Configure Tenable Nessus for Lieberman Windows

To integrate with 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 Tenable Nessus for Lieberman RED.

    The Tenable Nessus for Lieberman RED options appear.

  13. Configure each option for the Windows authentication.

    Option Description Required
    Username The target system’s username.

    yes
    Domain The domain, if the username is part of a domain.

    no
    Lieberman host

    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 The port on which Lieberman listens.

    yes
    Lieberman API URL The URL Tenable Vulnerability ManagementTenable Nessus uses to access Lieberman. no
    Lieberman user The Lieberman explicit user for authenticating to the Lieberman RED API.

    yes
    Lieberman password The password for the Lieberman explicit user.

    yes
    Lieberman Authenticator

    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

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

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

    no
    Verify SSL Certificate

    If Lieberman 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
    System Name In the rare case your organization uses one default Lieberman entry for all managed systems, enter the default entry name.

    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.