Database Integration

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

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 WALLIX Bastion.

    The WALLIX Bastion options appear.

  13. Configure each option for the Database authentication.

    Option Description Required

    Wallix Host

    The IP address for the WALLIX Bastion host.

    yes

    Wallix Port

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

    yes

    Authentication Type

    Basic authentication (with WALLIX Bastion user interface username and Password requirements) or API Key authentication (with username and WALLIX Bastion-generated API key requirements).

    no
    Wallix User

    Your WALLIX Bastion user interface login username.

    		 yes
    Wallix Password Your WALLIX Bastion user interface login password. Used for Basic authentication to the API. yes
    Wallix API Key The API key generated in the WALLIX Bastion user interface. Used for API Key authentication to the API. yes
    Get Credential by Device Account Name

    The account name associated with a Device you want to log in to the target systems with.

    Note: If your device has more than one account you must enter the specific device name for the account you want to retrieve credentials for. Failure to do this may result in credentials for the wrong account returned by the system.

    Required only if you have a target and/or device with multiple accounts.

    HTTPS

    This is enabled by default.

    Caution: The integration fails if you disable HTTPS.

    yes

    Verify SSL Certificate

    This is disabled by default and is not supported in WALLIX Bastion PAM integrations.

    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

    Wallix Host

    The IP address for the WALLIX Bastion host.

    yes

    Wallix Port

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

    yes

    Authentication Type

    Basic authentication (with WALLIX Bastion user interface username and Password requirements) or API Key authentication (with username and WALLIX Bastion-generated API key requirements).

    no
    Wallix User

    Your WALLIX Bastion user interface login username.

    		 yes
    Wallix Password Your WALLIX Bastion user interface login password. Used for Basic authentication to the API. yes
    Wallix API Key The API key generated in the WALLIX Bastion user interface. Used for API Key authentication to the API. yes
    Get Credential by Device Account Name

    The account name associated with a Device you want to log in to the target systems with.

    Note: If your device has more than one account you must enter the specific device name for the account you want to retrieve credentials for. Failure to do this may result in credentials for the wrong account returned by the system.

    Required only if you have a target and/or device with multiple accounts.

    HTTPS

    This is enabled by default.

    Caution: The integration fails if you disable HTTPS.

    yes

    Verify SSL Certificate

    This is disabled by default and is not supported in WALLIX Bastion PAM integrations.

    no

  9. Click Submit.

    Tenable Security Center saves your configuration.