Chef Cookbook
This cookbook provides resources for installing and configuring the CrowdStrike Falcon sensor.
Requirements
Section titled “Requirements”API clients are granted one or more API scopes. Scopes allow access to specific CrowdStrike APIs and describe the actions that an API client can perform.
Ensure the following API scopes are enabled (if applicable) for this role:
- When
install_methodis set to api (default)- Sensor Download: READ
- Sensor update policies: READ
Platform Support
Section titled “Platform Support”*Supported on:
- Alma/Rocky/CentOS Linux
- Amazon Linux 1|2
- Debian/Ubuntu
- Oracle
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux
- Red Hat CoreOS
- SUSE Linux Enterprise (SLES)
*Refer to the Falcon documentation for exact versions supported
Resources
Section titled “Resources” falcon_install Install or remove the CrowdStrike Falcon sensor.
falcon_config Configure the Falcon sensor (CID, proxy, tags).
falcon_service Manage the Falcon sensor service state.