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Qualys - Launch Vulnerability Scan

Qualys - Launch Vulnerability Scan scans assets returned by the selected query, or assets selected on the relevant asset page, to detect vulnerabilities.

See Creating Enforcement Sets to learn more about adding Enforcement Actions to Enforcement Sets.

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Required Fields

These fields must be configured to run the Enforcement Action.

  • Action name - The name of this Enforcement Action. The system sets a default name. You can change the name.
  • Configure Dynamic Values - Toggle on to enter a Dynamic Value statement. See Creating Enforcement Action Dynamic Value Statements to learn more about Dynamic Value statement syntax.

  • Use stored credentials from the Qualys Cloud Platform adapter - Select this option to use credentials from the adapter connection. By default, the first connection is selected.

    • When you select this option, the Select Adapter Connection drop-down becomes available. Select the adapter connection to use for this Enforcement Action.

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    Note

    To use this option, you must successfully configure a Qualys Cloud Platform adapter connection.

  • The friendly names of the scanner appliances to be used or “External” for external scanners - Enter the names of the scanners used.

  • The title of the option profile to be used - Enter a unique name for the option profile used.

  • Compute Node - The Axonius node to use when connecting to the specified host. For more details, see Working with Axonius Compute Nodes.

Additional Fields

These fields are optional.

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Connection and Credentials

When Use stored credentials from the adapter is toggled off, some of the connection fields below are required to create the connection, while other fields are optional.

  • Qualys Cloud Platform domain - The full URL of the Qualys Cloud Platform server.

  • User Name and Password - The credentials for a user account that has the Required Permissions to perform this Enforcement Action.

  • Verify SSL (optional) - 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.

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

  • OpenID Token - See Qualys Onboarding Process for details on how to obtain this token.

  • Gateway Name - Select the Gateway through which to connect to perform the action.

Required Ports

Axonius must be able to communicate via the following ports:

  • 443 (HTTPS to Qualys API endpoint)

Required Permissions

The stored credentials, or those provided in Connection and Credentials, must have the following permission(s) to perform this Enforcement Action:

  • Permission to launch vulnerability scans and access the specified scanners and option profiles.

For more details about other Enforcement Actions available, see Action Library.

Updated about 14 hours ago