Splunk InfoSec App Setup

Prerequisites

Tool or access	Purpose	Verify
Bash and Python 3	Run bundled setup and validation helpers	bash --version && python3 --version
Required product/platform access	Inspect or configure the selected target	Complete the documented preflight
Credential files for live modes	Keep secrets out of chat	Verify paths only

Workflow Overview

┌───────────┐   ┌───────────────┐   ┌───────────────┐   ┌─────────────────┐
│ Preflight │ → │ Render/review │ → │ Apply/handoff │ → │ Validate evidence │
└───────────┘   └───────────────┘   └───────────────┘   └─────────────────┘

When to Activate

• Install, configure, prepare, or validate the InfoSec app.
• Preview and review the splunk infosec app setup workflow before any live apply phase.
• Diagnose failed prerequisites, generated assets, configuration, or validation evidence.

Scope

Follow the documented read-only or render-first path whenever it is available. This skill does not imply permission to mutate live systems. Require explicit apply flags, protected credentials, and operator review for state changes.

Examples

Inspect the supported setup modes before selecting one:

bash skills/splunk-infosec-app-setup/scripts/setup.sh --help

Expected output: usage, supported modes, and required arguments are displayed without changing the target environment.

Inspect validation modes before running completion checks:

bash skills/splunk-infosec-app-setup/scripts/validate.sh --help

Expected output: offline, live, and completion options are displayed when the skill supports them; help exits without mutation.

Troubleshooting

Issue	Cause	Resolution
Preflight fails	A required tool or access path is missing	Resolve it before rendering or applying
Rendered assets are incomplete	Required non-secret inputs are absent	Complete intake and render again
Apply is blocked	Review, credentials, or explicit acceptance is missing	Use the documented handoff
Validation is incomplete	Live evidence is unavailable	Record the gap and keep completion open

Shared add-on completion gate

Whenever this workflow installs, configures, or hands off the InfoSec app or one of its add-on dependencies, follow the shared completion gate. Package delivery alone is not success; validate prerequisite ingest, macros, and shipped dashboards against data.

Render-first workflow for the InfoSec App for Splunk. It emits install readiness, prerequisite source checklists, dashboard and macro validation SPL, Cloud IDM support notes, and handoffs to knowledge-object, CIM, and Lookup Editor workflows. Its explicit --install and --all modes install the app; it does not change dashboards, macros, lookups, or data-source configuration.

Package Verification Boundary

The reviewed InfoSec App baseline is 1.7.2, the current public release, which advertises Splunk 10.5. The package was downloaded, unpacked, and inspected here, so the shared installer's default pin needs no review override. Still inventory the shipped dashboards, macros, lookups, and prerequisites against your own data before declaring the app ready — package verification does not prove the dashboards return results in your environment.

Workflow

bash skills/splunk-infosec-app-setup/scripts/setup.sh --render \
  --platform auto --security-indexes security,endpoint,network

Execute

Preview package install and validation:

bash skills/splunk-infosec-app-setup/scripts/setup.sh --all --dry-run --json

Install and validate:

bash skills/splunk-infosec-app-setup/scripts/setup.sh --all --live

Data-source onboarding, CIM readiness, macros, and lookup governance remain delegated to the owning setup skills.

bash skills/splunk-infosec-app-setup/scripts/validate.sh \
  --rendered-dir splunk-infosec-app-rendered --live

See reference.md for prerequisites and Cloud IDM notes.