Connecting the Platform to Externally Hosted Scanners

Overview

Through the Connected Accounts menu within your the Platform sidebar, users are able to save and set-up a selection of Vulnerability Scanning Solutions.

Please see Supported Vulnerability Scanning Solutions for a full comprehensive list.

Within the Platform, under the Connected Accounts page you can choose from multiple scanning platforms that will integrate with the Platform. The Platform will use the API configuration(s) defined within Connected Accounts to retrieve scan results from the defined scanning solution(s).

NOTE: By default, once external scanning solutions are defined, the Platform does not automatically retrieve scan results. Further configuration is required to either define auto-import tasks or manual importing of results. See Importing Third Party Results (Issues)for more information.

Step 1. From within Connected Accounts, select the Scanner Management button for one of the supported Vulnerability Scanning Solutions
Step 2. Select the blue + icon to define a new scanner to integrate with the platform
Step 3. The Create/Edit External Scanner modal is displayed where you can provide configuration details for scanner integration
Step 4. Depending on the supported Vulnerability Scanning Solution you chose in Step 1, you will be required to enter different configuration details as provided below.

Access Controls for the Platform

It may be necessary to configure access controls to permit access from the Platform. This is necessary so that the Platform can establish an inbound connection to your scanning solution(s) and retrieve scan results.

The Platform uses a predetermined set of public IP addresses from which connections to any of your scanning solutions are established. Awareness of these Platform public IP addresses allows you to define more granular Source-based access policies/rules on your Internet firewall(s) or other associated access controls.

Please refer to this article for details of the the Platform’s public IP addresses:

What IP Addresses does the Platform use?

Importing Results into the Platform

When accessing either the quick importer or manual importing process, see Importing Third Party Results (Issues) for further details, you will now be able to select the scanners that you have setup as the importing type and select the scan you wish to import.