Tenable Tenable Nessus for BeyondTrust (Windows)

Complete the following steps to configure Windows credentialed network scans using BeyondTrust.

Note: BeyondTrust is only compatible with Tenable Nessus Manager.

To integrate Tenable Nessus with BeyondTrust using Windows:

  1. Log in to your Tenable user interface.

  2. In the upper-left corner, click the Menu button.

    The left navigation plane appears.

  3. In the left navigation plane, click Scans.

    The Scans page appears.

  4. In the upper-right corner of the page, click the Create a Scan button.

    The Select a Scan Template page appears.

  5. Select a scan template.

    The scan configuration page appears.

  6. In the Name box, type a name for the scan.

  7. In the Targets box, type an IP address, hostname, or range of IP addresses.
  8. (Optional) Add a description, folder location, scanner location, and specify target groups.

  9. Click the Credentials tab.

    The Credentials pane appears.

  10. In the Select a Credential menu, select the Host drop-down.

  11. Select Windows.

    The Settings pane appears.

  12. In the Auth Type drop-down box, click Nessus for BeyondTrust.

    The Nessus for BeyondTrust options appear.

  13. Configure each option for the Windows authentication.

    Option Description Required

    Username

    The username to log in to the hosts you want to scan.

    yes
    Domain The domain of the username, which is recommended if using domain-linked accounts (managed accounts of a domain that are linked to a managed system).

    no

    BeyondTrust host

    The BeyondTrust IP address or DNS address.

    yes

    BeyondTrust port

    The port on which BeyondTrust listens.

    yes
    BeyondTrust API user The API user provided by BeyondTrust.

    yes

    BeyondTrust API key

    The API key provided by BeyondTrust.

    yes

    Checkout duration

    The length of time, in minutes, that you want to keep credentials checked out in BeyondTrust. Configure the Checkout duration to exceed the typical duration of your Tenable Nessus scans. If a password from a previous scan is still checked out when a new scan begins, the new scan fails.

    Note: Configure the password change interval in BeyondTrust so that password changes do not disrupt your Tenable Nessus scans. If BeyondTrust changes a password during a scan, the scan fails.

    yes

    Use SSL

    When enabled, Tenable Nessus uses SSL through IIS for secure communications. You must configure SSL through IIS in BeyondTrust before enabling this option.

    no

    Verify SSL certificate

    When enabled, Tenable Nessus validates the SSL certificate. You must configure SSL through IIS in BeyondTrust before enabling this option.

    no

  14. Do one of the following:

    • If you want to save without launching the scan, click Save.

    • If you want to save and launch the scan immediately, click Save & Launch.

      Note: If you scheduled the scan to run at a later time, the Save & Launch option is not available.