Tenable.io - Create Assets
  • 16 Mar 2023
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Tenable.io - Create Assets

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Tenable.io - Create Assets adds an asset in Tenable.io for each of the devices that are the result of the query.
Tenable.io assets are entities of value on a network, that can be exploited. This includes laptops, desktops, servers, routers, mobile phones, virtual machines, software containers, and cloud instances.

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

General Settings

  • Enforcement Set name (required) - The name of the Enforcement Set. A default value is added by Axonious. You can change the name according to your needs.
  • Add description (optional) - Click to add a description of the Enforcement Set. It is recommended to describe what the Enforcement Set does.
  • Run action on assets matching following query (required) - Select an asset category and a query. The Enforcement Action will be run on the assets that match the query parameters.
  • Action name - The name of the Main action. A default value is added by Axonious. You can change the name according to your needs.
  • Configure Action Conditions - Toggle on to enter a condition statement. See Configuring Enforcement Action Conditions to learn more about condition statement syntax.

Connection Settings

  1. Use stored credentials from the Tenable.io Adapter (required, default: True) - Select this option to use the the first connected Tenable.io adapter credentials.
NOTE
To use this option, you must successfully configure a Tenable.io adapter connection.
  1. Tenable.io domain (optional, default: empty) - The IP address or hostname of your Tenable.io management server.
NOTE

If Use stored credentials from the Tenable.io Adapter is disabled, this field is required.

  1. Access API key and Secret API key (required) - These values must be created in the Tenable.io console. To generate an API key in the Tenable.io console, see Tenable.io - Generate an API Key.
NOTE

If Use stored credentials from the Tenable.sc Adapter is disabled, this field is required.

  1. Verify SSL (required, default: False) - Verify the SSL certificate offered by the host supplied in Tenable.io Domain. For more details, see SSL Trust & CA Settings.
    • If enabled, the SSL certificate offered by the host will be verified against the CA database inside of Axonius. If it fails validation, the connection will fail with an error.
    • If disabled, the SSL certificate offered by the host will not be verified against the CA database inside of Axonius.
  2. HTTPS proxy (optional, default: empty) - A proxy to use when connecting to Tenable.io Domain.
    • If supplied, Axonius will utilize the proxy when connecting to the host defined for this connection.
    • If not supplied, Axonius will connect directly to the host defined for this connection.

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


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