Windows (Legacy) Integration

Tenable Nessus Manager provides an option for CyberArk Windows integration. Complete the following steps to configure Tenable Nessus Manager with CyberArk for Windows.

Requirements:

• CyberArk account
• Nessus Manager account

To configure Windows integration:

1. Log in to Nessus.
2. Click Scans.

3. Click + New Scans.

   The Scan Templates page appears.

4. Select a Scan Template.

   The selected scan template appears.

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

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

8. Click the Credentials tab.

   The Credentials options appear.

9. In the left-hand menu, select Windows.

10. Click Authentication method.

    A drop-down appears.

11. Select CyberArk.

12. Configure each field for Windows authentication.

    Option	Description	Required
    Username	The username of the target system.	yes
    CyberArk AIM Service URL	The URL for the CyberArk AIM web service. By default, Tenable Nessus uses /AIMWebservice/v1.1/AIM.asmx.	no
    Domain	The domain to which the username belongs.	no
    Central Credential Provider Host	The CyberArk Central Credential Provider IP/DNS address.	yes
    Central Credential Provider Port	The port on which the CyberArk Central Credential Provider is listening.	yes
    Central Credential Provider Username	The username of the vault, if the CyberArk Central Credential Provider is configured to use basic authentication.	no
    Central Credential Provider Password	The password of the vault, if the CyberArk Central Credential Provider is configured to use basic authentication.	no
    Safe	The safe on the CyberArk Central Credential Provider server that contained the authentication information that you want to retrieve.	yes
    CyberArk Client Certificate	The file that contains the PEM certificate used to communicate with the CyberArk host.	no
    CyberArk Client Certificate Private Key	The file that contains the PEM private key for the client certificate.	no
    CyberArk Client Certificate Private Key Passphrase	The passphrase for the private key, if required.	no
    AppId	The AppId that has been allocated permissions on the CyberArk Central Credential Provider to retrieve the target password.	yes
    Folder	The folder on the CyberArk Central Credential Provider server that contains the authentication information that you want to retrieve.	yes
    PolicyId	The PolicyID assigned to the credentials that you want to retrieve from the CyberArk Central Credential Provider.	no
    Use SSL	If CyberArk Central Credential Provider is configured to support SSL through IIS check for secure communication.	no
    Verify SSL Certificate	If CyberArk Central Credential Provider is configured to support SSL through IIS and you want to validate the certificate check this. Refer to custom_CA.inc documentation for how to use self-signed certificates.	no
    CyberArk Account Details Name	The unique name of the credential you want to retrieve from CyberArk.	no

    Caution: Tenable strongly recommends encrypting communication between the Nessus scanner and the CyberArk AIM gateway using HTTPS and/or client certificates. For information on securing the connection, refer to the Nessus User Guide and the Central Credential Provider Implementation Guide located at cyberark.com (login required).

13. Click Save.

Verification

1. To verify the integration is working, click the Launch button (highlighted below) to initiate an on-demand scan.

   

2. Once the scan has completed, select the completed scan. Look for the corresponding ID (see chart below), which validates that authentication was successful. If the authentication is not successful, refer to the Debugging CyberArk Issues section of this document.