Database Credentials
The following topic describes the available Database credentials.
Cassandra
Option |
Description |
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The authentication method for providing the required credentials.
For descriptions of the options for your selected authentication type, see |
Port |
The port the database listens on. The default is port 9042. |
Delinea Secret Server Auto-Discovery
Option | Description | Required |
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Delinea Host |
The Delinea Secret Server host to pull the secrets from. |
Yes |
Delinea Port |
The Delinea Secret Server Port for API requests. By default, Tenable uses 443. |
Yes |
Delinea Authentication Method |
Indicates whether to use credentials or an API key for authentication. By default, Credentials is selected. |
Yes |
Delinea Login Name |
The username to authenticate to the Delinea server. |
Yes |
Delinea Password | The password to authenticate to the Delinea server. This is associated with the provided Delinea Login Name. |
Yes |
Delinea API Key | The API key generated in the Secret Server user interface. This setting is required if the API Key authentication method is selected. |
Yes |
Query Mode | Choose to query accounts using pre-set fields or by constructing a string of URL query parameters. By default, Simple is selected. |
Yes |
Folder ID |
Query accounts with the given folder ID. This option is only available if query mode is set to Simple. |
No |
Search Text |
Query accounts matching the given search text. This option is only available if query mode is set to Simple. |
No |
Search Field |
The field to search using the given search text. If not specified, the query will search the name field. This option is only available if query mode is set to Simple. |
No |
Exact Match | Perform an exact match against the search text. By default, this is unselected. This option is only available if query mode is set to Simple. |
No |
Query String | Provide a string of URL query parameters. This option is only available if query mode is set to Advanced, and in that case it is required. |
Yes |
Use Private Key | Use key-based authentication for SSH connections instead of password authentication. |
No |
Use SSL | Use SSL for secure communications. |
Yes |
Verify SSL Certificate | Verify the Delinea Secret Server SSL certificate. |
No |
DB2
The following table describes the additional options to configure for
Options | Description |
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The authentication method for providing the required credentials.
For descriptions of the options for your selected authentication type, see |
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The TCP port that the IBM DB2 database instance listens on for communications from Tenable Nessus Manager. The default is port 50000. |
Database Name | The name for your database (not the name of your instance). |
Options | Description |
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Username | The username for a user on the database. |
The password associated with the username you provided. | |
Port | The TCP port that the Informix/DRDA database instance listens on for communications from Tenable Security Center. The default is port 1526. |
MongoDB
Option |
Description |
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The authentication method for providing the required credentials. Note: This option is only available for non-legacy versions of the MongoDB authentication method.
For descriptions of the options for your selected authentication type, see |
Username |
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Password |
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Database |
The name of the database to authenticate to. Tip: To authenticate via LDAP or saslauthd, type $external.
|
Port |
(Required) The TCP port that the MongoDB database instance listens on for communications from Tenable Nessus. |
MySQL
The following table describes the additional options to configure for MySQL credentials.
Options | Description |
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The authentication method for providing the required credentials.
For descriptions of the options for your selected authentication type, see |
Username | The username for a user on the database. |
Password |
The password associated with the username you provided. |
|
The TCP port that the MySQL database instance listens on for communications from Tenable Nessus. The default is port 3306. |
Oracle
The following table describes the additional options to configure for Oracle credentials.
Options | Description |
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The authentication method for providing the required credentials.
For descriptions of the options for your selected authentication type, see |
|
The TCP port that the Oracle database instance listens on for communications from Tenable Nessus. The default is port 1521. |
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The type of account you want Tenable Nessus to use to access the database instance:
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Service Type | The Oracle parameter you want to use to specify the database instance: SID or |
Service |
The SID value or SERVICE_NAME value for your database instance. The Service value you enter must match your parameter selection for the Service Type option. |
PostgreSQL
The following table describes the additional options to configure for PostgreSQL credentials.
Options | Description |
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The authentication method for providing the required credentials.
For descriptions of the options for your selected authentication type, see |
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The TCP port that the PostgreSQL database instance listens on for communications from Tenable Nessus. The default is port 5432. |
Database Name | The name for your database instance. |
SQL Server
The following table describes the additional options to configure for SQL Server credentials.
Options | Description |
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The authentication method for providing the required credentials.
For descriptions of the options for your selected authentication type, see |
Username | The username for a user on the database. |
Password |
The password associated with the username you provided. |
|
The TCP port that the SQL Server database instance listens on for communications from Tenable Nessus. The default is port 1433. |
AuthType |
The type of account you want Tenable Nessus to use to access the database instance: SQL or Windows. |
Instance Name | The name for your database instance. |
Sybase ASE
The following table describes the additional options to configure for Sybase ASE credentials.
Options | Description |
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The authentication method for providing the required credentials.
For descriptions of the options for your selected authentication type, see |
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The TCP port that the Sybase ASE database instance listens on for communications from Tenable Nessus. The default is port 3638. |
Auth Type |
The type of authentication used by the Sybase ASE database: RSA or Plain Text. |