Thinkst Canary Authentication Guide

How to authenticate Thinkst Canary for use with Tines

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Written by Daniel Stoeski
Updated over a week ago

Canary devices (hardware, VMWare Images, AWS AMI's or GCP machines) are deployed onto your networks in minutes mimicking high-value targets. External attackers and even malicious insiders tip their hands and reveal their presence by touching them.

First, get a Thinkst Canary API key

  1. Login to your Thinkst Canary account

  2. Click "Settings"


  3. Click the "API" tab and then the "Add new Global API Key"


  4. Choose the appropriate key type, name the key and click "Create"


  5. Copy the API Key

Lastly, create a Thinkst Canary credential in Tines

  1. Login to your Tines tenant

  2. Navigate to the team that will be using the API and click "Credentials"

  3. Click "+ New Credential" and select "Text"

  4. Input the values for the Thinkst Canary credential

    1. Name: Thinkst Canary

    2. Description: Optional

    3. Value: Your API key

  5. Optional

    1. Domains: Ensure this credential can only be used when making HTTP requests to specific domains.

    2. Access: What other teams can also use the API

  6. Click "Save"

For more on creating credentials in Tines, click here.

You can find a selection of Thinkst Canary stories in the story library

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