Github Securlet Activation Failure: Access to CloudSOC is restricted in Github Organization

Products

• CASB Security Premium
• CASB Security Standard
• CASB Security Standard
• CASB Securlet SAAS
• CASB Security Advanced

Issue/Introduction

The customer is trying to activate the GitHub Securlet and Receives an error.

Securlet is not activated because access to CloudSOC is restricted in Github Organization

Resolution

There are 2 steps to handle this;

1) Remove 3rd Party access restrictions

1. In GitHub login as the Org owner
2. Navigate to https://github.com/organizations/<orgname>/settings/oauth_application_policy
3. Click 'Remove restrictions'
4. Retry activation

2) Authorize Broadcom Securlet app

1. In GitHub login as the Org owner
2. Navigate to https://github.com/settings/applications 
   
   
   
3. In the 'Authorized OAuth Apps' list click on 'Broadcom Securlet' app entry for US and 'Broadcom Securlet EU' for EU 
4. Under 'Organization access' section, locate the org you want to Activate and click 'Grant' to grant access to the organization
   
   
   
   
5. Retry Github Securlet activation and it should work now

 

Additional Information

To confirm if the Activation is successful and the webhook is setup;

1. In GitHub login as the Org owner
2. Navigate to Org Settings > Webhooks - https://github.com/organizations/<orgname>/settings/hooks
3. You will see a list of Webhooks
4. For US it will be Broadcom Securlet and for EU it will be Broadcom Securlet EU
5. Click on the webhook entry
   
   
   
   6. You will see list of events delivered