Why use the Agent?
The dScribe Agent can be used to integrate dScribe with sources running on private networks. The Agent acts as a secure tunnel between both.
How to install the Agent
First, you will have to create an agent in the dScribe portal
Navigate to the settings page > Agent on your dScribe tenant
Add a new agent
You'll need the agent key in the installation process, which can be copied via the clipboard icon.
Requirements for the machine
Windows VM 64-bit
2 core 4 gb ram
Allow outgoing requests to our gateway (see below)
Access to the source you want to scan
Download the attached zip (bottom of the page), which contains the necessary files to install the agent on your machine.
Unpack the zip on your machine.
All steps to be followed will require administrator rights on the machine you are installing the agent.
Right click on the install_agent.bat script and select "Run as administrator", this will open a terminal
First option you can press Enter
Secondly, you will need to add the Agent key, we can retrieve from the clipboard icon
Lastly, add the correct gateway url (which will have to allow an outgoing connection).
Copy
gateway.dscribedata.com
On the windows machine you could check the following applications
Services -> to check if the dScribe agent is running
Event Viewer -> to check the logs concerning the dScribe agent
The agent should be running, if you are facing issues contact [email protected]