EDR: How to Get the Sensor ID for a Specific Sensor

Products

• Carbon Black EDR (formerly Cb Response)

Issue/Introduction

To get the sensor ID for a specific endpoint. 

Environment

• EDR: 7.x and Higher
• EDR Sensor: 7.x and Higher

Resolution

Get the Sensor ID from the EDR Server UI

1. Log into the Server UI.
2. Click "Sensors" on the menu > Click on the affected Sensor to browse to the Host Details page.
3. Look at the URL:

   https://YOUR_SERVER/#/host/123

In this case, the sensor ID is "123".

Get the Sensor ID from a Windows Sensor

1. Log into Windows as an Admin User.
2. Look at the registry by running "regedit".
3. Look in Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\CarbonBlack\config\SensorId

The value shown in the registry is stored in hexadecimal format. 

4. Take the last 8 digits of the hexadecimal value and convert it to decimal. 
5. This decimal value is the Sensor ID.

Get the Sensor ID from a Mac OSX Sensor

1. Log into OSX as an Admin User.
2. Look inside /var/lib/cb/sensor.id

Get the Sensor ID from a Linux Sensor

1. Log into the Linux sensor endpoint
2. Look inside /var/lib/cb/config

   SensorIdForDisplay=123

Additional Information

Hexadecimal-to-decimal converters can be found online.