An analyst received multiple alerts on the SIEM console of users that are navigating to malicious URLs. The analyst needs to automate the task of receiving alerts and processing the data for further…

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To make a successful HTTP request to a SIEM REST API, the script must know where to send the request and how to authenticate it. The console_ip forms the base URL of the API endpoint, and the api_token is passed as an authentication header (e.g., SEC token) to authorize the request. Without both, the HTTP call will either fail to reach the server or be rejected with a 401 Unauthorized response.

The reference_set_name identifies which data set to query after authentication is established, but it does not provide the server address or credentials needed to form and authorize the initial HTTP connection.