05 / SOC HOME LAB

SOC HOME LAB ARCHITECTURE

Virtualized security operations environment with controlled detection, investigation and alert intake.

SOC home lab architectureWazuh receives telemetry from Windows and Linux lab endpoints. A read-only MCP supports analyst investigation. Sanitized high-severity alerts pass through Shuffle, a private relay and DFIR-IRIS.SOC HOME LAB ARCHITECTUREVirtualized environment · private service access · controlled SOC automationPRIVATE ACCESSTAILSCALE OVERLAYVIRTUALIZATION & LAB NETWORKPRIVATE VM / CONTAINER SERVICESWINDOWS TEST ENDPOINTWindows 11• Wazuh agent telemetry• Security event logs• Endpoint testingWINDOWS LAB WORKLOADLINUX TEST ENDPOINTUbuntu / Linux• Wazuh agent telemetry• System & audit logs• File integrity monitoringLINUX LAB WORKLOADWAZUH SIEM NODEWazuh• Manager · indexer · dashboard• Detection & correlation• Alert classificationSECURITY INFORMATION HUBSOAR & CASE MANAGEMENTShuffle → Private relay → DFIR-IRIS• Authenticated webhook workflow• TLS-verified delivery• Alert intake only · analyst-led casesSANITIZED LEVEL 12+ ALERT PATHSOC CONTROL PLANEWazuh + Read-only MCPDetection · Alert analysis · Health checks · VulnerabilitiesNo index writes · No response actions · Bounded tools onlyANALYST WORKSTATIONINVESTIGATION · TRIAGE · INCIDENT REPORTINGLEGENDTelemetry & detectionSanitized alert forwardingProtected SOAR / IRIS pathAnalyst-led investigation
READ-ONLY BY DESIGN

MCP investigation path

Six bounded tools retrieve approved Wazuh health, agent, rule, alert and vulnerability information. They cannot enroll agents, change configurations, write to indexes or trigger responses.

CONTROLLED INTAKE

Sanitized alert path

Only high-severity lab alerts pass through a fixed allowlist. The workflow keeps the IRIS API key in protected storage and creates alerts—not cases or endpoint actions.

PERSISTENT SERVICES

Reboot-safe lab stack

Wazuh MCP, Wazuh services, Shuffle, DFIR-IRIS and the private relay are configured to recover after normal service or host restarts.

VALIDATION

End-to-end alert automation confirmed.

A controlled Wazuh event completed the full sanitized route through Shuffle and created a DFIR-IRIS alert over certificate-verified HTTPS.

READ-ONLY MCPLEVEL 12+ FILTERTLS VERIFIEDIRIS ALERTS ONLY
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