camrunr / py_hec_token_mgr

Create HEC tokens in Cribl Stream through the API

Add HEC tokens via API calls

This script is intended as an example of how to authenticate in Cribl Stream, and make a simple POST request to add a new HEC token.

Usage:

py_hec_token_mgr.py [-h] -l http://leader:port [-u USERNAME] [-t TOKEN] -a {add,modify} [-d DESC] -g GROUP -i INPUT [-p PASSWORD]

• the following arguments are required: -l/--leader, -a/--action, -g/--group, -i/--input
• if no password is supplied, you'll be prompted
• if you do not specify a token one will be generated for you
• currently the modify action does nothing

Requirements:

• Tested with python 3
• Requires the requests and secrets modules

History

• 2022-03-04

  • Merged PR from @ragedsparrow to generate a token if one is not supplied

• 2022-02-15 -

  • Moved the leader address to a command line arg

• 2022-02-14

  • initial release