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intel_rule_download

Downloads CrowdStrike Falcon Intel rule files (YARA, Snort, etc.). By default, downloads the latest rule file for the specified type. Can also download a specific rule file when provided with a C(rule_id).

ParameterTypeRequiredDefaultDescription
destpathNoThe directory path to save the rule file. If not specified, a temporary directory will be created using
formatstrNozipThe format of the rule file to download. zip gzip
namestrNoThe filename to save the rule file as. If not specified, it will use the name provided by the API.
rule_idstrNoThe ID of a specific rule to download. If provided, the type parameter is ignored.
typestrNoThe rule news report type. Required when C(rule_id) is not provided. Used to fetch the latest rule file of this type when C(rule_id) is not specified. common-event-format netwitness snort-suricata-changelog snort-suricata-master snort-suricata-update yara-changelog yara-master yara-update cql-master cql-changelog cql-update
- name: Download the latest YARA master rule file
crowdstrike.falcon.intel_rule_download:
type: "yara-master"
dest: "/tmp/rules"
- name: Download a specific rule file by ID
crowdstrike.falcon.intel_rule_download:
rule_id: "1234567890"
dest: "/tmp/rules"
name: "custom_rule.zip"
- name: Download the latest Snort rule file in gzip format
crowdstrike.falcon.intel_rule_download:
type: "snort-suricata-master"
format: "gzip"
dest: "/tmp/rules"
KeyTypeDescription
pathT
rule_idT
rule_nameT
rule_typeT