File Systems

Requirements

• You have a Teleskope Account with the Admin role.

• Network access from the Teleskope Application or Outpost

• A valid service account with read permissions on all target file shares.

  • NTLM domain account, or

  • Kuberos configuration for Kerberos-based authentication.

• (Optional) Workstation name if required by your NTLM authentication policies.

• (Optional) NTLM hash if passwordless authentication is preferred.

Step 1: Connection Details

Protocol

SMB The Connection protocol to be used for Fileshare connectors.

Fileshare Name

A friendly, human-readable name to identify this Fileshare connection within Teleskope. Example:

Finance Department Fileshare

Port

Default: 445 Override this value only if your SMB share is exposed over a non-standard port.

Server Hostname or IP

The hostname or IP address of the SMB server. Example:

files.example.corp

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Step 2: Authentication

Choose an authentication method supported by your file system

NTLM

NTLM Authentication

To configure NTLM auth enter:

• Domain The NTLM domain used by the service account.:

• Service Account Username The username Teleskope should use to authenticate to the SMB share. Example:

  svc-teleskope

• Password The password associated with the NTLM service account. This field is required unless you provide an NTLM hash instead. Example:

  [e-mail]

• NTLM Hash (Optional) If preferred, supply an NTLM hash instead of a password. Leave this field blank when authenticating with a standard password.

• Workstation (Optional)

  The workstation name to present during NTLM authentication if your environment requires one. Example:

  TELSK-AGENT01

Kerberos

Kerberos Authentication

Use this method when your environment relies on Active Directory Kerberos policies.

To configure Kuberos enter:

• Realm Example:

  EXAMPLE.CORP

• KDC Host Kerberos Key Distribution Center addresse. Example:

  kdc1.example.corp

• Service Principal The Kerberos principal used for SMB access. Example:

  [e-mail]

• Auth (Password or Keytab)

  • Input a password or upload a keytab file

• (Optional) DNS Settings Required for environments with strict reverse-lookup or service ticket resolution rules.

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Step 3: Select Shares

After enrolling a file server, select any resulting shares and enable them for scanning.

Next Steps

After completing the enrollment:

1. Validate connectivity from your Teleskope Agent to the Fileshare host.

2. Ensure network ACLs allow SMB traffic from the agent to port 445 (or your configured port).

3. Begin a scan