Question 1
Regarding the Splunk SOAR Automation Broker requirements, which of the following statements is not correct?
- AOption A:
The Splunk SOAR Automation Broker requires outbound/egress connectivity to the Splunk SOAR (Cloud) or Splunk SOAR (On-premises) instance.
- BOption B:
The Splunk SOAR Automation Broker must be able to connect to TCP port 443 (HTTPS) on the Splunk SOAR (Cloud) or Splunk SOAR (On-premises) instance.
- COption C:
The Splunk SOAR Automation Broker requires both inbound/ingress and outbound/egress connectivity to the Splunk SOAR (Cloud) or Splunk SOAR (On-premises) instance.
- DOption D:
The Splunk SOAR Automation Broker requires inbound/ingress network connection from the Splunk SOAR (Cloud) or Splunk SOAR (On-premises) instance.
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Correct answer: D
The Splunk SOAR Automation Broker does not require inbound/ingress network connections from the Splunk SOAR (Cloud) or (On-premises) instance. Instead, it requires only outbound/egress connectivity. The Automation Broker is responsible for securely communicating with SOAR to execute actions, retrieve data, and send results, but this communication is initiated from the Automation Broker towards SOAR, using outbound connections (typically over TCP port 443). This ensures that no inbound connections need to be established, which simplifies firewall and security configurations.
Thus, option D is the incorrect statement, making it the right answer for this question.
References:
Splunk SOAR Documentation: Automation Broker Requirements.
Splunk SOAR Cloud and On-Premises Deployment Guide.