Configure Tenable Nessus for Lieberman Windows

To integrate with Windows:

  1. In a browser, log in to Nessus.

  2. Navigate to the Scans section.

  3. Click the + New Scan button to configure Nessus for credentialed scans of Windows systems using Lieberman's password management solution.

  4. Select a Scan Template for the scan type required for your scan. For demonstration purposes, the Advanced Network Scan template is used.

  5. Enter a descriptive Name and the IP address(es) or hostname(s) of the scan Targets.

  6. Click on the Credentials tab.

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

  8. From the Authentication method drop-down, select Lieberman.

  9. Configure each field for Windows authentication.

    Option Default Value

    Username

    (Required) The target system’s username.
    Domain The domain, if the username is part of a domain.

    Lieberman host

    (Required) 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.

    Lieberman port

    (Required) The port on which Lieberman listens.

    Lieberman user

    (Required) The Lieberman explicit user for authenticating to the Lieberman RED API.

    Lieberman password

    (Required) The password for the Lieberman explicit user.
    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.

    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.
    Lieberman Client Certificate Private Key The file that contains the PEM private key for the client certificate.
    Lieberman Client Certificate Private Key Passphrase The passphrase for the private key, if required.

    Use SSL

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

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

  2. To verify the integration works, click the Launch button to initiate an on-demand scan.

  3. Once the scan has completed, select the completed scan and look for the corresponding message - Microsoft Windows SMB Log In Possible: 10394. This validates that authentication was successful.