Manage Assets

Required Tenable Security Center User Role: Organizational user with appropriate permissions. For more information, see User Roles.

Add a Template-Based Asset

For information, see Assets.

To add an asset from a Tenable-provided template:

  1. Log in to Tenable Security Center via the user interface.

  2. In the left navigation, click Assets > Assets.

    The Assets page appears.

  3. Click Add.

    The Asset Templates page appears.

  4. (Optional) If you want to search for a specific asset template, type a search phrase in the Search Templates box.

  5. In the Common section, click a template type.

    The Add Asset Template page for the template type appears.

  6. View the available templates.

    • The four square icon (asset collection) on the left side indicates a collection of several assets.

    • The data icons (data required) on the right side indicate the data required to build the asset. The Tenable Network Monitor (PVS), Log Correlation Engine, and NS icons indicate you must have Tenable Network Monitor, Log Correlation Engine, or Tenable Nessus data. The key icon (credentials required) indicates you must have credentials for the device. The notepad icon (compliance data required) indicates you must have compliance data.

  7. (Optional) If you want to search for a specific asset template, type a search phrase in the Search Templates box or select a category from the All drop-down box.

  8. Click the row for the template you want to use.

    The detail page for the template type appears.

  9. Click Add.

    The Assets page appears.

  10. Click the row for the asset you just added.

    The Edit page appears.

  11. View the details for the asset.

  12. (Optional) If necessary, edit the asset to customize it for your environment. For more information about asset options, see Assets.

  13. Click Submit.

    Tenable Security Center saves your configuration.

Add a Custom Asset

For information, see Assets.

To add a custom asset:

  1. Log in to Tenable Security Center via the user interface.

  2. In the left navigation, click Assets > Assets.

    The Assets page appears.

  3. At the top of the table, click Add.

    The Asset Templates page appears.

  4. In the Other section, click an asset type.

    The Add Assets page for the asset type appears.

  5. Configure the required options for the asset type, as described in Assets.

  6. Click Submit.

    Tenable Security Center saves your configuration.

View Asset Details

You can view details for any asset. For more information, see Assets.

To view asset details:

  1. Log in to Tenable Security Center via the user interface.

  2. In the left navigation, click Assets > Assets.

    The Assets page appears.

  3. Right-click the row for the asset you want to view.

    The actions menu appears.

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    Select the check box for the asset you want to view.

    The available actions appear at the top of the table.

  4. Click View.

    The View Asset page appears.

    Section

    Action

    General

    View general information for the asset.

    • Name — The asset name.
    • Description — The asset description.
    • Tag — The tag applied to the asset. For more information, see Tags.
    • IP Addresses (static assets only) — The IP addresses specified in the asset. For more information, see Assets.
    • Created — The date the asset was created.
    • Last Modified — The date the asset was last modified.
    • Owner — The username for the user who created the asset.
    • Group — The group in which the asset belongs.
    • ID — The asset ID.
    Tenable.io Synchronization Data

    View synchronization summary data:

    • Status — The status of the asset in Tenable Lumin synchronization:
      • Finished — The most recent synchronization that included this asset succeeded.
      • Not Synced — The asset is not configured for Tenable Lumin synchronization.
      • Error — An error occurred. For more information, see View Tenable One Data Synchronization Logs.
    • First Synchronization — The date and time of the first synchronization of this asset.
    • Last Success — The date and time of the most recent synchronization of this asset.
    • Last Failure — The date and time of the most recent failed synchronization of this asset.
    • Details — If the Status is Error, details about the error.

    For more information about Tenable Lumin synchronization, see Tenable One Synchronization.