Cisco Umbrella is cloud-delivered enterprise network security that provides users with a first line of defense against cybersecurity threats. Here's our guide for authenticating Cusco Umbrella for use with Tines:
First, get your Cisco Umbrella API Key
Login to your Cisco Umbrella account. New users can "Sign-up" for a Cisco Umbrella account if they do not already have one.
From the sidebar, click "Admin" and then "API Keys"
From the top right-hand corner, click "Add"
Fill in the required fields, click "Create Key" and then copy the API key and the Key Secret
Lastly, create a Cisco Umbrella credential in Tines
Login to your Tines tenant
Navigate to the team that will be using the API and click "Credential"
Click "+ New Credential" and select "HTTP Request"
Input the values for the Cisco Umbrella credential
Name: Required
Description: Optional
Content Type: Custom: application/x-www-form-urlencoded
Method: post
Payload: grant_type : client_credentials
Headers: Not required. Remove this by selecting "-"
Option: Select "Basic Auth"
Add the API key in the username fields
Add the Key Secret to the password field
Run Options: Click "Run Options" and verify that the body contains an access token, as shown below.
Double-click on "access_token" to copy the access_token path. Do not click on the value.
Location of token from response: Paste that value as a pill into the "Location of token response" field and set the
TTL: Set to 3500
Optional
Domains: Ensure that this credential can only be used when making HTTP requests to specific domains
Access: What other teams can also use the credential
For more on creating credentials in Tines, click here.
You can find a selection of Cisco Umbrella stories in the story library