Configure Tenable Nessus for Lieberman Database

Tenable Nessus provides full database support for Lieberman. Enable Database Plugins in Nessus in the scanner to display them in the output.

To configure Nessus for Lieberman database:

  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 Settings pane appears.

  10. Click the Database option.

    The Database options appear.

  11. In the Database Type drop-down box, select Oracle.

  12. In the Auth Type drop-down box, click Tenable Nessus for Lieberman RED.

    The Tenable Nessus for Lieberman RED options appear.

  13. Configure each option for the Database authentication.

    Option Database Type Description

    Required
    Username All The target system’s username. yes
    Lieberman host All

    The Lieberman IP/DNS address.

    Note: If your Lieberman installation is in a subdirectory, you must include the subdirectory path. For example, type IP address or hostname / subdirectory path.

    		 yes
    Lieberman port All The port on which Lieberman listens. yes
    Lieberman API URL All The URL Tenable Nessus for Lieberman REDTenable Security Center uses to access Lieberman. no
    Lieberman user All The Lieberman explicit user for authenticating to the Lieberman API. yes
    Lieberman password All The password for the Lieberman explicit user. yes
    Lieberman Authenticator All

    The alias used for the authenticator in Lieberman. The name should match the name used in Lieberman.

    Note: If you use this option, append a domain to the Lieberman user option, i.e., domain\user.

    		 no
    Lieberman Client Certificate All

    The file that contains the PEM certificate used to communicate with the Lieberman host.

    Note: If you use this option, you do not have to enter information in the Lieberman user, Lieberman password, and Lieberman Authenticator fields.

    		 no
    Lieberman Client Certificate Private Key All The file that contains the PEM private key for the client certificate. no
    Lieberman Client Certificate Private Key Passphrase All The passphrase for the private key, if required. no
    Use SSL All

    If Lieberman is configured to support SSL through IIS, check for secure communication.

    		 no
    Verify SSL Certificate All

    If Lieberman is configured to support SSL through IIS and you want to validate the certificate, check this option. Refer to Custom CA documentation for how to use self-signed certificates.

    no
    System Name All In the rare case your organization uses one default Lieberman entry for all managed systems, enter the default entry name. no
    Database Port All The port on which Tenable Nessus for Lieberman REDTenable Security Center communicates with the database. yes
    Database Name

    DB2

    PostgreSQL

    		 (PostgreSQL and DB2 databases only) The name of the database. no
    Auth type

    Oracle

    SQL Server

    Sybase ASE

    (SQL Server, Oracle. and Sybase ASE databases only)

    SQL Server values include:

    • Windows
    • SQL

    Oracle values include:

    • SYSDBA
    • SYSOPER
    • NORMAL

    Sybase ASE values include:

    • RSA
    • Plain Text
    		 yes
    Instance Name SQL Server The name for your database instance. no
    Service type Oracle

    Valid values include:

    • SID
    • SERVICE_NAME
    		 no
    Service Oracle The SID value for your database instance or a SERVICE_NAME value. The Service value you enter must match your parameter selection for the Service Type option. yes

  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.