Database Integration

Tenable provides full database support for QiAnXin integrations. Complete the following steps to configure database credentials for scans with QiAnXin.

For more information on Tenable scans, see the Nessus User Guide, the Tenable Vulnerability Management User Guide, or the Tenable Security Center User Guide.

  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 QiAnXin.

    The QiAnXin options appear.

  13. Configure each option for the Database authentication.

    Option Description Required

    QiAnXin Host

    The IP address or URL for the QiAnXin host.

    yes

    QiAnXin Port

    The port on which the QiAnXin API communicates. By default, Tenable uses 443.

    yes

    QiAnXin API Client ID

    The Client ID for the embedded account application created in QiAnXin PAM

    yes
    QiAnXin API Secret ID The Secret ID for the embedded account application created in QiAnXin PAM

    yes
    Username The username to log in to the hosts you want to scan. yes
    Host IP Specify the host IP of the asset containing the account to use. If not specified, the scan target IP is used. no
    Platform

    Specify the platform (based on asset type) of the asset containing the account to use. If not specified, a default target is used based on credential type (for example, for Windows credentials, the default is WINDOWS). Possible values:

    • ACTIVE_DIRECTORY — Windows Domain Account

    • WINDOWS — Windows Local Account

    • LINUX — Linux Account

    • SQL_SERVER — SQL Server Database

    • ORACLE — Oracle Database

    • MYSQL — MySQL Database

    • DB2 — DB2 Database

    • HP_UNIX — HP Unix

    • SOLARIS — Solaris

    • OPENLDAP — OpenLDAP

    • POSTGRESQL — PostgreSQL

    		 no
    Region ID Specify the region ID of the asset containing the account to use. Only if using multiple regions
    Use SSL When enabled, Tenable uses SSL for secure communication. This is enabled by default.

    no

    Verify SSL Certificate

    When enabled, Tenable verifies that the SSL Certificate on the server is signed by a trusted CA.

    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.

  1. Log in to Tenable Security Center.

  2. Click Scanning > Credentials (administrator users) or Scans > Credentials (organizational users).

    The Credentials page appears.

  3. Click Add.

    The Credential Templates page appears.

  4. In the Miscellaneous, API Gateway, Database, SNMP, SSH, or Windows, or Web Authentication sections, click the tile for the specific method you want to configure.

    The Add Credentials configuration page appears.

  5. In the Name box, type a name for the credentials.
  6. In the Description box, type a description for the credentials.
  7. (Optional) Type or select a Tag. For more information, see Tags in the Tenable Security Center User Guide.

  8. Configure each option for the Database authentication.

    Option Description Required

    QiAnXin Host

    The IP address or URL for the QiAnXin host.

    yes

    QiAnXin Port

    The port on which the QiAnXin API communicates. By default, Tenable uses 443.

    yes

    QiAnXin API Client ID

    The Client ID for the embedded account application created in QiAnXin PAM

    yes
    QiAnXin API Secret ID The Secret ID for the embedded account application created in QiAnXin PAM

    yes
    Username The username to log in to the hosts you want to scan. yes
    Host IP Specify the host IP of the asset containing the account to use. If not specified, the scan target IP is used. no
    Platform

    Specify the platform (based on asset type) of the asset containing the account to use. If not specified, a default target is used based on credential type (for example, for Windows credentials, the default is WINDOWS). Possible values:

    • ACTIVE_DIRECTORY — Windows Domain Account

    • WINDOWS — Windows Local Account

    • LINUX — Linux Account

    • SQL_SERVER — SQL Server Database

    • ORACLE — Oracle Database

    • MYSQL — MySQL Database

    • DB2 — DB2 Database

    • HP_UNIX — HP Unix

    • SOLARIS — Solaris

    • OPENLDAP — OpenLDAP

    • POSTGRESQL — PostgreSQL

    		 no
    Region ID Specify the region ID of the asset containing the account to use. Only if using multiple regions
    Use SSL When enabled, Tenable uses SSL for secure communication. This is enabled by default.

    no

    Verify SSL Certificate

    When enabled, Tenable verifies that the SSL Certificate on the server is signed by a trusted CA.

    no

  9. Click Submit.

    Tenable Security Center saves your configuration.