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# AlienVault Scenario Update

**Date:** [21/11/2024]

## Overview
The AlienVault scenario has been successfully implemented and tested. This update summarizes the changes, improvements, and the current status.

## Changes and Improvements

1. **Apache Server Installation**:
   - Installed and configured Apache on the target server.
   - Configured Wazuh agent to collect Apache logs and restarted the agent.

2. **AlienVault IP List**:
   - Added and converted AlienVault IP list to CDB format, including an additional hacker IP.
   - Removed the original IP list file after conversion.

3. **Wazuh Configuration**:
   - Updated Wazuh configuration with the AlienVault IP list, active responses, and local rules.
   - Changed rule levels for web server logs and enabled log archiving.

4. **Log Parsing and Rules**:
   - Tested log parsing and added a specific rule for the AlienVault IP list.
   - Configured Wazuh manager to parse logs and trigger appropriate responses.

5. **Testing and Validation**:
   - Simulated web attacks using `curl` and confirmed that the Wazuh manager correctly identified and responded to the IP list.

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# Ossec.conf Generation Script

**Date:** [22/11/2024]

This Python script manages the `ossec.conf` configuration file, including adding commands, local files, active responses, and generating XML.

## Features
- Loads, modifies, and saves `ossec.conf`.
- Converts XML to DataFrames and vice versa for easy manipulation.
- Supports saving/loading data from Excel files.

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# Utility & Wazuh-Related Functions

**Date:** [29/11/2024]

## Key Features:
- **Utility Functions**: Added file/folder existence checks, backup creation, and file management functions.
- **Wazuh Configuration**: Enhanced configuration management with functions for adding sections, modifying configurations, and synchronizing with remote VMs.
- **DataFrame Handling**: Streamlined DataFrame operations, eliminating redundancy and supporting new FIM configuration handling.
- **XML Compression**: Implemented compression for specific XML tags by merging text content.

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# Features Accomplished

**Date:** [06/12/2024]

- **Log Parsing**: Developed `parse_json_to_df` for converting JSON log entries into DataFrames.
- **Rule ID Retrieval**: Added `get_rule_id` for fetching last log entries by rule ID.
- **FIM Change Check**: Created `check_fim_change` to verify directory modifications based on rule ID 550.
- **Time Consistency**: Added `is_time_consistent` to check log retrieval time consistency.
- **Simplified Rule Parsing**: Refactored `parse_rule_id` for better readability and modularity.

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# Latest Functions (09/12/2024)

1. **check_fim_change(dir: str)**:
   - **Purpose**: Checks if a directory was modified according to rule ID 550.
   - **Key Update**: Strips whitespace and removes spaces from directory paths.
   - **Issue**: Addressed issues with directories containing spaces.

2. **manage_ip_in_hosts_allow(ip_address: str)**:
   - **Purpose**: Rewrites the IP in `/etc/hosts.allow`, removing duplicates.
   - **Key Update**: Filters out existing IP occurrences before appending.
   - **Issue**: Fixed duplicate IP entries in `/etc/hosts.allow`.

3. **run_pipe_command(command: str)**:
   - **Purpose**: Executes shell commands and returns the output.
   - **Key Update**: Uses `subprocess.run()` to capture and return command output.
   - **Issue**: Resolved issues capturing output from shell commands.

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**Next Update:**
Implementation of a multi-agent system to implement scenarios based on object-oriented principles.

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