update TIP connect article

Author: austinmccollum

articles/sentinel/connect-threat-intelligence-upload-api.md

@@ -16,31 +16,30 @@ ms.collection: usx-security
 
 # Connect your threat intelligence platform to Microsoft Sentinel with the STIX objects API
 
-Many organizations use threat intelligence platform (TIP) solutions to aggregate threat indicator feeds from various sources. From the aggregated feed, the data is curated to apply to security solutions such as network devices, EDR/XDR solutions, or security information and event management (SIEM) solutions such as Microsoft Sentinel. By using the Threat Intelligence Upload Indicators API, you can use these solutions to import threat indicators into Microsoft Sentinel.
+Many organizations use threat intelligence platform (TIP) solutions to aggregate threat intelligence feeds from various sources. From the aggregated feed, the data is curated to apply to security solutions such as network devices, EDR/XDR solutions, or security information and event management (SIEM) solutions such as Microsoft Sentinel. The industry standard for describing cyberthreat information is called, "Structured Threat Information Expression" or STIX. By using the STIX objects API, you use an expressive way to import threat intelligence into Microsoft Sentinel.
 
-The STIX objects API ingests threat intelligence into Microsoft Sentinel without the need for the data connector. The data connector only mirrors the instructions for connecting to the API endpoint described in this article and the API reference document [Microsoft Sentinel STIX object API](stix-objects-api.md).
+The STIX objects API ingests threat intelligence into Microsoft Sentinel without the need for a data connector. This article describes what you need to connect. For more information on the API details, see the reference document [Microsoft Sentinel STIX objects API](stix-objects-api.md).
 
-:::image type="content" source="media/connect-threat-intelligence-upload-api/threat-intel-upload-api.png" alt-text="Screenshot that shows the threat intelligence import path.":::
+:::image type="content" source="media/connect-threat-intelligence-upload-api/threat-intel-stix-objects-api.png" alt-text="Screenshot that shows the threat intelligence import path.":::
 
 For more information about threat intelligence, see [Threat intelligence](understand-threat-intelligence.md).
 
 > [!IMPORTANT]
-> The Microsoft Sentinel Threat Intelligence STIX objects API is in preview. See the [Supplemental Terms of Use for Microsoft Azure Previews](https://azure.microsoft.com/support/legal/preview-supplemental-terms/) for more legal terms that apply to Azure features that are in beta, preview, or otherwise not yet released into general availability.
+> The Microsoft Sentinel threat intelligence STIX objects API is in preview. See the [Supplemental Terms of Use for Microsoft Azure Previews](https://azure.microsoft.com/support/legal/preview-supplemental-terms/) for more legal terms that apply to Azure features that are in beta, preview, or otherwise not yet released into general availability.
 >
 > [!INCLUDE [unified-soc-preview-without-alert](includes/unified-soc-preview-without-alert.md)]
 
 [!INCLUDE [reference-to-feature-availability](includes/reference-to-feature-availability.md)]
 
 ## Prerequisites
 
-- To install, update, and delete standalone content or solutions in the **Content hub**, you need the Microsoft Sentinel Contributor role at the resource group level. You don't need to install the data connector to use the API endpoint.
-- You must have read and write permissions to the Microsoft Sentinel workspace to store your threat indicators.
+- You must have read and write permissions to the Microsoft Sentinel workspace to store your threat intelligence STIX objects.
 - You must be able to register a Microsoft Entra application.
 - Your Microsoft Entra application must be granted the Microsoft Sentinel Contributor role at the workspace level.
 
 ## Instructions
 
-Follow these steps to import threat indicators to Microsoft Sentinel from your integrated TIP or custom threat intelligence solution:
+Follow these steps to import threat intelligence STIX objects to Microsoft Sentinel from your integrated TIP or custom threat intelligence solution:
 
 1. Register a Microsoft Entra application, and then record its application ID.
 1. Generate and record a client secret for your Microsoft Entra application.
@@ -61,17 +60,9 @@ For more information on registering your Microsoft Entra application, see [Regis
 
 After you register your application, record its application (client) ID from the application's **Overview** tab.
 
-## Generate and record a client secret
-
-Now that your application is registered, generate and record a client secret.
-
-:::image type="content" source="media/connect-threat-intelligence-upload-api/threat-intel-client-secret.png" alt-text="Screenshot that shows client secret generation.":::
-
-For more information on generating a client secret, see [Add a client secret](../active-directory/develop/quickstart-register-app.md#add-a-client-secret).
-
 ## Assign a role to the application
 
-The Upload Indicators API ingests threat indicators at the workspace level and allows a least-privilege role of Microsoft Sentinel Contributor.
+The STIX objects API ingests threat intelligence objects at the workspace level and requires the role of Microsoft Sentinel Contributor.
 
 1. From the Azure portal, go to **Log Analytics workspaces**.
 1. Select **Access control (IAM)**.
@@ -86,41 +77,22 @@ The Upload Indicators API ingests threat indicators at the workspace level and a
 
 For more information on assigning roles to applications, see [Assign a role to the application](../active-directory/develop/howto-create-service-principal-portal.md#assign-a-role-to-the-application).
 
-## Install the Threat Intelligence Upload Indicators API data connector in Microsoft Sentinel (optional)
-
-Install the Threat Intelligence Upload Indicators API data connector to see the API connection instructions from your Microsoft Sentinel workspace.
-
-1. For Microsoft Sentinel in the [Azure portal](https://portal.azure.com), under **Content management**, select **Content hub**. <br>For Microsoft Sentinel in the [Defender portal](https://security.microsoft.com/), select **Microsoft Sentinel** > **Content management** > **Content hub**.
-
-1. Find and select the **Threat Intelligence** solution.
-
-1. Select the :::image type="icon" source="media/connect-mdti-data-connector/install-update-button.png"::: **Install/Update** button.
-
-   For more information about how to manage the solution components, see [Discover and deploy out-of-the-box content](sentinel-solutions-deploy.md).
-
-1. The data connector is now visible in **Configuration** > **Data connectors**. Open the **Data connectors** page to find more information on how to configure your application with this API.
-
-    :::image type="content" source="media/connect-threat-intelligence-upload-api/upload-api-data-connector.png" alt-text="Screenshot that shows the Data connectors page with the Upload Indicators API data connector listed." lightbox="media/connect-threat-intelligence-upload-api/upload-api-data-connector.png":::
-
 ## Configure your threat intelligence platform solution or custom application
 
-The following configuration information is required by the Upload Indicators API:
+The following configuration information is required by the STIX objects API:
 
 - Application (client) ID
-- Client secret
+- Microsoft Entra access token with [OAuth 2.0 authentication](../active-directory/fundamentals/auth-oauth2.md)
 - Microsoft Sentinel workspace ID
 
 Enter these values in the configuration of your integrated TIP or custom solution where required.
 
-1. Submit the indicators to the Microsoft Sentinel Upload Indicators API. To learn more about the Upload Indicators API, see [Microsoft Sentinel Upload Indicators API](upload-indicators-api.md).
-1. Within a few minutes, threat indicators should begin flowing into your Microsoft Sentinel workspace. Find the new indicators on the **Threat intelligence** pane, which is accessible from the Microsoft Sentinel menu.
-1. The data connector status reflects the **Connected** status. The **Data received** graph is updated after indicators are submitted successfully.
-
-    :::image type="content" source="media/connect-threat-intelligence-upload-api/upload-api-data-connector-connected.png" alt-text="Screenshot that shows the Upload Indicators API data connector in the Connected state." lightbox="media/connect-threat-intelligence-upload-api/upload-api-data-connector-connected.png":::
+1. Submit the threat intelligence to the STIX objects API. For more information, see [Microsoft Sentinel STIX objects API](stix-objects-api.md).
+1. Within a few minutes, threat intelligence objects should begin flowing into your Microsoft Sentinel workspace. Find the new STIX objects on the **Threat intelligence** page, which is accessible from the Microsoft Sentinel menu.
 
 ## Related content
 
-In this article, you learned how to connect your TIP to Microsoft Sentinel. To learn more about using threat indicators in Microsoft Sentinel, see the following articles:
+In this article, you learned how to connect your TIP to Microsoft Sentinel. To learn more about using threat intelligence in Microsoft Sentinel, see the following articles:
 
 - [Understand threat intelligence](understand-threat-intelligence.md).
 - [Work with threat indicators](work-with-threat-indicators.md) throughout the Microsoft Sentinel experience.