How to delete the Malware Analysis task queue in bulk from Content Analysis device?

Products

• Content Analysis Software
• ISG Content Analysis

Issue/Introduction

Malware Analysis (MA) is running on the Content Analysis device.

On the GUI console, there is an option to delete the task in the MA queue but it can only be done one by one and not multiple tasks at one time.

There is a requirement to delete multiple tasks at one time.

Resolution

There is an option to run a command to delete multiple tasks in the queue.

curl -k -H "X-API-TOKEN:" -X POST https://[CAS_IP]:8082/rapi/system/purge_task_queues

You can refer to creating the "Token" from this document: Generate an API Key.