Managed by Tenable.sc
During initial installation, you can install Nessus as a remote scanner linked to Tenable.sc. If you choose not to link the scanner during initial installation, you can link your Nessus scanner later.
Note: Once you link Nessus to Tenable.sc, it remains linked until you unlink it.
Before you begin
- Configure Nessus as described in Configure Nessus.
To link Nessus to Tenable.sc:
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On the Welcome to Nessus screen, select Managed Scanner.
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Click Continue.
The Managed Scanner screen appears.
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From the Managed by drop-down box, select Tenable.sc.
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(Optional) To configure advanced settings such as proxy, plugin feed, and master password, click Settings.
- (Optional) In the Proxy tab:
- In the Host box, type the hostname or IP address of your proxy server.
- In the Port box, type the port number of the proxy server.
- In the Username box, type the name of a user account that has permissions to access and use the proxy server.
- In the Password box, type the password of the user account that you specified in the previous step.
- In the Auth Method drop-down box, select an authentication method to use for the proxy. If you do not know, select AUTO DETECT.
- If your proxy requires a preset user agent, in the User-Agent box, type the user agent name; otherwise, leave it blank.
- Click Save.
- (Optional) In the Plugin Feed tab:
- In the Custom Host box, type the hostname or IP address of a custom plugin feed.
- Click Save.
- (Optional) In the Master Password tab:
In the Password box, type a master password.
If you set a master password, Nessus encrypts all policies and credentials contained in the policy, and prompts you for the password as needed.
Caution: If you lose your master password, it cannot be recovered.
- Click Save.
- (Optional) In the Proxy tab:
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Click Continue.
The Create a user account screen appears.
- Create a Nessus administrator user account, which you use to log in to Nessus:
- In the Username box, enter a username.
- In the Password box, enter a password for the user account.
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Click Submit.
Nessus finishes the configuration process, which may take several minutes.
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Using the administrator user account you created, Sign In to Nessus.
What to do next:
- Add the Nessus scanner to Tenable.sc as described in Add a Nessus Scanner in the Tenable.sc User Guide.