Cloud Services Credentials

Nessus supports Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, Rackspace, and Salesforce.com.

Users can select Amazon Web Service (AWS) from the Credentials menu and enter credentials for compliance auditing an account in AWS.

Option Description

AWS Access Key IDS

The AWS access key ID string.

AWS Secret Key

AWS secret key that provides the authentication for AWS Access Key ID.

AWS Global Credential Settings

Option Default Description

Regions to access

Rest of the World

For Nessus to audit an AWS account, you must define the regions you want to scan. Per Amazon policy, you need different credentials to audit account configuration for the China region than you need for the Rest of the World. Choosing the Rest of the World opens the following choices:

  • us-east-1
  • us-east-2
  • us-west-1
  • us-west-2
  • ca-central-1
  • eu-west-1
  • eu-west-2
  • eu-central-1
  • ap-northeast-1
  • ap-northeast-2
  • ap-southeast-1
  • ap-southeast-2
  • sa-east-1
  • us-gov-west-1

HTTPS

Enabled

Use HTTPS to access AWS.

Verify SSL Certificate

Enabled

Verify the validity of the SSL digital certificate.

There are two authentication methods for Microsoft Azure.

Authentication Method: Key

Option Description Required
Tenant ID The Tenant ID or Directory ID for your Azure environment. Yes
Application ID The application ID (also known as client ID) for your registered application. Yes
Client Secret The secret key for your registered application. Yes
Subscription IDs

List of subscription IDs to scan, separated by a comma. If this field is blank, all subscriptions are audited.

 No

Authentication Method: Password

Option Description Required
Username The username required to log in to Microsoft Azure. Yes
Password The password associated with the username. Yes
Client ID The application ID (also known as client ID) for your registered application. Yes
Subscription IDs

List of subscription IDs to scan, separated by a comma. If this field is blank, all subscriptions are audited.

 No
Option Description

Username

Username required to log in.

Password or API Keys

Password or API keys associated with the username.

Authentication Method

Specify Password or API-Key from the drop-down box.

Global Settings

Location of Rackspace Cloud instance.

Users can select Salesforce.com from the Credentials menu. This allows Nessus to log in to Salesforce.com as the specified user to perform compliance audits.

Option Description

Username

Username required to log in to Salesforce.com

Password

Password associated with the Salesforce.com username