Connect a Managed Tenable Security Center Instance

Required User Role: Tenable Security Center Director Administrator

For more information about using Tenable Security Center Director to monitor your Tenable Security Center instances, see Tenable Security Center Director Deployments.

Before you begin:

  1. Confirm the Tenable Security Center instance you want to connect to Tenable Security Center Director is running the same Tenable Security Center version as Tenable Security Center Director. You must run the same version of Tenable Security Center on your entire Tenable Security Center Director deployment, including Tenable Security Center Director and all managed Tenable Security Center instances that you connect to Tenable Security Center Director. Tenable Security Center Director cannot communicate with managed Tenable Security Center instances that are running a different version of Tenable Security Center.

  2. Generate API keys for an administrator on the Tenable Security Center instance you want to manage with Tenable Security Center Director, as described in Generate API Keys in the Tenable Security Center User Guide.

To connect a Tenable Security Center instance to Tenable Security Center Director:

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

  2. Click Managed Instances.

    The Tenable Security Center Instances page appears.

  3. Click the Add button.

    The Add Tenable Security Center Instance page appears.

  4. Configure the options for the managed Tenable Security Center instance. For more information, see Managed Tenable Security Center Instance Settings.

    1. In the Name box, type a name for the Tenable Security Center instance.

    2. In the Port box, type the HTTPS port (typically, 443).

    3. In the IP Address box, type the IP address.

    4. (Optional) In the Description box, type a description.

    5. In the Access Key box, type the API access key for an administrator.

    6. In the Secret Key box, type the API secret key for an administrator.

    7. (Optional) To verify that the IP address entered in the IP Address option matches the CommonName (CN) presented in the SSL certificate from the Tenable Security Center instance, enable the Verify Hostname toggle.

    8. (Optional) To use the proxy configured in Tenable Security Center Director for communication with the Tenable Security Center instance, enable the Use Proxy toggle.

  5. Click Submit.

    Tenable Security Center Director saves your configuration.

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