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To fully use this screen, you must add the following permission to your account:
- Read FIM
Enable Trend Sub-Agent
As a prerequisite to installing File Integrity Monitoring, you must install the Trend sub-agent. Use the following commands to manage the Trend sub-agent.
Recommendation Scans
One of the features available in Agent 3.0 is Recommendation scans. Recommendation scans provide a good starting point for establishing a list of rules that you should implement. During a recommendation scan, the Armor Agent scans the operating system for installed applications, the Windows registry, open ports, and more. To take advantage of Recommendation scans, turn on Ongoing Recommendation scans in the Toolbox.
Recommendation Scans work in tandem with the Auto-Apply configuration for FIM. The results of the Recommendation Scan can only be applied when Auto-Apply for the FIM service is turned on.
Install Trend Sub-Agent:
Windows: C:\.armor\opt\armor.exe trend install Linux: /opt/armor/armor trend install
Uninstall Trend Sub-Agent:
Windows: C:\.armor\opt\armor.exe trend uninstall Linux: /opt/armor/armor trend uninstall
Trend Sub-Agent Status:
Windows: C:\.armor\opt\armor.exe trend status Linux: /opt/armor/armor trend status
Turn On Recommended Scans:
Windows: C:\.armor\opt\armor.exe trend ongoing-recommendation-scan on Linux: /opt/armor/armor trend ongoing-recommendation-scan on
Turn Off Recommended Scans:
Windows: C:\.armor\opt\armor.exe trend ongoing-recommendation-scan off Linux: /opt/armor/armor trend ongoing-recommendation-scan off
Schedule a Recommended Scan (Runs on Next Trend Sub-Agent Heartbeat):
Windows: C:\.armor\opt\armor.exe trend recommendation-scan Linux: /opt/armor/armor trend recommendation-scan
Set Recommendation Scan Interval:
Windows: C:\.armor\opt\armor.exe trend set-recommendation-scan-interval <interval> Linux: /opt/armor/armor set-recommendation-scan-interval <interval>
Options are "24 Hours" "2 Days" "3 Days" "7 Days" "2 Weeks" "3 Weeks" "4 Weeks"
Get Recommendation Scan Interval:
Windows: C:\.armor\opt\armor.exe trend get-recommendation-scan-interval Linux: /opt/armor/armor trend get-recommendation-scan-interval
Trend Sub-Agent Help
Windows: C:\.armor\opt\armor.exe trend help Linux: /opt/armor/armor trend help
Restart Trend:
Windows: C:\.armor\opt\armor.exe trend service-restart Linux: /opt/armor/armor trend service-restart
Enable File Integrity Monitoring Service
Use the following commands to manage the File Integrity Monitoring service.
Turn On File Integrity Monitoring:
Windows: C:\.armor\opt\armor.exe fim on Linux: /opt/armor/armor fim on Optional Parameters Windows: C:\.armor\opt\armor.exe fim on auto-apply-recommendations=on Linux: /opt/armor/armor fim on auto-apply-recommendations=on Windows: C:\.armor\opt\armor.exe fim on auto-apply-recommendations=off Linux: /opt/armor/armor fim on auto-apply-recommendations=off
The Auto-Apply configuration for FIM works in tandem with Recommendation Scans. Only after a Recommendation Scan is run will there be policies to Auto-Apply.
Turn Off File Integrity Monitoring:
Windows: C:\.armor\opt\armor.exe fim off Linux: /opt/armor/armor fim off
List of Assigned FIM Rules on Policy:
Windows: C:\.armor\opt\armor.exe fim list-assigned-rules Linux: /opt/armor/armor fim list-assigned-rules
Assign FIM Rules:
Windows: C:\.armor\opt\armor.exe fim assign-rules ID Linux: /opt/armor/armor fim assign-rules ID
Un-Assign FIM Rule:
Windows: C:\.armor\opt\armor.exe fim unassign-rule ID Linux: /opt/armor/armor fim unassign-rule ID
File Integrity Monitoring Help
Windows: C:\.armor\opt\armor.exe fim help Linux: /opt/armor/armor fim help
Add Custom Filepath Rule
Windows: C:\.armor\opt\armor.exe fim add-custom-filepath-rule "<name>,<filepath>,<description>" Linux: /opt/armor/armor fim add-custom-filepath-rule "<name>,<filepath>,<description>"
Update Custom Filepath Rule
Windows: C:\.armor\opt\armor.exe fim update-custom-filepath-rule "<id>,<name>,<filepath>,<description>" Linux: /opt/armor/armor fim update-custom-filepath-rule "<id>,<name>,<filepath>,<description>"
Delete Custom Filepath Rule
Windows: C:\.armor\opt\armor.exe fim delete-custom-filepath-rule "<id>" Linux: /opt/armor/armor fim delete-custom-filepath-rule "<id>"
Get Custom Filepath Rule
Windows: C:\.armor\opt\armor.exe fim get-custom-filepath-rule "<id>" Linux: /opt/armor/armor fim get-custom-filepath-rule "<id>"
View FIM Data
- In the Armor Management Portal (AMP), in the left-side navigation, click Security.
- Click File Integrity Monitoring.
Column | Description |
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| Name | For Armor Complete, the name of the virtual machine you created in AMP. For Armor Anywhere, the name of the instance that contains the installed Anywhere agent, which includes the FIM sub-agent. |
| Provider | For Armor Complete, the entry will display Armor. For Armor Anywhere, the name of the public cloud provider for the instance. |
| Status | The health status of the sub-agent, which is based on how long the FIM sub-agent has been offline. There are three status types:
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| Connectivity | The connection status of the sub-agent. There are three connection types:
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| Timestamp | The date and time that the FIM sub-agent last communicated with Armor. |
To learn how the overall FIM status is determined, see Understand FIM data.
Understand FIM Data
In the File Integrity Monitoring screen, the dashboard displays the various FIM statuses of your virtual machines (or hosts):
- Green indicates a virtual machine in a Secured FIM status.
- Yellow indicates a virtual machine in a Warning FIM status.
- Red indicates a virtual machine in a Critical FIM status.
Armor determines the status of FIM based on how long FIM has been offline.
- If FIM is offline for 2 to 7 days, then the FIM status changes from Secured to Warning.
- If FIM is offline for 8 days or more, then the FIM status changes from Warning to Critical.
| Length of offline status | Security Status |
|---|---|
| 2 to 7 days | Warning |
| 8 days or more | Critical |
The overall status of your virtual machine is based on the individual status of your virtual machine's subcomponents, including FIM.
View Detailed FIM Data
The File Integrity Monitoring details screen displays the changes that has been detected in certain files in your virtual machine. This screen only shows data for the last 90 days.
In the Armor Management Portal (AMP), in the left-side navigation, click Security.
Click File Integrity Monitoring.
Locate and select the desired virtual machine.
Column | Description |
|---|---|
| Filename | The name of the file where a change was detected. |
| Description | A short summary of the change that took place. |
| Change Type | The type of change that took place in the file. |
| Scan Date | The date when the change was detected. |
Export FIM Data
To export the data:
- In the Armor Management Portal (AMP), in the left-side navigation, click Security.
- Click File Integrity Monitoring.
- (Optional) Use the filter function to customize the data displayed.
Below the table, click CSV. You have the option to export all the data (All) or only the data that appears on the current screen (Current Set).
Function
Data Displayed
Notes
CSV VM Name, VM Provider, IP Address, OS, FIM Agent Status Fixed, FIM Agent Version, FIM Last Communication Date A blank entry indicates that the action has never taken place.
Troubleshooting
Armor troubleshoots servers that contain File Integrity Monitoring sub-components in a Warning or Critical status. To troubleshoot with Armor, you must submit a support ticket.
- In the Armor Management Portal (AMP), click Support, and then click Tickets.
- Click Create a Ticket.
- Select or search for the desired category for your ticket request type.
- Complete the missing fields.
- In Description, enter useful details that can help Armor quickly troubleshoot the problem.
- Click Create.
- To view the status of your ticket, in the left-side navigation, click Support, and then click Tickets.
Log Search for File Integrity Monitoring
Users can search for FIM events in Log Search. For instructions on how to access and use Log Search, please see our documentation here.
An example of FIM logs can be seen below:
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For a full list of Log Search fields and descriptions, please visit our glossary here.
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