Link Nessus BYOL Scanner to Tenable.io via the Command Line
To link the Nessus BYOL scanner to Tenable.io via the command line:
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Adjust the permissions for your downloaded SSH Key using the following command:
chmod 400 myNessusKey.pem
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SSH into the Nessus BYOL scanner using the following command:
ssh -i myNessusKey.pem [email protected]<BYOLpublicIP>
Where <BYOLpublicIP> is the IP address of your Nessus BYOL instance.
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Elevate privileges using the following command:
sudo su
- Update the AMI using the following command:
yum update -y
- Stop Nessus using the following command:
service nessusd stop
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Link the Nessus BYOL scanner to Tenable.io for management using the following command:
/opt/nessus/sbin/nessuscli managed link --key=<key> --cloud
Where <key> is the linking key associated with your Tenable.io instance.
Note: FedRAMP customers must use the following command:
/opt/nessus/sbin/nessuscli managed link --key=<key> -host=fedcloud.tenable.com --port=443
- Start Nessus using the following command:
service nessusd start