Get threat list diff

Get the diff of a threat list since last update

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Code sample

Java

To authenticate to Web Risk, set up Application Default Credentials. For more information, see Set up authentication for a local development environment.

import com.google.cloud.webrisk.v1.WebRiskServiceClient;
import com.google.protobuf.ByteString;
import com.google.webrisk.v1.CompressionType;
import com.google.webrisk.v1.ComputeThreatListDiffRequest;
import com.google.webrisk.v1.ComputeThreatListDiffRequest.Constraints;
import com.google.webrisk.v1.ComputeThreatListDiffResponse;
import com.google.webrisk.v1.ThreatType;
import java.io.IOException;

public class ComputeThreatListDiff {

  public static void main(String[] args) throws IOException {
    // TODO(developer): Replace these variables before running the sample.
    // The threat list to update. Only a single ThreatType should be specified per request.
    ThreatType threatType = ThreatType.MALWARE;

    // The current version token of the client for the requested list. If the client does not have
    // a version token (this is the first time calling ComputeThreatListDiff), this may be
    // left empty and a full database snapshot will be returned.
    ByteString versionToken = ByteString.EMPTY;

    // The maximum size in number of entries. The diff will not contain more entries
    // than this value. This should be a power of 2 between 2**10 and 2**20.
    // If zero, no diff size limit is set.
    int maxDiffEntries = 1024;

    // Sets the maximum number of entries that the client is willing to have in the local database.
    // This should be a power of 2 between 2**10 and 2**20. If zero, no database size limit is set.
    int maxDatabaseEntries = 1024;

    // The compression type supported by the client.
    CompressionType compressionType = CompressionType.RAW;

    computeThreatDiffList(threatType, versionToken, maxDiffEntries, maxDatabaseEntries,
        compressionType);
  }

  // Gets the most recent threat list diffs. These diffs should be applied to a local database of
  // hashes to keep it up-to-date.
  // If the local database is empty or excessively out-of-date,
  // a complete snapshot of the database will be returned. This Method only updates a
  // single ThreatList at a time. To update multiple ThreatList databases, this method needs to be
  // called once for each list.
  public static void computeThreatDiffList(ThreatType threatType, ByteString versionToken,
      int maxDiffEntries, int maxDatabaseEntries, CompressionType compressionType)
      throws IOException {
    // Initialize client that will be used to send requests. This client only needs to be created
    // once, and can be reused for multiple requests. After completing all of your requests, call
    // the `webRiskServiceClient.close()` method on the client to safely
    // clean up any remaining background resources.
    try (WebRiskServiceClient webRiskServiceClient = WebRiskServiceClient.create()) {

      Constraints constraints = Constraints.newBuilder()
          .setMaxDiffEntries(maxDiffEntries)
          .setMaxDatabaseEntries(maxDatabaseEntries)
          .addSupportedCompressions(compressionType)
          .build();

      ComputeThreatListDiffResponse response = webRiskServiceClient.computeThreatListDiff(
          ComputeThreatListDiffRequest.newBuilder()
              .setThreatType(threatType)
              .setVersionToken(versionToken)
              .setConstraints(constraints)
              .build());

      // The returned response contains the following information:
      // https://cloud.google.com/web-risk/docs/reference/rpc/google.cloud.webrisk.v1#computethreatlistdiffresponse
      // Type of response: DIFF/ RESET/ RESPONSE_TYPE_UNSPECIFIED
      System.out.println(response.getResponseType());
      // List of entries to add and/or remove.
      // System.out.println(response.getAdditions());
      // System.out.println(response.getRemovals());

      // New version token to be used the next time when querying.
      System.out.println(response.getNewVersionToken());

      // Recommended next diff timestamp.
      System.out.println(response.getRecommendedNextDiff());

      System.out.println("Obtained threat list diff.");
    }
  }
}

Python

To authenticate to Web Risk, set up Application Default Credentials. For more information, see Set up authentication for a local development environment.

from google.cloud import webrisk_v1
from google.cloud.webrisk_v1 import ComputeThreatListDiffResponse


def compute_threatlist_diff(
    threat_type: webrisk_v1.ThreatType,
    version_token: bytes,
    max_diff_entries: int,
    max_database_entries: int,
    compression_type: webrisk_v1.CompressionType,
) -> ComputeThreatListDiffResponse:
    """Gets the most recent threat list diffs.

    These diffs should be applied to a local database of hashes to keep it up-to-date.
    If the local database is empty or excessively out-of-date,
    a complete snapshot of the database will be returned. This Method only updates a
    single ThreatList at a time. To update multiple ThreatList databases, this method needs to be
    called once for each list.

    Args:
        threat_type: The threat list to update. Only a single ThreatType should be specified per request.
            threat_type = webrisk_v1.ThreatType.MALWARE

        version_token: The current version token of the client for the requested list. If the
            client does not have a version token (this is the first time calling ComputeThreatListDiff),
            this may be left empty and a full database snapshot will be returned.

        max_diff_entries: The maximum size in number of entries. The diff will not contain more entries
            than this value. This should be a power of 2 between 2**10 and 2**20.
            If zero, no diff size limit is set.
            max_diff_entries = 1024

        max_database_entries: Sets the maximum number of entries that the client is willing to have in the local database.
            This should be a power of 2 between 2**10 and 2**20. If zero, no database size limit is set.
            max_database_entries = 1024

        compression_type: The compression type supported by the client.
            compression_type = webrisk_v1.CompressionType.RAW

    Returns:
        The response which contains the diff between local and remote threat lists. In addition to the threat list,
        the response also contains the version token and the recommended time for next diff.
    """

    webrisk_client = webrisk_v1.WebRiskServiceClient()

    constraints = webrisk_v1.ComputeThreatListDiffRequest.Constraints()
    constraints.max_diff_entries = max_diff_entries
    constraints.max_database_entries = max_database_entries
    constraints.supported_compressions = [compression_type]

    request = webrisk_v1.ComputeThreatListDiffRequest()
    request.threat_type = threat_type
    request.version_token = version_token
    request.constraints = constraints

    response = webrisk_client.compute_threat_list_diff(request)

    # The returned response contains the following information:
    # https://cloud.google.com/web-risk/docs/reference/rpc/google.cloud.webrisk.v1#computethreatlistdiffresponse
    # Type of response: DIFF/ RESET/ RESPONSE_TYPE_UNSPECIFIED
    print(response.response_type)
    # New version token to be used the next time when querying.
    print(response.new_version_token)
    # Recommended next diff timestamp.
    print(response.recommended_next_diff)

    return response

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