topic Windows Connector ID in Web Security

Windows Connector ID

rcullum — Sat, 09 Mar 2019 03:41:47 GMT

How do you identify a Windows Server Connector from the Connector ID in Cloud Web Security? On the WSA its easy. It shows you the Connector ID for the WSA on the WSA System Status web UI or type 'version' at the cli.

Re: Windows Connector ID

Jennifer Halim — Fri, 20 Oct 2017 09:51:47 GMT

On CWS ScanCenter portal, run a search on "Connector version" and it will show you a list of all the different Connector types used. The Windows connector will show up just as a version, eg: 2.9.7.1 or 3.0.4.0.
If it's a WSA Connector, it will show up as "coeus-9-0-1-162"

Re: Windows Connector ID

rcullum — Fri, 20 Oct 2017 10:07:43 GMT

Thanks, but that doesn't tell you which Windows connector. I want to identify which Windows connector. How do I cross-reference the Connector ID to which Windows connector?

Re: Windows Connector ID

Jennifer Halim — Fri, 20 Oct 2017 10:23:41 GMT

If you run the following search:

On the Connector version that has your Windows Connector, it will list down all the Connector ID. Typically the Connector ID will show you the hostname of the server that you can use to co-relate. The earlier version of Connector might not have that information available, but give that a go and see what the result is.

Alternatively, if you only have 1 Windows Connector per site, you can also run the search and look for the external IP where the traffic comes from and you will find out which site it is.

If you advise what exactly you are trying to find out, I can try to see if there is other options. Give the above a go and see if you can get what you are looking for.

Re: Windows Connector ID

rcullum — Fri, 20 Oct 2017 16:53:05 GMT

Hi, I tried that but the Connector ID is not shown as the Windows Connector server hostname. It still shows a unique Connector ID that has no relationship to the hostname :-(. I guess this is just not possible then. Surely somewhere on the Windows Connector its possible to extract the Connector ID it's using?

Re: Windows Connector ID

Jennifer Halim — Fri, 20 Oct 2017 21:40:10 GMT

Please take a look at the "Connector" directory within the Windows server, and there should be a "setup.log" file that might contain the ID that you are looking for.

You can also manually configure Connector ID within the Windows Connector (agent.properties file):

https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/security/web_security/connector/administrator/guide/b_Connector_Administrator_Guide/b_Connector_Administrator_Guide_chapter_010.html

(It's the attribute: connectorId)

Can you please advise what you are trying to find out by matching the Connector ID?