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Admin By Request

AdminByRequest is a Privileged Access Management (PAM) solution that enables secure, temporary elevation to local admin rights.

Admin By Request

AdminByRequest is a Privileged Access Management (PAM) solution that enables secure, temporary elevation to local admin rights.

What does this pack contain?

  • API Integration.
  • Modeling Rules for the following events:
    • Audit Log
    • Request
    • Events

Configuration on Server Side

Admin By Request configuration

  1. Log into your Admin By Request portal.
  2. Navigate to Settings -> Tenant Settings -> API Keys -> API KEYS.
  3. Click Add New
  4. Copy and store the generated key,

For more inofrmation use the following guide here.

Configuration on XSIAM

  1. Navigate to Settings > Configuration > Data Collection > Automation & Feed Integrations.
  2. Search for "Admin By Request" and click Add Instance
  3. When configuring the API Integration, set the following values:
Parameter Description Required
Server URL True
API Key The API Key allows you to programmatically integrate with the Armis ecosystem. True
Trust any certificate (not secure) False
Use system proxy settings False
Fetch events False
Event types to fetch Returns the types of events. Available for Auditlogs, Events, and Requests. True
Maximum number of Auditlog per fetch Maximum number of audit log entries to retrieve per fetch cycle. Applies only if the "Auditlog" event type is enabled for fetching. False
Maximum number of Events per fetch Maximum number of events entries to retrieve per fetch cycle. Applies only if the "Events" event type is enabled for fetching. False
Maximum number of Requests per fetch Maximum number of requests entries to retrieve per fetch cycle. Applies only if the "Requests" event type is enabled for fetching. False

Commands

You can execute these commands from the CLI, as part of an automation, or in a playbook.
After you successfully execute a command, a DBot message appears in the War Room with the command details.

adminbyrequest-get-events


Retrieves a list of entries logs events from the AdminByRequest instance.

Base Command

adminbyrequest-get-events

Input

Argument Name Description Required
should_push_events Set this argument to 'true' in order to create events, otherwise it will only display them. Possible values are: true, false. Default is false. Required
event_type The type of event to fetch. Default is Auditlog. Optional
limit Returns no more than the specified number of events (for entries of type 'Requests' the default value is 5000). Optional
first_fetch The UTC date or relative timestamp from when to start fetching incidents. Notice that for event type 'Requests' there is the option to set a start date. Supported formats: N days, N weeks, N months, N years, yyyy-mm-dd. Optional

Context Output

There is no context output for this command.

API Limitations

  • DO NOT consistently use a high "limit" number or flood the API; otherwise, the account will be automatically throttled.
  • Daily quota: 100,000 API calls (approximately 60 calls per minute maximum).

PUBLISHER

PLATFORMS

Cortex XSIAM

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Supported ByCortex
CreatedMay 15, 2025
Last ReleaseJuly 3, 2025
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