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title: Symantec Endpoint Protection
description: "## What is Symantec Endpoint Protection? Symantec Endpoint Protection (SEP) is a client-server solution that protects laptops, desktops, and servers in your network against malware, risks, and vulnerabilities. ## Why Should You Use the Symantec Endpoint Protection Connector? The Symantec…"
url: "https://lucidum.io/docs/symantec-endpoint-protection/"
updated: "2024-06-29"
category: Connectors / List of Connectors / S
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# Symantec Endpoint Protection

## What is Symantec Endpoint Protection?

Symantec Endpoint Protection (SEP) is a client-server solution that protects laptops, desktops, and servers in your network against malware, risks, and vulnerabilities.

## Why Should You Use the Symantec Endpoint Protection Connector?

The Symantec Endpoint Protection connector provides visibility into the assets in your environment. You can use this visibility to:

- ensure assets are managed per your security policies
- find vulnerabilities quickly and remediate

## How Does This Connector Work?

Lucidum executes read-only requests to the Symantec Endpoint Protection REST API and ingests only meta-data about Symantec Endpoint Protection assets. Lucidum does not retrieve any data stored on your assets.

## Configuring the Connector in Lucidum

| **Field** | **Description** | **Example** |
| --- | --- | --- |
| URL | The URL for the SEP API. |  |
| Username | User name for an account with read access to Symantic Endpoint Protectin | lucidum_api |
| Password | Password for the user account. The password must include a semicolon (;) character. | ******************* |

## Source Documentation

### Creating Credentials

- To create a user with system administrator permissions, see [https://techdocs.broadcom.com/us/en/symantec-security-software/endpoint-security-and-management/endpoint-protection/all/managing-groups-clients-and-administrators/managing-administrator-accounts-v17364367-d1e6/adding-an-administrator-account-and-setting-access-v8135056-d1e469.html](https://techdocs.broadcom.com/us/en/symantec-security-software/endpoint-security-and-management/endpoint-protection/all/managing-groups-clients-and-administrators/managing-administrator-accounts-v17364367-d1e6/adding-an-administrator-account-and-setting-access-v8135056-d1e469.html)
- To generate an API token, see [https://apidocs.securitycloud.symantec.com/#/doc?id=identity](https://apidocs.securitycloud.symantec.com/#/doc?id=identity)

### Required Permissions

Only System Administration accounts can access the Symantec Endpoint Protection APIs.

### API Documentation

[https://techdocs.broadcom.com/us/en/symantec-security-software/endpoint-security-and-management/endpoint-protection/all/APIsSEP/Symantec-Endpoint-Security-API-commands1.html](https://techdocs.broadcom.com/us/en/symantec-security-software/endpoint-security-and-management/endpoint-protection/all/APIsSEP/Symantec-Endpoint-Security-API-commands1.html)