Carbon Black Cloud: How to configure Linux sensors' communication over port 54443

Products

• Carbon Black Cloud Endpoint Standard (formerly Cb Defense)

Issue/Introduction

How to configure communication over port 54443.

Environment

• Carbon Black Cloud: All supported versions
• Linux: All Supported Versions

Resolution

1. Access the Carbon Black Cloud Dashboard
2. Navigate to Endpoints > Sensor Options > Company Codes
3. Make note of the "Sensor v1.x - 2.x" 8-character Company Registration Code from the Dashboard
4. Modify /var/opt/carbonblack/psc/cfg.ini, and include:

[customer]
PemFile=/var/opt/carbonblack/psc/cloud.pem
CompanyCode=[8 character code for org]
BackendServer=https://dev-prodX.conferdeploy.net:54443

(Where prodX is your corresponding backend)

5. Restart the sensor

systemctl stop cbagentd
systemctl start cbagentd

Or for older distributions:

service cbagentd stop
service cbagentd start