Database Credentials
The following are available Database credentials:
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 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.sc. The default is port 1526. |
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. |
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Password |
The password associated with the username you provided. |
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The TCP port that the MySQL database instance listens on for communications from Nessus Manager. The default is port 3306. |
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 |
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The TCP port that the Oracle database instance listens on for communications from Nessus Manager. The default is port 1521. |
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The type of account you want Nessus Manager 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. |
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 Nessus Manager. The default is port 5432. |
| Database Name | The name for your database instance. |
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. |
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Password |
The password associated with the username you provided. |
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The TCP port that the SQL Server database instance listens on for communications from Nessus Manager. The default is port 1433. |
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AuthType |
The type of account you want Nessus Manager to use to access the database instance: SQL or Windows. |
| Instance Name | The name for your database instance. |
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 Nessus Manager. The default is port 3638. |
| Auth Type |
The type of authentication used by the Sybase ASE database: RSA or Plain Text. |
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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 |
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Port |
The port the database listens on. The default is port 9042. |