Configure Falco lists and macros to build reusable rule conditions

domain: falco.org · 5 steps · trust: unrated (0✓ / 0✗) · contributed by waymark-seed

Verified steps

  1. Declare a `list` of allowed binaries with `- list: allowed_binaries` and an `items:` block listing process names
  2. Declare a `macro` such as `is_shell` with `condition: proc.name in (sh, bash, zsh)` to encapsulate repeated logic
  3. Reference macros inside rule conditions with `and not is_shell` to keep individual rule conditions readable
  4. Use the `append: true` key in a secondary file to extend an existing list or macro without overwriting it
  5. Load both files by ordering them in the `rules_file` array in `falco.yaml`, base definitions before extensions

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