Services Connector—About User Permissions and Imported Data.

Before you begin

You must already have set up your Amazon Web Services (AWS) account. For more information about doing that, see this article in the AWS documentation.

Procedure

Step 1

Log in to the AWS console as a user with the admin role.

Step 2

From the Dashboard, click Security, Identity & Compliance > IAM.

Step 3

Click Access Management > Users.

Step 4

Click Add Users.

Step 5

In the User Name field, enter a name to identify the user.

Step 6

Click Access Key - Programmatic Access.

Step 7

At the Set permissions page, click Next without granting the user access to anything; you'll do this later.

Step 8

Add tags to the user if desired.

Step 9

Click Create User.

Step 10

Click Download .csv to download the user's key to your computer.

Note

 

This is the only opportunity you have to retrieve the user's key.

Step 11

Click Close.

Step 12

At the Identity and Access Management (IAM) page in the left column, click Access Management > Policies.

Step 13

Click Create Policy.

Step 14

On the Create Policy page, click JSON.

Create a JSON policy

Step 15

Enter the following policy in the field:

{
	"Version": "2012-10-17",
	"Statement": [
		{
			"Effect": "Allow",
			"Action": [
				"ec2:DescribeTags",
				"ec2:DescribeInstances",
				"ec2:DescribeVpcs"
			],
			"Resource": "*"
		}
	]
}

Step 16

Click Next.

Step 17

Click Review.

Step 18

On the Review Policy page, enter the requested information and click Create Policy.

Step 19

On the Policies page, enter all or part of the policy name in the search field and press Enter.

Step 20

Click the policy you just created.

Step 21

Click Actions > Attach.

Step 22

If necessary, enter all or part of the user name in the search field and press Enter.

Step 23

Click Attach Policy.

What to do next

Create an AWS Connector.

Create an AWS Connector

This task discusses how to configure a connector that sends data from AWS to the Security Cloud Control for use in access control policies.

Before you begin
Create a user with at least the privileges discussed in Create an AWS User with Minimal Permissions for the Cisco Secure Dynamic Attributes Connector.
Procedure

Step 1

Log in to Security Cloud Control.

Step 2

Click Administration > Dynamic Attributes Connector.

Step 3

Do any of the following:

  • Add a new connector: click Add icon (add icon), then click the name of the connector.

  • Edit a connector: click Edit icon (edit icon).

  • Delete a connector: click Delete icon (delete icon).

Step 4

Enter the following information.

Value

Description

Name

(Required.) Enter a name to uniquely identify this connector.

Description

Optional description.

Pull Interval

(Default 30 seconds.) Interval at which IP mappings are retrieved from AWS.

Region

(Required.) Enter your AWS region code.

Access Key

(Required.) Enter your access key.

Secret Key

(Required.) Enter your secret key.

Step 5

Click Test and make sure the test succeeds before you save the connector.

Step 6

Click Save.

Step 7

Make sure Ok is displayed in the Status column.

Azure Connector—About User Permissions and Imported Data

The Cisco Secure Dynamic Attributes Connector imports dynamic attributes from Azure to Security Cloud Control for use in access control policies.

Dynamic attributes imported

We import the following dynamic attributes from Azure:

  • Tags, key-value pairs associated with resources, resource groups, and subscriptions.

    For more information, see this page in the Microsoft documentation.

  • IP addresses of virtual machines in Azure.

Minimum permissions required

The Cisco Secure Dynamic Attributes Connector requires a user at minimum with the Reader permission to be able to import dynamic attributes.

Create an Azure User with Minimal Permissions for the Cisco Secure Dynamic Attributes Connector

This task discusses how to set up a service account with minimum permissions to send dynamic attributes to Security Cloud Control. For a list of these attributes, see Azure Connector—About User Permissions and Imported Data.

Before you begin

You must already have a Microsoft Azure account. To set one up, see this page on the Azure documentation site.

Procedure

Step 1

Log in to the Azure Portal as the owner of the subscription.

Step 2

Click Azure Active Directory.

Step 3

Find the instance of Azure Active Directory for the application you want to set up.

Step 4

Click Add > App registration.

Step 5

In the Name field, enter a name to identify this application.

Step 6

Enter other information on this page as required by your organization.

Step 7

Click Register.

Step 8

On the next page, make note of the Client ID (also referred to as application ID) and the tenant ID (also referred to as the directory ID).

A sample follows.

Make note of the application and tenant ID

Step 9

Next to Client Credentials, click Add a certificate or secret.

Step 10

Click New Client Secret.

Step 11

Enter the requested information and click Add.

Step 12

Copy the value of the Value field to the clipboard. This value, and not the Secret ID, is the client secret.

Copy the client secret to the clipboard now because you will not see it again

Step 13

Go back to the main Azure Portal page and click Subscriptions.

Step 14

Click the name of your subscription.

Step 15

Copy the subscription ID to the clipboard.

Copy the subscription ID to the keyboard

Step 16

Click Access Control (IAM).

Step 17

Click Add > Add role assignment.

Step 18

Click Reader and click Next.

Step 19

Click Select Members.

Step 20

On the right side of the page, click the name of the app you registered and click Select.

Associate the role with your app

Step 21

Click Review + Assign and follow the prompts to complete the action.

What to do next

See Create an Azure Connector.

Create an Azure Connector

This task discusses how to create a connector to send data from Azure to Security Cloud Control for use in access control policies.

Before you begin
Create an Azure user with at least the privileges discussed in Create an Azure User with Minimal Permissions for the Cisco Secure Dynamic Attributes Connector.
Procedure

Step 1

Log in to Security Cloud Control.

Step 2

Click Administration > Dynamic Attributes Connector > Connectors.

Step 3

Do any of the following:

  • Add a new connector: click Add icon (add icon), then click the name of the connector.

  • Edit a connector: click Edit icon (edit icon).

  • Delete a connector: click Delete icon (delete icon).

Step 4

Enter the following information.

Value

Description

Name

(Required.) Enter a name to uniquely identify this connector.

Description

Optional description.

Pull Interval

(Default 30 seconds.) Interval at which IP mappings are retrieved from Azure.

The minimum value for Pull Interval is 1 second. You can set the maximum to any value you want. We recommend against setting the minimum to a low value because it can generate a lot of traffic, and, when applicable, can result in your being billed for the traffic.

Subscription Id

(Required.) Enter your Azure subscription ID.

Tenant Id

(Required.) Enter your tenant ID.

Client Id

(Required.) Enter your client ID.

Client Secret

(Required.) Enter your client secret.

Step 5

Click Test and make sure Test connection succeeded is displayed before you save the connector.

Step 6

Click Save.

Step 7

Make sure Ok is displayed in the Status column.

Create an Azure Service Tags Connector

This topic discusses how to create a connector for Azure service tags to the Security Cloud Control for use in access control policies. The IP addresses associated with these tags are updated every week by Microsoft.

For more information, see Virtual network service tags on Microsoft TechNet.

Procedure

Step 1

Log in to Security Cloud Control.

Step 2

Click Administration > Dynamic Attributes Connector > Connectors.

Step 3

Do any of the following:

  • Add a new connector: click Add icon (add icon), then click the name of the connector.

  • Edit a connector: click Edit icon (edit icon).

  • Delete a connector: click Delete icon (delete icon).

Step 4

Enter the following information.

Value

Description

Name

(Required.) Enter a name to uniquely identify this connector.

Description

Optional description.

Pull Interval

(Default 30 seconds.) Interval at which IP mappings are retrieved from Azure.

The minimum value for Pull Interval is 1 second. You can set the maximum to any value you want. We recommend against setting the minimum to a low value because it can generate a lot of traffic, and, when applicable, can result in your being billed for the traffic.

Subscription Id

(Required.) Enter your Azure subscription ID.

Tenant Id

(Required.) Enter your tenant ID.

Client Id

(Required.) Enter your client ID.

Client Secret

(Required.) Enter your client secret.

Step 5

Click Test and make sure Test connection succeeded is displayed before you save the connector.

Step 6

Click Save.

Step 7

Make sure Ok is displayed in the Status column.

Create a Multicloud Defense Connector

This topic discusses how to create a connector for Cisco Multicloud Defense. The connector sends dynamic application address objects to the configured Cloud-delivered Firewall Management Center.

For more information, see the Address Objects chapter in the Cisco Multicloud Defense User Guide and address object API documentation.

The following figure shows how the Cisco Multicloud Defense connector works.

The Cisco Multicloud Defense connector sends IP addresses from AWS to the Cloud-delivered Firewall Management Center

As the figure shows:

  • Users logging in and out of AWS create activity monitored by Multicloud Defense.

  • The dynamic attributes connector and Multicloud Defense, both included in Security Cloud Control, send IP addresses from that activity to the Cloud-delivered Firewall Management Center.

  • These IP addresses can then be used in access control rules by the Cloud-delivered Firewall Management Center.

Procedure

Step 1

Log in to Security Cloud Control.

Step 2

Click Administration > Dynamic Attributes Connector > Connectors.

Step 3

Do any of the following:

  • Add a new connector: click Add icon (add icon), then click the name of the connector.

  • Edit a connector: click Edit icon (edit icon).

  • Delete a connector: click Delete icon (delete icon).

Step 4

Enter a Name and optional Description to identify the connector.

Step 5

Enter a Pull Interval. (Default 30 seconds.) Interval at which objects are retrieved from the Multicloud Defense Connector.

Step 6

Click Test and make sure the test succeeds before you save the connector.

Step 7

Click Save.

Step 8

Make sure Ok is displayed in the Status column.

What to do next

You must create a Cloud-delivered Firewall Management Center adapter as discussed in Create an Adapter.

Create a Generic Text Connector

This task discusses how to create an ad hoc list of IP addresses you maintain manually and retrieve at an interval you select (30 seconds by default). You can update the list of addresses anytime you want.

Before you begin

Create text files with IP addresses and put it on a web server that is accessible from the Security Cloud Control. IP addresses can include CIDR notation. The text file must have only one IP address per line.

For example, you might have a list of IP addresses for an "allow list" in access control rules and another list of IP addresses for a "block list" in access control rules.

You can specify up to 10,000 IP addresses per text file.


Note

Do not include a scheme (http:// or https://) in your IP addresses.

Procedure

Step 1

Log in to Security Cloud Control.

Step 2

Click .

Step 3

Do any of the following:

  • Add a new connector: click Add icon (add icon), then click the name of the connector.

  • Edit a connector: click Edit icon (edit icon).

  • Delete a connector: click Delete icon (delete icon).

Step 4

Enter a Name and an optional description.

Step 5

(Optional.) In the Pull Interval field, change the frequency, in seconds, at which the dynamic attributes connector retrieves IP addresses from the text file. The default is 30 seconds.

The minimum value for Pull Interval is 1 second. You can set the maximum to any value you want. We recommend against setting the minimum to a low value because it can generate a lot of traffic, and, when applicable, can result in your being billed for the traffic.

Step 6

In the URLs field, enter each URL from which to retrieve IP addresses, one URL per line.

Step 7

(Optional.) Click Add another URL to add an additional URL to monitor.

Step 8

(Optional.) In the Certificate field, paste your server's certificate chain

Step 9

Click Test and make sure the test succeeds before you save the connector.

Step 10

Click Save.

Step 11

Make sure Ok is displayed in the Status column.

Create a GitHub Connector

This section discusses how to create a GitHub connector that sends data to the Security Cloud Control for use in access control policies. The IP addresses associated with these tags are maintained by GitHub. You do not have to create a dynamic attributes filters.

For more information, see About GitHub's IP addresses.


Note

Do not change the URL because doing so will fail to retrieve any IP addresses.

Procedure

Step 1

Log in to Security Cloud Control.

Step 2

Click Administration > Dynamic Attributes Connector > Connectors.

Step 3

Do any of the following:

  • Add a new connector: click Add icon (add icon), then click the name of the connector.

  • Edit a connector: click Edit icon (edit icon).

  • Delete a connector: click Delete icon (delete icon).

Step 4

Enter a Name and an optional description.

Step 5

(Optional.) In the Pull Interval field, change the frequency, in seconds, at which the dynamic attributes connector retrieves IP addresses from GitHub. The default is 21,600 seconds (6 hours).

Step 6

Click Test and make sure the test succeeds before you save the connector.

Step 7

Click Save.

Step 8

Make sure Ok is displayed in the Status column.

Google Cloud Connector—About User Permissions and Imported Data

The Cisco Secure Dynamic Attributes Connector imports dynamic attributes from Google Cloud to Security Cloud Control for use in access control policies.

Dynamic attributes imported

We import the following dynamic attributes from Google Cloud:

  • Labels, key-value pairs you can use to organize your Google Cloud resources.

    For more information, see Creating and Managing Labels in the Google Cloud documentation.

  • Network tags, key-value pairs associated with an organization, folder, or project.

    For more information, see Creating and Managing Tags in the Google Cloud documentation.

  • IP addresses of virtual machines in Google Cloud.

Minimum permissions required

The Cisco Secure Dynamic Attributes Connector requires a user at minimum with the Basic > Viewer permission to be able to import dynamic attributes.

Create a Google Cloud User with Minimal Permissions for the Cisco Secure Dynamic Attributes Connector

This task discusses how to set up a service account with minimum permissions to send dynamic attributes to Security Cloud Control. For a list of these attributes, see Google Cloud Connector—About User Permissions and Imported Data.

Before you begin

You must already have set up your Google Cloud account. For more information about doing that, see Setting Up Your Environment in the Google Cloud documentation.

Procedure

Step 1

Log in to your Google Cloud account as a user with the owner role.

Step 2

Click IAM & Admin > Service Accounts > Create Service Account.

Step 3

Enter the following information:

  • Service account name: A name to identify this account; for example, CSDAC.

  • Service account ID: Should be populated with a unique value after you enter the service account name.

  • Service account description: Enter an optional description.

For more information about service accounts, see Understanding Service Accounts in the Google Cloud documentation.

Step 4

Click Create and Continue.

Step 5

Follow the prompts on your screen until the Grant users access to this service account section is displayed.

Step 6

Grant the user the Basic > Viewer role.

Step 7

Click Done.

A list of service accounts is displayed.

Step 8

Click More (more icon) at the end of the row of the service account you created.

Step 9

Click Manage Keys.

Step 10

Click Add Key > Create New Key.

Create a new key for your user

Step 11

Click JSON.

Step 12

Click Create.

The JSON key is downloaded to your computer.

Step 13

Keep the key handy when you configure the GCP connector.
What to do next

See Create a Google Cloud Connector.

Create a Google Cloud Connector

Before you begin

Have your Google Cloud JSON-formatted service account data ready; it's required to set up the connector.

Procedure

Step 1

Log in to Security Cloud Control.

Step 2

Click Administration > Dynamic Attributes Connector > Connectors.

Step 3

Do any of the following:

  • Add a new connector: click Add icon (add icon), then click the name of the connector.

  • Edit a connector: click Edit icon (edit icon).

  • Delete a connector: click Delete icon (delete icon).

Step 4

Enter the following information.

Value

Description

Name

(Required.) Enter a name to uniquely identify this connector.

Description

Optional description.

Pull Interval

(Default 30 seconds.) Interval at which IP mappings are retrieved from AWS.

The minimum value for Pull Interval is 1 second. You can set the maximum to any value you want. We recommend against setting the minimum to a low value because it can generate a lot of traffic, and, when applicable, can result in your being billed for the traffic.

GCP region

(Required.) Enter the GCP region in which your Google Cloud is located. For more information, see Regions and Zones in the Google Cloud documentation.

Service account

Paste the JSON code for your Google Cloud service account.

Step 5

Click Test and make sure the test succeeds before you save the connector.

Step 6

Click Save.

Step 7

Make sure Ok is displayed in the Status column.

Create an Office 365 Connector

This task discusses how to create a connector for Office 365 tags to send data to the Security Cloud Control for use in access control policies. The IP addresses associated with these tags are updated every week by Microsoft. You do not have to create a dynamic attributes filter to use the data.

For more information, see Office 365 URLs and IP address ranges on docs.microsoft.com.

Procedure

Step 1

Log in to Security Cloud Control.

Step 2

Click Administration > Dynamic Attributes Connector > Connectors.

Step 3

Do any of the following:

  • Add a new connector: click Add icon (add icon), then click the name of the connector.

  • Edit a connector: click Edit icon (edit icon).

  • Delete a connector: click Delete icon (delete icon).

Step 4

Enter the following information.

Value

Description

Name

(Required.) Enter a name to uniquely identify this connector.

Description

Optional description.

Pull Interval

(Default 30 seconds.) Interval at which IP mappings are retrieved from Azure.

The minimum value for Pull Interval is 1 second. You can set the maximum to any value you want. We recommend against setting the minimum to a low value because it can generate a lot of traffic, and, when applicable, can result in your being billed for the traffic.

Base API URL

(Required.) Enter the URL from which to retrieve Office 365 information, if it's different from the default. For more information, see Office 365 IP Address and URL web service on the Microsoft documentation site.

Instance name

(Required.) From the list, click an instance name. For more information, see Office 365 IP Address and URL web service on the Microsoft documentation site.

Disable optional IPs

(Required.) Enter true or false .

Step 5

Click Test and make sure the test succeeds before you save the connector.

Step 6

Click Save.

Step 7

Make sure Ok is displayed in the Status column.

Create a Webex Connector

This section discusses how to create a Webex connector that sends data to the Security Cloud Control for use in access control policies. The IP addresses associated with these tags are maintained by Webex. You do not have to create a dynamic attributes filters.

For more information, see Port Reference for Webex Calling.

Procedure

Step 1

Log in to Security Cloud Control.

Step 2

Click Administration > Dynamic Attributes Connector > Connectors.

Step 3

Do any of the following:

  • Add a new connector: click Add icon (add icon), then click the name of the connector.

  • Edit a connector: click Edit icon (edit icon).

  • Delete a connector: click Delete icon (delete icon).

Step 4

Enter the following information.

Value

Description

Name

(Required.) Enter a name to uniquely identify this connector.

Description

Optional description.

Pull Interval

(Default 30 seconds.) Interval at which IP mappings are retrieved from Webex.

The minimum value for Pull Interval is 1 second. You can set the maximum to any value you want. We recommend against setting the minimum to a low value because it can generate a lot of traffic, and, when applicable, can result in your being billed for the traffic.

Provider Reserved IPs

(Required.) (Required.) Slide to enabled to retrieve any reserved IP addresses.

Step 5

Click Test and make sure the test succeeds before you save the connector.

Step 6

Click Save.

Step 7

Make sure Ok is displayed in the Status column.

Create a Zoom Connector

This section discusses how to create a Zoom connector that sends data to the Security Cloud Control for use in access control policies. The IP addresses associated with these tags are maintained by Zoom. You do not have to create a dynamic attributes filters.

For more information, see Zoom network firewall or proxy server settings.

Procedure

Step 1

Log in to Security Cloud Control.

Step 2

Click Administration > Dynamic Attributes Connector > Connectors.

Step 3

Do any of the following:

  • Add a new connector: click Add icon (add icon), then click the name of the connector.

  • Edit a connector: click Edit icon (edit icon).

  • Delete a connector: click Delete icon (delete icon).

Step 4

Enter the following information.

Value

Description

Name

(Required.) Enter a name to uniquely identify this connector.

Description

Optional description.

Pull Interval

(Default 30 seconds.) Interval at which IP mappings are retrieved from Zoom.

The minimum value for Pull Interval is 1 second. You can set the maximum to any value you want. We recommend against setting the minimum to a low value because it can generate a lot of traffic, and, when applicable, can result in your being billed for the traffic.

Provider Reserved IPs

(Required.) Slide to enabled to retrieve any reserved IP addresses.

Step 5

Click Test and make sure the test succeeds before you save the connector.

Step 6

Click Save.

Step 7

Make sure Ok is displayed in the Status column.

Create an Adapter

An adapter is a secure connection to Cloud-delivered Firewall Management Center to which you push network information from cloud objects for use in access control policies.

You can create the following adapters:

  • On-Prem Firewall Management Center for an on-premises Secure Firewall Management Center

  • Cloud-delivered Firewall Management Center for devices managed by Security Cloud Control


Note

You must have a Super Admin user role to create the first Cloud-delivered Firewall Management Center adapter. To view or modify existing adapters, you must have an Admin or Super Admin user role.


Note

Deleting an adapter does not delete dynamic objects created by the adapter. If you wish to delete those objects permanently, do so on the device associated with the adapter.

How to Create an On-Prem Firewall Management Center Adapter

This topic discusses how to create an adapter to push dynamic objects from the dynamic attributes connector to Security Cloud Control.

Before you begin

Onboard the firewall manager to Security Cloud Control as discussed in Onboard a Management Center in the Managing Security and Network Devices with Cisco Security Cloud Control online help.

Required User Role:

  • Super Admin

Procedure

Step 1

Log in to Security Cloud Control as a user with the Super Admin role.

Step 2

Click Administration > Dynamic Attributes Connector > Adapters.

Step 3

To add an adapter, click Add icon (add icon) > On-Prem Firewall Management Center.

Step 4

To edit or delete an adapter, click Edit icon (edit icon), or Delete icon (delete icon).

Step 5

Add or edit the following information.

Value

Description

Name

(Required.) Enter a unique name to identify this adapter.

Description

Optional description of the adapter.

Primary Device

From the list, click the IP address of a management center associated with your tenant.

Secondary Device

(Optional.) If you have a secondary On-Prem Firewall Management Center, click its name from the list.

Step 6

Click OK.

How to Create a Cloud-delivered Firewall Management Center Adapter

This topic discusses how to create an adapter to push dynamic objects from the dynamic attributes connector to Security Cloud Control.

Before you begin

Required User Role:

  • Super Admin

Procedure

Step 1

Log in to Security Cloud Control as a user with the Super Admin role.

Step 2

Click Administration > Dynamic Attributes Connector > Adapters.

Step 3

To add an adapter, click Add icon (add icon) > Cloud-delivered Firewall Management Center.

Step 4

To edit or delete an adapter, click Edit icon (edit icon), or Delete icon (delete icon).

Step 5

Edit the following information.

Value

Description

Name

(Required.) Enter a unique name to identify this adapter.

Description

Optional description of the adapter.

Cloud FMC URL

From the list, click the URL for your Cloud-delivered Firewall Management Center.

Step 6

Click Test and make sure the test succeeds before you save the adapter.

Step 7

Click Save.

Create Dynamic Attributes Filters

Dynamic attributes filters that you define using the Cisco Secure Dynamic Attributes Connector are exposed in the Security Cloud Control as dynamic objects that can be used in access control policies. For example, you could restrict access to an AWS server for the Finance Department to only members of the Finance group defined in Microsoft Active Directory.


Note

You cannot create dynamic attributes filters for AWS, Azure, Azure Service Tags, Cisco Multicloud Defense, Generic Text, GitHub, Google Cloud, and Outlook 365, pxGrid cloud identity source, vCenter, Webex, and Zoom). These types of cloud objects provide their own IP addresses.

For more information about access control rules, see Create Access Control Rules Using Dynamic Attributes Filters.

Before you begin

Create a Connector

Procedure

Step 1

Click Administration > Dynamic Attributes Connector > Adapters.

Step 2

Click Dynamic Attributes Filters.

Step 3

Do any of the following:

  • Add a new filter: click Add icon (add icon)

  • Edit a filter: click Edit icon (edit icon)

  • Delete a filter: click Delete icon (delete icon)

Step 4

Enter the following information.

Item

Description

Name

Unique name to identify the dynamic filter (as a dynamic object) in access control policy and in the Security Cloud Control Object Manager (External Attributes > Dynamic Object).

Connector

From the list, click the name of a connector to use.

Query

  • Add a new filter: click Add icon (add icon)

  • Edit a filter: click Edit icon (edit icon)

  • Delete a filter: click Delete icon (delete icon)

Step 5

To add or edit a query, enter the following information.

Item Description

Key

 Click a key from the list. Keys are fetched from the connector.

Operation

 Click one of the following:

  • Equals to exactly match the key to the value.

  • Contains to match the key to the value if any part of the value matches.

Values

 Click either Any or All and click one or more values from the list. Click Add another value to add values to your query.

Step 6

Click Show Preview to display a list of networks or IP addresses returned by your query.

Step 7

When you're finished, click Save.

Step 8

(Optional.) Verify the dynamic object in the Security Cloud Control.

  1. Log in to the Security Cloud Control.

  2. Click Policies > FTD Policies.

  3. Click Objects > Object Management.

  4. In the left pane, click External Attributes > Dynamic Object.

    The dynamic attribute query you created should be displayed as a dynamic object.

Dynamic Attribute Filter Examples

This topic provides some examples of setting up dynamic attribute filters.

Example: Azure

The following example shows one criterion: a server tagged as a Finance app.

Sample Azure dynamic attributes filter that finds the Finance app tag

Example: AWS

The following example shows one criterion: a FinanceApp with a value of 1.

Sample Amazon Web Services dynamic attributes filter that finds a tag FinanceApp with a value of 1

Disable the Cisco Secure Dynamic Attributes Connector

If you no longer wish to collect dynamic objects from cloud sources, you can disable the Cisco Secure Dynamic Attributes Connector in Security Cloud Control as discussed in the following task.

Procedure

Step 1

Log in to the Security Cloud Control if you have not done so already.

Step 2

Click Administration > Dynamic Attributes Connector.

Step 3

Slide to Disabled.

Use Dynamic Objects in Access Control Policies

The dynamic attributes connector enables you to configure dynamic filters, seen in the Security Cloud Controlas dynamic objects, in access control rules.

About Dynamic Objects in Access Control Rules

A dynamic object is automatically pushed from the dynamic attributes connector to the Secure Firewall Manager after you create connectors and save a dynamic attributes filter on the connector.

You can use these dynamic objects on the access control rule's Dynamic Attributes tab page, similarly to the way you used Security Group Tags (SGTs). You can add dynamic objects as source or destination attributes; for example, in an access control block rule, you can add a Finance dynamic object as a destination attribute to block access to Finance servers by whatever objects match the other criteria in the rule.


Note

You cannot create dynamic attributes filters for AWS, Azure, Azure Service Tags, Cisco Multicloud Defense, Generic Text, GitHub, Google Cloud, and Outlook 365, pxGrid cloud identity source, vCenter, Webex, and Zoom). These types of cloud objects provide their own IP addresses.

Create Access Control Rules Using Dynamic Attributes Filters

This topic discusses how to create access control rules using dynamic objects (these dynamic objects are named after the dynamic attributes filters you created previously).

Before you begin

Create dynamic attributes filters as discussed in Create Dynamic Attributes Filters.

Note

You cannot create dynamic attributes filters for AWS, Azure, Azure Service Tags, Cisco Multicloud Defense, Generic Text, GitHub, Google Cloud, and Outlook 365, pxGrid cloud identity source, vCenter, Webex, and Zoom). These types of cloud objects provide their own IP addresses.

Procedure

Step 1

Log in to Security Cloud Control.

Step 2

Click Policies > FTD Policies.

Step 3

Click Edit (edit icon) next to an access control policy.

Step 4

Click Add Rule.

Step 5

Click the Dynamic Attributes tab.

Step 6

In the Available Attributes section, from the list, click Dynamic Objects.

The following figure shows an example.

Configure Dynamic Attributes created using the dynamic attributes connector as dynamic objects in access control rules. Use those exactly as you would network objects.

The preceding example shows a dynamic object named FinanceNetwork that corresponds to the dynamic attribute filter created in the Cisco Secure Dynamic Attributes Connector.

Step 7

Add the desired object to source or destination attributes.

Step 8

Add other conditions to the rule if desired.

What to do next

Dynamic Attributes Rule Conditions in the Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center Device Configuration Guide.

Troubleshoot the Dynamic Attributes Connector

How to troubleshoot issues with the dynamic attributes connector, including using provided tools.

Troubleshoot Error Messages

Problem: Name or service not known error

This error is displayed as a tooltip when you hover the mouse over an error condition on a connector. An example follows; yours might look different.

The name or service unknown error can indicate a configuration issue with a dynamic attributes connector adapter or connector

Solution: Edit the connector and check for:

  • A trailing slash on a host name

  • Verify the password is correct

Problem: Incorrect username or password

This error is displayed as a tooltip when you hover the mouse over an error condition on a connector.

An incorrect username or password error indicates you entered the wrong password for a connector

Solution: Edit the connector and change the user name or password.

Get Your Tenant ID

If you require assistance with the Cisco Secure Dynamic Attributes Connector, you must provide your tenant ID to Cisco TAC so we can look at your logs.

Procedure

Step 1

Log in to Security Cloud Control.

Step 2

Click Settings > General Settings.

Step 3

Copy your tenant ID to the clipboard to provide to Cisco TAC.

A sample follows.