Finally they replied back on my request to add it to cloud. It took the Splunk Cloud team a month to review the Website Monitoring app and let me know that this app is not secure enough. Their email is reproduced below.
Hello Anup:
Thank you for your app install request. Your app did not meet security and functionality requirements for Splunk Cloud for the following reasons:
The application contains plain text credentials, stored in website_monitoring.conf, which are not permitted in Splunk Cloud. Please see http://blogs.splunk.com/2011/03/15/storing-encrypted-credentials/ for suggestions on how to address this issue.
The application can be configured for unencrypted communication, which is not permitted in Splunk Cloud. All communication must be encrypted (HTTPS preferred).
Once these issues are remedied you can resubmit your app for review.
Alternatives:
* If the customer would like the display elements in this app (e.g., dashboards, panels, etc..), they should modify the app, or engage Professional Services to modify the app on their behalf to remove any unneeded components
* Customers may wish to install this app on a heavyweight forwarder.
Thanks,
Chris Cann
Splunk Support
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