Manage Assurance Report Cards
Required Tenable Security Center User Role: Organizational user with appropriate permissions. For more information, see User Roles.
Assurance Report Cards (ARCs) provide an overview of the security posture of your network. These configurable reports provide quick visible feedback using a pass or fail methodology for each policy statement in the ARC. For more information, see Assurance Report Cards.
Add a Template-Based Assurance Report Card
You can use a Tenable-provide template to add an ARC. For more information about Tenable-provided ARC templates, see the Assurance Report Cards blog.
For more information, see Assurance Report Cards.
To add a template-based Assurance Report Card:
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Log in to Tenable Security Center via the user interface.
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Click Dashboard > Assurance Report Cards.
The Assurance Report Cards page appears.
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At the top of the table, click Add.
The Assurance Report Card Templates page appears.
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Click a template category tile.
The list of templates for the selected category appears.
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Click a template.
The Add Assurance Report Card Template page updates to reflect the template you selected.
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Modify the ARC template. For more information, see Assurance Report Card Options.
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To edit the ARC name, click ARC template title.
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To edit the ARC description, click the Description box.
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To edit the required assets, click an item in the Required Assets section.
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To restrict the target data displayed in the ARC, click the Targets drop-down box.
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To set how often the ARC polls data sources to obtain updates, click Schedule.
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Click Add.
Tenable Security Center saves your configuration.
Add a Custom Assurance Report Card
You can create a fully customized ARC. For more information, see Assurance Report Cards.
To add a custom Assurance Report Card:
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Log in to Tenable Security Center via the user interface.
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In the left navigation, click Dashboard > Assurance Report Cards.
The Assurance Report Cards page appears.
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In the Options drown-down box, click Advanced Add.
The Advanced Add Assurance Report Cards page appears.
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Configure the ARC options. For more information, see Assurance Report Card Options.
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Click Submit.
Tenable Security Center saves your configuration.
View Your Assurance Report Cards
You can view a summary that displays each ARC, the overall status of the ARC, and the status of each policy statement in each ARC.
For more information, see Assurance Report Cards.
Tip: To change the position of an ARC in the list, click the icon next to the ARC and drag it to a new position.
Before you begin:
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Add an ARC, as described in Add a Template-Based Assurance Report Card or Add a Custom Assurance Report Card.
To view a summary of your Assurance Report Cards:
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Log in to Tenable Security Center via the user interface.
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Click Dashboard > Assurance Report Cards.
The Assurance Report Cards page appears.
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Click the row for the ARC.
The ARC expands to display each policy statement in the ARC.
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View the status of each ARC and its policy statements.
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A green icon (
) next to an ARC indicates all policy statement in the ARC passed. -
A red icon (
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A green check mark (
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A red x (
) next to a policy statement indicates the policy statement failed.
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What to do next:
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(Optional) Click a policy statement to view vulnerability analysis for the policy statement data. For more information, see Vulnerability Analysis.
View Details for an Assurance Report Card
For more information, see Assurance Report Cards.
Before you begin:
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Add an ARC, as described in Add a Template-Based Assurance Report Card or Add a Custom Assurance Report Card.
To view details for an Assurance Report Card:
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Log in to Tenable Security Center via the user interface.
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Click Dashboard > Assurance Report Cards.
The Assurance Report Cards page appears.
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In the Options drop-down menu, click Manage ARCs.
The Manage Assurance Report Cards page appears.
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Right-click the row for the ARC.
The actions menu appears.
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Click View.
The View Assurance Report Card page appears. For more information, see Assurance Report Card Options.
Section
Action
Options drop-down box
General
View general information about the ARC.
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Name — The ARC name.
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Description — The ARC description.
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Schedule — TheARC schedule.
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Created — The date the ARC was created.
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Last Modified — The date the ARC was last modified.
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Owner — The user who created or owns the ARC.
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Group — The group associated with the Owner.
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ID — The unique identifier for the ARC.
Policy Statements
View the policy statements in the ARC.
Focus
View the targets configured for the ARC.
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Edit an Assurance Report Card
For more information, see Assurance Report Cards.
Before you begin:
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Add an ARC, as described in Add a Template-Based Assurance Report Card or Add a Custom Assurance Report Card.
To edit an Assurance Report Card:
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Log in to Tenable Security Center via the user interface.
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Click Dashboard > Assurance Report Cards.
The Assurance Report Cards page appears.
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In the Options drop-down menu, click Manage ARCs.
The Manage Assurance Report Cards page appears.
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Right-click the row for the ARC.
The actions menu appears.
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Click More > Edit.
The Edit Report Card page appears.
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Modify the ARC options. For more information, see Assurance Report Card Options.
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Click Submit.
Tenable Security Center saves your configuration.
Share or Revoke Access to an Assurance Report Card
You can share access to an ARC to give users in a group the ability to view the ARC. The user's role and custom permissions determine if they can drill down into other pages with more information. For more information, see Assurance Report Cards.
Before you begin:
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Add an ARC, as described in Add a Template-Based Assurance Report Card or Add a Custom Assurance Report Card.
To share or revoke access to an Assurance Report Card:
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Log in to Tenable Security Center via the user interface.
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Click Dashboard > Assurance Report Cards.
The Assurance Report Cards page appears.
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In the Options drop-down menu, click Manage ARCs.
The Manage Assurance Report Cards page appears.
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Right-click the row for the ARC.
The actions menu appears.
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Click Share.
The Share Assurance Report Card page appears.
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In the box, search for and select the groups for which you want to share or revoke access.
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Click Submit.
Tenable Security Center saves your configuration.
Export an Assurance Report Card
You can export an ARC to share with other users in your organization. For more information, see Assurance Report Cards.
Before you begin:
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Add an ARC, as described in Add a Template-Based Assurance Report Card or Add a Custom Assurance Report Card.
To export an Assurance Report Card:
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Log in to Tenable Security Center via the user interface.
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Click Dashboard > Assurance Report Cards.
The Assurance Report Cards page appears.
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In the Options drop-down menu, click Manage ARCs.
The Manage Assurance Report Cards page appears.
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To export a single ARC:
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In the table, right-click the row for the ARC you want to export.
The actions menu appears.
To export multiple ARCs:
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In the table, select the check box for each ARC you want to export.
The available actions appear at the top of the table.
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Click Export.
The export options appear.
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Click the export option you want to use:
Option
Description
Keep All References
Export the ARC with object references intact.
Users who meet the following requirements can use an imported ARC with intact object references:
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The user must be in the same organization as the user who exported the ARC.
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The user must have access to all relevant objects in the ARC.
Remove All References
Export the ARC with object references removed, altering the definitions of the components.
Any user can use an imported ARC with object references removed.
Replace With Placeholders
Export the ARC with object references replaced with their respective names.
Users must replace the placeholder names with applicable objects available to their organization in order to use an imported ARC with placeholder names.
Template
Export the ARC as a template.
Tenable Security Center exports the ARC as an .xml file.
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Copy an Assurance Report Card
For more information, see Assurance Report Cards.
Before you begin:
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Add an ARC, as described in Add a Template-Based Assurance Report Card or Add a Custom Assurance Report Card.
To copy an Assurance Report Card:
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Log in to Tenable Security Center via the user interface.
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Click Dashboard > Assurance Report Cards.
The Assurance Report Cards page appears.
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In the Options drop-down menu, click Manage ARCs.
The Manage Assurance Report Cards page appears.
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Right-click the row for the ARC.
The actions menu appears.
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Click Copy.
Tenable Security Center copies the ARC. The copy appears, named Copy of ARC Name.
Delete an Assurance Report Card
For more information, see Assurance Report Cards.
To delete an ARC:
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Log in to Tenable Security Center via the user interface.
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Click Dashboard > Assurance Report Cards.
The Assurance Report Cards page appears.
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In the Options drop-down menu, click Manage ARCs.
The Manage Assurance Report Cards page appears.
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To delete a single ARC:
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In the table, right-click the row for the ARC you want to delete.
The actions menu appears.
To delete multiple ARCs:
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In the table, select the check box for each ARC you want to delete.
The available actions appear at the top of the table.
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Click Delete.
A confirmation window appears.
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Click Delete.
Tenable Security Center deletes the ARC.