Tenable.io - Add or Remove Tags to/from Assets
  • 03 Feb 2025
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Tenable.io - Add or Remove Tags to/from Assets

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Tenable.io - Add or Remove Tags to/from Assets adds or removes specified tags to/from:

  • Assets returned by the selected query or assets selected on the relevant asset page.

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

Note:

Required Fields

These fields must be configured to run the Enforcement Set.

  • 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 Tenable.io 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.
    Note:
    To use this option, you must successfully configure a Tenable.io adapter connection.
  • Action type - Select the action type:

    • Add (default) - Select to add tags. The Category Name field is required when adding tags. It can be found in the Additional Fields section.
    • Remove - Select to remove tags.
  • Tags Names - Specify a comma-separated list of Tags to be add/removed to or from Tenable.io assets. Enter only the value part of each key:value tag.

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

Additional Fields

These fields are optional.

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.

  • Tenable.io domain (optional, default: empty) - The IP address or hostname of your Tenable.io management server.
  • Access API key and Secret API key - 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.
  • 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.
  • Create new tags if they do not exist - Select to create new tags that do not already exist in Tenable.io. If not selected, tags that do not exist in Tenable.io will not be created and will not be added to the assets.
  • Category Name (optional) - Add a Tenable.io category name.

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


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