Foreman
  • 23 May 2024
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Foreman is a free open source project that automates repetitive tasks, quickly deploys applications, and proactively manages server lifecycle, on-premises or in the cloud.


Types of Assets Fetched

This adapter fetches the following types of assets:

  • Devices
  • Software
  • SaaS Applications

Parameters

  1. Foreman Domain (required) - The hostname or IP address of the Foreman server that Axonius can communicate with.

  2. User Name and Password (required) - The credentials for a user account that has the permissions to fetch assets.

  3. Verify SSL - Select whether to verify the SSL certificate of the server against the CA database inside of Axonius. For more details, see SSL Trust & CA Settings.

  4. HTTPS Proxy (optional) - Connect the adapter to a proxy instead of directly connecting it to the domain.

To learn more about common adapter connection parameters and buttons, see Adding a New Adapter Connection.

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Advanced Settings

Note:

Advanced settings can either apply for all connections for this adapter, or you can set different advanced settings and/or different scheduling for a specific connection, refer to ​Advanced Configuration for Adapters.

  1. Fetch host packages - Select this option to fetch host packages.
  2. Fetch APT security updates - Select this option to fetch the APT security updates count.
Note:

To learn more about Adapter Configuration tab advanced settings, see Adapter Advanced Settings.


Required Ports

Axonius must be able to communicate with the value supplied in Foreman Domain via the following ports:

  • TCP port 443


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