Create a GitHub Connector

This section discusses how to create a GitHub connector that sends data to the Security Cloud Control for use in access control policies. The IP addresses associated with these tags are maintained by GitHub. You do not have to create a dynamic attributes filters.

For more information, see About GitHub's IP addresses.

Note

Do not change the URL because doing so will fail to retrieve any IP addresses.

Procedure

Step 1

Log in to Security Cloud Control.

Step 2

Click Administration > Dynamic Attributes Connector > Connectors.

Step 3

Do any of the following:

  • Add a new connector: click Add icon (add icon), then click the name of the connector.

  • Edit a connector: click Edit icon (edit icon).

  • Delete a connector: click Delete icon (delete icon).

Step 4

Enter a Name and an optional description.

Step 5

(Optional.) In the Pull Interval field, change the frequency, in seconds, at which the dynamic attributes connector retrieves IP addresses from GitHub. The default is 21,600 seconds (6 hours).

Step 6

Click Test and make sure the test succeeds before you save the connector.

Step 7

Click Save.

Step 8

Make sure Ok is displayed in the Status column.