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Introduction
In this blog, we will discuss the advanced concept of puppet remediate. Puppet Remediate is used to check the vulnerabilities in the software. It helps you minimize the faults and external errors in your computer by providing visibility of these errors before they occur.
In the advanced concept of puppet remediate, we will look at the installation remediate from a custom container registry, installation in Online Multi-Network Deployments, and the verification and collection of data. We will also cover the withdrawal property and how to uninstall the Remediate.
Install Remediate from a Custom Container Registry
In the advanced concept of puppet remediate, we will first look at the installation of Remediate from a custom docker registry.
Install the puppet remediate using a custom docker registry.
Before the installation, you must check the below prerequisites.
✨You must have your license and check that your system requirements are fulfilled before installing and running the remediate.
✨To the place where you want to install the remediate images, ensure that the Docker and docker-compose are installed on the nodes. For the installation on windows, create a new windows variable called COMPOSE_CONVERT_WINDOWS_PATHS and set that to 1. By doing this, you will get the assurance of the path conversion from windows style to Unix style.
✨Wherever you want to install the remediate images, ensure that the license is added to the nodes.
✨You should set the Registry environment to point to the URL of the custom docker registry whenever you use a custom registry to store the remediate docker images. Ex:
6️⃣Read the document and accept the software service license.
7️⃣Sign in to your account to remediate.
Install Remediate in Online Multi-Network Deployments👩💻
To discover the hosts with vulnerabilities, puppet remediate connects to security providers. The system directly connects with the hosts to fix the vulnerability and take action. From where you have installed the remediate, you set up a multi-network deployment when you cannot directly access the network segments for the host on which you want to take action.
You will deploy an edge service inside each network segment whenever there is a multi-network deployment. When executing a task, remediate instructs the edge to connect to the host, and then it leverages the Docker swarm for deploying an edge service on each swarm worker. There should be a direct connection between the manager- the main node where you have installed Remediate with the workers.
1️⃣On the manager node, run the following command to add a worker to the swarm.
docker swarm join-token worker
2️⃣As the <TOKEN> you received from the above command, run the following command on each node.
docker swarm join --token <TOKEN>
In each network segment, this command adds a worker to it.
3️⃣The swarm will automatically deploy the edge on the workers when you follow the normal instruction for installing the remediate on the manager node.
4️⃣You can verify the expected number of edges when your installation is complete. Run the following command to see the verification.
docker service ps remediate_remote-edge
Verification of Docker Compose File
Using an asymmetric key private key portion, a digital signature gets created whenever a new puppet Remediate is released.
Validating the signature using the same asymmetric public key portion can be done manually.
1️⃣In the same directory as your docker.compose.yml and license file, download the two files.
3️⃣When everything is perfect, and your signature gets valid, the response you will get is mentioned below:
Verified Ok
Collection of Data
Puppet has the property to automatically fetch the data about the guidelines to use the product. You can withdraw this property of Puppet before or after the installation.
The Data Remediate Collect
The information and the data Remediate collects on restarting and starting are discussed below:
⚡The Device type.
⚡Exceptions in JavaScript.
⚡The name and version of the Browser.
⚡The name and version of the Operating System.
⚡The Link, button, and form element clicks.
⚡Not the input data but the form submission events.
⚡The page views.
⚡Unnamed IP address.
⚡The details and duration of the session, which will include the tile and number of screens viewed, screens arrived, and the exit screens.
Data Usage🧾
The data collected by Puppet is one of the methods used to understand the learnings of the customers. For example, how you navigate through the web interface will help them optimize the interface so that your work can be done faster.
And in learning, it looks at the resources you used so that it can increase the functionality of that resources by adding more sources to them.
Withdraw Before Installation🤓
Remediate does not collect the installation data, but if you want to disable it before you start the remediate, run the Docker compose command. You run this from the place where your docker.compose.yml is located:
docker-compose run remediate config set-override analytics false
Withdraw After Installation🤓
After the installation, if you want to disable the collection property of the Puppet Remediate, run the Docker compose command. You run this from the location where your docker.compose.yml is located:
docker-compose run remediate config set-override analytics false
Restart the remediate to complete the updated changes.
docker-compose run remediate restart
Uninstallation Remediate🎯
Uninstallation of the Remediate can be done in a few simple commands.
Follow the steps mentioned below:
1️⃣Run the following command from where your docker-compose.yml file is located to stop and remove any running files and associated files.
docker-compose run remediate reset
2️⃣Use the Docker command below to delete the remediate containers on your system.
docker system prune --filter label=com.docker.compose.service=remediate
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a .pp file in Puppet?
All the programs written in the ruby programming language and saved with the extension .pp are called manifests. The programs written in ruby are saved as a .pp file.
What language is used in puppet?
Programming languages mostly used in puppet are C++, Ruby, and Clojure.
What do you study in the Advanced Concept of Puppet Remediate?
In the Advanced Concept of Puppet Remediate, we look at the installation of puppets in different modes, the verification of the Docker, the data collection, and the uninstallation of the remediate.
Is puppet an automation tool?
It is a tool that helps you manage and automate your server's configuration. You define the desired state of your infrastructure that you want to manage.
How many types of puppet are there?
The puppets are broken into six major families. The six major families are marionettes, rod marionettes, hand puppets, rod puppets, shadow figures, and bunraku-style puppets.
Conclusion
In this blog, we have discussed the Advanced Concept of Puppet Remediate. We have looked at the installation of puppets in different modes, the verification of the Docker, the data collection, and the uninstallation of the remediate.
To learn more about Puppet, please refer to the blogs mentioned below:
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