set default DLM retention 90d

respect elasticfleet enable_auto_configuration setting for so-elastic…

.github/DISCUSSION_TEMPLATE/3-0.yml

@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ body:
         -
         - 3.0.0
         - 3.1.0
+        - 3.2.0
         - Other (please provide detail below)
     validations:
       required: true

DOWNLOAD_AND_VERIFY_ISO.md

@@ -1,17 +1,17 @@
-### 3.0.0-20260331 ISO image released on 2026/03/31
+### 3.1.0-20260528 ISO image released on 2026/05/28
 
 
 ### Download and Verify
 
-3.0.0-20260331 ISO image:  
-https://download.securityonion.net/file/securityonion/securityonion-3.0.0-20260331.iso
+3.1.0-20260528 ISO image:  
+https://download.securityonion.net/file/securityonion/securityonion-3.1.0-20260528.iso
  
-MD5: ECD318A1662A6FDE0EF213F5A9BD4B07  
-SHA1: E55BE314440CCF3392DC0B06BC5E270B43176D9C  
-SHA256: 7FC47405E335CBE5C2B6C51FE7AC60248F35CBE504907B8B5A33822B23F8F4D5  
+MD5: 9D6FF58DEEE24089D722C73169765B3E  
+SHA1: 2B8B816B6CEC3B7F96B3C5E040EBF502DD2C412F  
+SHA256: 62FAB57E247C843D6A04F0796D8162C732B65D82FC3E4A59D087135B9FD32912  
 
 Signature for ISO image:  
-https://github.com/Security-Onion-Solutions/securityonion/raw/3/main/sigs/securityonion-3.0.0-20260331.iso.sig
+https://github.com/Security-Onion-Solutions/securityonion/raw/3/main/sigs/securityonion-3.1.0-20260528.iso.sig
 
 Signing key:  
 https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Security-Onion-Solutions/securityonion/3/main/KEYS  
@@ -25,22 +25,22 @@ wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Security-Onion-Solutions/securityonion/3/
 
 Download the signature file for the ISO:  
 ```
-wget https://github.com/Security-Onion-Solutions/securityonion/raw/3/main/sigs/securityonion-3.0.0-20260331.iso.sig
+wget https://github.com/Security-Onion-Solutions/securityonion/raw/3/main/sigs/securityonion-3.1.0-20260528.iso.sig
 ```
 
 Download the ISO image:  
 ```
-wget https://download.securityonion.net/file/securityonion/securityonion-3.0.0-20260331.iso
+wget https://download.securityonion.net/file/securityonion/securityonion-3.1.0-20260528.iso
 ```
 
 Verify the downloaded ISO image using the signature file:  
 ```
-gpg --verify securityonion-3.0.0-20260331.iso.sig securityonion-3.0.0-20260331.iso
+gpg --verify securityonion-3.1.0-20260528.iso.sig securityonion-3.1.0-20260528.iso
 ```
 
 The output should show "Good signature" and the Primary key fingerprint should match what's shown below:
 ```
-gpg: Signature made Mon 30 Mar 2026 06:22:14 PM EDT using RSA key ID FE507013
+gpg: Signature made Wed 27 May 2026 03:03:59 PM EDT using RSA key ID FE507013
 gpg: Good signature from "Security Onion Solutions, LLC <info@securityonionsolutions.com>"
 gpg: WARNING: This key is not certified with a trusted signature!
 gpg:          There is no indication that the signature belongs to the owner.

HOTFIX

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+

VERSION

@@ -1 +1 @@
-3.1.0
+3.2.0

salt/backup/tools/sbin/so-config-backup.jinja

@@ -25,9 +25,11 @@ if [ ! -f $BACKUPFILE ]; then
   # Create empty backup file
   tar -cf $BACKUPFILE -T /dev/null
 
-  # Loop through all paths defined in global.sls, and append them to backup file
+  # Loop through all paths defined in global.sls, and append them to backup file if they exist
   {%- for LOCATION in BACKUPLOCATIONS %}
-  tar -rf $BACKUPFILE "${EXCLUSIONS[@]}" {{ LOCATION }}
+  if [[ -d {{ LOCATION }} || -f {{ LOCATION }} ]]; then
+    tar -rf $BACKUPFILE "${EXCLUSIONS[@]}" {{ LOCATION }}
+  fi
   {%- endfor %}
 
 fi

salt/common/tools/sbin/so-common

@@ -142,6 +142,11 @@ check_elastic_license() {
 	fi  
 }
 
+check_elasticsearch_responsive() {
+    retry 3 15 "so-elasticsearch-query / --output /dev/null --fail" ||
+        fail "Elasticsearch is not responding. Please review Elasticsearch logs /opt/so/log/elasticsearch/securityonion.log for more details. Additionally, consider running so-elasticsearch-troubleshoot."
+}
+
 check_salt_master_status() {
 	local count=0
     local attempts="${1:- 10}"

salt/common/tools/sbin/so-log-check

@@ -165,6 +165,8 @@ if [[ $EXCLUDE_FALSE_POSITIVE_ERRORS == 'Y' ]]; then
     EXCLUDED_ERRORS="$EXCLUDED_ERRORS|upgrading component template"  # false positive (elasticsearch index or template names contain 'error')
     EXCLUDED_ERRORS="$EXCLUDED_ERRORS|upgrading composable template" # false positive (elasticsearch composable template names contain 'error')
     EXCLUDED_ERRORS="$EXCLUDED_ERRORS|Error while parsing document for index \[.ds-logs-kratos-so-.*object mapping for \[file\]" # false positive (mapping error occuring BEFORE kratos index has rolled over in 2.4.210)
+    EXCLUDED_ERRORS="$EXCLUDED_ERRORS|No such container"            # false positive (telegraf trying to run stats on an old container)
+    EXCLUDED_ERRORS="$EXCLUDED_ERRORS|passwords do not match"       # false positive (automated hydra test)
 fi
 
 if [[ $EXCLUDE_KNOWN_ERRORS == 'Y' ]]; then

salt/elasticfleet/content-defaults.map.jinja

@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
 
 {% set CORE_ESFLEET_PACKAGES = ELASTICFLEETDEFAULTS.get('elasticfleet', {}).get('packages', {}) %}
 {% set ADDON_CONTENT_INTEGRATION_DEFAULTS = {} %}
-{% set DEBUG_STUFF = {} %}
 
 {% for pkg in ADDON_CONTENT_PACKAGE_COMPONENTS %}
 {%   if pkg.name in CORE_ESFLEET_PACKAGES %}

salt/elasticfleet/enabled.sls

@@ -26,7 +26,9 @@ include:
 wait_for_elasticsearch_elasticfleet:
   cmd.run:
     - name: so-elasticsearch-wait
+{% endif %}
 
+{% if GLOBALS.role == "so-fleet" %}
 # Sync Elastic Agent artifacts to Fleet Node
 elasticagent_syncartifacts:
   file.recurse:

salt/elasticfleet/input-defaults.map.jinja

@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
 
 {% set CORE_ESFLEET_PACKAGES = ELASTICFLEETDEFAULTS.get('elasticfleet', {}).get('packages', {}) %}
 {% set ADDON_INPUT_INTEGRATION_DEFAULTS = {} %}
-{% set DEBUG_STUFF = {} %}
 
 {% for pkg in ADDON_INPUT_PACKAGE_COMPONENTS %}
 {%   if pkg.name in CORE_ESFLEET_PACKAGES %}
@@ -116,7 +115,6 @@
 
 
 {%         do ADDON_INPUT_INTEGRATION_DEFAULTS.update({integration_key: integration_defaults}) %}
-{%         do DEBUG_STUFF.update({integration_key: "Generating defaults for "+ pkg.name })%}
 {%       endfor %}
 {%     endif %}
 {%   endif %}

salt/elasticfleet/manager.sls

@@ -11,14 +11,15 @@ include:
   - elasticfleet.config
 
 # If enabled, automatically update Fleet Logstash Outputs
-{% if ELASTICFLEETMERGED.config.server.enable_auto_configuration and grains.role not in ['so-import', 'so-eval'] %}
+{% if ELASTICFLEETMERGED.config.server.enable_auto_configuration %}
+{%   if grains.role not in ['so-import', 'so-eval']%}
 so-elastic-fleet-auto-configure-logstash-outputs:
   cmd.run:
     - name: /usr/sbin/so-elastic-fleet-outputs-update
     - retry:
         attempts: 4
         interval: 30
-{% endif %}
+{%   endif %}
 
 # If enabled, automatically update Fleet Server URLs & ES Connection
 so-elastic-fleet-auto-configure-server-urls:
@@ -27,6 +28,7 @@ so-elastic-fleet-auto-configure-server-urls:
     - retry:
         attempts: 4
         interval: 30
+{% endif %}
 
 # Automatically update Fleet Server Elasticsearch URLs & Agent Artifact URLs
 so-elastic-fleet-auto-configure-elasticsearch-urls:

salt/elasticsearch/cluster.sls

@@ -9,9 +9,12 @@
 {%   from 'elasticsearch/config.map.jinja' import ELASTICSEARCHMERGED %}
 {%   from 'elasticsearch/template.map.jinja' import ES_INDEX_SETTINGS, SO_MANAGED_INDICES %}
 {%   if GLOBALS.role != 'so-heavynode' %}
-{%     from 'elasticsearch/template.map.jinja' import ALL_ADDON_SETTINGS %}
+{%     from 'elasticsearch/template.map.jinja' import ALL_ADDON_SETTINGS, ADDON_INDICES %}
 {%   endif %}
 
+include:
+  - elasticsearch.enabled
+
 escomponenttemplates:
   file.recurse:
     - name: /opt/so/conf/elasticsearch/templates/component
@@ -35,6 +38,20 @@ so_index_template_dir:
       {%- endfor %}
     {%- endif %}
 
+{%  if GLOBALS.role != "so-heavynode" %}
+# Clean up legacy and non-SO managed templates from the elasticsearch/templates/addon-index/ directory
+addon_index_template_dir:
+  file.directory:
+    - name: /opt/so/conf/elasticsearch/templates/addon-index
+    - clean: True
+    {%- if ADDON_INDICES %}
+    - require:
+      {%- for index in ADDON_INDICES %}
+      - file: addon_index_template_{{index}}
+      {%- endfor %}
+    {%- endif %}
+{%  endif %}
+
 # Auto-generate index templates for SO managed indices (directly defined in elasticsearch/defaults.yaml)
 #   These index templates are for the core SO datasets and are always required
 {%  for index, settings in ES_INDEX_SETTINGS.items() %}
@@ -116,6 +133,18 @@ so-elasticsearch-templates:
       - docker_container: so-elasticsearch
       - file: elasticsearch_sbin_jinja
 
+so-elasticsearch-dlm-apply:
+  cmd.run:
+    - name: /usr/sbin/so-elasticsearch-dlm-apply
+    - cwd: /opt/so
+    - require:
+      - docker_container: so-elasticsearch
+      - file: elasticsearch_sbin_jinja
+      - cmd: so-elasticsearch-templates
+    - retry:
+        attempts: 3
+        interval: 10
+
 so-elasticsearch-pipelines:
   cmd.run:
     - name: /usr/sbin/so-elasticsearch-pipelines {{ GLOBALS.hostname }}

salt/elasticsearch/defaults.yaml

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ elasticsearch:
   enabled: false
   version: 9.3.3
   index_clean: true
+  data_retention_method: DLM
   vm:
     max_map_count: 1048576
   config:
@@ -18,9 +19,18 @@ elasticsearch:
               flood_stage: 90%
               high: 85%
               low: 80%
+    # don't want to set retention here since it will make ES restart with every update +
+    #   potentially case where we could unintentially fall back to retention 7d and cause data loss
+    # data_streams:
+    #   lifecycle:
+    #     retention:
+    #       default: 7d
     indices:
       id_field_data:
         enabled: false
+    # index:
+      # lifecycle:
+        # prefer_ilm: true
     logger:
       org:
         elasticsearch:
@@ -63,6 +73,9 @@ elasticsearch:
             verification_mode: none
   index_settings:
     global_overrides:
+    # Tie this into cluster setting for data_streams.lifecycle.retention.default
+      data_stream_lifecycle:
+        data_retention: 90d
       index_template:
         template:
           settings:
@@ -143,6 +156,8 @@ elasticsearch:
                 order: desc
     so-common:
       index_sorting: false
+      data_stream_lifecycle:
+        data_retention: 90d
       index_template:
         composed_of:
         - agent-mappings
@@ -304,6 +319,8 @@ elasticsearch:
               number_of_shards: 1
     so-assistant-chat:
       index_sorting: false
+      data_stream_lifecycle:
+        data_retention: ""
       index_template:
         composed_of:
         - assistant-chat-mappings
@@ -344,6 +361,8 @@ elasticsearch:
             min_age: 0ms
     so-assistant-session:
       index_sorting: false
+      data_stream_lifecycle:
+        data_retention: ""
       index_template:
         composed_of:
         - assistant-session-mappings
@@ -497,6 +516,8 @@ elasticsearch:
             min_age: 30d
     so-idh:
       index_sorting: false
+      data_stream_lifecycle:
+        data_retention: 90d
       index_template:
         composed_of:
         - agent-mappings
@@ -605,6 +626,8 @@ elasticsearch:
             min_age: 30d
     so-import:
       index_sorting: false
+      data_stream_lifecycle:
+        data_retention: 90d
       index_template:
         composed_of:
         - agent-mappings
@@ -787,6 +810,8 @@ elasticsearch:
             min_age: 0ms
     so-kismet:
       index_sorting: false
+      data_stream_lifecycle:
+        data_retention: 90d
       index_template:
         composed_of:
         - kismet-mappings
@@ -836,6 +861,8 @@ elasticsearch:
             min_age: 30d
     so-kratos:
       index_sorting: false
+      data_stream_lifecycle:
+        data_retention: 90d
       index_template:
         composed_of:
         - agent-mappings
@@ -904,6 +931,8 @@ elasticsearch:
             min_age: 30d
     so-hydra:
       index_sorting: false
+      data_stream_lifecycle:
+        data_retention: 90d
       index_template:
         composed_of:
         - agent-mappings
@@ -1049,6 +1078,8 @@ elasticsearch:
             min_age: 0ms
     so-logs:
       index_sorting: false
+      data_stream_lifecycle:
+        data_retention: 90d
       index_template:
         composed_of:
         - so-data-streams-mappings
@@ -1129,6 +1160,8 @@ elasticsearch:
             min_age: 30d
     so-logs-detections_x_alerts:
       index_sorting: false
+      data_stream_lifecycle:
+        data_retention: 90d
       index_template:
         composed_of:
         - so-data-streams-mappings
@@ -1192,6 +1225,8 @@ elasticsearch:
             min_age: 30d
     so-logs-elastic_agent:
       index_sorting: false
+      data_stream_lifecycle:
+        data_retention: 90d
       index_template:
         composed_of:
         - event-mappings
@@ -1307,6 +1342,8 @@ elasticsearch:
             min_age: 30d
     so-elastic-agent-monitor:
       index_sorting: false
+      data_stream_lifecycle:
+        data_retention: 90d
       index_template:
         composed_of:
         - event-mappings
@@ -1369,6 +1406,8 @@ elasticsearch:
             min_age: 30d
     so-logs-elastic_agent_x_apm_server:
       index_sorting: false
+      data_stream_lifecycle:
+        data_retention: 90d
       index_template:
         composed_of:
         - logs-elastic_agent.apm_server@package
@@ -1433,6 +1472,8 @@ elasticsearch:
             min_age: 30d
     so-logs-elastic_agent_x_auditbeat:
       index_sorting: false
+      data_stream_lifecycle:
+        data_retention: 90d
       index_template:
         composed_of:
         - logs-elastic_agent.auditbeat@package
@@ -1497,6 +1538,8 @@ elasticsearch:
             min_age: 30d
     so-logs-elastic_agent_x_cloudbeat:
       index_sorting: false
+      data_stream_lifecycle:
+        data_retention: 90d
       index_template:
         composed_of:
         - logs-elastic_agent.cloudbeat@package
@@ -1561,6 +1604,8 @@ elasticsearch:
             min_age: 30d
     so-logs-elastic_agent_x_endpoint_security:
       index_sorting: false
+      data_stream_lifecycle:
+        data_retention: 90d
       index_template:
         composed_of:
         - event-mappings
@@ -1620,6 +1665,8 @@ elasticsearch:
             min_age: 30d
     so-logs-elastic_agent_x_filebeat:
       index_sorting: false
+      data_stream_lifecycle:
+        data_retention: 90d
       index_template:
         composed_of:
         - event-mappings
@@ -1679,6 +1726,8 @@ elasticsearch:
             min_age: 30d
     so-logs-elastic_agent_x_fleet_server:
       index_sorting: false
+      data_stream_lifecycle:
+        data_retention: 90d
       index_template:
         composed_of:
         - event-mappings
@@ -1735,6 +1784,8 @@ elasticsearch:
             min_age: 30d
     so-logs-elastic_agent_x_heartbeat:
       index_sorting: false
+      data_stream_lifecycle:
+        data_retention: 90d
       index_template:
         composed_of:
         - logs-elastic_agent.heartbeat@package
@@ -1799,6 +1850,8 @@ elasticsearch:
             min_age: 30d
     so-logs-elastic_agent_x_metricbeat:
       index_sorting: false
+      data_stream_lifecycle:
+        data_retention: 90d
       index_template:
         composed_of:
         - event-mappings
@@ -1858,6 +1911,8 @@ elasticsearch:
             min_age: 30d
     so-logs-elastic_agent_x_osquerybeat:
       index_sorting: false
+      data_stream_lifecycle:
+        data_retention: 90d
       index_template:
         composed_of:
         - event-mappings
@@ -1917,6 +1972,8 @@ elasticsearch:
             min_age: 30d
     so-logs-elastic_agent_x_packetbeat:
       index_sorting: false
+      data_stream_lifecycle:
+        data_retention: 90d
       index_template:
         composed_of:
         - logs-elastic_agent.packetbeat@package
@@ -1981,6 +2038,8 @@ elasticsearch:
             min_age: 30d
     so-logs-elasticsearch_x_server:
       index_sorting: false
+      data_stream_lifecycle:
+        data_retention: 90d
       index_template:
         composed_of:
         - logs-elasticsearch.server@package
@@ -2045,6 +2104,8 @@ elasticsearch:
             min_age: 30d
     so-logs-endpoint_x_actions:
       index_sorting: false
+      data_stream_lifecycle:
+        data_retention: 90d
       index_template:
         composed_of:
         - .logs-endpoint.actions@package
@@ -2104,6 +2165,8 @@ elasticsearch:
             min_age: 30d
     so-logs-endpoint_x_action_x_responses:
       index_sorting: false
+      data_stream_lifecycle:
+        data_retention: 90d
       index_template:
         composed_of:
         - .logs-endpoint.action.responses@package
@@ -2163,6 +2226,8 @@ elasticsearch:
             min_age: 30d
     so-logs-endpoint_x_alerts:
       index_sorting: false
+      data_stream_lifecycle:
+        data_retention: 90d
       index_template:
         composed_of:
         - logs-endpoint.alerts@package
@@ -2222,6 +2287,8 @@ elasticsearch:
             min_age: 30d
     so-logs-endpoint_x_diagnostic_x_collection:
       index_sorting: false
+      data_stream_lifecycle:
+        data_retention: 90d
       index_template:
         composed_of:
         - .logs-endpoint.diagnostic.collection@package
@@ -2297,6 +2364,8 @@ elasticsearch:
             min_age: 30d
     so-logs-endpoint_x_events_x_api:
       index_sorting: false
+      data_stream_lifecycle:
+        data_retention: 90d
       index_template:
         composed_of:
         - logs-endpoint.events.api@package
@@ -2356,6 +2425,8 @@ elasticsearch:
             min_age: 30d
     so-logs-endpoint_x_events_x_file:
       index_sorting: false
+      data_stream_lifecycle:
+        data_retention: 90d
       index_template:
         composed_of:
         - logs-endpoint.events.file@package
@@ -2415,6 +2486,8 @@ elasticsearch:
             min_age: 30d
     so-logs-endpoint_x_events_x_library:
       index_sorting: false
+      data_stream_lifecycle:
+        data_retention: 90d
       index_template:
         composed_of:
         - logs-endpoint.events.library@package
@@ -2474,6 +2547,8 @@ elasticsearch:
             min_age: 30d
     so-logs-endpoint_x_events_x_network:
       index_sorting: false
+      data_stream_lifecycle:
+        data_retention: 90d
       index_template:
         composed_of:
         - logs-endpoint.events.network@package
@@ -2533,6 +2608,8 @@ elasticsearch:
             min_age: 30d
     so-logs-endpoint_x_events_x_process:
       index_sorting: false
+      data_stream_lifecycle:
+        data_retention: 90d
       index_template:
         composed_of:
         - logs-endpoint.events.process@package
@@ -2592,6 +2669,8 @@ elasticsearch:
             min_age: 30d
     so-logs-endpoint_x_events_x_registry:
       index_sorting: false
+      data_stream_lifecycle:
+        data_retention: 90d
       index_template:
         composed_of:
         - logs-endpoint.events.registry@package
@@ -2651,6 +2730,8 @@ elasticsearch:
             min_age: 30d
     so-logs-endpoint_x_events_x_security:
       index_sorting: false
+      data_stream_lifecycle:
+        data_retention: 90d
       index_template:
         composed_of:
         - logs-endpoint.events.security@package
@@ -2710,6 +2791,8 @@ elasticsearch:
             min_age: 30d
     so-logs-endpoint_x_heartbeat:
       index_sorting: false
+      data_stream_lifecycle:
+        data_retention: 90d
       index_template:
         composed_of:
         - .logs-endpoint.heartbeat@package
@@ -2769,6 +2852,8 @@ elasticsearch:
             min_age: 30d
     so-logs-http_endpoint_x_generic:
       index_sorting: false
+      data_stream_lifecycle:
+        data_retention: 90d
       index_template:
         composed_of:
         - logs-http_endpoint.generic@package
@@ -2817,6 +2902,8 @@ elasticsearch:
             min_age: 30d
     so-logs-httpjson_x_generic:
       index_sorting: false
+      data_stream_lifecycle:
+        data_retention: 90d
       index_template:
         composed_of:
         - logs-httpjson.generic@package
@@ -2882,6 +2969,8 @@ elasticsearch:
               number_of_replicas: 0
     so-logs-osquery-manager_x_action_x_responses:
       index_sorting: false
+      data_stream_lifecycle:
+        data_retention: 90d
       index_template:
         _meta:
           managed: true
@@ -2953,6 +3042,8 @@ elasticsearch:
               number_of_replicas: 0
     so-logs-osquery-manager_x_result:
       index_sorting: false
+      data_stream_lifecycle:
+        data_retention: 90d
       index_template:
         _meta:
           managed: true
@@ -3005,6 +3096,8 @@ elasticsearch:
             min_age: 30d
     so-logs-soc:
       index_sorting: false
+      data_stream_lifecycle:
+        data_retention: 90d
       index_template:
         composed_of:
         - agent-mappings
@@ -3113,6 +3206,8 @@ elasticsearch:
             min_age: 30d
     so-logs-system_x_application:
       index_sorting: false
+      data_stream_lifecycle:
+        data_retention: 90d
       index_template:
         composed_of:
         - event-mappings
@@ -3162,6 +3257,8 @@ elasticsearch:
             min_age: 30d
     so-logs-system_x_auth:
       index_sorting: false
+      data_stream_lifecycle:
+        data_retention: 90d
       index_template:
         composed_of:
         - event-mappings
@@ -3211,6 +3308,8 @@ elasticsearch:
             min_age: 30d
     so-logs-system_x_security:
       index_sorting: false
+      data_stream_lifecycle:
+        data_retention: 90d
       index_template:
         composed_of:
         - event-mappings
@@ -3260,6 +3359,8 @@ elasticsearch:
             min_age: 30d
     so-logs-system_x_syslog:
       index_sorting: false
+      data_stream_lifecycle:
+        data_retention: 90d
       index_template:
         composed_of:
         - event-mappings
@@ -3309,6 +3410,8 @@ elasticsearch:
             min_age: 30d
     so-logs-system_x_system:
       index_sorting: false
+      data_stream_lifecycle:
+        data_retention: 90d
       index_template:
         composed_of:
         - event-mappings
@@ -3358,6 +3461,8 @@ elasticsearch:
             min_age: 30d
     so-logs-windows_x_forwarded:
       index_sorting: false
+      data_stream_lifecycle:
+        data_retention: 90d
       index_template:
         composed_of:
         - logs-windows.forwarded@package
@@ -3405,6 +3510,8 @@ elasticsearch:
             min_age: 30d
     so-logs-windows_x_powershell:
       index_sorting: false
+      data_stream_lifecycle:
+        data_retention: 90d
       index_template:
         composed_of:
         - logs-windows.powershell@package
@@ -3452,6 +3559,8 @@ elasticsearch:
             min_age: 30d
     so-logs-windows_x_powershell_operational:
       index_sorting: false
+      data_stream_lifecycle:
+        data_retention: 90d
       index_template:
         composed_of:
         - logs-windows.powershell_operational@package
@@ -3499,6 +3608,8 @@ elasticsearch:
             min_age: 30d
     so-logs-windows_x_sysmon_operational:
       index_sorting: false
+      data_stream_lifecycle:
+        data_retention: 90d
       index_template:
         composed_of:
         - logs-windows.sysmon_operational@package
@@ -3546,6 +3657,8 @@ elasticsearch:
             min_age: 30d
     so-logs-winlog_x_winlog:
       index_sorting: false
+      data_stream_lifecycle:
+        data_retention: 90d
       index_template:
         composed_of:
         - logs-winlog.winlog@package
@@ -3594,6 +3707,8 @@ elasticsearch:
             min_age: 30d
     so-logstash:
       index_sorting: false
+      data_stream_lifecycle:
+        data_retention: 90d
       index_template:
         composed_of:
         - agent-mappings
@@ -3709,6 +3824,8 @@ elasticsearch:
             min_age: 30d
     so-metrics-endpoint_x_metadata:
       index_sorting: false
+      data_stream_lifecycle:
+        data_retention: 90d
       index_template:
         composed_of:
         - metrics-endpoint.metadata@package
@@ -3756,6 +3873,8 @@ elasticsearch:
             min_age: 30d
     so-metrics-endpoint_x_metrics:
       index_sorting: false
+      data_stream_lifecycle:
+        data_retention: 90d
       index_template:
         composed_of:
         - metrics-endpoint.metrics@package
@@ -3803,6 +3922,8 @@ elasticsearch:
             min_age: 30d
     so-metrics-endpoint_x_policy:
       index_sorting: false
+      data_stream_lifecycle:
+        data_retention: 90d
       index_template:
         composed_of:
         - metrics-endpoint.policy@package
@@ -3850,6 +3971,8 @@ elasticsearch:
             min_age: 30d
     so-metrics-fleet_server_x_agent_status:
       index_sorting: false
+      data_stream_lifecycle:
+        data_retention: 90d
       index_template:
         composed_of:
         - metrics@tsdb-settings
@@ -3874,6 +3997,8 @@ elasticsearch:
               number_of_replicas: 0
     so-metrics-fleet_server_x_agent_versions:
       index_sorting: false
+      data_stream_lifecycle:
+        data_retention: 90d
       index_template:
         composed_of:
         - metrics@tsdb-settings
@@ -3898,6 +4023,8 @@ elasticsearch:
               number_of_replicas: 0
     so-redis:
       index_sorting: false
+      data_stream_lifecycle:
+        data_retention: 90d
       index_template:
         composed_of:
         - agent-mappings
@@ -4013,6 +4140,8 @@ elasticsearch:
             min_age: 30d
     so-strelka:
       index_sorting: false
+      data_stream_lifecycle:
+        data_retention: 90d
       index_template:
         composed_of:
         - agent-mappings
@@ -4130,6 +4259,8 @@ elasticsearch:
             min_age: 30d
     so-suricata:
       index_sorting: false
+      data_stream_lifecycle:
+        data_retention: 90d
       index_template:
         composed_of:
         - agent-mappings
@@ -4246,6 +4377,8 @@ elasticsearch:
             min_age: 30d
     so-suricata_x_alerts:
       index_sorting: false
+      data_stream_lifecycle:
+        data_retention: 90d
       index_template:
         composed_of:
         - agent-mappings
@@ -4362,6 +4495,8 @@ elasticsearch:
             min_age: 30d
     so-syslog:
       index_sorting: false
+      data_stream_lifecycle:
+        data_retention: 90d
       index_template:
         composed_of:
         - agent-mappings
@@ -4478,6 +4613,8 @@ elasticsearch:
             min_age: 30d
     so-zeek:
       index_sorting: false
+      data_stream_lifecycle:
+        data_retention: 90d
       index_template:
         composed_of:
         - agent-mappings

salt/elasticsearch/files/ingest/common

@@ -63,7 +63,8 @@
     { "set":             { "if": "ctx.event?.dataset != null && !ctx.event.dataset.contains('.')", "field": "event.dataset", "value": "{{event.module}}.{{event.dataset}}" } },
     { "split":           { "if": "ctx.event?.dataset != null && ctx.event.dataset.contains('.')", "field": "event.dataset", "separator": "\\.", "target_field": "dataset_tag_temp" } },
     { "append":          { "if": "ctx.dataset_tag_temp != null", "field": "tags", "value": "{{dataset_tag_temp.1}}"  } },
-    { "grok":            { "if": "ctx.http?.response?.status_code != null", "field": "http.response.status_code", "patterns": ["%{NUMBER:http.response.status_code:long} %{GREEDYDATA}"]} },
+    { "grok":            { "if": "ctx.http?.response?.status_code instanceof String", "field": "http.response.status_code", "patterns": ["%{NUMBER:http.response.status_code:long}(?:\\s+%{GREEDYDATA})?"], "ignore_failure": true } },
+    { "convert":         { "if": "ctx.http?.response?.status_code != null && !(ctx.http.response.status_code instanceof Number)", "field": "http.response.status_code", "type": "long", "ignore_failure": true } },
     { "set":             { "if": "ctx?.metadata?.kafka != null" , "field": "kafka.id", "value": "{{metadata.kafka.partition}}{{metadata.kafka.offset}}{{metadata.kafka.timestamp}}", "ignore_failure": true } },
     { "remove":          { "field": [ "message2", "type", "fields", "category", "module", "dataset", "dataset_tag_temp", "event.dataset_temp" ], "ignore_missing": true, "ignore_failure": true } },
     { "pipeline": { "name": "global@custom", "ignore_missing_pipeline": true, "description": "[Fleet] Global pipeline for all data streams" } }

salt/elasticsearch/files/ingest/global@custom

@@ -177,12 +177,84 @@
                 "description": "Extract IPs from Elastic Agent events (host.ip) and adds them to related.ip"
             }
         },
+        {
+            "script": {
+                "description": "Snapshot event.ingested into _tmp.event_ingested_pre_fleet before .fleet_final_pipeline-1 overwrites it with ES ingest time",
+                "lang": "painless",
+                "if": "ctx.event?.ingested != null && ctx.event?.created == null",
+                "ignore_failure": true,
+                "source": "ctx.putIfAbsent('_tmp', [:]); ctx._tmp.event_ingested_pre_fleet = ctx.event.ingested;"
+            }
+        },
         {
             "pipeline": {
                 "name": ".fleet_final_pipeline-1",
                 "ignore_missing_pipeline": true
             }
         },
+        {
+            "script": {
+                "description": "Calculate time from Elastic Agent to Logstash.",
+                "lang": "painless",
+                "if": "ctx._tmp?.logstash_from_agent != null",
+                "ignore_failure": true,
+                "source": "ZonedDateTime start = ctx._tmp.event_ingested_pre_fleet != null ? ZonedDateTime.parse(ctx._tmp.event_ingested_pre_fleet) : ZonedDateTime.parse(ctx['@timestamp']); ctx.event.putIfAbsent('ingestion', [:]); ctx.event.ingestion.latency_elasticagent_to_logstash = ChronoUnit.SECONDS.between(start, ZonedDateTime.parse(ctx._tmp.logstash_from_agent));"
+            }
+        },
+        {
+            "script": {
+                "description": "Calculate time from Logstash to Redis",
+                "lang": "painless",
+                "if": "ctx._tmp?.logstash_from_agent != null && ctx._tmp?.logstash_to_redis != null",
+                "ignore_failure": true,
+                "source": "ctx.event.putIfAbsent('ingestion', [:]); ctx.event.ingestion.latency_logstash_to_redis = ChronoUnit.SECONDS.between(ZonedDateTime.parse(ctx._tmp.logstash_from_agent), ZonedDateTime.parse(ctx._tmp.logstash_to_redis));"
+            }
+        },
+        {
+            "script": {
+                "description": "Calculate time message spends in redis queue (logstash delay in pulling event).",
+                "lang": "painless",
+                "if": "ctx._tmp?.logstash_to_redis != null && ctx._tmp?.logstash_from_redis != null",
+                "ignore_failure": true,
+                "source": "ctx.event.putIfAbsent('ingestion', [:]); ctx.event.ingestion.latency_redis_to_logstash = ChronoUnit.SECONDS.between(ZonedDateTime.parse(ctx._tmp.logstash_to_redis), ZonedDateTime.parse(ctx._tmp.logstash_from_redis));"
+            }
+        },
+        {
+            "script": {
+                "description": "Calculate time from Logstash to Elasticsearch (after read from Redis).",
+                "lang": "painless",
+                "if": "ctx._tmp?.logstash_from_redis != null",
+                "ignore_failure": true,
+                "source": "ctx.event.putIfAbsent('ingestion', [:]); ctx.event.ingestion.latency_logstash_to_elasticsearch = ChronoUnit.SECONDS.between(ZonedDateTime.parse(ctx._tmp.logstash_from_redis), metadata().now);"
+            }
+        },
+        {
+            "script": {
+                "description": "Calculate time from Elastic Agent to Kafka.",
+                "lang": "painless",
+                "if": "ctx._tmp?.logstash_from_kafka != null && ctx._tmp?.logstash_from_agent == null",
+                "ignore_failure": true,
+                "source": "ZonedDateTime start = ctx._tmp.event_ingested_pre_fleet != null ? ZonedDateTime.parse(ctx._tmp.event_ingested_pre_fleet) : ZonedDateTime.parse(ctx['@timestamp']); ctx.event.putIfAbsent('ingestion', [:]); ctx.event.ingestion.latency_elasticagent_to_kafka = ChronoUnit.SECONDS.between(start, ZonedDateTime.parse(ctx._tmp.logstash_from_kafka));"
+            }
+        },
+        {
+            "script": {
+                "description": "Calculate time message spends in Kafka queue (logstash delay in pulling event).",
+                "lang": "painless",
+                "if": "ctx._tmp?.logstash_from_kafka != null && ctx.metadata?.kafka?.timestamp != null && ctx._tmp?.logstash_from_agent == null",
+                "ignore_failure": true,
+                "source": "ctx.event.putIfAbsent('ingestion', [:]); ctx.event.ingestion.latency_kafka_queue = ChronoUnit.SECONDS.between(ZonedDateTime.ofInstant(Instant.ofEpochMilli(Long.parseLong(ctx.metadata.kafka.timestamp.toString())), ZoneId.of('UTC')), ZonedDateTime.parse(ctx._tmp.logstash_from_kafka));"
+            }
+        },
+        {
+            "script": {
+                "description": "Calculate time from Logstash to Elasticsearch (after read from Kafka).",
+                "lang": "painless",
+                "if": "ctx._tmp?.logstash_from_kafka != null && ctx._tmp?.logstash_from_agent == null",
+                "ignore_failure": true,
+                "source": "ctx.event.putIfAbsent('ingestion', [:]); ctx.event.ingestion.latency_kafka_to_elasticsearch = ChronoUnit.SECONDS.between(ZonedDateTime.parse(ctx._tmp.logstash_from_kafka), metadata().now);"
+            }
+        },
         {
             "remove": {
                 "field": "event.agent_id_status",
@@ -202,11 +274,12 @@
                     "event.dataset_temp",
                     "dataset_tag_temp",
                     "module_temp",
-                    "datastream_dataset_temp"
+                    "datastream_dataset_temp",
+                    "_tmp"
                 ],
                 "ignore_missing": true,
                 "ignore_failure": true
             }
         }
     ]
-}
+}

salt/elasticsearch/files/ingest/zeek.ja4d

@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+{
+    "description": "zeek.ja4d",
+    "processors": [
+        {
+            "set": {
+                "field": "event.dataset",
+                "value": "ja4d"
+            }
+        },
+        {
+            "remove": {
+                "field": [
+                    "host"
+                ],
+                "ignore_failure": true
+            }
+        },
+        {
+            "json": {
+                "field": "message",
+                "target_field": "message2",
+                "ignore_failure": true
+            }
+        },
+        {
+            "rename": {
+                "field": "message2.ja4d",
+                "target_field": "hash.ja4d",
+                "ignore_missing": true,
+                "if": "ctx?.message2?.ja4d != null && ctx.message2.ja4d.length() > 0"
+            }
+        },
+        {
+            "rename": {
+                "field": "message2.client_mac",
+                "target_field": "host.mac",
+                "ignore_missing": true,
+                "if": "ctx?.message2?.client_mac != null && ctx.message2.client_mac.length() > 0"
+            }
+        },
+        {
+            "rename": {
+                "field": "message2.hostname",
+                "target_field": "host.hostname",
+                "ignore_missing": true,
+                "if": "ctx?.message2?.hostname != null && ctx.message2.hostname.length() > 0"
+            }
+        },
+        {
+            "rename": {
+                "field": "message2.requested_ip",
+                "target_field": "dhcp.requested_address",
+                "ignore_missing": true,
+                "if": "ctx?.message2?.requested_ip != null && ctx.message2.requested_ip.length() > 0"
+            }
+        },
+        {
+            "rename": {
+                "field": "message2.vendor_class_id",
+                "target_field": "zeek.ja4d.vendor_class_id",
+                "ignore_missing": true,
+                "if": "ctx?.message2?.vendor_class_id != null && ctx.message2.vendor_class_id.length() > 0"
+            }
+        },
+        {
+            "pipeline": {
+                "name": "zeek.common"
+            }
+        }
+    ]
+}

salt/elasticsearch/soc_elasticsearch.yaml

@@ -4,6 +4,13 @@ elasticsearch:
     forcedType: bool
     advanced: True
     helpLink: elasticsearch
+  data_retention_method:
+    description: Method for data retention. Options are ILM or DLM. For single node deployments and most distributed grid users, DLM will be the recommended option for simplified management. Those with more complex use cases may prefer ILM. The latter allows for more granular control, but requires more management overhead.
+    options:
+    - ILM
+    - DLM
+    forcedType: string
+    global: True
   version:
     description: "This specifies the version of the following containers: so-elastic-fleet-package-registry, so-elastic-agent, so-elastic-fleet, so-kibana, so-logstash and so-elasticsearch. Modifying this value in the Elasticsearch defaults.yaml will result in catastrophic grid failure."
     readonly: True
@@ -13,7 +20,7 @@ elasticsearch:
     description: Specify the memory heap size in (m)egabytes for Elasticsearch.
     helpLink: elasticsearch
   index_clean:
-    description: Determines if indices should be considered for deletion by available disk space in the cluster. Otherwise, indices will only be deleted by the age defined in the ILM settings. This setting only applies to EVAL, STANDALONE, and HEAVY NODE installations. Other installations can only use ILM settings.
+    description: Determines if indices should be considered for deletion by available disk space in the cluster. Otherwise, data is retained by the configured lifecycle settings. This setting only applies to EVAL, STANDALONE, and HEAVY NODE installations. Other installations use lifecycle settings only.
     forcedType: bool
     helpLink: elasticsearch
   vm:
@@ -139,6 +146,21 @@ elasticsearch:
     custom010: *pipelines
   index_settings:
     global_overrides:
+      data_stream_lifecycle:
+        data_retention:
+          description: |
+            The retention period for all data streams. Retention does not define the period that the data will be removed, but the minimum time period they will be kept.
+
+            Use a number followed by a time unit, such as 7d. Leave blank for indefinite retention where supported.
+
+            Configured retention period also affects the frequency of rolling over data streams.
+              - If retention is less than or equal to 1 day, max_age will be 1 hour
+              - If retention is less than or equal to 14 days, max_age will be 1 day
+              - If retention is less than or equal to 90 days, max_age will be 7 days
+              - If retention is greater than 90 days, max_age will be 30 days
+          forcedType: string
+          regex: ^$|^[0-9]{1,5}(?:d|h|m|s)$
+          regexFailureMessage: Must be blank or a number followed by d, h, m, or s, such as 7d.
       index_template:
         template:
           settings:
@@ -311,13 +333,28 @@ elasticsearch:
               forcedType: string
               global: True
               helpLink: elasticsearch
-    so-logs: &indexSettings
+    so-logs: &dataStreamSettings
       index_sorting:
         description: Sorts the index by event time, at the cost of additional processing resource consumption.
         forcedType: bool
         global: True
         advanced: True
         helpLink: elasticsearch
+      data_stream_lifecycle:
+        data_retention:
+          description: |
+            The retention period for this data stream. Retention does not define the period that the data will be removed, but the minimum time period it will be kept.
+
+            Use a number followed by a time unit, such as 7d. Leave blank for indefinite retention where supported.
+
+            Configured retention period also affects the frequency of rolling over this data stream.
+              - If retention is less than or equal to 1 day, max_age will be 1 hour
+              - If retention is less than or equal to 14 days, max_age will be 1 day
+              - If retention is less than or equal to 90 days, max_age will be 7 days
+              - If retention is greater than 90 days, max_age will be 30 days
+          forcedType: string
+          regex: ^$|^[0-9]{1,5}(?:d|h|m|s)$
+          regexFailureMessage: Must be blank or a number followed by d, h, m, or s, such as 7d.
       index_template:
         index_patterns:
           description: Patterns for matching multiple indices or tables.
@@ -335,6 +372,14 @@ elasticsearch:
                 global: True
                 advanced: True
                 helpLink: elasticsearch
+              auto_expand_replicas:
+                description: Automatically expand the number of replicas based on the number of data nodes in the cluster. This can help ensure high availability as the cluster scales up or down.
+                forcedType: string
+                regex: "^(0-[1-9]|1-[2-9]|2-[3-9]|3-[4-9]|4-[5-9]|5-[6-9]|6-[7-9]|7-[89]|8-9|[0-9]-all|false)$"
+                regexFailureMessage: Must be in the format of "x-y" where x is minimum number of replicas and y is maximum number of replicas, or "0-all" to specify a minimum of 0 and no maximum, or "false" to disable automatic replica expansion.
+                global: True
+                advanced: True
+                helpLink: elasticsearch
               mapping:
                 total_fields:
                   limit:
@@ -596,65 +641,349 @@ elasticsearch:
             global: True
             advanced: True
             helpLink: elasticsearch
-    so-logs-system_x_auth: *indexSettings
-    so-logs-system_x_syslog: *indexSettings
-    so-logs-system_x_system: *indexSettings
-    so-logs-system_x_application: *indexSettings
-    so-logs-system_x_security: *indexSettings
-    so-logs-windows_x_forwarded: *indexSettings
-    so-logs-windows_x_powershell: *indexSettings
-    so-logs-windows_x_powershell_operational: *indexSettings
-    so-logs-windows_x_sysmon_operational: *indexSettings
-    so-logs-winlog_x_winlog: *indexSettings
-    so-logs-detections_x_alerts: *indexSettings
-    so-logs-http_endpoint_x_generic: *indexSettings
-    so-logs-httpjson_x_generic: *indexSettings
-    so-logs-osquery-manager-actions: *indexSettings
-    so-logs-osquery-manager-action_x_responses: *indexSettings
-    so-logs-osquery-manager_x_action_x_responses: *indexSettings
-    so-logs-osquery-manager_x_result: *indexSettings
-    so-logs-elastic_agent_x_apm_server: *indexSettings
-    so-logs-elastic_agent_x_auditbeat: *indexSettings
-    so-logs-elastic_agent_x_cloudbeat: *indexSettings
-    so-logs-elastic_agent_x_endpoint_security: *indexSettings
-    so-logs-endpoint_x_alerts: *indexSettings
-    so-logs-endpoint_x_events_x_api: *indexSettings
-    so-logs-endpoint_x_events_x_file: *indexSettings
-    so-logs-endpoint_x_events_x_library: *indexSettings
-    so-logs-endpoint_x_events_x_network: *indexSettings
-    so-logs-endpoint_x_events_x_process: *indexSettings
-    so-logs-endpoint_x_events_x_registry: *indexSettings
-    so-logs-endpoint_x_events_x_security: *indexSettings
-    so-logs-elastic_agent_x_filebeat: *indexSettings
-    so-logs-elastic_agent_x_fleet_server: *indexSettings
-    so-logs-elastic_agent_x_heartbeat: *indexSettings
-    so-logs-elastic_agent: *indexSettings
-    so-logs-elastic_agent_x_metricbeat: *indexSettings
-    so-logs-elastic_agent_x_osquerybeat: *indexSettings
-    so-logs-elastic_agent_x_packetbeat: *indexSettings
-    so-logs-elasticsearch_x_server: *indexSettings
-    so-metrics-endpoint_x_metadata: *indexSettings
-    so-metrics-endpoint_x_metrics: *indexSettings
-    so-metrics-endpoint_x_policy: *indexSettings
-    so-metrics-nginx_x_stubstatus: *indexSettings
-    so-metrics-vsphere_x_datastore: *indexSettings
-    so-metrics-vsphere_x_host: *indexSettings
-    so-metrics-vsphere_x_virtualmachine: *indexSettings
-    so-case: *indexSettings
-    so-common: *indexSettings
-    so-endgame: *indexSettings
-    so-idh: *indexSettings
-    so-suricata: *indexSettings
-    so-suricata_x_alerts: *indexSettings
-    so-import: *indexSettings
-    so-kratos: *indexSettings
-    so-hydra: *indexSettings
-    so-kismet: *indexSettings
-    so-logstash: *indexSettings
-    so-redis: *indexSettings
-    so-strelka: *indexSettings
-    so-syslog: *indexSettings
-    so-zeek: *indexSettings
+    so-logs-system_x_auth: *dataStreamSettings
+    so-logs-system_x_syslog: *dataStreamSettings
+    so-logs-system_x_system: *dataStreamSettings
+    so-logs-system_x_application: *dataStreamSettings
+    so-logs-system_x_security: *dataStreamSettings
+    so-logs-windows_x_forwarded: *dataStreamSettings
+    so-logs-windows_x_powershell: *dataStreamSettings
+    so-logs-windows_x_powershell_operational: *dataStreamSettings
+    so-logs-windows_x_sysmon_operational: *dataStreamSettings
+    so-logs-winlog_x_winlog: *dataStreamSettings
+    so-logs-detections_x_alerts: *dataStreamSettings
+    so-logs-http_endpoint_x_generic: *dataStreamSettings
+    so-logs-httpjson_x_generic: *dataStreamSettings
+    so-logs-osquery-manager-actions: *dataStreamSettings
+    so-logs-osquery-manager-action_x_responses: *dataStreamSettings
+    so-logs-osquery-manager_x_action_x_responses: *dataStreamSettings
+    so-logs-osquery-manager_x_result: *dataStreamSettings
+    so-logs-elastic_agent_x_apm_server: *dataStreamSettings
+    so-logs-elastic_agent_x_auditbeat: *dataStreamSettings
+    so-logs-elastic_agent_x_cloudbeat: *dataStreamSettings
+    so-logs-elastic_agent_x_endpoint_security: *dataStreamSettings
+    so-logs-endpoint_x_alerts: *dataStreamSettings
+    so-logs-endpoint_x_events_x_api: *dataStreamSettings
+    so-logs-endpoint_x_events_x_file: *dataStreamSettings
+    so-logs-endpoint_x_events_x_library: *dataStreamSettings
+    so-logs-endpoint_x_events_x_network: *dataStreamSettings
+    so-logs-endpoint_x_events_x_process: *dataStreamSettings
+    so-logs-endpoint_x_events_x_registry: *dataStreamSettings
+    so-logs-endpoint_x_events_x_security: *dataStreamSettings
+    so-logs-elastic_agent_x_filebeat: *dataStreamSettings
+    so-logs-elastic_agent_x_fleet_server: *dataStreamSettings
+    so-logs-elastic_agent_x_heartbeat: *dataStreamSettings
+    so-logs-elastic_agent: *dataStreamSettings
+    so-logs-elastic_agent_x_metricbeat: *dataStreamSettings
+    so-logs-elastic_agent_x_osquerybeat: *dataStreamSettings
+    so-logs-elastic_agent_x_packetbeat: *dataStreamSettings
+    so-logs-elasticsearch_x_server: *dataStreamSettings
+    so-metrics-endpoint_x_metadata: *dataStreamSettings
+    so-metrics-endpoint_x_metrics: *dataStreamSettings
+    so-metrics-endpoint_x_policy: *dataStreamSettings
+    so-metrics-nginx_x_stubstatus: *dataStreamSettings
+    so-metrics-vsphere_x_datastore: *dataStreamSettings
+    so-metrics-vsphere_x_host: *dataStreamSettings
+    so-metrics-vsphere_x_virtualmachine: *dataStreamSettings
+    so-common: *dataStreamSettings
+    so-endgame: *dataStreamSettings
+    so-idh: *dataStreamSettings
+    so-suricata: *dataStreamSettings
+    so-suricata_x_alerts: *dataStreamSettings
+    so-import: *dataStreamSettings
+    so-kratos: *dataStreamSettings
+    so-hydra: *dataStreamSettings
+    so-kismet: *dataStreamSettings
+    so-logstash: *dataStreamSettings
+    so-redis: *dataStreamSettings
+    so-strelka: *dataStreamSettings
+    so-syslog: *dataStreamSettings
+    so-zeek: *dataStreamSettings
+    # Managed SOC integration annotations are inserted below this line. Referencing '*dataStreamSettings'
+    so-case: &indexSettings
+      index_sorting:
+        description: Sorts the index by event time, at the cost of additional processing resource consumption.
+        forcedType: bool
+        global: True
+        advanced: True
+        helpLink: elasticsearch
+      index_template:
+        index_patterns:
+          description: Patterns for matching multiple indices or tables.
+          forcedType: "[]string"
+          multiline: True
+          global: True
+          advanced: True
+          helpLink: elasticsearch
+        template:
+          settings:
+            index:
+              number_of_replicas:
+                description: Number of replicas required for this index. Multiple replicas protects against data loss, but also increases storage costs.
+                forcedType: int
+                global: True
+                advanced: True
+                helpLink: elasticsearch
+              auto_expand_replicas:
+                description: Automatically expand the number of replicas based on the number of data nodes in the cluster. This can help ensure high availability as the cluster scales up or down.
+                forcedType: string
+                regex: "^(0-[1-9]|1-[2-9]|2-[3-9]|3-[4-9]|4-[5-9]|5-[6-9]|6-[7-9]|7-[89]|8-9|[0-9]-all|false)$"
+                regexFailureMessage: Must be in the format of "x-y" where x is minimum number of replicas and y is maximum number of replicas, or "0-all" to specify a minimum of 0 and no maximum, or "false" to disable automatic replica expansion.
+                global: True
+                advanced: True
+                helpLink: elasticsearch
+              mapping:
+                total_fields:
+                  limit:
+                    description: Max number of fields that can exist on a single index. Larger values will consume more resources.
+                    global: True
+                    advanced: True
+                    helpLink: elasticsearch
+              refresh_interval:
+                description: Seconds between index refreshes. Shorter intervals can cause query performance to suffer since this is a synchronous and resource-intensive operation.
+                global: True
+                advanced: True
+                helpLink: elasticsearch
+              number_of_shards:
+                description: Number of shards required for this index. Using multiple shards increases fault tolerance, but also increases storage and network costs.
+                global: True
+                advanced: True
+                helpLink: elasticsearch
+              sort:
+                field:
+                  description: The field to sort by. Must set index_sorting to True.
+                  global: True
+                  advanced: True
+                  helpLink: elasticsearch
+                order:
+                  description: The order to sort by. Must set index_sorting to True.
+                  global: True
+                  advanced: True
+                  helpLink: elasticsearch
+          mappings:
+            _meta:
+              package:
+                name:
+                  description: Meta settings for the mapping.
+                  global: True
+                  advanced: True
+                  helpLink: elasticsearch
+              managed_by:
+                  description: Meta settings for the mapping.
+                  global: True
+                  advanced: True
+                  helpLink: elasticsearch
+              managed:
+                  description: Meta settings for the mapping.
+                  forcedType: bool
+                  global: True
+                  advanced: True
+                  helpLink: elasticsearch
+        composed_of:
+          description: The index template is composed of these component templates.
+          forcedType: "[]string"
+          global: True
+          advanced: True
+          helpLink: elasticsearch
+        priority:
+          description: The priority of the index template.
+          forcedType: int
+          global: True
+          advanced: True
+          helpLink: elasticsearch
+      policy:
+        phases:
+          hot:
+            min_age:
+              description: Minimum age of index. This determines when the index should be moved to the hot tier.
+              global: True
+              advanced: True
+              helpLink: elasticsearch
+            actions:
+              set_priority:
+                priority:
+                  description: Priority of index. This is used for recovery after a node restart. Indices with higher priorities are recovered before indices with lower priorities.
+                  forcedType: int
+                  global: True
+                  advanced: True
+                  helpLink: elasticsearch
+              rollover:
+                max_age:
+                  description: Maximum age of index.  Once an index reaches this limit, it will be rolled over into a new index.
+                  global: True
+                  advanced: True
+                  helpLink: elasticsearch
+                max_primary_shard_size:
+                  description: Maximum primary shard size. Once an index reaches this limit, it will be rolled over into a new index.
+                  global: True
+                  advanced: True
+                  helpLink: elasticsearch
+              shrink:
+                method:
+                  description: Shrink the index to a new index with fewer primary shards. Shrink operation is by count or size.
+                  options:
+                  - COUNT
+                  - SIZE
+                  global: True
+                  advanced: True
+                  forcedType: string
+                number_of_shards:
+                  title: shard count
+                  description: Desired shard count. Note that this value is only used when the shrink method selected is 'COUNT'.
+                  global: True
+                  forcedType: int
+                  advanced: True
+                max_primary_shard_size:
+                  title: max shard size
+                  description: Desired shard size in gb/tb/pb eg. 100gb. Note that this value is only used when the shrink method selected is 'SIZE'.
+                  regex: ^[0-9]+(?:gb|tb|pb)$
+                  global: True
+                  forcedType: string
+                  advanced: True
+                allow_write_after_shrink:
+                  description: Allow writes after shrink.
+                  global: True
+                  forcedType: bool
+                  default: False
+                  advanced: True
+              forcemerge:
+                max_num_segments:
+                  description: Reduce the number of segments in each index shard and clean up deleted documents.
+                  global: True
+                  forcedType: int
+                  advanced: True
+                index_codec:
+                  title: compression
+                  description: Use higher compression for stored fields at the cost of slower performance.
+                  forcedType: bool
+                  global: True
+                  default: False
+                  advanced: True
+          warm:
+            min_age:
+              description: Minimum age of index. ex. 30d - This determines when the index should be moved to the warm tier. Nodes in the warm tier generally don’t need to be as fast as those in the hot tier. It’s important to note that this is calculated relative to the rollover date (NOT the original creation date of the index). For example, if you have an index that is set to rollover after 30 days and warm min_age set to 30 then there will be 30 days from index creation to rollover and then an additional 30 days before moving to warm tier.
+              regex: ^[0-9]{1,5}d$
+              forcedType: string
+              global: True
+              advanced: True
+              helpLink: elasticsearch
+            actions:
+              set_priority:
+                priority:
+                  description: Priority of index. This is used for recovery after a node restart. Indices with higher priorities are recovered before indices with lower priorities.
+                  forcedType: int
+                  global: True
+                  advanced: True
+                  helpLink: elasticsearch
+              rollover:
+                max_age:
+                  description: Maximum age of index.  Once an index reaches this limit, it will be rolled over into a new index.
+                  global: True
+                  advanced: True
+                  helpLink: elasticsearch
+                max_primary_shard_size:
+                  description: Maximum primary shard size. Once an index reaches this limit, it will be rolled over into a new index.
+                  global: True
+                  advanced: True
+                  helpLink: elasticsearch
+              shrink:
+                method:
+                  description: Shrink the index to a new index with fewer primary shards. Shrink operation is by count or size.
+                  options:
+                  - COUNT
+                  - SIZE
+                  global: True
+                  advanced: True
+                number_of_shards:
+                  title: shard count
+                  description: Desired shard count. Note that this value is only used when the shrink method selected is 'COUNT'.
+                  global: True
+                  forcedType: int
+                  advanced: True
+                max_primary_shard_size:
+                  title: max shard size
+                  description: Desired shard size in gb/tb/pb eg. 100gb. Note that this value is only used when the shrink method selected is 'SIZE'.
+                  regex: ^[0-9]+(?:gb|tb|pb)$
+                  global: True
+                  forcedType: string
+                  advanced: True
+                allow_write_after_shrink:
+                  description: Allow writes after shrink.
+                  global: True
+                  forcedType: bool
+                  default: False
+                  advanced: True
+              forcemerge:
+                max_num_segments:
+                  description: Reduce the number of segments in each index shard and clean up deleted documents.
+                  global: True
+                  forcedType: int
+                  advanced: True
+                index_codec:
+                  title: compression
+                  description: Use higher compression for stored fields at the cost of slower performance.
+                  forcedType: bool
+                  global: True
+                  default: False
+                  advanced: True
+              allocate:
+                number_of_replicas:
+                  description: Set the number of replicas. Remains the same as the previous phase by default.
+                  forcedType: int
+                  global: True
+                  advanced: True
+          cold:
+            min_age:
+              description: Minimum age of index. ex. 60d - This determines when the index should be moved to the cold tier.  While still searchable, this tier is typically optimized for lower storage costs rather than search speed. It’s important to note that this is calculated relative to the rollover date (NOT the original creation date of the index). For example, if you have an index that is set to rollover after 30 days and cold min_age set to 60 then there will be 30 days from index creation to rollover and then an additional 60 days before moving to cold tier.
+              regex: ^[0-9]{1,5}d$
+              forcedType: string
+              global: True
+              advanced: True
+              helpLink: elasticsearch
+            actions:
+              set_priority:
+                priority:
+                  description: Used for index recovery after a node restart. Indices with higher priorities are recovered before indices with lower priorities.
+                  forcedType: int
+                  global: True
+                  advanced: True
+                  helpLink: elasticsearch
+              allocate:
+                number_of_replicas:
+                  description: Set the number of replicas. Remains the same as the previous phase by default.
+                  forcedType: int
+                  global: True
+                  advanced: True
+          delete:
+            min_age:
+              description: Minimum age of index. ex. 90d - This determines when the index should be deleted. It’s important to note that this is calculated relative to the rollover date (NOT the original creation date of the index). For example, if you have an index that is set to rollover after 30 days and delete min_age set to 90 then there will be 30 days from index creation to rollover and then an additional 90 days before deletion.
+              regex: ^[0-9]{1,5}d$
+              forcedType: string
+              global: True
+              advanced: True
+              helpLink: elasticsearch
+        _meta:
+          package:
+            name:
+              description: Meta settings for the mapping.
+              global: True
+              advanced: True
+              helpLink: elasticsearch
+          managed_by:
+            description: Meta settings for the mapping.
+            global: True
+            advanced: True
+            helpLink: elasticsearch
+          managed:
+            description: Meta settings for the mapping.
+            forcedType: bool
+            global: True
+            advanced: True
+            helpLink: elasticsearch
+    sos-backup: *indexSettings
+    so-detection: *indexSettings
+    so-assistant-chat: *indexSettings
+    so-assistant-session: *indexSettings
     so-metrics-fleet_server_x_agent_status: &fleetMetricsSettings
       index_sorting:
         description: Sorts the index by event time, at the cost of additional processing resource consumption.

salt/elasticsearch/template.map.jinja

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 
 {% import_yaml 'elasticsearch/defaults.yaml' as ELASTICSEARCHDEFAULTS %}
 {% set DEFAULT_GLOBAL_OVERRIDES = ELASTICSEARCHDEFAULTS.elasticsearch.index_settings.pop('global_overrides') %}
+{% set DATA_RETENTION_METHOD = salt['pillar.get']('elasticsearch:data_retention_method', ELASTICSEARCHDEFAULTS.elasticsearch.get('data_retention_method', 'ILM')) %}
 
 {% set PILLAR_GLOBAL_OVERRIDES = {} %}
 {% set ES_INDEX_PILLAR = salt['pillar.get']('elasticsearch:index_settings', {}) %}
@@ -61,15 +62,25 @@
 {% if ALL_ADDON_SETTINGS_ORIG.keys() | length > 0 %}
 {%   for index in ALL_ADDON_SETTINGS_ORIG.keys() %}
 {%     do ALL_ADDON_SETTINGS_GLOBAL_OVERRIDES.update({index: salt['defaults.merge'](ALL_ADDON_SETTINGS_ORIG[index], PILLAR_GLOBAL_OVERRIDES, in_place=False)}) %}
+{#     Explicitly excluding addon indices from ES_INDEX_SETTINGS_ORIG
+         When manager.soc_managed_annotations runs, new entries are added to the salt/elasticsearch/defaults.yaml file to support 'revert to default' functionality.
+         Subsequent map renders will then incorrectly include 'integration X' in 'ES_INDEX_SETTINGS_ORIG' due to being in the defaults.yaml file. #}
+{%     if index in ES_INDEX_SETTINGS_ORIG.keys() %}
+{%       do ES_INDEX_SETTINGS_ORIG.pop(index) %}
+{%     endif %}
 {%   endfor %}
 {% endif %}
 
 {% set ES_INDEX_SETTINGS = {} %}
-{% macro create_final_index_template(DEFINED_SETTINGS, GLOBAL_OVERRIDES, FINAL_INDEX_SETTINGS) %}
+{% macro create_final_index_template(DEFINED_SETTINGS, GLOBAL_OVERRIDES, FINAL_INDEX_SETTINGS, EXCLUDE_INDICES=[]) %}
 
 {% do GLOBAL_OVERRIDES.update(salt['defaults.merge'](GLOBAL_OVERRIDES, ES_INDEX_PILLAR, in_place=False)) %}
 {% for index, settings in GLOBAL_OVERRIDES.items() %}
 
+{%   if index in EXCLUDE_INDICES %}
+{%     continue %}
+{%   endif %}
+
 {#   prevent this action from being performed on custom defined indices. #}
 {#   the custom defined index is not present in either of the dictionaries and fails to reder. #}
 {%   if index in DEFINED_SETTINGS and index in GLOBAL_OVERRIDES %}
@@ -95,6 +106,17 @@
 {%     if not settings.get('index_sorting', False) | to_bool and settings.index_template.template.settings.index.sort is defined %}
 {%       do settings.index_template.template.settings.index.pop('sort') %}
 {%     endif %}
+{%     if DATA_RETENTION_METHOD == 'DLM' and settings.index_template.data_stream is defined and settings.data_stream_lifecycle is defined %}
+{%       if settings.data_stream_lifecycle.data_retention is defined and settings.data_stream_lifecycle.data_retention %}
+{%         do settings.index_template.template.update({'lifecycle': {'data_retention': settings.data_stream_lifecycle.data_retention}}) %}
+{%       else %}
+{%         do settings.index_template.template.update({'lifecycle': {}}) %}
+{%       endif %}
+{%       if settings.index_template.template.settings.index.lifecycle is not defined %}
+{%         do settings.index_template.template.settings.index.update({'lifecycle': {}}) %}
+{%       endif %}
+{%       do settings.index_template.template.settings.index.lifecycle.update({'prefer_ilm': false}) %}
+{%     endif %}
 {%   endif %}
 
 {# advanced ilm actions #}
@@ -150,10 +172,19 @@
 {% endfor %}
 {% endmacro %}
 
-{{ create_final_index_template(ES_INDEX_SETTINGS_ORIG, ES_INDEX_SETTINGS_GLOBAL_OVERRIDES, ES_INDEX_SETTINGS) }}
-{{ create_final_index_template(ALL_ADDON_SETTINGS_ORIG, ALL_ADDON_SETTINGS_GLOBAL_OVERRIDES, ALL_ADDON_SETTINGS) }}
+{# Exclude addon integrations from final ES_INDEX_SETTINGS #}
+{{ create_final_index_template(ES_INDEX_SETTINGS_ORIG, ES_INDEX_SETTINGS_GLOBAL_OVERRIDES, ES_INDEX_SETTINGS, ALL_ADDON_SETTINGS_ORIG.keys() | list ) }}
+
+{# Exclude SO managed indices, otherwise ALL_ADDON_SETTINGS will include pillar values
+  of core integrations without merging defaults, resulting in an overlapping, but bad index template being generated. #}
+{{ create_final_index_template(ALL_ADDON_SETTINGS_ORIG, ALL_ADDON_SETTINGS_GLOBAL_OVERRIDES, ALL_ADDON_SETTINGS, ES_INDEX_SETTINGS_ORIG.keys() | list ) }}
 
 {% set SO_MANAGED_INDICES = [] %}
 {% for index, settings in ES_INDEX_SETTINGS.items() %}
 {%   do SO_MANAGED_INDICES.append(index) %}
-{% endfor %}
+{% endfor %}
+
+{% set ADDON_INDICES = [] %}
+{% for index, settings in ALL_ADDON_SETTINGS.items() %}
+{%   do ADDON_INDICES.append(index) %}
+{% endfor %}

salt/elasticsearch/tools/sbin/so-elasticsearch-templates-load

@@ -125,14 +125,6 @@ load_component_templates() {
     done
 }
 
-check_elasticsearch_responsive() {
-    # Cannot load templates if Elasticsearch is not responding.
-    #  NOTE: Slightly faster exit w/ failure than previous "retry 240 1" if there is a problem with Elasticsearch the
-    #    script should exit sooner rather than hang at the 'so-elasticsearch-templates' salt state.
-    retry 3 15 "so-elasticsearch-query / --output /dev/null --fail" ||
-        fail "Elasticsearch is not responding. Please review Elasticsearch logs /opt/so/log/elasticsearch/securityonion.log for more details. Additionally, consider running so-elasticsearch-troubleshoot."
-}
-
 index_templates_exist() {
     local templates_dir="$1"
 

salt/elasticsearch/tools/sbin_jinja/so-elasticsearch-dlm-apply

@@ -0,0 +1,178 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# Copyright Security Onion Solutions LLC and/or licensed to Security Onion Solutions LLC under one
+# or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License 2.0 as shown at
+# https://securityonion.net/license; you may not use this file except in compliance with the
+# Elastic License 2.0.
+
+. /usr/sbin/so-common
+
+{%- import_yaml 'elasticsearch/defaults.yaml' as ELASTICSEARCHDEFAULTS %}
+
+{%- set DATA_RETENTION_METHOD = salt['pillar.get']('elasticsearch:data_retention_method', ELASTICSEARCHDEFAULTS.elasticsearch.get('data_retention_method', 'ILM')) %}
+
+ELASTICSEARCH_TEMPLATES_DIR="${ELASTICSEARCH_TEMPLATES_DIR:-/opt/so/conf/elasticsearch/templates}"
+TEMPLATE_DIRS=(
+    "${ELASTICSEARCH_TEMPLATES_DIR}/index"
+    "${ELASTICSEARCH_TEMPLATES_DIR}/addon-index"
+)
+DATA_RETENTION_METHOD=$(cat <<'EOF'
+{{ DATA_RETENTION_METHOD }}
+EOF
+)
+DLM_FAILURES=0
+DLM_FAILURE_NAMES=()
+
+if [[ "$DATA_RETENTION_METHOD" != "DLM" && "$DATA_RETENTION_METHOD" != "ILM" ]]; then
+    echo "Unsupported data retention method $DATA_RETENTION_METHOD. Expected DLM or ILM."
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+validate_template_file() {
+    local template_file="$1"
+
+    if ! jq -e 'type == "object" and (.data_stream == null or (.data_stream | type == "object")) and (.template.lifecycle == null or (.template.lifecycle | type == "object")) and (.template.lifecycle.data_retention == null or (.template.lifecycle.data_retention | type == "string"))' >/dev/null 2>&1 "$template_file"; then
+        echo "Invalid index template JSON: $template_file"
+        return 1
+    fi
+}
+
+is_data_stream_template() {
+    jq -e '.data_stream | type == "object"' >/dev/null 2>&1 "$1"
+}
+
+has_data_stream_lifecycle() {
+    jq -e '.template.lifecycle | type == "object"' >/dev/null 2>&1 "$1"
+}
+
+get_data_retention() {
+    jq -r '.template.lifecycle.data_retention // ""' "$1"
+}
+
+find_template_file() {
+    local template="$1"
+    local template_dir
+    local template_file
+
+    for template_dir in "${TEMPLATE_DIRS[@]}"; do
+        template_file="${template_dir}/${template}-template.json"
+
+        if [[ -f "$template_file" ]]; then
+            echo "$template_file"
+            return 0
+        fi
+    done
+
+    return 1
+}
+
+set_data_stream_lifecycle() {
+    local data_stream="$1"
+    local data_retention="$2"
+    local body
+    local output
+
+    if [[ -n "$data_retention" ]]; then
+        if jq -e --arg data_stream "$data_stream" --arg data_retention "$data_retention" '.data_streams[]? | select(.name == $data_stream and .lifecycle.enabled == true and .lifecycle.data_retention == $data_retention)' >/dev/null 2>&1 <<< "$data_streams"; then
+            echo "DLM lifecycle already set for $data_stream with data_retention $data_retention, skipping."
+            return 0
+        fi
+    elif jq -e --arg data_stream "$data_stream" '.data_streams[]? | select(.name == $data_stream and .lifecycle.enabled == true and (.lifecycle.data_retention == null))' >/dev/null 2>&1 <<< "$data_streams"; then
+        echo "DLM lifecycle already set for $data_stream with indefinite retention, skipping."
+        return 0
+    fi
+
+    if [[ -n "$data_retention" ]]; then
+        body=$(jq -cn --arg data_retention "$data_retention" '{data_retention: $data_retention}')
+    else
+        # Setting indefinite retention
+        body='{}'
+    fi
+
+    if ! output=$(so-elasticsearch-query "_data_stream/${data_stream}/_lifecycle" -XPUT -d "$body" --retry 3 --retry-delay 5 --fail); then
+        echo "Failed to set data stream lifecycle for $data_stream."
+        echo "$output"
+        return 1
+    fi
+
+    if [[ -n "$data_retention" ]]; then
+        echo "Set DLM lifecycle for $data_stream with data_retention $data_retention."
+    else
+        echo "Set DLM lifecycle for $data_stream with indefinite retention."
+    fi
+}
+
+disable_data_stream_lifecycle() {
+    local data_stream="$1"
+    local body='{"enabled":false}'
+    local output
+
+    if ! jq -e --arg data_stream "$data_stream" '.data_streams[]? | select(.name == $data_stream and .lifecycle != null and .lifecycle.enabled != false)' >/dev/null 2>&1 <<< "$data_streams"; then
+        # No action needed
+        return 0
+    fi
+
+    if ! output=$(so-elasticsearch-query "_data_stream/${data_stream}/_lifecycle" -XPUT -d "$body" --retry 3 --retry-delay 5 --fail); then
+        echo "Failed to disable data stream lifecycle for $data_stream."
+        echo "$output"
+        return 1
+    fi
+
+    echo "Disabled DLM lifecycle for $data_stream."
+}
+
+process_data_stream() {
+    local data_stream="$1"
+    local data_retention="$2"
+
+    if [[ "$DATA_RETENTION_METHOD" == "DLM" ]]; then
+        set_data_stream_lifecycle "$data_stream" "$data_retention"
+    else
+        disable_data_stream_lifecycle "$data_stream"
+    fi
+}
+
+check_elasticsearch_responsive
+
+if ! data_streams=$(so-elasticsearch-query "_data_stream?format=json" --retry 3 --retry-delay 5 --fail); then
+    echo "Failed to retrieve data streams."
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+while read -r data_stream_config; do
+    data_stream=$(jq -r '.name' <<< "$data_stream_config")
+    template=$(jq -r '.template' <<< "$data_stream_config")
+
+    if ! template_file=$(find_template_file "$template"); then
+        echo "Skipping $data_stream: index template file not found for $template."
+        continue
+    fi
+
+    validate_template_file "$template_file" || exit 1
+
+    if ! is_data_stream_template "$template_file"; then
+        echo "Skipping $data_stream: $template_file is not a data stream template."
+        continue
+    fi
+
+    if [[ "$DATA_RETENTION_METHOD" == "DLM" ]] && ! has_data_stream_lifecycle "$template_file"; then
+        echo "Skipping $data_stream: $template_file does not define data stream lifecycle."
+        continue
+    fi
+
+    data_retention=$(get_data_retention "$template_file")
+
+    if ! process_data_stream "$data_stream" "$data_retention"; then
+        DLM_FAILURES=$((DLM_FAILURES + 1))
+        DLM_FAILURE_NAMES+=("$data_stream")
+    fi
+done < <(jq -c '.data_streams[]' <<< "$data_streams")
+
+if [[ $DLM_FAILURES -eq 0 ]]; then
+    echo "Data stream lifecycle updates completed successfully."
+else
+    echo "Encountered $DLM_FAILURES failure(s) updating data stream lifecycle:"
+    for failed_data_stream in "${DLM_FAILURE_NAMES[@]}"; do
+        echo "  - $failed_data_stream"
+    done
+    exit 1
+fi

salt/kratos/soc_kratos.yaml

@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ kratos:
   config:
     session:
       lifespan: 
-        description: Defines the length of a login session.
+        description: Defines the length of a login session before it will timeout, and require a new login.
         global: True
         helpLink: kratos
       whoami:

salt/logstash/defaults.yaml

@@ -26,12 +26,12 @@ logstash:
     manager:
       - so/0011_input_endgame.conf
       - so/0012_input_elastic_agent.conf.jinja
-      - so/0013_input_lumberjack_fleet.conf
+      - so/0013_input_lumberjack_fleet.conf.jinja
       - so/9999_output_redis.conf.jinja
     receiver:
       - so/0011_input_endgame.conf
       - so/0012_input_elastic_agent.conf.jinja
-      - so/0013_input_lumberjack_fleet.conf
+      - so/0013_input_lumberjack_fleet.conf.jinja
       - so/9999_output_redis.conf.jinja
     search:
       - so/0900_input_redis.conf.jinja
@@ -69,4 +69,5 @@ logstash:
     pipeline_x_batch_x_size: 125
     pipeline_x_ecs_compatibility: disabled
   dmz_nodes: []
+  latency_metrics: False
 

salt/logstash/pipelines/config/so/0012_input_elastic_agent.conf.jinja

@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+{%- from 'logstash/map.jinja' import LOGSTASH_MERGED %}
 input {
   elastic_agent {
     port => 5055
@@ -11,10 +12,15 @@ input {
   }
 }
 filter {
-if ![metadata] {
-  mutate {
-    rename => {"@metadata" => "metadata"}
+  {% if LOGSTASH_MERGED.get('latency_metrics', False) %}
+  ruby {
+    code => "event.set('[_tmp][logstash_from_agent]', Time.now().utc.iso8601(3));"
+  }
+  {% endif %}
+  if ![metadata] {
+    mutate {
+      rename => {"@metadata" => "metadata"}
+    }
   }
 }
-}
 

salt/logstash/pipelines/config/so/0013_input_lumberjack_fleet.conf

@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-input {
-  elastic_agent {
-    port => 5056
-    tags => [ "elastic-agent", "fleet-lumberjack-input" ]
-    ssl_enabled => true
-    ssl_certificate => "/usr/share/logstash/elasticfleet-lumberjack.crt"
-    ssl_key => "/usr/share/logstash/elasticfleet-lumberjack.key"
-    ecs_compatibility => v8
-    id => "fleet-lumberjack-in"  
-    codec => "json"
-  }
-}
-
-
-filter {
-if ![metadata] {
-  mutate {
-    rename => {"@metadata" => "metadata"}
-  }
-}
-}
-
-

salt/logstash/pipelines/config/so/0013_input_lumberjack_fleet.conf.jinja

@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+{%- from 'logstash/map.jinja' import LOGSTASH_MERGED %}
+input {
+  elastic_agent {
+    port => 5056
+    tags => [ "elastic-agent", "fleet-lumberjack-input" ]
+    ssl_enabled => true
+    ssl_certificate => "/usr/share/logstash/elasticfleet-lumberjack.crt"
+    ssl_key => "/usr/share/logstash/elasticfleet-lumberjack.key"
+    ecs_compatibility => v8
+    id => "fleet-lumberjack-in"
+    codec => "json"
+  }
+}
+
+filter {
+  {% if LOGSTASH_MERGED.get('latency_metrics', False) %}
+  ruby {
+    code => "event.set('[_tmp][logstash_from_fleet]', Time.now().utc.iso8601(3));"
+  }
+  {% endif %}
+  if ![metadata] {
+    mutate {
+      rename => {"@metadata" => "metadata"}
+    }
+  }
+}

salt/logstash/pipelines/config/so/0800_input_kafka.conf.jinja

@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+{%- from 'logstash/map.jinja' import LOGSTASH_MERGED %}
 {%- set kafka_password = salt['pillar.get']('kafka:config:password') %}
 {%- set kafka_trustpass = salt['pillar.get']('kafka:config:trustpass') %}
 {%- set kafka_brokers = salt['pillar.get']('kafka:nodes', {}) %}
@@ -30,6 +31,11 @@ input {
     }
 }
 filter {
+  {% if LOGSTASH_MERGED.get('latency_metrics', False) %}
+  ruby {
+    code => "event.set('[_tmp][logstash_from_kafka]', Time.now().utc.iso8601(3));"
+  }
+  {% endif %}
   if ![metadata] {
     mutate {
       rename => { "@metadata" => "metadata" }

salt/logstash/pipelines/config/so/0900_input_redis.conf.jinja

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{%- from 'logstash/map.jinja' import LOGSTASH_REDIS_NODES with context %}
+{%- from 'logstash/map.jinja' import LOGSTASH_REDIS_NODES, LOGSTASH_MERGED %}
 {%- set REDIS_PASS = salt['pillar.get']('redis:config:requirepass') %}
 
 {%- for index in range(LOGSTASH_REDIS_NODES|length) %}
@@ -18,3 +18,10 @@ input {
 }
 {%   endfor %}
 {% endfor -%}
+filter {
+  {% if LOGSTASH_MERGED.get('latency_metrics', False) %}
+  ruby {
+    code => "event.set('[_tmp][logstash_from_redis]', Time.now().utc.iso8601(3));"
+  }
+  {% endif %}
+}

salt/logstash/pipelines/config/so/9805_output_elastic_agent.conf.jinja

@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+{%- from 'logstash/map.jinja' import LOGSTASH_MERGED %}
+{% if LOGSTASH_MERGED.get('latency_metrics', False) %}
+filter {
+  ruby {
+    code => "event.set('[_tmp][logstash_to_elasticsearch]', Time.now().utc.iso8601(3));"
+  }
+}
+{% endif %}
 output {
   if "elastic-agent" in [tags] and "so-ip-mappings" in [tags] {
     elasticsearch {

salt/logstash/pipelines/config/so/9806_output_lumberjack_fleet.conf.jinja

@@ -13,13 +13,20 @@ filter {
                     add_tag => "fleet-lumberjack-{{ GLOBALS.hostname }}"
           }
   }
-
-output { 
-    lumberjack { 
-        codec => json 
+{%- from 'logstash/map.jinja' import LOGSTASH_MERGED %}
+{% if LOGSTASH_MERGED.get('latency_metrics', False) %}
+filter {
+  ruby {
+    code => "event.set('[_tmp][fleet_to_logstash]', Time.now().utc.iso8601(3));"
+  }
+}
+{% endif %}
+output {
+    lumberjack {
+        codec => json
         hosts => {{  FAILOVER_LOGSTASH_NODES }}
         ssl_certificate => "/usr/share/filebeat/ca.crt"
-        port => 5056 
+        port => 5056
         id => "fleet-lumberjack-{{ GLOBALS.hostname }}"
-        } 
+        }
     }

salt/logstash/pipelines/config/so/9999_output_redis.conf.jinja

@@ -1,10 +1,17 @@
+{%- from 'logstash/map.jinja' import LOGSTASH_MERGED %}
 {%- if grains.role in ['so-heavynode', 'so-receiver'] %}
   {%- set HOST = GLOBALS.hostname %}
 {%- else %}
   {%- set HOST = GLOBALS.manager %}
 {%- endif %}
 {%- set REDIS_PASS = salt['pillar.get']('redis:config:requirepass') %}
-
+{% if LOGSTASH_MERGED.get('latency_metrics', False) %}
+filter {
+  ruby {
+    code => "event.set('[_tmp][logstash_to_redis]', Time.now().utc.iso8601(3));"
+  }
+}
+{% endif %}
 output {
 	redis {
 		host => '{{ HOST }}'

salt/logstash/soc_logstash.yaml

@@ -86,3 +86,8 @@ logstash:
     multiline: True
     advanced: True
     forcedType: "[]string"
+  latency_metrics:
+    description: Enable latency metrics within events processed by logstash. Useful for pinpointing log ingest delay.
+    forcedType: bool
+    global: False
+    advanced: True

salt/manager/managed_soc_annotations.sls

@@ -16,40 +16,35 @@
 {%       endif %}
 {%     endfor %}
 {%   endfor %}
+{%   set soc_annotation_lines = [] %}
+{%   set defaults_lines = [] %}
+{%   for k in matched_integration_names %}
+{%     do soc_annotation_lines.append('    ' ~ k ~ ': *dataStreamSettings') %}
+{%     do defaults_lines.append('    ' ~ k ~ ':') %}
+{%     set defaults_yaml = salt['slsutil.serialize']('yaml', ADDON_INTEGRATION_DEFAULTS[k], default_flow_style=False).strip() %}
+{%     for line in defaults_yaml.splitlines() %}
+{%       do defaults_lines.append('      ' ~ line) %}
+{%     endfor %}
+{%   endfor %}
 {%   set es_soc_annotations = '/opt/so/saltstack/default/salt/elasticsearch/soc_elasticsearch.yaml' %}
-{{   es_soc_annotations }}:
-     file.serialize:
-       - dataset:
-           {% set data = salt['file.read'](es_soc_annotations) | load_yaml %}
-           {% set es = data.get('elasticsearch', {}) %}
-           {% set index_settings = es.get('index_settings', {}) %}
-           {% set input = index_settings.get('so-logs', {}) %}
-           {% for k in matched_integration_names %}
-           {%   do index_settings.update({k: input}) %}
-           {% endfor %}
-           {% for k in addon_integration_keys %}
-           {%   if k not in matched_integration_names and k in index_settings %}
-           {%     do index_settings.pop(k) %}
-           {%   endif %}
-           {% endfor %}
-           {{ data }}
+manage_soc_annotations:
+  file.blockreplace:
+    - name: {{ es_soc_annotations }}
+    - marker_start: '    # START managed SOC integration annotations'
+    - marker_end: '    # END managed SOC integration annotations'
+    - content: {{ soc_annotation_lines | join('\n') | tojson }}
+    - insert_after_match: '^    # Managed SOC integration annotations are inserted below this line\.'
+    - append_if_not_found: False
+    - show_changes: True
 
 {#   Managed elasticsearch/defaults.yaml file for enabling 'Revert to default' via SOC UI for newly added config items #}
 {%   set es_defaults = '/opt/so/saltstack/default/salt/elasticsearch/defaults.yaml' %}
 {{   es_defaults }}:
-     file.serialize:
-       - dataset:
-           {% set data = salt['file.read'](es_defaults) | load_yaml %}
-           {% set es = data.get('elasticsearch', {}) %}
-           {% set index_settings = es.get('index_settings', {}) %}
-           {% for k in matched_integration_names %}
-           {%   set input = ADDON_INTEGRATION_DEFAULTS[k] %}
-           {%     do index_settings.update({k: input})%}
-           {% endfor %}
-           {% for k in addon_integration_keys %}
-           {%   if k not in matched_integration_names and k in index_settings %}
-           {%     do index_settings.pop(k) %}
-           {%   endif %}
-           {% endfor %}
-           {{ data }}
-{% endif %}
+  file.blockreplace:
+    - marker_start: '    # START managed SOC integration defaults'
+    - marker_end: '    # END managed SOC integration defaults'
+    - content: {{ defaults_lines | join('\n') | tojson }}
+    - insert_after_match: '^  index_settings:$'
+    - append_if_not_found: False
+    - show_changes: True
+{% endif %}

salt/manager/sync_es_users.sls

@@ -31,11 +31,13 @@ sync_es_users:
       - http: wait_for_kratos
       - file: so-user.lock # require so-user.lock file to be missing
 
-# we dont want this added too early in setup, so we add the onlyif to verify 'startup_states: highstate'
-# is in the minion config. That line is added before the final highstate during setup
+# we dont want this added too early in setup, so the onlyif gates on the
+# /opt/so/state/setup-complete marker. The marker is written by
+# mark_setup_complete in setup/so-functions just before the final setup
+# highstate (and by an upgrade-path state for systems set up under the old gate).
 so-user_sync:
   cron.present:
     - user: root
     - name: 'PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/root/bin /usr/sbin/so-user sync &>> /opt/so/log/soc/sync.log'
     - identifier: so-user_sync
-    - onlyif: "grep -x 'startup_states: highstate' /etc/salt/minion"
+    - onlyif: "test -e /opt/so/state/setup-complete"

salt/manager/tools/sbin/so-detections-overrides-import

@@ -0,0 +1,381 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+
+# Copyright Security Onion Solutions LLC and/or licensed to Security Onion Solutions LLC under one
+# or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License 2.0 as shown at
+# https://securityonion.net/license; you may not use this file except in compliance with the
+# Elastic License 2.0.
+
+# Imports detection overrides (e.g. from so-detections-backup) into the so-detection
+# index. Reads <publicId>.<ext> files (NDJSON, one override per line) from a source
+# directory, looks up the matching detection by publicId+engine, validates each
+# override against the same rules SOC enforces, dedupes against existing overrides
+# (operational fields only), and appends new ones.
+
+import argparse
+import ipaddress
+import json
+import os
+import re
+import sys
+from datetime import datetime
+
+import requests
+from requests.auth import HTTPBasicAuth
+import urllib3
+
+urllib3.disable_warnings(urllib3.exceptions.InsecureRequestWarning)
+
+DEFAULT_INDEX = "so-detection"
+AUTH_FILE = "/opt/so/conf/elasticsearch/curl.config"
+ES_URL = "https://localhost:9200"
+
+# Engines we know how to handle and the file extension the backup script writes.
+ENGINES = {
+    "suricata": "txt",
+}
+
+# Standard Suricata variables that ship with Security Onion. Anything else
+# referenced in an override is "custom" and the user needs to make sure it
+# exists in SOC Config before the override will function.
+BUILTIN_SURICATA_VARS = {
+    "$HOME_NET", "$EXTERNAL_NET",
+    "$HTTP_SERVERS", "$DNS_SERVERS", "$SQL_SERVERS", "$SMTP_SERVERS",
+    "$TELNET_SERVERS", "$AIM_SERVERS", "$DC_SERVERS", "$MODBUS_SERVER",
+    "$MODBUS_CLIENT", "$ENIP_CLIENT", "$ENIP_SERVER",
+    "$HTTP_PORTS", "$SHELLCODE_PORTS", "$ORACLE_PORTS", "$SSH_PORTS",
+    "$FTP_PORTS", "$FILE_DATA_PORTS",
+}
+
+VAR_PATTERN = re.compile(r"\$[A-Z_][A-Z0-9_]*")
+
+# Canonical valid values, per securityonion-soc/model/detection.go.
+SURICATA_OVERRIDE_TYPES = {"suppress", "threshold", "modify"}
+SUPPRESS_TRACKS = {"by_src", "by_dst", "by_either"}
+THRESHOLD_TRACKS = {"by_src", "by_dst", "by_both"}
+THRESHOLD_TYPES = {"limit", "threshold", "both"}
+
+STALE_WARNING = """\
+WARNING: so-detections-backup does not remove backup files when overrides are
+deleted via the Security Onion web UI. As a result, files in the source
+directory may represent overrides that were intentionally deleted and should
+NOT be re-imported.
+
+Before continuing, verify that the source directory reflects the overrides you
+actually want imported. Remove any files corresponding to overrides you previously deleted.
+"""
+
+
+def make_session(auth_file):
+    with open(auth_file, "r") as f:
+        for line in f:
+            if line.startswith("user ="):
+                creds = line.split("=", 1)[1].strip().replace('"', "")
+                user, _, password = creds.partition(":")
+                session = requests.Session()
+                session.auth = HTTPBasicAuth(user, password)
+                session.headers.update({"Content-Type": "application/json"})
+                session.verify = False
+                return session
+    raise RuntimeError(f"Could not find 'user =' line in {auth_file}")
+
+
+def find_detection(session, index, public_id, engine):
+    query = {
+        "query": {"bool": {"must": [
+            {"term": {"so_detection.publicId": public_id}},
+            {"term": {"so_detection.engine": engine}},
+        ]}},
+        "size": 2,
+    }
+    r = session.get(f"{ES_URL}/{index}/_search", json=query)
+    r.raise_for_status()
+    hits = r.json().get("hits", {}).get("hits", [])
+    if not hits:
+        return None, None, None
+    if len(hits) > 1:
+        # Shouldn't happen — publicId is unique per engine — but flag it.
+        print(f"  WARN: {len(hits)} detections matched publicId={public_id} engine={engine}; using first")
+    hit = hits[0]
+    existing = hit["_source"].get("so_detection", {}).get("overrides") or []
+    return hit["_id"], hit["_index"], existing
+
+
+def update_overrides(session, doc_index, doc_id, overrides):
+    body = {"doc": {"so_detection": {"overrides": overrides}}}
+    r = session.post(f"{ES_URL}/{doc_index}/_update/{doc_id}", json=body)
+    r.raise_for_status()
+    return r.json()
+
+
+def dedupe_key(override):
+    """Operational fields only, per Override.Equal() in detection.go.
+    Excludes timestamps and isEnabled so re-imports don't appear unique."""
+    t = override.get("type")
+    if t == "suppress":
+        return (t, override.get("track"), override.get("ip"))
+    if t == "threshold":
+        return (t, override.get("thresholdType"), override.get("track"),
+                override.get("count"), override.get("seconds"))
+    if t == "modify":
+        return (t, override.get("regex"), override.get("value"))
+
+
+def _validate_suricata_ip(ip):
+    if not ip:
+        return "ip cannot be empty"
+    if ip.startswith("$"):
+        return None
+    if ip.startswith("[") and ip.endswith("]"):
+        for part in ip[1:-1].split(","):
+            err = _validate_single_ip(part.strip())
+            if err:
+                return f"invalid IP in list: {err}"
+        return None
+    return _validate_single_ip(ip)
+
+
+def _validate_single_ip(ip):
+    try:
+        if "/" in ip:
+            ipaddress.ip_network(ip, strict=False)
+        else:
+            ipaddress.ip_address(ip)
+    except ValueError:
+        return f"invalid IP/CIDR {ip!r}"
+    return None
+
+
+def validate_override(override, engine):
+    """Mirror Override.Validate() from securityonion-soc/model/detection.go.
+    Returns None on success, an error string otherwise."""
+    t = override.get("type")
+    if not t:
+        return "override type is required"
+    if t not in SURICATA_OVERRIDE_TYPES:
+        return f"invalid type {t!r}: must be one of {sorted(SURICATA_OVERRIDE_TYPES)}"
+
+    has = {k: override.get(k) is not None for k in
+           ("regex", "value", "thresholdType", "track", "ip", "count", "seconds", "customFilter")}
+
+    if t == "suppress":
+        if not has["ip"] or not has["track"]:
+            return "suppress requires 'ip' and 'track'"
+        if any(has[k] for k in ("regex", "value", "thresholdType", "count", "seconds", "customFilter")):
+            return "suppress has unnecessary fields"
+        if override["track"] not in SUPPRESS_TRACKS:
+            return f"invalid track {override['track']!r}: must be one of {sorted(SUPPRESS_TRACKS)}"
+        return _validate_suricata_ip(override["ip"])
+
+    if t == "threshold":
+        if not all(has[k] for k in ("thresholdType", "track", "count", "seconds")):
+            return "threshold requires 'thresholdType', 'track', 'count', 'seconds'"
+        if any(has[k] for k in ("regex", "value", "customFilter")):
+            return "threshold has unnecessary fields"
+        if override["thresholdType"] not in THRESHOLD_TYPES:
+            return f"invalid thresholdType {override['thresholdType']!r}: must be one of {sorted(THRESHOLD_TYPES)}"
+        if override["track"] not in THRESHOLD_TRACKS:
+            return f"invalid track {override['track']!r}: must be one of {sorted(THRESHOLD_TRACKS)}"
+        if not isinstance(override["count"], int) or override["count"] <= 0:
+            return f"count must be a positive integer, got {override['count']!r}"
+        if not isinstance(override["seconds"], int) or override["seconds"] <= 0:
+            return f"seconds must be a positive integer, got {override['seconds']!r}"
+        return None
+
+    if t == "modify":
+        if not has["regex"] or not has["value"]:
+            return "modify requires 'regex' and 'value'"
+        if any(has[k] for k in ("thresholdType", "track", "count", "seconds", "customFilter")):
+            return "modify has unnecessary fields"
+        try:
+            re.compile(override["regex"])
+        except re.error as e:
+            return f"invalid regex: {e}"
+        return None
+
+
+def parse_overrides_file(path):
+    """Parse a file written by so-detections-backup.py: NDJSON, one override
+    per line. Returns a list of (override_dict, line_number)."""
+    overrides = []
+    with open(path, "r") as f:
+        for i, line in enumerate(f, start=1):
+            line = line.strip()
+            if not line:
+                continue
+            overrides.append((json.loads(line), i))
+    return overrides
+
+
+def describe(override):
+    """Human-readable summary of the operational fields for a given override type."""
+    t = override.get("type")
+    if t == "suppress":
+        return f"type=suppress track={override.get('track')} ip={override.get('ip')}"
+    if t == "threshold":
+        return (f"type=threshold track={override.get('track')} "
+                f"thresholdType={override.get('thresholdType')} "
+                f"count={override.get('count')} seconds={override.get('seconds')}")
+    if t == "modify":
+        return f"type=modify regex={override.get('regex')!r}"
+
+
+def collect_custom_vars(override):
+    found = set()
+    for value in override.values():
+        if isinstance(value, str):
+            for match in VAR_PATTERN.findall(value):
+                if match not in BUILTIN_SURICATA_VARS:
+                    found.add(match)
+    return found
+
+
+def parse_args():
+    p = argparse.ArgumentParser(
+        description="Import detection overrides into the so-detection index.",
+    )
+    p.add_argument("--source", "-s", required=True,
+                   help="Source directory containing <publicId>.<ext> override files.")
+    p.add_argument("--engine", "-e", default="suricata", choices=list(ENGINES.keys()),
+                   help="Detection engine (default: suricata).")
+    p.add_argument("--dry-run", "-n", action="store_true",
+                   help="Print what would happen without writing to Elasticsearch.")
+    p.add_argument("--no-import-note", action="store_true",
+                   help="Do not prepend '[Imported YYYY-MM-DD] ' to the override note.")
+    p.add_argument("--index", "-i", default=DEFAULT_INDEX,
+                   help=f"Elasticsearch index to update (default: {DEFAULT_INDEX}).")
+    return p.parse_args()
+
+
+def confirm_proceed(args):
+    """Show the stale-backup warning. Dry-run prints it and continues. Real
+    runs require the user typing 'yes' at the prompt."""
+    print(STALE_WARNING)
+    if args.dry_run:
+        print("(dry-run: no acknowledgement required)\n")
+        return True
+    answer = input("Type 'yes' to acknowledge and continue: ").strip().lower()
+    print()
+    return answer == "yes"
+
+
+def main():
+    args = parse_args()
+
+    if not os.path.isdir(args.source):
+        print(f"ERROR: source directory not found: {args.source}", file=sys.stderr)
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+    extension = ENGINES[args.engine]
+    files = sorted(f for f in os.listdir(args.source) if f.endswith(f".{extension}"))
+    if not files:
+        print(f"No *.{extension} files found in {args.source}")
+        sys.exit(0)
+
+    if not confirm_proceed(args):
+        print("Aborted.")
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+    session = make_session(AUTH_FILE)
+    today = datetime.now().strftime("%Y-%m-%d")
+    note_prefix = "" if args.no_import_note else f"[Imported {today}] "
+
+    counts = {"added": 0, "skipped_dedupe": 0, "skipped_not_found": 0, "invalid": 0, "error": 0}
+    custom_vars = set()
+
+    mode = "DRY-RUN" if args.dry_run else "IMPORT"
+    print(f"[{mode}] engine={args.engine} source={args.source} index={args.index}\n")
+
+    for filename in files:
+        public_id = os.path.splitext(filename)[0]
+        path = os.path.join(args.source, filename)
+        print(f"{public_id}:")
+
+        try:
+            new_overrides = parse_overrides_file(path)
+        except (json.JSONDecodeError, OSError) as e:
+            print(f"  ERROR: could not parse {filename}: {e}")
+            counts["error"] += 1
+            continue
+
+        if not new_overrides:
+            print("  SKIP: empty file")
+            continue
+
+        try:
+            doc_id, doc_index, existing = find_detection(session, args.index, public_id, args.engine)
+        except requests.HTTPError as e:
+            print(f"  ERROR: search failed: {e}")
+            counts["error"] += 1
+            continue
+
+        if doc_id is None:
+            print(f"  WARN: no detection found for publicId={public_id} engine={args.engine}; skipping")
+            counts["skipped_not_found"] += len(new_overrides)
+            continue
+
+        existing_keys = {dedupe_key(o) for o in existing}
+        merged = list(existing)
+        added_this_file = 0
+
+        for override, line_no in new_overrides:
+            err = validate_override(override, args.engine)
+            if err:
+                print(f"  INVALID (line {line_no}): {err}")
+                counts["invalid"] += 1
+                continue
+
+            custom_vars.update(collect_custom_vars(override))
+            key = dedupe_key(override)
+            if key in existing_keys:
+                print(f"  SKIP (line {line_no}): duplicate of existing override [{describe(override)}]")
+                counts["skipped_dedupe"] += 1
+                continue
+
+            if note_prefix:
+                override = dict(override)
+                override["note"] = note_prefix + (override.get("note") or "")
+
+            merged.append(override)
+            existing_keys.add(key)
+            added_this_file += 1
+            print(f"  ADD (line {line_no}): {describe(override)}")
+
+        if added_this_file == 0:
+            continue
+
+        if args.dry_run:
+            print(f"  DRY-RUN: would update {doc_index}/{doc_id} "
+                  f"({len(existing)} existing → {len(merged)} total)")
+            counts["added"] += added_this_file
+            continue
+
+        try:
+            update_overrides(session, doc_index, doc_id, merged)
+            print(f"  UPDATED {doc_index}/{doc_id} ({len(existing)} → {len(merged)})")
+            counts["added"] += added_this_file
+        except requests.HTTPError as e:
+            print(f"  ERROR: update failed: {e}")
+            counts["error"] += 1
+
+    print()
+    print("=" * 60)
+    print(f"Summary ({mode}):")
+    print(f"  Overrides added:           {counts['added']}")
+    print(f"  Skipped (already present): {counts['skipped_dedupe']}")
+    print(f"  Skipped (no detection):    {counts['skipped_not_found']}")
+    print(f"  Invalid (failed checks):   {counts['invalid']}")
+    print(f"  Errors:                    {counts['error']}")
+
+    if custom_vars:
+        print()
+        print("WARNING: detected custom Suricata variables in imported overrides:")
+        for v in sorted(custom_vars):
+            print(f"  {v}")
+        print("If any of these are not already defined in SOC Config (Suricata variables),")
+        print("you must add them manually before the rules will function correctly.")
+
+    sys.exit(0 if counts["error"] == 0 and counts["invalid"] == 0 else 1)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()

salt/manager/tools/sbin/so-detections-overrides-import_test.py

@@ -0,0 +1,588 @@
+# Copyright Security Onion Solutions LLC and/or licensed to Security Onion Solutions LLC under one
+# or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License 2.0 as shown at
+# https://securityonion.net/license; you may not use this file except in compliance with the
+# Elastic License 2.0.
+
+import importlib.util
+import json
+import os
+import shutil
+import sys
+import tempfile
+import unittest
+from importlib.machinery import SourceFileLoader
+from io import StringIO
+from unittest.mock import MagicMock, patch
+
+import requests
+
+# The script has no .py extension; spec_from_file_location can't auto-detect a
+# loader, so we hand it a SourceFileLoader explicitly. (load_module() is
+# deprecated in 3.14 and slated for removal in 3.15.)
+HERE = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
+SCRIPT = os.path.join(HERE, "so-detections-overrides-import")
+_loader = SourceFileLoader("so_overrides_import", SCRIPT)
+_spec = importlib.util.spec_from_loader("so_overrides_import", _loader)
+soi = importlib.util.module_from_spec(_spec)
+_loader.exec_module(soi)
+
+
+class TestValidateSuppress(unittest.TestCase):
+    def test_valid(self):
+        self.assertIsNone(soi.validate_override(
+            {"type": "suppress", "track": "by_src", "ip": "1.2.3.4"}, "suricata"))
+
+    def test_valid_var(self):
+        self.assertIsNone(soi.validate_override(
+            {"type": "suppress", "track": "by_either", "ip": "$HOME_NET"}, "suricata"))
+
+    def test_valid_cidr(self):
+        self.assertIsNone(soi.validate_override(
+            {"type": "suppress", "track": "by_dst", "ip": "10.0.0.0/8"}, "suricata"))
+
+    def test_valid_bracket_list(self):
+        self.assertIsNone(soi.validate_override(
+            {"type": "suppress", "track": "by_src", "ip": "[1.2.3.4,10.0.0.0/8]"}, "suricata"))
+
+    def test_missing_ip(self):
+        err = soi.validate_override({"type": "suppress", "track": "by_src"}, "suricata")
+        self.assertIn("requires", err)
+
+    def test_missing_track(self):
+        err = soi.validate_override({"type": "suppress", "ip": "1.2.3.4"}, "suricata")
+        self.assertIn("requires", err)
+
+    def test_invalid_track(self):
+        err = soi.validate_override(
+            {"type": "suppress", "track": "by_both", "ip": "1.2.3.4"}, "suricata")
+        self.assertIn("invalid track", err)
+
+    def test_invalid_ip(self):
+        err = soi.validate_override(
+            {"type": "suppress", "track": "by_src", "ip": "not-an-ip"}, "suricata")
+        self.assertIn("invalid IP", err)
+
+    def test_unnecessary_field(self):
+        err = soi.validate_override(
+            {"type": "suppress", "track": "by_src", "ip": "1.2.3.4", "count": 5}, "suricata")
+        self.assertIn("unnecessary fields", err)
+
+
+class TestValidateThreshold(unittest.TestCase):
+    def test_valid(self):
+        self.assertIsNone(soi.validate_override({
+            "type": "threshold", "track": "by_src",
+            "thresholdType": "limit", "count": 10, "seconds": 60,
+        }, "suricata"))
+
+    def test_valid_by_both(self):
+        self.assertIsNone(soi.validate_override({
+            "type": "threshold", "track": "by_both",
+            "thresholdType": "both", "count": 1, "seconds": 1,
+        }, "suricata"))
+
+    def test_track_by_either_invalid(self):
+        err = soi.validate_override({
+            "type": "threshold", "track": "by_either",
+            "thresholdType": "limit", "count": 10, "seconds": 60,
+        }, "suricata")
+        self.assertIn("invalid track", err)
+
+    def test_invalid_threshold_type(self):
+        err = soi.validate_override({
+            "type": "threshold", "track": "by_src",
+            "thresholdType": "bogus", "count": 10, "seconds": 60,
+        }, "suricata")
+        self.assertIn("invalid thresholdType", err)
+
+    def test_zero_count(self):
+        err = soi.validate_override({
+            "type": "threshold", "track": "by_src",
+            "thresholdType": "limit", "count": 0, "seconds": 60,
+        }, "suricata")
+        self.assertIn("count", err)
+
+    def test_negative_seconds(self):
+        err = soi.validate_override({
+            "type": "threshold", "track": "by_src",
+            "thresholdType": "limit", "count": 10, "seconds": -1,
+        }, "suricata")
+        self.assertIn("seconds", err)
+
+    def test_missing_field(self):
+        err = soi.validate_override({
+            "type": "threshold", "track": "by_src",
+            "thresholdType": "limit", "count": 10,  # missing seconds
+        }, "suricata")
+        self.assertIn("requires", err)
+
+    def test_unnecessary_field(self):
+        err = soi.validate_override({
+            "type": "threshold", "track": "by_src",
+            "thresholdType": "limit", "count": 10, "seconds": 60,
+            "regex": "foo",
+        }, "suricata")
+        self.assertIn("unnecessary fields", err)
+
+
+class TestValidateModify(unittest.TestCase):
+    def test_valid(self):
+        self.assertIsNone(soi.validate_override(
+            {"type": "modify", "regex": r"content:\"foo\"", "value": "content:bar"}, "suricata"))
+
+    def test_invalid_regex(self):
+        err = soi.validate_override(
+            {"type": "modify", "regex": "(unbalanced", "value": "x"}, "suricata")
+        self.assertIn("invalid regex", err)
+
+    def test_missing_value(self):
+        err = soi.validate_override({"type": "modify", "regex": "x"}, "suricata")
+        self.assertIn("requires", err)
+
+    def test_unnecessary_field(self):
+        err = soi.validate_override(
+            {"type": "modify", "regex": "x", "value": "y", "track": "by_src"}, "suricata")
+        self.assertIn("unnecessary fields", err)
+
+
+class TestValidateMisc(unittest.TestCase):
+    def test_unknown_type(self):
+        err = soi.validate_override({"type": "suppresss", "track": "by_src", "ip": "1.2.3.4"}, "suricata")
+        self.assertIn("invalid type", err)
+
+    def test_missing_type(self):
+        err = soi.validate_override({"track": "by_src"}, "suricata")
+        self.assertIn("type is required", err)
+
+
+class TestValidateIP(unittest.TestCase):
+    def test_plain_ipv4(self):
+        self.assertIsNone(soi._validate_suricata_ip("1.2.3.4"))
+
+    def test_plain_ipv6(self):
+        self.assertIsNone(soi._validate_suricata_ip("::1"))
+
+    def test_cidr(self):
+        self.assertIsNone(soi._validate_suricata_ip("10.0.0.0/8"))
+
+    def test_var(self):
+        self.assertIsNone(soi._validate_suricata_ip("$CONCOURSEWORKERS"))
+
+    def test_bracket_list(self):
+        self.assertIsNone(soi._validate_suricata_ip("[1.2.3.4, 10.0.0.0/8]"))
+
+    def test_bracket_list_bad_member(self):
+        err = soi._validate_suricata_ip("[1.2.3.4,nope]")
+        self.assertIn("invalid IP in list", err)
+
+    def test_empty(self):
+        self.assertIn("empty", soi._validate_suricata_ip(""))
+
+    def test_invalid(self):
+        self.assertIn("invalid", soi._validate_suricata_ip("999.999.999.999"))
+
+
+class TestDedupeKey(unittest.TestCase):
+    def test_suppress(self):
+        a = {"type": "suppress", "track": "by_src", "ip": "1.2.3.4", "count": 99}
+        b = {"type": "suppress", "track": "by_src", "ip": "1.2.3.4"}
+        # count is irrelevant for suppress dedupe
+        self.assertEqual(soi.dedupe_key(a), soi.dedupe_key(b))
+
+    def test_suppress_differs_on_ip(self):
+        a = {"type": "suppress", "track": "by_src", "ip": "1.2.3.4"}
+        b = {"type": "suppress", "track": "by_src", "ip": "5.6.7.8"}
+        self.assertNotEqual(soi.dedupe_key(a), soi.dedupe_key(b))
+
+    def test_threshold(self):
+        a = {"type": "threshold", "track": "by_src", "thresholdType": "limit",
+             "count": 10, "seconds": 60, "ip": "ignored"}
+        b = {"type": "threshold", "track": "by_src", "thresholdType": "limit",
+             "count": 10, "seconds": 60}
+        self.assertEqual(soi.dedupe_key(a), soi.dedupe_key(b))
+
+    def test_threshold_differs_on_count(self):
+        a = {"type": "threshold", "track": "by_src", "thresholdType": "limit",
+             "count": 10, "seconds": 60}
+        b = {"type": "threshold", "track": "by_src", "thresholdType": "limit",
+             "count": 20, "seconds": 60}
+        self.assertNotEqual(soi.dedupe_key(a), soi.dedupe_key(b))
+
+    def test_modify(self):
+        a = {"type": "modify", "regex": "x", "value": "y"}
+        b = {"type": "modify", "regex": "x", "value": "y"}
+        self.assertEqual(soi.dedupe_key(a), soi.dedupe_key(b))
+
+
+class TestDescribe(unittest.TestCase):
+    def test_suppress(self):
+        s = soi.describe({"type": "suppress", "track": "by_src", "ip": "1.2.3.4"})
+        self.assertIn("suppress", s)
+        self.assertIn("by_src", s)
+        self.assertIn("1.2.3.4", s)
+
+    def test_threshold_includes_count(self):
+        s = soi.describe({"type": "threshold", "track": "by_src",
+                          "thresholdType": "limit", "count": 10, "seconds": 60})
+        self.assertIn("count=10", s)
+        self.assertIn("seconds=60", s)
+
+    def test_modify(self):
+        s = soi.describe({"type": "modify", "regex": "foo"})
+        self.assertIn("modify", s)
+        self.assertIn("foo", s)
+
+
+class TestParseOverridesFile(unittest.TestCase):
+    def _write(self, content):
+        fd, path = tempfile.mkstemp(suffix=".txt")
+        os.close(fd)
+        with open(path, "w") as f:
+            f.write(content)
+        self.addCleanup(os.unlink, path)
+        return path
+
+    def test_single_line(self):
+        path = self._write('{"type":"suppress","track":"by_src","ip":"1.2.3.4"}')
+        result = soi.parse_overrides_file(path)
+        self.assertEqual(len(result), 1)
+        self.assertEqual(result[0][0]["type"], "suppress")
+        self.assertEqual(result[0][1], 1)
+
+    def test_ndjson(self):
+        path = self._write(
+            '{"type":"suppress","track":"by_src","ip":"1.2.3.4"}\n'
+            '{"type":"suppress","track":"by_dst","ip":"5.6.7.8"}\n'
+        )
+        result = soi.parse_overrides_file(path)
+        self.assertEqual(len(result), 2)
+        self.assertEqual(result[1][1], 2)
+
+    def test_empty(self):
+        path = self._write("")
+        self.assertEqual(soi.parse_overrides_file(path), [])
+
+    def test_blank_lines_skipped(self):
+        path = self._write('\n{"type":"suppress","track":"by_src","ip":"1.2.3.4"}\n\n')
+        result = soi.parse_overrides_file(path)
+        self.assertEqual(len(result), 1)
+        self.assertEqual(result[0][1], 2)  # line number reflects original position
+
+    def test_invalid_raises(self):
+        path = self._write("not json")
+        with self.assertRaises(json.JSONDecodeError):
+            soi.parse_overrides_file(path)
+
+
+class TestCollectCustomVars(unittest.TestCase):
+    def test_finds_custom(self):
+        v = soi.collect_custom_vars({"ip": "$CONCOURSEWORKERS"})
+        self.assertEqual(v, {"$CONCOURSEWORKERS"})
+
+    def test_filters_builtins(self):
+        v = soi.collect_custom_vars({"ip": "$HOME_NET"})
+        self.assertEqual(v, set())
+
+    def test_mixed(self):
+        v = soi.collect_custom_vars({"ip": "[$HOME_NET,$MYNET]"})
+        self.assertEqual(v, {"$MYNET"})
+
+    def test_non_string_fields_ignored(self):
+        v = soi.collect_custom_vars({"count": 10, "isEnabled": True})
+        self.assertEqual(v, set())
+
+
+class TestMakeSession(unittest.TestCase):
+    def _write(self, content):
+        fd, path = tempfile.mkstemp()
+        os.close(fd)
+        with open(path, "w") as f:
+            f.write(content)
+        self.addCleanup(os.unlink, path)
+        return path
+
+    def test_valid_auth_file(self):
+        path = self._write('user = "admin:secret"\n')
+        session = soi.make_session(path)
+        self.assertEqual(session.auth.username, "admin")
+        self.assertEqual(session.auth.password, "secret")
+        self.assertFalse(session.verify)
+
+    def test_missing_user_line(self):
+        path = self._write("# no user line here\n")
+        with self.assertRaises(RuntimeError):
+            soi.make_session(path)
+
+
+class TestFindDetection(unittest.TestCase):
+    def _session_with_response(self, payload):
+        session = MagicMock()
+        response = MagicMock()
+        response.json.return_value = payload
+        response.raise_for_status.return_value = None
+        session.get.return_value = response
+        return session
+
+    def test_found(self):
+        session = self._session_with_response({"hits": {"hits": [{
+            "_id": "abc", "_index": "so-detection",
+            "_source": {"so_detection": {"overrides": [{"type": "suppress"}]}},
+        }]}})
+        doc_id, idx, existing = soi.find_detection(session, "so-detection", "2049201", "suricata")
+        self.assertEqual(doc_id, "abc")
+        self.assertEqual(idx, "so-detection")
+        self.assertEqual(len(existing), 1)
+
+    def test_not_found(self):
+        session = self._session_with_response({"hits": {"hits": []}})
+        doc_id, idx, existing = soi.find_detection(session, "so-detection", "x", "suricata")
+        self.assertIsNone(doc_id)
+        self.assertIsNone(idx)
+        self.assertIsNone(existing)
+
+    def test_no_overrides_field(self):
+        session = self._session_with_response({"hits": {"hits": [{
+            "_id": "abc", "_index": "so-detection",
+            "_source": {"so_detection": {}},
+        }]}})
+        _, _, existing = soi.find_detection(session, "so-detection", "x", "suricata")
+        self.assertEqual(existing, [])
+
+    def test_multiple_hits_warns(self):
+        session = self._session_with_response({"hits": {"hits": [
+            {"_id": "a", "_index": "i", "_source": {"so_detection": {"overrides": []}}},
+            {"_id": "b", "_index": "i", "_source": {"so_detection": {"overrides": []}}},
+        ]}})
+        with patch("sys.stdout", new=StringIO()) as out:
+            doc_id, _, _ = soi.find_detection(session, "i", "x", "suricata")
+        self.assertEqual(doc_id, "a")
+        self.assertIn("WARN", out.getvalue())
+
+
+class TestUpdateOverrides(unittest.TestCase):
+    def test_posts_to_update_endpoint(self):
+        session = MagicMock()
+        response = MagicMock()
+        response.raise_for_status.return_value = None
+        response.json.return_value = {"result": "updated"}
+        session.post.return_value = response
+
+        result = soi.update_overrides(session, "so-detection", "abc", [{"type": "suppress"}])
+
+        self.assertEqual(result, {"result": "updated"})
+        url = session.post.call_args[0][0]
+        self.assertIn("/_update/abc", url)
+        body = session.post.call_args[1]["json"]
+        self.assertEqual(body["doc"]["so_detection"]["overrides"], [{"type": "suppress"}])
+
+
+class TestConfirmProceed(unittest.TestCase):
+    def test_dry_run_skips_prompt(self):
+        args = MagicMock(dry_run=True)
+        with patch("sys.stdout", new=StringIO()):
+            self.assertTrue(soi.confirm_proceed(args))
+
+    def test_yes_input(self):
+        args = MagicMock(dry_run=False)
+        with patch("sys.stdout", new=StringIO()):
+            with patch("builtins.input", return_value="yes"):
+                self.assertTrue(soi.confirm_proceed(args))
+
+    def test_yes_input_case_insensitive(self):
+        args = MagicMock(dry_run=False)
+        with patch("sys.stdout", new=StringIO()):
+            with patch("builtins.input", return_value="YES"):
+                self.assertTrue(soi.confirm_proceed(args))
+
+    def test_no_input_aborts(self):
+        args = MagicMock(dry_run=False)
+        with patch("sys.stdout", new=StringIO()):
+            with patch("builtins.input", return_value="no"):
+                self.assertFalse(soi.confirm_proceed(args))
+
+    def test_empty_input_aborts(self):
+        args = MagicMock(dry_run=False)
+        with patch("sys.stdout", new=StringIO()):
+            with patch("builtins.input", return_value=""):
+                self.assertFalse(soi.confirm_proceed(args))
+
+
+class TestParseArgs(unittest.TestCase):
+    def test_defaults(self):
+        with patch.object(sys, "argv", ["cmd", "--source", "/some/path"]):
+            args = soi.parse_args()
+        self.assertEqual(args.source, "/some/path")
+        self.assertEqual(args.engine, "suricata")
+        self.assertFalse(args.dry_run)
+        self.assertFalse(args.no_import_note)
+        self.assertEqual(args.index, soi.DEFAULT_INDEX)
+
+    def test_all_options(self):
+        argv = ["cmd", "-s", "/x", "-e", "suricata", "-n",
+                "--no-import-note", "-i", "alt-index"]
+        with patch.object(sys, "argv", argv):
+            args = soi.parse_args()
+        self.assertEqual(args.source, "/x")
+        self.assertTrue(args.dry_run)
+        self.assertTrue(args.no_import_note)
+        self.assertEqual(args.index, "alt-index")
+
+
+class TestMain(unittest.TestCase):
+    def setUp(self):
+        self.tmpdir = tempfile.mkdtemp()
+        self.addCleanup(shutil.rmtree, self.tmpdir, ignore_errors=True)
+        # Stub make_session so tests don't need /opt/so/conf/elasticsearch/curl.config.
+        p = patch.object(soi, "make_session", return_value=MagicMock())
+        p.start()
+        self.addCleanup(p.stop)
+
+    def _write_file(self, public_id, overrides, ext="txt"):
+        """Write an NDJSON override file. Entries may be dicts or raw strings (for malformed input)."""
+        path = os.path.join(self.tmpdir, f"{public_id}.{ext}")
+        with open(path, "w") as f:
+            for o in overrides:
+                f.write(o if isinstance(o, str) else json.dumps(o))
+                f.write("\n")
+        return path
+
+    def _run_main(self, *extra_argv, input_response="yes"):
+        """Run main() with stdout/stderr captured and input mocked. Returns (stdout, stderr, exit_code)."""
+        argv = ["cmd", "--source", self.tmpdir, *extra_argv]
+        out, err = StringIO(), StringIO()
+        with patch.object(sys, "argv", argv), \
+                patch("sys.stdout", new=out), \
+                patch("sys.stderr", new=err), \
+                patch("builtins.input", return_value=input_response):
+            with self.assertRaises(SystemExit) as cm:
+                soi.main()
+        return out.getvalue(), err.getvalue(), cm.exception.code
+
+    def test_source_dir_missing(self):
+        argv = ["cmd", "--source", "/no/such/path/here"]
+        err = StringIO()
+        with patch.object(sys, "argv", argv), patch("sys.stderr", new=err):
+            with self.assertRaises(SystemExit) as cm:
+                soi.main()
+        self.assertEqual(cm.exception.code, 1)
+        self.assertIn("source directory not found", err.getvalue())
+
+    def test_no_files_found(self):
+        out, _, code = self._run_main()
+        self.assertEqual(code, 0)
+        self.assertIn("No *.txt files found", out)
+
+    def test_user_aborts(self):
+        self._write_file("1001", [{"type": "suppress", "track": "by_src", "ip": "1.2.3.4"}])
+        out, _, code = self._run_main(input_response="no")
+        self.assertEqual(code, 1)
+        self.assertIn("Aborted", out)
+
+    def test_parse_error_increments_error(self):
+        # Malformed JSON line — parse_overrides_file raises JSONDecodeError.
+        self._write_file("1002", ["not json"])
+        out, _, code = self._run_main("--dry-run")
+        self.assertEqual(code, 1)  # invalid+error → non-zero
+        self.assertIn("could not parse", out)
+        self.assertIn("Errors:                    1", out)
+
+    def test_empty_file_skipped(self):
+        # Blank lines only — parse_overrides_file returns []; main reports "empty file" and continues.
+        path = os.path.join(self.tmpdir, "1003.txt")
+        with open(path, "w") as f:
+            f.write("\n\n")
+        out, _, code = self._run_main("--dry-run")
+        self.assertEqual(code, 0)
+        self.assertIn("empty file", out)
+
+    @patch.object(soi, "find_detection")
+    def test_search_http_error(self, mock_find):
+        mock_find.side_effect = requests.HTTPError("boom")
+        self._write_file("1004", [{"type": "suppress", "track": "by_src", "ip": "1.2.3.4"}])
+        out, _, code = self._run_main("--dry-run")
+        self.assertEqual(code, 1)
+        self.assertIn("search failed", out)
+
+    @patch.object(soi, "find_detection")
+    def test_no_detection_found(self, mock_find):
+        mock_find.return_value = (None, None, None)
+        self._write_file("1005", [{"type": "suppress", "track": "by_src", "ip": "1.2.3.4"}])
+        out, _, code = self._run_main("--dry-run")
+        self.assertEqual(code, 0)
+        self.assertIn("no detection found", out)
+        self.assertIn("Skipped (no detection):    1", out)
+
+    @patch.object(soi, "find_detection")
+    def test_all_duplicates_no_update(self, mock_find):
+        existing = [{"type": "suppress", "track": "by_src", "ip": "1.2.3.4"}]
+        mock_find.return_value = ("doc1", "so-detection", existing)
+        self._write_file("1006", [{"type": "suppress", "track": "by_src", "ip": "1.2.3.4"}])
+        out, _, code = self._run_main("--dry-run")
+        self.assertEqual(code, 0)
+        self.assertIn("SKIP", out)
+        self.assertNotIn("DRY-RUN: would update", out)  # added_this_file == 0 branch
+
+    @patch.object(soi, "update_overrides")
+    @patch.object(soi, "find_detection")
+    def test_happy_path_full(self, mock_find, mock_update):
+        # Exercises: ADD, dedupe SKIP, INVALID, note prefix, UPDATE, custom-vars warning, exit=1 (invalid present)
+        existing = [{"type": "suppress", "track": "by_src", "ip": "9.9.9.9"}]
+        mock_find.return_value = ("doc1", "so-detection", existing)
+        mock_update.return_value = {"result": "updated"}
+        self._write_file("1007", [
+            {"type": "suppress", "track": "by_src", "ip": "1.2.3.4"},                # ADD
+            {"type": "suppress", "track": "by_src", "ip": "9.9.9.9"},                # SKIP (dupe of existing)
+            {"type": "suppress", "track": "bogus",  "ip": "1.2.3.4"},                # INVALID
+            {"type": "suppress", "track": "by_src", "ip": "$CONCOURSEWORKERS"},      # ADD + custom var
+        ])
+        out, _, code = self._run_main()
+        self.assertEqual(code, 1)  # one invalid -> non-zero
+
+        mock_update.assert_called_once()
+        merged = mock_update.call_args[0][3]
+        self.assertEqual(len(merged), 3)  # 1 existing + 2 new
+        new_notes = [o.get("note", "") for o in merged if o.get("ip") in ("1.2.3.4", "$CONCOURSEWORKERS")]
+        self.assertTrue(all(n.startswith("[Imported ") for n in new_notes))
+
+        self.assertIn("ADD", out)
+        self.assertIn("SKIP", out)
+        self.assertIn("INVALID", out)
+        self.assertIn("UPDATED", out)
+        self.assertIn("$CONCOURSEWORKERS", out)
+
+    @patch.object(soi, "update_overrides")
+    @patch.object(soi, "find_detection")
+    def test_no_import_note_preserves_note(self, mock_find, mock_update):
+        mock_find.return_value = ("doc1", "so-detection", [])
+        mock_update.return_value = {"result": "updated"}
+        self._write_file("1008", [
+            {"type": "suppress", "track": "by_src", "ip": "1.2.3.4", "note": "original"},
+        ])
+        _, _, code = self._run_main("--no-import-note")
+        self.assertEqual(code, 0)
+        merged = mock_update.call_args[0][3]
+        self.assertEqual(merged[0]["note"], "original")  # no prefix applied
+
+    @patch.object(soi, "find_detection")
+    def test_dry_run_skips_update(self, mock_find):
+        mock_find.return_value = ("doc1", "so-detection", [])
+        self._write_file("1009", [{"type": "suppress", "track": "by_src", "ip": "1.2.3.4"}])
+        with patch.object(soi, "update_overrides") as mock_update:
+            out, _, code = self._run_main("--dry-run")
+        self.assertEqual(code, 0)
+        mock_update.assert_not_called()
+        self.assertIn("DRY-RUN: would update", out)
+
+    @patch.object(soi, "update_overrides")
+    @patch.object(soi, "find_detection")
+    def test_update_http_error(self, mock_find, mock_update):
+        mock_find.return_value = ("doc1", "so-detection", [])
+        mock_update.side_effect = requests.HTTPError("nope")
+        self._write_file("1010", [{"type": "suppress", "track": "by_src", "ip": "1.2.3.4"}])
+        out, _, code = self._run_main()
+        self.assertEqual(code, 1)
+        self.assertIn("update failed", out)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    unittest.main()

salt/manager/tools/sbin/soup

@@ -188,13 +188,6 @@ airgap_update_dockers() {
   fi
 }
 
-backup_old_states_pillars() {
-
-	tar czf /nsm/backup/$(echo $INSTALLEDVERSION)_$(date +%Y%m%d-%H%M%S)_soup_default_states_pillars.tar.gz /opt/so/saltstack/default/
-	tar czf /nsm/backup/$(echo $INSTALLEDVERSION)_$(date +%Y%m%d-%H%M%S)_soup_local_states_pillars.tar.gz /opt/so/saltstack/local/
-
-}
-
 update_registry() {
   docker stop so-dockerregistry
   docker rm so-dockerregistry
@@ -370,8 +363,9 @@ preupgrade_changes() {
     # This function is to add any new pillar items if needed.
     echo "Checking to see if changes are needed."
 
-    [[ "$INSTALLEDVERSION" =~ ^2\.4\.21[0-9]+$ ]] && up_to_3.0.0   
+    [[ "$INSTALLEDVERSION" =~ ^2\.4\.21[0-9]+$ ]] && up_to_3.0.0
     [[ "$INSTALLEDVERSION" == "3.0.0" ]] && up_to_3.1.0
+    [[ "$INSTALLEDVERSION" == "3.1.0" ]] && up_to_3.2.0
     true
 }
 
@@ -381,6 +375,7 @@ postupgrade_changes() {
 
     [[ "$POSTVERSION" =~ ^2\.4\.21[0-9]+$ ]] && post_to_3.0.0
     [[ "$POSTVERSION" == "3.0.0" ]] && post_to_3.1.0
+    [[ "$POSTVERSION" == "3.1.0" ]] && post_to_3.2.0
     true
 }
 
@@ -533,6 +528,23 @@ elasticfleet_set_agent_logging_level_warn() {
     done <<< "$policies_to_update"
 }
 
+update_logstash_pipeline_name() {
+    local original_pipeline_name="$1"
+    local new_pipeline_name="$2"
+
+    echo "Checking for conflicting logstash defined_pipelines pillar value."
+    local LOGSTASH_FILE=/opt/so/saltstack/local/pillar/logstash/soc_logstash.sls
+    local MINIONDIR=/opt/so/saltstack/local/pillar/minions
+    for pillar_file in "$LOGSTASH_FILE" "$MINIONDIR"/*.sls; do
+        [[ -f "$pillar_file" ]] || continue
+        if grep -q "$original_pipeline_name$" "$pillar_file"; then
+            echo "Found conflicting defined_pipeline pillar value in $pillar_file. Updating to use the new logstash pipeline name."
+            sed -i "s#$original_pipeline_name\$#$new_pipeline_name#g" "$pillar_file"
+            chown socore:socore "$pillar_file"
+        fi
+    done
+}
+
 check_transform_health_and_reauthorize() {
     . /usr/sbin/so-elastic-fleet-common
 
@@ -556,14 +568,23 @@ check_transform_health_and_reauthorize() {
     # - unhealthy (any non-green health status)
     # - metadata has run_as_kibana_system: false (this fix is specific to transforms started prior to Kibana 9.3.3)
     # - are not orphaned (integration is not somehow missing/corrupt/uninstalled)
+    local tmp_transforms tmp_stats tmp_installed
+    tmp_transforms=$(mktemp)
+    tmp_stats=$(mktemp)
+    tmp_installed=$(mktemp)
+
+    echo "$transforms_doc" > "$tmp_transforms"
+    echo "$stats_doc"      > "$tmp_stats"
+    echo "$installed_doc"  > "$tmp_installed"
+
     local unhealthy_transforms
     unhealthy_transforms=$(jq -c -n \
-        --argjson t "$transforms_doc" \
-        --argjson s "$stats_doc" \
-        --argjson i "$installed_doc" '
-        ($i.items | map({key: .name, value: .version}) | from_entries) as $pkg_ver
-        | ($s.transforms | map({key: .id, value: .health.status}) | from_entries) as $health
-        | [ $t.transforms[]
+        --slurpfile t "$tmp_transforms" \
+        --slurpfile s "$tmp_stats" \
+        --slurpfile i "$tmp_installed" '
+        ($i[0].items | map({key: .name, value: .version}) | from_entries) as $pkg_ver
+        | ($s[0].transforms | map({key: .id, value: .health.status}) | from_entries) as $health
+        | [ $t[0].transforms[]
             | select(._meta.run_as_kibana_system == false)
             | select(($health[.id] // "unknown") != "green")
             | {id, pkg: ._meta.package.name, ver: ($pkg_ver[._meta.package.name])}
@@ -604,6 +625,8 @@ check_transform_health_and_reauthorize() {
         (( total_failures += $(jq 'map(select(.success != true)) | length' <<< "$resp" 2>/dev/null) ))
     done <<< "$unhealthy_transforms"
 
+    rm -f "$tmp_transforms" "$tmp_stats" "$tmp_installed"
+
     if [[ "$total_failures" -gt 0 ]]; then
         echo "Some transform(s) failed to reauthorize."
     fi
@@ -644,6 +667,31 @@ ensure_postgres_secret() {
   chown socore:socore "$secrets_file"
 }
 
+rename_strelka_scan_lnk() {
+  echo "Renaming strelka pillar ScanLNK to ScanLnk."
+  local STRELKA_FILE=/opt/so/saltstack/local/pillar/strelka/soc_strelka.sls
+  local MINIONDIR=/opt/so/saltstack/local/pillar/minions
+  local OLD_KEY=strelka.backend.config.backend.scanners.ScanLNK
+  local NEW_KEY=strelka.backend.config.backend.scanners.ScanLnk
+  local TMP_VALUE_FILE
+  TMP_VALUE_FILE=$(mktemp)
+
+  for pillar_file in "$STRELKA_FILE" "$MINIONDIR"/*.sls; do
+    [[ -f "$pillar_file" ]] || continue
+    # Skip if ScanLNK doesn't exist
+    so-yaml.py get "$pillar_file" "$OLD_KEY" > "$TMP_VALUE_FILE" 2>/dev/null || continue
+    echo "Found 'ScanLNK' key in $pillar_file. Renaming to 'ScanLnk'."
+    so-yaml.py add "$pillar_file" "$NEW_KEY" "file:$TMP_VALUE_FILE"
+    so-yaml.py remove "$pillar_file" "$OLD_KEY"
+  done
+
+  rm -f "$TMP_VALUE_FILE"
+}
+
+fix_logstash_0013_lumberjack_pipeline_name() {
+    update_logstash_pipeline_name "so/0013_input_lumberjack_fleet.conf" "so/0013_input_lumberjack_fleet.conf.jinja"
+}
+
 up_to_3.1.0() {
   ensure_postgres_local_pillar
   ensure_postgres_secret
@@ -651,7 +699,8 @@ up_to_3.1.0() {
   elasticsearch_backup_index_templates
   # Clear existing component template state file.
   rm -f /opt/so/state/esfleet_component_templates.json
-
+  rename_strelka_scan_lnk
+  fix_logstash_0013_lumberjack_pipeline_name
 
   INSTALLEDVERSION=3.1.0
 }
@@ -688,6 +737,98 @@ post_to_3.1.0() {
 
 ### 3.1.0 End ###
 
+### 3.2.0 Scripts ###
+
+bootstrap_so_soc_database() {
+  # init-db.sh is mounted into so-postgres at /docker-entrypoint-initdb.d/init-db.sh
+  # and runs automatically only on a fresh data directory. Hosts upgrading from
+  # 3.1.0 already have /nsm/postgres populated, so the so_soc bootstrap block
+  # added in 3.2 never fires. Re-run the script explicitly; it's idempotent.
+  echo "Bootstrapping so_soc database via init-db.sh."
+  # The postgres image has no USER directive, so `docker exec` defaults to
+  # root, and the container env intentionally omits POSTGRES_USER (the upstream
+  # entrypoint defaults it transiently during first-init only). Recreate both
+  # so psql inside init-db.sh resolves the connect user correctly.
+  local exec_cmd="docker exec -u postgres -e POSTGRES_USER=postgres so-postgres bash /docker-entrypoint-initdb.d/init-db.sh"
+  if ! /usr/sbin/so-postgres-wait; then
+    FINAL_MESSAGE_QUEUE+=("WARNING: so-postgres was not ready during the 3.2.0 upgrade; the so_soc database may not have been bootstrapped. Re-run manually: $exec_cmd")
+    return 0
+  fi
+  if ! $exec_cmd; then
+    FINAL_MESSAGE_QUEUE+=("WARNING: init-db.sh failed inside so-postgres during the 3.2.0 upgrade; the so_soc database may not have been bootstrapped. Re-run manually: $exec_cmd")
+    return 0
+  fi
+  echo "so_soc bootstrap complete."
+}
+
+# Existing grids should keep ILM unless an admin explicitly opts in to DLM.
+pin_elasticsearch_data_retention_method() {
+  local elasticsearch_file=/opt/so/saltstack/local/pillar/elasticsearch/soc_elasticsearch.sls
+  mkdir -p "$(dirname "$elasticsearch_file")"
+  [[ -f "$elasticsearch_file" ]] || touch "$elasticsearch_file"
+
+  if so-yaml.py get -r "$elasticsearch_file" elasticsearch.data_retention_method >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    echo "elasticsearch.data_retention_method already set; leaving as-is."
+    return 0
+  fi
+
+  echo "Pinning existing grid to ILM data retention."
+  so-yaml.py add "$elasticsearch_file" elasticsearch.data_retention_method ILM
+  chown socore:socore "$elasticsearch_file"
+}
+
+# Addes auto_expand_replicas setting to .kibana_streams index template
+#
+# In Kibana 9.3.3 the auto_expand_replicas setting was not added to the .kibana_streams index template. Causing single node deployments to be stuck in yellow state (unable to assign replica). Here we update the template in place using the so_kibana system user (system managed index template) to include the auto_expand_replicas setting
+#
+# Reference: https://github.com/elastic/kibana/issues/263048
+kibana_backport_streams_index_template() {
+    local current_template updated_template
+    current_template=$(so-elasticsearch-query "_index_template/.kibana_streams" --retry 3 --retry-delay 5 --fail)
+
+    if [[ -z "$current_template" ]]; then
+        echo "Unable to retrieve current .kibana_streams index template, skipping backport."
+        return 0
+    fi
+
+    updated_template=$(jq '.index_templates[0].index_template | .template.settings += {"index.auto_expand_replicas": "0-1"} | del(.created_date_millis, .modified_date_millis)' <<< "$current_template")
+
+    if ! kibana_user_pass=$(/usr/sbin/so-yaml.py get -r /opt/so/saltstack/local/pillar/elasticsearch/auth.sls elasticsearch.auth.users.so_kibana_user.pass); then
+        echo "Unable to retrieve so_kibana_user password, skipping .kibana_streams index template backport."
+        return 0
+    fi
+
+    if ! so-elasticsearch-query "_index_template/.kibana_streams" -XPUT -d "$updated_template" -u "so_kibana:$kibana_user_pass" --retry 3 --retry-delay 5 --fail; then
+        echo "Unable to automatically update .kibana_streams index template"
+        return 0
+    fi
+
+    ## NOTE: Should really add a check here for existing .kibana_streams index and then update its config in place
+
+}
+
+up_to_3.2.0() {
+  fix_logstash_0013_lumberjack_pipeline_name
+
+  pin_elasticsearch_data_retention_method
+
+  INSTALLEDVERSION=3.2.0
+}
+
+post_to_3.2.0() {
+  bootstrap_so_soc_database
+
+  # Including agent regen script here since it was missed in post_to_3.1.0
+  echo "Regenerating Elastic Agent Installers"
+  /sbin/so-elastic-agent-gen-installers
+
+  kibana_backport_streams_index_template
+
+  POSTVERSION=3.2.0
+}
+
+### 3.2.0 End ###
+
 
 repo_sync() {
   echo "Sync the local repo."
@@ -939,6 +1080,9 @@ verify_es_version_compatibility() {
     local is_active_intermediate_upgrade=1
     # supported upgrade paths for SO-ES versions
     declare -A es_upgrade_map=(
+        ["8.18.4"]="8.18.6 8.18.8 9.0.8"
+	    ["8.18.6"]="8.18.8 9.0.8"
+	    ["8.18.8"]="9.0.8"
         ["9.0.8"]="9.3.3"
     )
 
@@ -962,6 +1106,171 @@ verify_es_version_compatibility() {
         exit 160
     fi
 
+    compatible_es_versions="$target_es_version"
+    for current_version in "${!es_upgrade_map[@]}"; do
+        # shellcheck disable=SC2076
+        if [[ " ${es_upgrade_map[$current_version]} " =~ " $target_es_version " ]]; then
+            compatible_es_versions+=" $current_version"
+        fi
+    done
+
+    # Check if the given ES version can directly upgrade to the target ES version. Used to assist with catching lagging nodes during the upgrade process
+    es_version_can_upgrade_to_target() {
+        local current_version="$1"
+        # shellcheck disable=SC2076
+        if [[ -n "$current_version" && " $compatible_es_versions " =~ " $current_version " ]]; then
+            return 0
+        fi
+
+        return 1
+    }
+
+    # Gather Elasticsearch cluster version info and verify that each node in the cluster is running a version compatible with the target ES version.
+    verify_searchnodes_es_target_compatibility() {
+        local retries=20
+        local retry_count=0
+        local delay=180
+        local expected_es_nodes searchnode_minions attempt
+        local searchnode_discovery_success=false
+        SEARCHNODE_ES_VERSIONS=""
+
+        for attempt in {1..3}; do
+            if searchnode_minions=$(set -o pipefail; salt-key --out=json --list=accepted 2> /dev/null | jq -r '.minions[]? | select(endswith("searchnode"))'); then
+                searchnode_discovery_success=true
+                break
+            fi
+
+            echo "Failed to retrieve grid searchnodes via salt-key... Retrying in 30 seconds. Attempt $attempt of 3."
+            sleep 30
+        done
+
+        if [[ "$searchnode_discovery_success" != "true" ]]; then
+            echo "Failed to retrieve grid searchnodes via salt-key."
+            return 1
+        fi
+
+        # Always add node running soup to expected es nodes
+        expected_es_nodes="${MINIONID%_*}"
+        while IFS= read -r searchnode_minion; do
+            [[ -z "$searchnode_minion" ]] && continue
+            expected_es_nodes+=$'\n'"${searchnode_minion%_searchnode}"
+        done <<< "$searchnode_minions"
+
+        while [[ $retry_count -lt $retries ]]; do
+            SEARCHNODE_ES_VERSIONS=$(so-elasticsearch-query _nodes/_all/version --retry 5 --retry-delay 10 --fail 2>&1)
+            local exit_status=$?
+
+            if [[ $exit_status -ne 0 ]]; then
+                echo "Failed to retrieve Elasticsearch versions from searchnodes... Retrying in $delay seconds. Attempt $((retry_count + 1)) of $retries."
+                ((retry_count++))
+                sleep $delay
+                continue
+            fi
+
+            local all_searchnodes_compatible=true
+            while IFS=$'\t' read -r node current_version; do
+                [[ -z "$node" ]] && continue
+                if ! es_version_can_upgrade_to_target "$current_version"; then
+                    echo "Searchnode $node is running Elasticsearch $current_version, which is not directly upgradable to Elasticsearch $target_es_version."
+                    all_searchnodes_compatible=false
+                fi
+            done < <(echo "$SEARCHNODE_ES_VERSIONS" | jq -r '.nodes | to_entries[] | [.value.name, .value.version] | @tsv')
+
+            while IFS= read -r expected_es_node; do
+                [[ -z "$expected_es_node" ]] && continue
+                if ! echo "$SEARCHNODE_ES_VERSIONS" | jq -e --arg node "$expected_es_node" '.nodes | to_entries | any(.value.name == $node)' > /dev/null; then
+                    echo "Searchnode $expected_es_node did not report an Elasticsearch version. It may be offline or still upgrading."
+                    all_searchnodes_compatible=false
+                fi
+            done <<< "$expected_es_nodes"
+
+            if [[ "$all_searchnodes_compatible" == true ]]; then
+                echo "All Searchnodes are upgradable to Elasticsearch $target_es_version."
+                return 0
+            fi
+
+            echo "One or more Searchnodes cannot upgrade directly to Elasticsearch $target_es_version. Rechecking in $delay seconds. Attempt $((retry_count + 1)) of $retries."
+            ((retry_count++))
+            sleep $delay
+        done
+
+        return 1
+    }
+
+    # Gather heavynode version info and verify that each node is running a version compatible with the target ES version.
+    verify_heavynodes_es_target_compatibility() {
+        local heavynode_minions attempt
+        local retries=20
+        local retry_count=0
+        local delay=180
+        local heavynode_discovery_success=false
+        HEAVYNODE_ES_VERSIONS=""
+
+        for attempt in {1..3}; do
+            if heavynode_minions=$(set -o pipefail; salt-key --out=json --list=accepted 2> /dev/null | jq -r '.minions[]? | select(endswith("heavynode"))'); then
+                heavynode_discovery_success=true
+                break
+            fi
+
+            echo "Failed to retrieve grid heavynodes via salt-key... Retrying in 30 seconds. Attempt $attempt of 3."
+            sleep 30
+        done
+
+        if [[ "$heavynode_discovery_success" != "true" ]]; then
+            echo "Failed to retrieve grid heavynodes via salt-key."
+            return 1
+        fi
+
+        if [[ -z "$heavynode_minions" ]]; then
+            echo "No heavynodes detected. Skipping heavynode Elasticsearch version compatibility check."
+            return 0
+        fi
+
+        while [[ $retry_count -lt $retries ]]; do
+            HEAVYNODE_ES_VERSIONS=$(salt -C 'G@role:so-heavynode' cmd.run 'set -o pipefail; so-elasticsearch-query / --retry 5 --retry-delay 10 | jq -er ".version.number"' shell=/bin/bash --out=json 2> /dev/null)
+            local exit_status=$?
+
+            if [[ $exit_status -ne 0 ]]; then
+                echo "Failed to retrieve Elasticsearch version from one or more heavynodes... Retrying in $delay seconds. Attempt $((retry_count + 1)) of $retries."
+                ((retry_count++))
+                sleep $delay
+                continue
+            fi
+
+            local all_heavynodes_compatible=true
+            while IFS=$'\t' read -r node current_version; do
+                [[ -z "$node" ]] && continue
+                if ! es_version_can_upgrade_to_target "$current_version"; then
+                    echo "Heavynode $node is running Elasticsearch $current_version, which is not directly upgradable to Elasticsearch $target_es_version."
+                    all_heavynodes_compatible=false
+                fi
+            done < <(echo "$HEAVYNODE_ES_VERSIONS" | jq -r 'to_entries[] | [.key, .value] | @tsv')
+
+            while IFS= read -r heavynode_minion; do
+                [[ -z "$heavynode_minion" ]] && continue
+                if ! echo "$HEAVYNODE_ES_VERSIONS" | jq -se --arg minion "$heavynode_minion" 'add | has($minion)' > /dev/null; then
+                    echo "Heavynode $heavynode_minion did not report an Elasticsearch version. It may be offline or still upgrading."
+                    all_heavynodes_compatible=false
+                fi
+            done <<< "$heavynode_minions"
+
+            if [[ "$all_heavynodes_compatible" == true ]]; then
+                echo -e "\nAll heavynodes can upgrade to Elasticsearch $target_es_version."
+                return 0
+            fi
+
+            echo "One or more heavynodes cannot upgrade directly to Elasticsearch $target_es_version. Rechecking in $delay seconds. Attempt $((retry_count + 1)) of $retries."
+            ((retry_count++))
+            sleep $delay
+        done
+
+        return 1
+    }
+
+    if [[ ! -f "$es_verification_script" ]]; then
+        create_intermediate_upgrade_verification_script "$es_verification_script"
+    fi
+
     for statefile in "${es_required_version_statefile_base}"-*; do
         [[ -f $statefile ]] || continue
 
@@ -980,10 +1289,6 @@ verify_es_version_compatibility() {
             continue
         fi
 
-        if [[ ! -f "$es_verification_script" ]]; then
-            create_intermediate_upgrade_verification_script "$es_verification_script"
-        fi
-
         echo -e "\n##############################################################################################################################\n"
         echo "A previously required intermediate Elasticsearch upgrade was detected. Verifying that all Searchnodes/Heavynodes have successfully upgraded Elasticsearch to $es_required_version_statefile_value before proceeding with soup to avoid potential data loss! This command can take up to an hour to complete."
         if ! timeout --foreground 4000 bash "$es_verification_script" "$es_required_version_statefile_value" "$statefile"; then
@@ -1005,6 +1310,26 @@ verify_es_version_compatibility() {
 
     # shellcheck disable=SC2076 # Do not want a regex here eg usage " 8.18.8 9.0.8 " =~ " 9.0.8 "
     if [[ " ${es_upgrade_map[$es_version]} " =~ " $target_es_version " || "$es_version" == "$target_es_version" ]]; then
+        if ! verify_searchnodes_es_target_compatibility || ! verify_heavynodes_es_target_compatibility; then
+            echo -e "\n!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!\n"
+
+            echo "One or more Searchnode(s)/Heavynode(s) cannot upgrade directly to Elasticsearch $target_es_version. This can happen with soups that include Elasticsearch upgrades being run in quick succession. Typically, this will resolve itself as the grid synchronizes. Please allow time for all Searchnodes/Heavynodes to have upgraded Elasticsearch to a compatible version with $target_es_version before running soup again to avoid potential data loss!"
+
+            if [[ -n "$HEAVYNODE_ES_VERSIONS" ]]; then
+                echo "Current heavynode Elasticsearch versions:"
+                echo "$HEAVYNODE_ES_VERSIONS" | jq '.'
+            fi
+
+            if [[ -n "$SEARCHNODE_ES_VERSIONS" ]]; then
+                echo "Current searchnode Elasticsearch versions:"
+                echo "$SEARCHNODE_ES_VERSIONS" | jq '.nodes | to_entries | map({(.value.name): .value.version}) | sort | add'
+            fi
+
+            echo -e "\n!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!\n"
+
+            exit 161
+        fi
+
         # supported upgrade
         return 0
     else
@@ -1290,7 +1615,7 @@ EOF
 
 # Keeping this block in case we need to do a hotfix that requires salt update
 apply_hotfix() {
-   echo "No actions required. ($INSTALLEDVERSION/$HOTFIXVERSION)"
+    echo "No actions required. ($INSTALLEDVERSION/$HOTFIXVERSION)"
 }
 
 failed_soup_restore_items() {
@@ -1362,13 +1687,13 @@ main() {
   echo "Verifying we have the latest soup script."
   verify_latest_update_script
 
-  echo "Verifying Elasticsearch version compatibility before upgrading."
-  verify_es_version_compatibility
-
   echo "Let's see if we need to update Security Onion."
   upgrade_check
   upgrade_space
 
+  echo "Verifying Elasticsearch version compatibility across the grid before upgrading."
+  verify_es_version_compatibility
+
   echo "Checking for Salt Master and Minion updates."
   upgrade_check_salt
   set -e
@@ -1388,7 +1713,8 @@ main() {
     echo "Applying $HOTFIXVERSION hotfix"
     # since we don't run the backup.config_backup state on import we wont snapshot previous version states and pillars
     if [[ ! "$MINION_ROLE" == "import" ]]; then
-      backup_old_states_pillars
+        echo "Running so-config-backup script."
+        /sbin/so-config-backup
     fi
     copy_new_files
     create_local_directories "/opt/so/saltstack/default"
@@ -1444,8 +1770,8 @@ main() {
     # since we don't run the backup.config_backup state on import we wont snapshot previous version states and pillars
     if [[ ! "$MINION_ROLE" == "import" ]]; then
       echo ""
-      echo "Creating snapshots of default and local Salt states and pillars and saving to /nsm/backup/"
-      backup_old_states_pillars
+      echo "Running so-config-backup script."
+      /sbin/so-config-backup
     fi
 
     echo ""

salt/nginx/etc/nginx.conf

@@ -225,6 +225,7 @@ http {
 			limit_req             zone=auth_throttle burst={{ NGINXMERGED.config.throttle_login_burst }} nodelay;
 			limit_req_status      429;
 			proxy_pass            http://{{ GLOBALS.manager }}:4433;
+			proxy_set_header      Connection "Close";
 			proxy_read_timeout    90;
 			proxy_connect_timeout 90;
 			proxy_set_header      Host $host;
@@ -237,6 +238,7 @@ http {
 		location ~ ^/auth/.*?(whoami|logout|settings|errors|webauthn.js) {
 			rewrite               /auth/(.*) /$1 break;
 			proxy_pass            http://{{ GLOBALS.manager }}:4433;
+			proxy_set_header      Connection "Close";
 			proxy_read_timeout    90;
 			proxy_connect_timeout 90;
 			proxy_set_header      Host $host;

salt/orch/delete_hypervisor.sls

@@ -3,7 +3,14 @@
 # https://securityonion.net/license; you may not use this file except in compliance with the
 # Elastic License 2.0.
 
-{% set hypervisor = pillar.minion_id %}
+{% set hypervisor = pillar.get('minion_id', '') %}
+
+{% if not hypervisor|regex_match('^([A-Za-z0-9._-]{1,253})$') %}
+{%   do salt.log.error('delete_hypervisor_orch: refusing unsafe minion_id=' ~ hypervisor) %}
+delete_hypervisor_invalid_minion_id:
+  test.fail_without_changes:
+    - name: delete_hypervisor_invalid_minion_id
+{% else %}
 
 ensure_hypervisor_mine_deleted:
   salt.function:
@@ -20,3 +27,5 @@ update_salt_cloud_profile:
     - sls:
       - salt.cloud.config
     - concurrent: True
+
+{% endif %}

salt/orch/vm_pillar_clean.sls

@@ -12,7 +12,14 @@
 {% if 'vrt' in salt['pillar.get']('features', []) %}
 
 {%   do salt.log.debug('vm_pillar_clean_orch: Running') %}
-{%   set vm_name = pillar.get('vm_name') %}
+{%   set vm_name = pillar.get('vm_name', '') %}
+
+{%   if not vm_name|regex_match('^([A-Za-z0-9._-]{1,253})$') %}
+{%     do salt.log.error('vm_pillar_clean_orch: refusing unsafe vm_name=' ~ vm_name) %}
+vm_pillar_clean_invalid_name:
+  test.fail_without_changes:
+    - name: vm_pillar_clean_invalid_name
+{%   else %}
 
 delete_adv_{{ vm_name }}_pillar:
   module.run:
@@ -24,6 +31,8 @@ delete_{{ vm_name }}_pillar:
     - file.remove:
       - path: /opt/so/saltstack/local/pillar/minions/{{ vm_name }}.sls
 
+{%   endif %}
+
 {% else %}
 
 {%   do salt.log.error(

salt/postgres/config.sls

@@ -46,10 +46,10 @@ postgresinitdir:
     - require:
       - file: postgresconfdir
 
-postgresinitusers:
+postgresinitdb:
   file.managed:
-    - name: /opt/so/conf/postgres/init/init-users.sh
-    - source: salt://postgres/files/init-users.sh
+    - name: /opt/so/conf/postgres/init/init-db.sh
+    - source: salt://postgres/files/init-db.sh
     - user: 939
     - group: 939
     - mode: 755

salt/postgres/enabled.sls

@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ so-postgres:
       - POSTGRES_DB=securityonion
       # Passwords are delivered via mounted 0600 secret files, not plaintext env vars.
       # The upstream postgres image resolves POSTGRES_PASSWORD_FILE; entrypoint.sh and
-      # init-users.sh resolve SO_POSTGRES_PASS_FILE the same way.
+      # init-db.sh resolve SO_POSTGRES_PASS_FILE the same way.
       - POSTGRES_PASSWORD_FILE=/run/secrets/postgres_password
       - SO_POSTGRES_USER={{ SO_POSTGRES_USER }}
       - SO_POSTGRES_PASS_FILE=/run/secrets/so_postgres_pass
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ so-postgres:
       - /opt/so/conf/postgres/postgresql.conf:/conf/postgresql.conf:ro
       - /opt/so/conf/postgres/pg_hba.conf:/conf/pg_hba.conf:ro
       - /opt/so/conf/postgres/secrets:/run/secrets:ro
-      - /opt/so/conf/postgres/init/init-users.sh:/docker-entrypoint-initdb.d/init-users.sh:ro
+      - /opt/so/conf/postgres/init/init-db.sh:/docker-entrypoint-initdb.d/init-db.sh:ro
       - /etc/pki/postgres.crt:/conf/postgres.crt:ro
       - /etc/pki/postgres.key:/conf/postgres.key:ro
       - /etc/pki/tls/certs/intca.crt:/conf/ca.crt:ro
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ so-postgres:
     - watch:
       - file: postgresconf
       - file: postgreshba
-      - file: postgresinitusers
+      - file: postgresinitdb
       - file: postgres_super_secret
       - file: postgres_app_secret
       - x509: postgres_crt
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ so-postgres:
     - require:
       - file: postgresconf
       - file: postgreshba
-      - file: postgresinitusers
+      - file: postgresinitdb
       - file: postgres_super_secret
       - file: postgres_app_secret
       - x509: postgres_crt

salt/postgres/files/init-db.sh

@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ psql -v ON_ERROR_STOP=1 --username "$POSTGRES_USER" --dbname "$POSTGRES_DB" <<-E
         END IF;
     END
     \$\$;
+    GRANT ALL ON SCHEMA public TO "$SO_POSTGRES_USER";
     GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON DATABASE "$POSTGRES_DB" TO "$SO_POSTGRES_USER";
     -- Lock the SOC database down at the connect layer; PUBLIC gets CONNECT
     -- by default, which would let per-minion telegraf roles open sessions
@@ -31,4 +32,4 @@ EOSQL
 # only ensures the shared database exists on first initialization.
 if ! psql -U "$POSTGRES_USER" -tAc "SELECT 1 FROM pg_database WHERE datname='so_telegraf'" | grep -q 1; then
     psql -v ON_ERROR_STOP=1 -U "$POSTGRES_USER" -c "CREATE DATABASE so_telegraf"
-fi
+fi

salt/postgres/telegraf_users.sls

@@ -18,38 +18,22 @@ include:
 {% set TG_OUT = TELEGRAFMERGED.output | upper %}
 {% if TG_OUT in ['POSTGRES', 'BOTH'] %}
 
-# docker_container.running returns as soon as the container starts, but on
-# first-init docker-entrypoint.sh starts a temporary postgres with
-# `listen_addresses=''` to run /docker-entrypoint-initdb.d scripts, then
-# shuts it down before exec'ing the real CMD. A default pg_isready check
-# (Unix socket) passes during that ephemeral phase and races the shutdown
-# with "the database system is shutting down". Checking TCP readiness on
-# 127.0.0.1 only succeeds after the final postgres binds the port.
 postgres_wait_ready:
   cmd.run:
-    - name: |
-        for i in $(seq 1 60); do
-          if docker exec so-postgres pg_isready -h 127.0.0.1 -U postgres -q 2>/dev/null; then
-            exit 0
-          fi
-          sleep 2
-        done
-        echo "so-postgres did not accept TCP connections within 120s" >&2
-        exit 1
+    - name: /usr/sbin/so-postgres-wait
     - require:
       - docker_container: so-postgres
+      - file: postgres_sbin
 
-# Ensure the shared Telegraf database exists. init-users.sh only runs on a
+# Ensure the shared Telegraf database exists. init-db.sh only runs on a
 # fresh data dir, so hosts upgraded onto an existing /nsm/postgres volume
 # would otherwise never get so_telegraf.
 postgres_create_telegraf_db:
   cmd.run:
-    - name: |
-        if ! docker exec so-postgres psql -U postgres -tAc "SELECT 1 FROM pg_database WHERE datname='so_telegraf'" | grep -q 1; then
-          docker exec so-postgres psql -v ON_ERROR_STOP=1 -U postgres -c "CREATE DATABASE so_telegraf"
-        fi
+    - name: /usr/sbin/so-telegraf-postgres create_db
     - require:
       - cmd: postgres_wait_ready
+      - file: postgres_sbin
 
 # Provision the shared group role and schema once. Every per-minion role is a
 # member of so_telegraf, and each Telegraf connection does SET ROLE so_telegraf
@@ -57,68 +41,26 @@ postgres_create_telegraf_db:
 # on first write are owned by the group role and every member can INSERT/SELECT.
 postgres_telegraf_group_role:
   cmd.run:
-    - name: |
-        docker exec -i so-postgres psql -v ON_ERROR_STOP=1 -U postgres -d so_telegraf <<'EOSQL'
-        DO $$
-        BEGIN
-            IF NOT EXISTS (SELECT FROM pg_catalog.pg_roles WHERE rolname = 'so_telegraf') THEN
-                CREATE ROLE so_telegraf NOLOGIN;
-            END IF;
-        END
-        $$;
-        GRANT CONNECT ON DATABASE so_telegraf TO so_telegraf;
-        CREATE SCHEMA IF NOT EXISTS telegraf AUTHORIZATION so_telegraf;
-        GRANT USAGE, CREATE ON SCHEMA telegraf TO so_telegraf;
-        CREATE SCHEMA IF NOT EXISTS partman;
-        CREATE EXTENSION IF NOT EXISTS pg_partman SCHEMA partman;
-        CREATE EXTENSION IF NOT EXISTS pg_cron;
-        -- Telegraf (running as so_telegraf) calls partman.create_parent()
-        -- on first write of each metric, which needs USAGE on the partman
-        -- schema, EXECUTE on its functions/procedures, and write access to
-        -- partman.part_config so it can register new partitioned parents.
-        GRANT USAGE, CREATE ON SCHEMA partman TO so_telegraf;
-        GRANT SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE ON ALL TABLES IN SCHEMA partman TO so_telegraf;
-        GRANT EXECUTE ON ALL FUNCTIONS IN SCHEMA partman TO so_telegraf;
-        GRANT EXECUTE ON ALL PROCEDURES IN SCHEMA partman TO so_telegraf;
-        -- partman creates per-parent template tables (partman.template_*) at
-        -- runtime; default privileges extend DML/sequence access to them.
-        ALTER DEFAULT PRIVILEGES IN SCHEMA partman
-            GRANT SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE ON TABLES TO so_telegraf;
-        ALTER DEFAULT PRIVILEGES IN SCHEMA partman
-            GRANT USAGE, SELECT, UPDATE ON SEQUENCES TO so_telegraf;
-        -- Hourly partman maintenance. cron.schedule is idempotent by jobname.
-        SELECT cron.schedule(
-          'telegraf-partman-maintenance',
-          '17 * * * *',
-          'CALL partman.run_maintenance_proc()'
-        );
-        EOSQL
+    - name: /usr/sbin/so-telegraf-postgres group_role
     - require:
       - cmd: postgres_create_telegraf_db
+      - file: postgres_sbin
 
 {%   set creds = salt['pillar.get']('telegraf:postgres_creds', {}) %}
 {%   for mid, entry in creds.items() %}
 {%     if entry.get('user') and entry.get('pass') %}
 {%       set u = entry.user %}
-{%       set p = entry.pass | replace("'", "''") %}
+{%       set p = entry.pass %}
 
 postgres_telegraf_role_{{ u }}:
   cmd.run:
-    - name: |
-        docker exec -i so-postgres psql -v ON_ERROR_STOP=1 -U postgres -d so_telegraf <<'EOSQL'
-        DO $$
-        BEGIN
-            IF NOT EXISTS (SELECT FROM pg_catalog.pg_roles WHERE rolname = '{{ u }}') THEN
-                EXECUTE format('CREATE ROLE %I WITH LOGIN PASSWORD %L', '{{ u }}', '{{ p }}');
-            ELSE
-                EXECUTE format('ALTER ROLE %I WITH PASSWORD %L', '{{ u }}', '{{ p }}');
-            END IF;
-        END
-        $$;
-        GRANT CONNECT ON DATABASE so_telegraf TO "{{ u }}";
-        GRANT so_telegraf TO "{{ u }}";
-        EOSQL
+    - name: /usr/sbin/so-telegraf-postgres user
+    - env:
+      - ROLE_USER: {{ u | tojson }}
+      - ROLE_PASS: {{ p | tojson }}
+    - hide_output: True
     - require:
+      - file: postgres_sbin
       - cmd: postgres_telegraf_group_role
 
 {%     endif %}
@@ -130,21 +72,12 @@ postgres_telegraf_role_{{ u }}:
 {%   set retention = salt['pillar.get']('postgres:telegraf:retention_days', 14) | int %}
 postgres_telegraf_retention_reconcile:
   cmd.run:
-    - name: |
-        docker exec -i so-postgres psql -v ON_ERROR_STOP=1 -U postgres -d so_telegraf <<'EOSQL'
-        DO $$
-        BEGIN
-            IF EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM pg_catalog.pg_extension WHERE extname = 'pg_partman') THEN
-                UPDATE partman.part_config
-                SET retention = '{{ retention }} days',
-                    retention_keep_table = false
-                WHERE parent_table LIKE 'telegraf.%';
-            END IF;
-        END
-        $$;
-        EOSQL
+    - name: /usr/sbin/so-telegraf-postgres retention
+    - env:
+      - RETENTION_DAYS: {{ retention }}
     - require:
       - cmd: postgres_telegraf_group_role
+      - file: postgres_sbin
 
 {% endif %}
 

salt/postgres/tools/sbin/so-postgres-backup

@@ -7,15 +7,29 @@
 
 . /usr/sbin/so-common
 
+# Without pipefail, a pipeline's exit status is gzip's. A failed pg_dumpall would
+# otherwise be masked by a successful gzip, silently producing a valid .gz that
+# holds a truncated dump.
+set -o pipefail
+
 # Backups contain role password hashes and full chat data; keep them 0600.
 umask 0077
 
 TODAY=$(date '+%Y_%m_%d')
 BACKUPDIR=/nsm/backup
 BACKUPFILE="$BACKUPDIR/so-postgres-backup-$TODAY.sql.gz"
+TMPFILE="$BACKUPFILE.tmp"
 MAXBACKUPS=7
+LOGFILE=/opt/so/log/postgres/backup.log
 
-mkdir -p $BACKUPDIR
+log() {
+  echo "$(date '+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S') $*" >> "$LOGFILE"
+}
+
+mkdir -p "$BACKUPDIR"
+
+# Remove any temp files left behind by a previously crashed run
+rm -f "$BACKUPDIR"/so-postgres-backup-*.sql.gz.tmp
 
 # Skip if already backed up today
 if [ -f "$BACKUPFILE" ]; then
@@ -27,13 +41,33 @@ if ! docker ps --format '{{.Names}}' | grep -q '^so-postgres$'; then
   exit 0
 fi
 
-# Dump all databases and roles, compress
-docker exec so-postgres pg_dumpall -U postgres | gzip > "$BACKUPFILE"
+# Always clean up the temp file on exit; the success path clears this trap
+# after the atomic rename so the finished backup is not deleted.
+trap 'rm -f "$TMPFILE"' EXIT
 
-# Retention cleanup
-NUMBACKUPS=$(find $BACKUPDIR -type f -name "so-postgres-backup*" | wc -l)
+# Dump all databases and roles, compress. Write to a temp file so the final
+# filename only ever appears for a complete, verified backup.
+if ! docker exec so-postgres pg_dumpall -U postgres | gzip > "$TMPFILE"; then
+  log "ERROR: pg_dumpall/gzip failed; backup aborted"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+# Verify the compressed stream is intact before publishing it
+if ! gzip -t "$TMPFILE"; then
+  log "ERROR: backup failed gzip integrity check; backup aborted"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+# Atomically publish the verified backup
+mv "$TMPFILE" "$BACKUPFILE"
+trap - EXIT
+log "OK: wrote $BACKUPFILE"
+
+# Retention cleanup (only reached after a successful backup). The glob is
+# restricted to finished backups so an in-progress .tmp can never be counted.
+NUMBACKUPS=$(find "$BACKUPDIR" -type f -name "so-postgres-backup-*.sql.gz" | wc -l)
 while [ "$NUMBACKUPS" -gt "$MAXBACKUPS" ]; do
-  OLDEST=$(find $BACKUPDIR -type f -name "so-postgres-backup*" -printf '%T+ %p\n' | sort | head -n 1 | awk -F" " '{print $2}')
+  OLDEST=$(find "$BACKUPDIR" -type f -name "so-postgres-backup-*.sql.gz" -printf '%T+ %p\n' | sort | head -n 1 | awk -F" " '{print $2}')
   rm -f "$OLDEST"
-  NUMBACKUPS=$(find $BACKUPDIR -type f -name "so-postgres-backup*" | wc -l)
+  NUMBACKUPS=$(find "$BACKUPDIR" -type f -name "so-postgres-backup-*.sql.gz" | wc -l)
 done

salt/postgres/tools/sbin/so-postgres-wait

@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Copyright Security Onion Solutions LLC and/or licensed to Security Onion Solutions LLC under one
+# or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License 2.0 as shown at
+# https://securityonion.net/license; you may not use this file except in compliance with the
+# Elastic License 2.0.
+
+# Wait for the so-postgres container to accept TCP connections.
+#
+# docker_container.running returns as soon as the container starts, but on
+# first-init docker-entrypoint.sh starts a temporary postgres with
+# `listen_addresses=''` to run /docker-entrypoint-initdb.d scripts, then
+# shuts it down before exec'ing the real CMD. A default pg_isready check
+# (Unix socket) passes during that ephemeral phase and races the shutdown
+# with "the database system is shutting down". Checking TCP readiness on
+# 127.0.0.1 only succeeds after the final postgres binds the port.
+#
+# Usage: so-postgres-wait [iterations] [sleep_seconds]
+# Default: 60 iterations, 2s sleep (~120s total).
+
+ITERATIONS=${1:-60}
+SLEEP_SECONDS=${2:-2}
+
+for i in $(seq 1 "$ITERATIONS"); do
+  if docker exec so-postgres pg_isready -h 127.0.0.1 -U postgres -q 2>/dev/null; then
+    exit 0
+  fi
+  sleep "$SLEEP_SECONDS"
+done
+
+echo "so-postgres did not accept TCP connections within $((ITERATIONS * SLEEP_SECONDS))s" >&2
+exit 1

salt/postgres/tools/sbin/so-telegraf-postgres

@@ -0,0 +1,110 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+set -e
+
+# Provision Telegraf state inside the so-postgres container.
+# Usage: so-telegraf-postgres <subcommand>
+#   create_db    Ensure the so_telegraf database exists.
+#   group_role   Provision the so_telegraf group role, telegraf/partman schemas,
+#                pg_partman, pg_cron, and the hourly partman maintenance job.
+#   user         Create or update a per-minion login role granted to so_telegraf.
+#                Env: ROLE_USER, ROLE_PASS.
+#   retention    Reconcile partman retention on telegraf parents.
+#                Env: RETENTION_DAYS.
+
+cmd="${1:?subcommand required}"
+
+case "$cmd" in
+  create_db)
+    if ! docker exec so-postgres psql -U postgres -tAc \
+        "SELECT 1 FROM pg_database WHERE datname='so_telegraf'" | grep -q 1; then
+      docker exec so-postgres psql -v ON_ERROR_STOP=1 -U postgres \
+        -c "CREATE DATABASE so_telegraf"
+    fi
+    ;;
+
+  group_role)
+    docker exec -i so-postgres psql -v ON_ERROR_STOP=1 -U postgres -d so_telegraf <<'EOSQL'
+DO $$
+BEGIN
+    IF NOT EXISTS (SELECT FROM pg_catalog.pg_roles WHERE rolname = 'so_telegraf') THEN
+        CREATE ROLE so_telegraf NOLOGIN;
+    END IF;
+END
+$$;
+GRANT CONNECT ON DATABASE so_telegraf TO so_telegraf;
+CREATE SCHEMA IF NOT EXISTS telegraf AUTHORIZATION so_telegraf;
+GRANT USAGE, CREATE ON SCHEMA telegraf TO so_telegraf;
+CREATE SCHEMA IF NOT EXISTS partman;
+CREATE EXTENSION IF NOT EXISTS pg_partman SCHEMA partman;
+CREATE EXTENSION IF NOT EXISTS pg_cron;
+-- Telegraf (running as so_telegraf) calls partman.create_parent()
+-- on first write of each metric, which needs USAGE on the partman
+-- schema, EXECUTE on its functions/procedures, and write access to
+-- partman.part_config so it can register new partitioned parents.
+GRANT USAGE, CREATE ON SCHEMA partman TO so_telegraf;
+GRANT SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE ON ALL TABLES IN SCHEMA partman TO so_telegraf;
+GRANT EXECUTE ON ALL FUNCTIONS IN SCHEMA partman TO so_telegraf;
+GRANT EXECUTE ON ALL PROCEDURES IN SCHEMA partman TO so_telegraf;
+-- partman creates per-parent template tables (partman.template_*) at
+-- runtime; default privileges extend DML/sequence access to them.
+ALTER DEFAULT PRIVILEGES IN SCHEMA partman
+    GRANT SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE ON TABLES TO so_telegraf;
+ALTER DEFAULT PRIVILEGES IN SCHEMA partman
+    GRANT USAGE, SELECT, UPDATE ON SEQUENCES TO so_telegraf;
+-- Hourly partman maintenance. cron.schedule is idempotent by jobname.
+SELECT cron.schedule(
+  'telegraf-partman-maintenance',
+  '17 * * * *',
+  'CALL partman.run_maintenance_proc()'
+);
+EOSQL
+    ;;
+
+  user)
+    : "${ROLE_USER:?ROLE_USER is required}"
+    : "${ROLE_PASS:?ROLE_PASS is required}"
+    # psql does not substitute :vars inside dollar-quoted strings, so the
+    # conditional CREATE/ALTER is built outside any DO block and dispatched
+    # with \gexec. format() handles identifier/literal quoting.
+    docker exec -i so-postgres psql \
+      -v ON_ERROR_STOP=1 \
+      -v role_user="$ROLE_USER" \
+      -v role_pass="$ROLE_PASS" \
+      -U postgres -d so_telegraf <<'EOSQL'
+SELECT format(
+  CASE WHEN EXISTS (SELECT FROM pg_catalog.pg_roles WHERE rolname = :'role_user')
+       THEN 'ALTER ROLE %I WITH LOGIN PASSWORD %L'
+       ELSE 'CREATE ROLE %I WITH LOGIN PASSWORD %L'
+  END,
+  :'role_user',
+  :'role_pass'
+) \gexec
+GRANT CONNECT ON DATABASE so_telegraf TO :"role_user";
+GRANT so_telegraf TO :"role_user";
+EOSQL
+    ;;
+
+  retention)
+    : "${RETENTION_DAYS:?RETENTION_DAYS is required}"
+    # \gset + \if guards against a missing pg_partman without using a DO
+    # block (psql :var substitution doesn't reach into dollar-quoted code).
+    docker exec -i so-postgres psql \
+      -v ON_ERROR_STOP=1 \
+      -v retention_days="$RETENTION_DAYS" \
+      -U postgres -d so_telegraf <<'EOSQL'
+SELECT CASE WHEN EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM pg_catalog.pg_extension WHERE extname = 'pg_partman')
+            THEN 'true' ELSE 'false' END AS has_partman \gset
+\if :has_partman
+UPDATE partman.part_config
+SET retention = :'retention_days' || ' days',
+    retention_keep_table = false
+WHERE parent_table LIKE 'telegraf.%';
+\endif
+EOSQL
+    ;;
+
+  *)
+    echo "Unknown subcommand: $cmd" >&2
+    exit 1
+    ;;
+esac

salt/reactor/check_hypervisor.sls

@@ -3,12 +3,15 @@
 # https://securityonion.net/license; you may not use this file except in compliance with the
 # Elastic License 2.0.
 
-{% if data['id'].endswith('_hypervisor') and data['result'] == True %}
+{% set hid = data['id'] %}
+{% if hid|regex_match('^([A-Za-z0-9._-]{1,253})$')
+   and hid.endswith('_hypervisor')
+   and data['result'] == True %}
 
 {%   if data['act'] == 'accept' %}
 check_and_trigger:
   runner.setup_hypervisor.setup_environment:
-    - minion_id: {{ data['id'] }}
+    - minion_id: {{ hid }}
 {%   endif %}
 
 {%   if data['act'] == 'delete' %}
@@ -17,8 +20,7 @@ delete_hypervisor:
     - args:
       - mods: orch.delete_hypervisor
       - pillar:
-          minion_id: {{ data['id'] }}
+          minion_id: {{ hid }}
 {%   endif %}
 
 {% endif %}
-

salt/reactor/createEmptyPillar.sls

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!py
 
 # Copyright Security Onion Solutions LLC and/or licensed to Security Onion Solutions LLC under one
-# or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License 2.0 as shown at 
+# or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License 2.0 as shown at
 # https://securityonion.net/license; you may not use this file except in compliance with the
 # Elastic License 2.0.
 
@@ -9,30 +9,42 @@ import logging
 import os
 import pwd
 import grp
+import re
+
+log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+PILLAR_ROOT = '/opt/so/saltstack/local/pillar/minions/'
+_VMNAME_RE = re.compile(r'^[A-Za-z0-9._-]{1,253}$')
+
 
 def run():
-  vm_name = data['kwargs']['name']
-  logging.error("createEmptyPillar reactor: vm_name: %s" % vm_name)
-  pillar_root = '/opt/so/saltstack/local/pillar/minions/'
+  vm_name = data.get('kwargs', {}).get('name', '')
+  if not _VMNAME_RE.match(str(vm_name)):
+    log.error("createEmptyPillar reactor: refusing unsafe vm_name=%r", vm_name)
+    return {}
+
+  log.info("createEmptyPillar reactor: vm_name: %s", vm_name)
   pillar_files = ['adv_' + vm_name + '.sls', vm_name + '.sls']
 
   try:
-    # Get socore user and group IDs
     socore_uid = pwd.getpwnam('socore').pw_uid
     socore_gid = grp.getgrnam('socore').gr_gid
+    pillar_root_real = os.path.realpath(PILLAR_ROOT)
 
     for f in pillar_files:
-      full_path = pillar_root + f
-      if not os.path.exists(full_path):
-        # Create empty file
-        os.mknod(full_path)
-        # Set ownership to socore:socore
-        os.chown(full_path, socore_uid, socore_gid)
-        # Set mode to 644 (rw-r--r--)
-        os.chmod(full_path, 0o640)
-        logging.error("createEmptyPillar reactor: created %s with socore:socore ownership and mode 644" % f)
+      full_path = os.path.join(PILLAR_ROOT, f)
+      resolved = os.path.realpath(full_path)
+      if os.path.dirname(resolved) != pillar_root_real:
+        log.error("createEmptyPillar reactor: refusing path outside pillar root: %s", resolved)
+        continue
+      if os.path.exists(resolved):
+        continue
+      os.mknod(resolved)
+      os.chown(resolved, socore_uid, socore_gid)
+      os.chmod(resolved, 0o640)
+      log.info("createEmptyPillar reactor: created %s with socore:socore ownership and mode 0640", f)
 
   except (KeyError, OSError) as e:
-    logging.error("createEmptyPillar reactor: Error setting ownership/permissions: %s" % str(e))
+    log.error("createEmptyPillar reactor: Error setting ownership/permissions: %s", e)
 
   return {}

salt/reactor/deleteKey.sls

@@ -1,18 +1,40 @@
+#!py
+
 # Copyright Security Onion Solutions LLC and/or licensed to Security Onion Solutions LLC under one
 # or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License 2.0 as shown at
 # https://securityonion.net/license; you may not use this file except in compliance with the
 # Elastic License 2.0.
 
-remove_key:
-  wheel.key.delete:
-    - args:
-      - match: {{ data['name'] }}
+import logging
+import re
 
-{{ data['name'] }}_pillar_clean:
-  runner.state.orchestrate:
-    - args:
-      - mods: orch.vm_pillar_clean
-      - pillar:
-          vm_name: {{ data['name'] }}
+log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
-{% do salt.log.info('deleteKey reactor: deleted minion key: %s' % data['name']) %}
+_VMNAME_RE = re.compile(r'^[A-Za-z0-9._-]{1,253}$')
+
+
+def run():
+  name = data.get('name', '')
+  if not _VMNAME_RE.match(str(name)):
+    log.error("deleteKey reactor: refusing unsafe name=%r", name)
+    return {}
+
+  log.info("deleteKey reactor: deleted minion key: %s", name)
+
+  return {
+    'remove_key': {
+      'wheel.key.delete': [
+        {'args': [
+          {'match': name},
+        ]},
+      ],
+    },
+    '%s_pillar_clean' % name: {
+      'runner.state.orchestrate': [
+        {'args': [
+          {'mods': 'orch.vm_pillar_clean'},
+          {'pillar': {'vm_name': name}},
+        ]},
+      ],
+    },
+  }

salt/salt/minion/boot_highstate.sls

@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+# Copyright Security Onion Solutions LLC and/or licensed to Security Onion Solutions LLC under one
+# or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License 2.0 as shown at
+# https://securityonion.net/license; you may not use this file except in compliance with the
+# Elastic License 2.0.
+
+# Manages /etc/systemd/system/so-boot-highstate.service, a Type=oneshot
+# RemainAfterExit=yes unit that runs `salt-call state.highstate` exactly once
+# per system boot. Replaces the legacy `startup_states: highstate` minion
+# config, which fired on every salt-minion service restart (causing a redundant
+# highstate whenever a highstate itself restarted salt-minion).
+
+include:
+  - systemd.reload
+
+so_boot_highstate_unit_file:
+  file.managed:
+    - name: /etc/systemd/system/so-boot-highstate.service
+    - source: salt://salt/service/so-boot-highstate.service
+    - onchanges_in:
+      - module: systemd_reload
+
+# Only enable once setup is complete. Until then the gate file is missing and
+# the unit's own ConditionPathExists would no-op it anyway -- this just keeps
+# `systemctl is-enabled` honest for the sync_es_users gate.
+so_boot_highstate_service:
+  service.enabled:
+    - name: so-boot-highstate.service
+    - onlyif: test -e /opt/so/state/setup-complete
+    - require:
+      - file: so_boot_highstate_unit_file
+      - module: systemd_reload

salt/salt/minion/init.sls

@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ include:
   - repo.client
   - salt.mine_functions
   - salt.minion.service_file
+  - salt.minion.boot_highstate
 {% if GLOBALS.is_manager %}
   - ca.signing_policy
 {% endif %}
@@ -80,11 +81,33 @@ set_log_levels:
       - "log_level: info"
       - "log_level_logfile: info"
 
-enable_startup_states:
-  file.uncomment:
+# startup_states: highstate caused a full highstate to run on every
+# salt-minion service start, including the restart triggered when a highstate
+# itself modified the minion config (beacons, mine, unit file). Replaced by
+# so-boot-highstate.service (managed in salt.minion.boot_highstate), which
+# runs once per system boot only. Strip the line from /etc/salt/minion on
+# upgrade; both the commented and uncommented forms historically existed.
+remove_startup_states:
+  file.line:
     - name: /etc/salt/minion
-    - regex: '^startup_states: highstate$'
-    - unless: pgrep so-setup
+    - match: 'startup_states: highstate'
+    - mode: delete
+
+# Upgrade-path bridge: systems that already passed setup under the old gate
+# (`grep -x 'startup_states: highstate' /etc/salt/minion`) get a /opt/so/state/setup-complete
+# marker so so-boot-highstate.service can be enabled and the so-user_sync cron
+# in sync_es_users.sls keeps installing. Setup-in-progress systems instead get
+# the marker from `mark_setup_complete` in setup/so-functions at the right
+# moment. `replace: false` means we never overwrite a marker once written.
+mark_setup_complete_for_upgrades:
+  file.managed:
+    - name: /opt/so/state/setup-complete
+    - replace: false
+    - makedirs: True
+    - onlyif: "grep -qx 'startup_states: highstate' /etc/salt/minion"
+    - require_in:
+      - file: remove_startup_states
+      - service: so_boot_highstate_service
 
 {% endif %}
 

salt/salt/service/so-boot-highstate.service

@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+[Unit]
+Description=Security Onion boot-time highstate (runs once per boot)
+After=salt-minion.service network-online.target docker.service
+Wants=network-online.target docker.service
+Requires=salt-minion.service
+ConditionPathExists=/opt/so/state/setup-complete
+
+[Service]
+Type=oneshot
+RemainAfterExit=yes
+ExecStart=/usr/bin/salt-call state.highstate -l info queue=True
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target

salt/setup/virt/setSalt.sls

@@ -8,11 +8,6 @@ set_role_grain:
     - name: role
     - value: so-{{ grains.id.split("_") | last }}
 
-set_highstate:
-  file.append:
-    - name: /etc/salt/minion
-    - text: 'startup_states: highstate'
-
 enable_salt_minion:
   service.enabled:
     - name: salt-minion

salt/soc/defaults.yaml

@@ -1519,6 +1519,16 @@ soc:
               serviceAccountJSON: ""
               serviceAccountLocation: ""
               healthTimeoutSeconds: 5
+        onionconfig:
+          saltstackDir: /opt/so/saltstack
+          bypassEnabled: false
+        postgres:
+          host: ""
+          port: 5432
+          sslMode: "allow"
+          database: securityonion
+          user: ""
+          password: ""
         salt:
           queueDir: /opt/sensoroni/queue
           timeoutMs: 45000

salt/soc/files/soc/sigma_so_pipeline.yaml

@@ -117,6 +117,121 @@ transformations:
       - type: logsource
         product: linux
         service: auth
+    # Maps M365 audit rules to Elastic Agent O365 integration logs
+    - id: m365_audit_field_mappings
+      type: field_name_mapping
+      mapping:
+        Operation: event.action
+        ResultStatus: event.outcome
+        ApplicationId: o365.audit.ApplicationId
+        ObjectId: o365.audit.ObjectId
+        RequestType: o365.audit.RequestType
+      rule_conditions:
+      - type: logsource
+        product: m365
+        service: audit
+    - id: m365_audit_add-fields
+      type: add_condition
+      conditions:
+        event.dataset: 'o365.audit'
+        event.module: 'o365'
+      rule_conditions:
+      - type: logsource
+        product: m365
+        service: audit
+    # Maps M365 exchange rules to Elastic Agent O365 integration logs
+    - id: m365_exchange_field_mappings
+      type: field_name_mapping
+      mapping:
+        eventSource: event.provider
+        eventName: event.action
+        status: event.outcome
+      rule_conditions:
+      - type: logsource
+        product: m365
+        service: exchange
+    - id: m365_exchange_add-fields
+      type: add_condition
+      conditions:
+        event.dataset: 'o365.audit'
+        event.module: 'o365'
+      rule_conditions:
+      - type: logsource
+        product: m365
+        service: exchange
+    # Maps M365 threat_management rules to Elastic Agent O365 integration logs
+    - id: m365_threat_management_field_mappings
+      type: field_name_mapping
+      mapping:
+        eventSource: event.provider
+        eventName: event.action
+        status: event.outcome
+      rule_conditions:
+      - type: logsource
+        product: m365
+        service: threat_management
+    - id: m365_threat_management_add-fields
+      type: add_condition
+      conditions:
+        event.dataset: 'o365.audit'
+        event.module: 'o365'
+      rule_conditions:
+      - type: logsource
+        product: m365
+        service: threat_management
+    # Maps M365 threat_detection rules to Elastic Agent O365 integration logs
+    - id: m365_threat_detection_field_mappings
+      type: field_name_mapping
+      mapping:
+        eventSource: event.provider
+        eventName: event.action
+        status: event.outcome
+      rule_conditions:
+      - type: logsource
+        product: m365
+        service: threat_detection
+    - id: m365_threat_detection_add-fields
+      type: add_condition
+      conditions:
+        event.dataset: 'o365.audit'
+        event.module: 'o365'
+      rule_conditions:
+      - type: logsource
+        product: m365
+        service: threat_detection
+    # Maps FortiGate event rules to Elastic Agent Fortinet integration logs
+    - id: fortigate_event_field_mappings
+      type: field_name_mapping
+      mapping:
+        action: fortinet.firewall.action
+        cfgpath: fortinet.firewall.cfgpath
+        cfgobj: fortinet.firewall.cfgobj
+        cfgattr: fortinet.firewall.cfgattr
+        devname: observer.name
+        devid: observer.serial_number
+        logid: event.code
+        type: fortinet.firewall.type
+        subtype: fortinet.firewall.subtype
+        level: log.level
+        vd: fortinet.firewall.vd
+        logdesc: fortinet.firewall.desc
+        user: user.name
+        ui: fortinet.firewall.ui
+        cfgtid: fortinet.firewall.cfgtid
+        msg: message
+      rule_conditions:
+      - type: logsource
+        product: fortigate
+        service: event
+    - id: fortigate_event_add-fields
+      type: add_condition
+      conditions:
+        event.dataset: 'fortinet_fortigate.log'
+        event.module: 'fortinet_fortigate'
+      rule_conditions:
+      - type: logsource
+        product: fortigate
+        service: event
     # event.code should always be a string
     - id: convert_event_code_to_string
       type: convert_type
@@ -126,15 +241,36 @@ transformations:
           fields:
           - event.code
     # Maps process_creation rules to endpoint process creation logs
-    # This is an OS-agnostic mapping, to account for logs that don't specify source OS
     - id: endpoint_process_create_windows_add-fields
       type: add_condition
       conditions:
         event.category: 'process'
         event.type: 'start'
+        host.os.type: 'windows'
       rule_conditions:
       - type: logsource
         category: process_creation
+        product: windows
+    - id: endpoint_process_create_macos_add-fields
+      type: add_condition
+      conditions:
+        event.category: 'process'
+        event.type: 'start'
+        host.os.type: 'macos'
+      rule_conditions:
+      - type: logsource
+        category: process_creation
+        product: macos
+    - id: endpoint_process_create_linux_add-fields
+      type: add_condition
+      conditions:
+        event.category: 'process'
+        event.type: 'start'
+        host.os.type: 'linux'
+      rule_conditions:
+      - type: logsource
+        category: process_creation
+        product: linux
     # Maps file_event rules to endpoint file creation logs
     # This is an OS-agnostic mapping, to account for logs that don't specify source OS
     - id: endpoint_file_create_add-fields

salt/soc/merged.map.jinja

@@ -16,6 +16,14 @@
 {% do SOCMERGED.config.server.update({'additionalCA': MANAGERMERGED.additionalCA}) %}
 {% do SOCMERGED.config.server.update({'insecureSkipVerify': MANAGERMERGED.insecureSkipVerify}) %}
 
+{% if not SOCMERGED.config.server.modules.postgres.host %}
+{%   do SOCMERGED.config.server.modules.postgres.update({'host': GLOBALS.manager}) %}
+{% endif %}
+{% if not SOCMERGED.config.server.modules.postgres.password %}
+{%   do SOCMERGED.config.server.modules.postgres.update({'password': salt['pillar.get']('postgres:auth:users:so_postgres_user:pass', '')}) %}
+{%   do SOCMERGED.config.server.modules.postgres.update({'user': salt['pillar.get']('postgres:auth:users:so_postgres_user:user', 'so_postgres')}) %}
+{% endif %}
+
 {# if SOCMERGED.config.server.modules.cases == httpcase details come from the soc pillar #}
 {% if SOCMERGED.config.server.modules.cases != 'soc' %}
 {%   do SOCMERGED.config.server.modules.elastic.update({'casesEnabled': false}) %}

salt/soc/soc_soc.yaml

@@ -453,6 +453,42 @@ soc:
             description: Duration (in milliseconds) that must elapse after a grid node fails to check-in before the node will be marked offline (fault).
             global: True
             advanced: True
+        onionconfig:
+          saltstackDir:
+            description: Root directory containing the SaltStack tree that SOC reads and writes configuration from. Should not be changed under normal circumstances.
+            global: True
+            advanced: True
+          bypassEnabled:
+            description: When enabled, errors encountered while reading the SaltStack pillar tree (missing files, unreadable directories, etc.) are logged but do not prevent SOC from starting or serving settings. Intended for advanced troubleshooting and recovery scenarios when the pillar tree is partially unreadable.
+            global: True
+            advanced: True
+            forcedType: bool
+        postgres:
+          host:
+            description: Hostname or IP address of the PostgreSQL server used by SOC. Defaults to the manager hostname.
+            global: True
+            advanced: True
+          port:
+            description: Port of the PostgreSQL server used by SOC.
+            global: True
+            advanced: True
+          sslMode:
+            description: "Use encrypted connections to the PostgreSQL server. Must be one of the following values: disable, allow, prefer, require, verify-ca, verify-full.  Defaults to allow."
+            global: True
+            advanced: True
+          database:
+            description: Database used by SOC to authenticate to the PostgreSQL server.
+            global: True
+            advanced: True
+          user:
+            description: Username used by SOC to authenticate to the PostgreSQL server.
+            global: True
+            advanced: True
+          password:
+            description: Password used by SOC to authenticate to the PostgreSQL server.
+            global: True
+            sensitive: True
+            advanced: True
         salt:
           longRelayTimeoutMs:
             description: Duration (in milliseconds) to wait for a response from the Salt API when executing tasks known for being long running before giving up and showing an error on the SOC UI.
@@ -818,6 +854,7 @@ soc:
           description: List of available external tools visible in the SOC UI. Each tool is defined in JSON object notation, and must include the "name" key and "link" key, where the link is the tool's URL.
           global: True
           advanced: True
+          multiline: True
           forcedType: "[]{}"
         exportNodeId:
           description: The node ID on which export jobs will be executed.

salt/strelka/defaults.yaml

@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ strelka:
               priority: 5
               options:
                 limit: 1000
-          'ScanLNK':
+          'ScanLnk':
             - positive:
                 flavors:
                   - 'lnk_file'

salt/strelka/soc_strelka.yaml

@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ strelka:
           'ScanJpeg': *scannerOptions
           'ScanJson': *scannerOptions
           'ScanLibarchive': *scannerOptions
-          'ScanLNK': *scannerOptions
+          'ScanLnk': *scannerOptions
           'ScanLsb': *scannerOptions
           'ScanLzma': *scannerOptions
           'ScanMacho': *scannerOptions

salt/telegraf/defaults.yaml

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 telegraf:
   enabled: False
-  output: BOTH
+  output: INFLUXDB
   config:
     interval: '30s'
     metric_batch_size: 1000

salt/top.sls

@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ base:
     - kafka
     - pcap.cleanup
 
-  '*_manager or *_managerhype and G@saltversion:{{saltversion}} and not I@node_data:False':
+  '*_manager and G@saltversion:{{saltversion}} and not I@node_data:False':
     - match: compound
     - salt.master
     - registry
@@ -146,6 +146,32 @@ base:
     - stig
     - kafka
 
+  '*_managerhype and G@saltversion:{{saltversion}} and not I@node_data:False':
+    - match: compound
+    - salt.master
+    - registry
+    - nginx
+    - influxdb
+    - postgres
+    - strelka.manager
+    - soc
+    - kratos
+    - hydra
+    - firewall
+    - manager
+    - sensoroni
+    - telegraf
+    - backup.config_backup
+    - elasticsearch
+    - logstash
+    - redis
+    - elastic-fleet-package-registry
+    - kibana
+    - elastalert
+    - utility
+    - elasticfleet
+    - kafka
+
   '*_managerhype and I@features:vrt and G@saltversion:{{saltversion}}':
     - match: compound
     - manager.hypervisor
@@ -286,7 +312,6 @@ base:
     - libvirt
     - libvirt.images
     - elasticfleet.install_agent_grid
-    - stig
   
   '*_desktop and G@saltversion:{{saltversion}}':
     - sensoroni

setup/so-functions

@@ -539,16 +539,19 @@ configure_minion() {
 		"  x509_v2: true"\
 		"log_level: info"\
 		"log_level_logfile: info"\
-		"log_file: /opt/so/log/salt/minion"\
-		"#startup_states: highstate" >> "$minion_config"
+		"log_file: /opt/so/log/salt/minion" >> "$minion_config"
 
 }
 
-checkin_at_boot() {
-	local minion_config=/etc/salt/minion
+mark_setup_complete() {
+	# Writes the setup-complete marker. Salt's so-boot-highstate.service
+	# (boot-time oneshot) and the so-user_sync cron gate in
+	# salt/manager/sync_es_users.sls both key off this file.
+	local marker=/opt/so/state/setup-complete
 
-	info "Enabling checkin at boot"
-	sed -i 's/#startup_states: highstate/startup_states: highstate/' "$minion_config"
+	info "Marking setup as complete"
+	mkdir -p "$(dirname "$marker")"
+	touch "$marker"
 }
 
 check_requirements() {
@@ -745,6 +748,56 @@ configure_network_sensor() {
 	return $err
 }
 
+configure_management_bond() {
+	local bond_name="bond1"
+	local bond_mode=${MBOND_MODE:-active-backup}
+
+	info "Setting up $bond_name management interface with mode $bond_mode"
+
+	if [[ ${#MBNICS[@]} -eq 0 ]]; then
+		error "[ERROR] No management bond NICs were selected."
+		fail_setup
+	fi
+
+	nmcli -t -f NAME con show | grep -Fxq "$bond_name"
+	local found_int=$?
+
+	if [[ $found_int != 0 ]]; then
+		nmcli con add type bond ifname "$bond_name" con-name "$bond_name" mode "$bond_mode" -- \
+			ipv6.method ignore \
+			connection.autoconnect yes >> "$setup_log" 2>&1
+	else
+		nmcli con mod "$bond_name" \
+			bond.options "mode=$bond_mode" \
+			ipv6.method ignore \
+			connection.autoconnect yes >> "$setup_log" 2>&1
+	fi
+
+	local err=0
+	for MBNIC in "${MBNICS[@]}"; do
+		local slave_name="$bond_name-slave-$MBNIC"
+
+		nmcli -t -f NAME con show | grep -Fxq "$slave_name"
+		found_int=$?
+
+		if [[ $found_int != 0 ]]; then
+			nmcli con add type ethernet ifname "$MBNIC" con-name "$slave_name" master "$bond_name" -- \
+				connection.autoconnect yes >> "$setup_log" 2>&1
+		else
+			nmcli con mod "$slave_name" \
+				connection.master "$bond_name" \
+				connection.slave-type bond \
+				connection.autoconnect yes >> "$setup_log" 2>&1
+		fi
+
+		nmcli con up "$slave_name" >> "$setup_log" 2>&1
+		local ret=$?
+		[[ $ret -eq 0 ]] || err=$ret
+	done
+
+	return $err
+}
+
 configure_hyper_bridge() {
 	info "Setting up hypervisor bridge"
 	info "Checking $MNIC ipv4.method is auto or manual"
@@ -999,6 +1052,11 @@ filter_unused_nics() {
 			grep_string="$grep_string\|$BONDNIC"
 		done
 	fi
+	if [[ $MBNICS ]]; then
+		for BONDNIC in "${MBNICS[@]}"; do
+			grep_string="$grep_string\|$BONDNIC"
+		done
+	fi
 
 	# Finally, set filtered_nics to any NICs we aren't using (and ignore interfaces that aren't of use)
 	filtered_nics=$(ip link | awk -F: '$0 !~ "lo|vir|veth|br|docker|wl|^[^0-9]"{print $2}' | grep -vwe "$grep_string"  | sed 's/ //g' | sed -r 's/(.*)(\.[0-9]+)@\1/\1\2/g')
@@ -1388,7 +1446,7 @@ network_init() {
 	title "Initializing Network"
 	disable_ipv6
 	set_hostname
-	if [[ ( $is_iso || $is_desktop_iso ) ]]; then
+	if [[ $is_iso || $is_desktop_iso ]]; then
 		set_management_interface
 	fi
 }
@@ -1701,6 +1759,24 @@ remove_package() {
 	fi
 }
 
+ensure_pyyaml() {
+	title "Ensuring python3-pyyaml is installed"
+	if rpm -q python3-pyyaml >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+		info "python3-pyyaml already installed"
+		return 0
+	fi
+	info "python3-pyyaml not found, attempting to install"
+	set -o pipefail
+	dnf -y install python3-pyyaml 2>&1 | tee -a "$setup_log"
+	local result=$?
+	set +o pipefail
+	if [[ $result -ne 0 ]] || ! rpm -q python3-pyyaml >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+		error "Failed to install python3-pyyaml (exit=$result)"
+		fail_setup
+	fi
+	info "python3-pyyaml installed successfully"
+}
+
 # When updating the salt version, also update the version in securityonion-builds/images/iso-task/Dockerfile and salt/salt/master.defaults.yaml and salt/salt/minion.defaults.yaml
 # CAUTION! SALT VERSION UDDATES - READ BELOW
 # When updating the salt version, also update the version in:
@@ -2084,8 +2160,12 @@ set_initial_firewall_access() {
 # Set up the management interface on the ISO
 set_management_interface() {
 	title "Setting up the main interface"
+	if [[ $MNIC == "bond1" ]]; then
+		configure_management_bond || fail_setup
+	fi
+
 	if [ "$address_type" = 'DHCP' ]; then
-		logCmd "nmcli con mod $MNIC connection.autoconnect yes"
+		logCmd "nmcli con mod $MNIC connection.autoconnect yes ipv4.method auto"
 		logCmd "nmcli con up $MNIC"
 		logCmd "nmcli -p connection show $MNIC"
 	else

setup/so-setup

@@ -66,6 +66,9 @@ set_timezone
 # Let's see what OS we are dealing with here
 detect_os
 
+# Ensure python3-pyyaml is available before any code that may need so-yaml/PyYAML
+ensure_pyyaml
+
 
 # Check to see if this is the setup type of "desktop".
 is_desktop=
@@ -789,7 +792,7 @@ if ! [[ -f $install_opt_file ]]; then
 			error "Failed to run so-elastic-fleet-setup"
 			fail_setup
 		fi
-		checkin_at_boot
+		mark_setup_complete
 		set_initial_firewall_access
         initialize_elasticsearch_indices "so-case so-casehistory so-assistant-session so-assistant-chat"
 		# run a final highstate before enabling scheduled highstates. 

setup/so-whiptail

@@ -845,18 +845,99 @@ whiptail_management_nic() {
 	[ -n "$TESTING" ] && return
 
 	filter_unused_nics
+	local management_nic_options=( "${nic_list_management[@]}" )
+	if [[ $is_iso || $is_desktop_iso ]]; then
+		management_nic_options+=( "BOND" "Configure a bonded management interface" )
+	fi
 
-	MNIC=$(whiptail --title "$whiptail_title" --menu "Please select the NIC you would like to use for management.\n\nUse the arrow keys to move around and the Enter key to select." 20 75 12 "${nic_list_management[@]}" 3>&1 1>&2 2>&3 )	
+	MNIC=$(whiptail --title "$whiptail_title" --menu "Please select the NIC you would like to use for management.\n\nUse the arrow keys to move around and the Enter key to select." 20 75 12 "${management_nic_options[@]}" 3>&1 1>&2 2>&3 )
 	local exitstatus=$?
 	whiptail_check_exitstatus $exitstatus
 
 	while [ -z "$MNIC" ]
 	do
-		MNIC=$(whiptail --title "$whiptail_title" --menu "Please select the NIC you would like to use for management.\n\nUse the arrow keys to move around and the Enter key to select." 22 75 12 "${nic_list_management[@]}" 3>&1 1>&2 2>&3 )	
+		MNIC=$(whiptail --title "$whiptail_title" --menu "Please select the NIC you would like to use for management.\n\nUse the arrow keys to move around and the Enter key to select." 22 75 12 "${management_nic_options[@]}" 3>&1 1>&2 2>&3 )
 		local exitstatus=$?
 		whiptail_check_exitstatus $exitstatus
 	done
 
+	if [[ $MNIC == "BOND" ]]; then
+		whiptail_management_bond
+	fi
+}
+
+whiptail_management_bond() {
+
+	[ -n "$TESTING" ] && return
+
+	MBOND_MODE=$(whiptail --title "$whiptail_title" --menu \
+	"Choose the bond mode for the management interface.\n\nThe management bond will be created as bond1." 20 75 7 \
+	"active-backup" "One active NIC with failover (recommended)" \
+	"balance-rr" "Round-robin transmit policy" \
+	"balance-xor" "Transmit based on selected hash policy" \
+	"broadcast" "Transmit everything on all slave interfaces" \
+	"802.3ad" "Dynamic link aggregation (requires switch support)" \
+	"balance-tlb" "Adaptive transmit load balancing" \
+	"balance-alb" "Adaptive load balancing" 3>&1 1>&2 2>&3)
+	local exitstatus=$?
+	whiptail_check_exitstatus $exitstatus
+
+	while [ -z "$MBOND_MODE" ]
+	do
+		MBOND_MODE=$(whiptail --title "$whiptail_title" --menu \
+		"Choose the bond mode for the management interface.\n\nThe management bond will be created as bond1." 20 75 7 \
+		"active-backup" "One active NIC with failover (recommended)" \
+		"balance-rr" "Round-robin transmit policy" \
+		"balance-xor" "Transmit based on selected hash policy" \
+		"broadcast" "Transmit everything on all slave interfaces" \
+		"802.3ad" "Dynamic link aggregation (requires switch support)" \
+		"balance-tlb" "Adaptive transmit load balancing" \
+		"balance-alb" "Adaptive load balancing" 3>&1 1>&2 2>&3)
+		local exitstatus=$?
+		whiptail_check_exitstatus $exitstatus
+	done
+
+	whiptail_management_bond_nics
+	MNIC="bond1"
+
+	export MBOND_MODE MNIC
+}
+
+whiptail_management_bond_nics() {
+
+	[ -n "$TESTING" ] && return
+
+	MBNICS=()
+	filter_unused_nics
+
+	MBNICS=$(whiptail --title "$whiptail_title" --checklist "Please add NICs to the Management Interface:" 20 75 12 "${nic_list[@]}" 3>&1 1>&2 2>&3)
+	local exitstatus=$?
+	whiptail_check_exitstatus $exitstatus
+
+	while [ -z "$MBNICS" ]
+	do
+		MBNICS=$(whiptail --title "$whiptail_title" --checklist "Please add NICs to the Management Interface:" 20 75 12 "${nic_list[@]}" 3>&1 1>&2 2>&3)
+		local exitstatus=$?
+		whiptail_check_exitstatus $exitstatus
+	done
+
+	MBNICS=$(echo "$MBNICS" | tr -d '"')
+
+	IFS=' ' read -ra MBNICS <<< "$MBNICS"
+
+	for bond_nic in "${MBNICS[@]}"; do
+		for dev_status in "${nmcli_dev_status_list[@]}"; do
+			if [[ $dev_status == "${bond_nic}:unmanaged" ]]; then
+				whiptail \
+					--title "$whiptail_title" \
+					--msgbox "$bond_nic is unmanaged by Network Manager. Please remove it from other network management tools then re-run setup." \
+					8 75
+				exit
+			fi
+		done
+	done
+
+	export MBNICS
 }
 
 whiptail_net_method() {