Proof of Concept guide

In this section of the documentation, we provide a set of use cases to explore different Wazuh capabilities. We describe how Wazuh can be configured for threat prevention, detection, and response. Each use case represents a real-world scenario that users can deploy using specific configurations.

Preparing your lab environment

The Wazuh solution consists of security agents, which are deployed on monitored endpoints, and the Wazuh central components, which collect and analyze data gathered by the agents.

We recommend that you use virtual machines and take snapshots immediately after setting up the infrastructure. Doing this you can get a clean environment whenever you want to test a new use case. A clean environment is important because it prevents the different tests from interfering with each other.

The diagram below illustrates the architecture of the Wazuh lab environment that is required to test the use cases described in this document.

Wazuh central components

In these use cases, the Wazuh central components (server, indexer, and dashboard) run on one system. This is because you’re monitoring a small scale environment and there’s no need for a distributed architecture.

To install the Wazuh central components on a single system, it’s recommended to use one of the following options:

  • The Quickstart guide: Using this guide, you can install all the components on the same system in approximately 5 minutes.

  • Our preconfigured Virtual Machine: Wazuh provides a pre-built virtual machine image in Open Virtual Appliance (OVA) format. It can be imported to VirtualBox or other OVA-compatible virtualization systems.

Monitored endpoints

The Wazuh agent monitors the following endpoints. Depending on the use case, the endpoints act as victims of an attack, or as malicious actors (attackers).

Endpoint

Operating system (64-bits)

CPU cores

RAM

Disk

Ubuntu

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS

1 vCPU

2 GB

10 GB

RHEL

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0

1 vCPU

2 GB

10 GB

Windows

Windows 11

2 vCPU

4 GB

25 GB

You can see our installation guide for information on how to install the Wazuh agent on these endpoints. You need Internet access to perform some integrations and download the software used in these use cases.

Use cases