What is VMware Carbon Black Cloud Workload? #
VMware Carbon Black Cloud Workload (formerly Carbon Black Cloud Workload) is a data center security product that protects your workloads running in a virtualized environment.
Why Should You Use the VMware Carbon Black Cloud Workload Connector? #
The VMware Carbon Black Cloud Workload connector provides visibility into the assets and applications in your environment. You can use this visibility to:
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ensure assets are managed per your security policies
- ensure assets are managed per your security policies
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derive relationships between assets, users, applications, and data
How Does This Connector Work? #
Lucidum executes read-only requests to the VMware Carbon Black Cloud Workload REST API and ingests only meta-data about VMware Carbon Black Cloud Workload devices. Lucidum does not retrieve any data stored on your assets.
Configuring the Connector in Lucidum #
|
Field |
Description |
Example |
|---|---|---|
| URL | The URL or hostname for the VMware Carbon Black Cloud Workload API. | https://defense-prod05.conferdeploy.net |
| Organization Key | The organization key.
You can find your organization key in the VMware Carbon Black Cloud Console under Settings > API Keys. |
ABCD12335 |
|
API Key |
API key for a VMware Carbon Black Cloud Workload account with read access. For details on generating the API ID and the API Secret Key, see Carbon Black Cloud API |
************ |
|
Secret Key |
API Secret for a VMware Carbon Black Cloud Workload account with read access. For details on generating the API ID and the API Secret Key, see Carbon Black Cloud API |
************ |
Source Documentation #
Creating Credentials #
For details on creating an API and its Secret, see the section on Create an Access Level and Create an API Key in https://developer.carbonblack.com/reference/carbon-black-cloud/authentication/#authenticate-your-request.
Required Permissions #
This connector requires the following permissions:
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Device – General Information – Read
Contact your Lucidum Sales Representative for help with permissions.
API Documentation #
API v6
https://developer.carbonblack.com/reference/carbon-black-cloud/platform/latest/devices-api/
