PhishTank
Connector Category: Enrichment Tool
About Integration
PhishTank is a collaborative platform to share information about phishing activities on the Internet. Intel Exchange uses PhishTank to get information on various URLs and determine if they are malicious.
Configure Phishtank as an Enrichment Tool
Configure Phishtank in Intel Exchange to enrich URLs.
Before you Start
Ensure that you have the base URL and API token of your Phishtank account.
Ensure that your user group has Create, Update, and View permissions for enrichment tools and their associated policies in Intel Exchange.
Note
Ensure that the API key includes the permissions to retrieve URLs.
Steps
To configure Phishtank as an enrichment tool in , follow these steps:
Sign in to Intel Exchange and go to Administration > Enrichment Management > Enrichment Tools.
Search and select the Phishtank enrichment tool.
Click Add Account and enter the following details:
Account Name: Enter a unique account name to identify the instance. For example, Phishtank Prod.
Base URL: Enter the base URL of your Phishtank instance. The default base URL is
https://checkurl.phishtank.com/checkurlAPI Key: Enter the API key of your Phishtank account to authenticate communication between Intel Exchange and Phishtank servers.
Verify SSL: Enable this option to validate the SSL certificate and secure the connection between Intel Exchange and Phishtank servers. This option is enabled by default.
Note
Cyware recommends you select Verify SSL. If you disable this option, Intel Exchange may configure an instance for an expired SSL certificate. This may not establish the connection properly and Intel Exchange will not be able to notify you in case of a broken or improper connection.
Click Save.
After successfully adding an account, you can view and enable Phishtank feed enrichment types. You can also configure a quota to set a limit on the number of enrichment request the Phishtank account can make. After the quota is exhausted, no further enrichment requests can be made until the quota resets for the next quota duration. For more details, refer to Define Quota in Configure Enrichment Tools.
To understand the number of API calls and quota units consumed by the Phishtank enrichment tool per polling, refer to the following table:
Enrichment Tool | Feed Enrichment Type | No. of API calls | Quota Consumed |
|---|---|---|---|
Phishtank | Retrieve URL Detail | 1 | 1 |
You can configure an enrichment policy to automatically enrich threat data objects using the Phishtank enrichment tool. For more information, see Enrichment Policy.