You can check the PIP is installed by typing "pip -V" in Powershell to confirm. PIP is a tool that is used to the necessary Python packages, and in our case, we will need PIP to install the Softlayer Python package.ĭownload this file, double click to launch the Python file, and it will auto-install PIP. Unlike Python, this you may need to install. In the latter half of the section, we’ll cover this for Linux machines as well. If you don't have it already, install it from, and during installation, make sure the Add Python to PATH option is checked. This will allow Python to be used through the Windows Powershell CLI. You will first need Python installed on your workstation.
Start by installing Python, PIP, and Softlayer Python Please visit this link to download the necessary Nessus python API files. After reading the background information, make sure the vulnerability scanner IPs are first whitelisted in your firewalls: Background before we startīefore we start, be sure to read our background guide on our Nessus Vulnerability Scanner. When we mention API for our Nessus scans, it is not the same as the ibmcloud api that is well known, but rather a lesser-known one-the softlayer api. The easiest workaround and alternative way to initiate these scans is to use our API. Sometimes they want it done on private/secondary IPs (like our earlier example). Now, on other occasions, I have seen customers who are in the midst of security pen tests, compliance requests, or a change management with large fleets of servers, and they need Nessus scans done quickly. If a server doesn't have a public network, they'll be presented with this error. It turns out the reason for this error was because the customer was using a private-only server, and our portal runs and scans on the public network. My team-ACS-Security-assists customers with Nessus vulnerability scanning through the IBM Cloud portal so I started investigating this. They had tried to initiate a Nessus vulnerability scan from the portal on their server, but they couldn’t get the scanner to initiate. The customer shared with me this error: "Error: An IP address is required to start a security scan request." Recently, I worked with a customer who told me that they were having errors running Nessus Vulnerability Scans through our portal.
IBM Cloud customers want options, and especially for those who use our tools, they want to get work done faster and without any limitations. How to use our API to initiate scans on Windows and Linux.
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