Network Router User Manual

Assessment Credentials policy
Use the Assessment Credentials policy on the SiteProtector Console to define
authentication credentials for your assets.
The appliance uses authentication credentials to access accounts during assessment
scans. Enterprise Scanner uses all instances of the credentials that are defined for
the group when it scans assets in the group. You can define different instances of
this policy for different groups, which makes it possible to supply different log on
credentials to scan different parts of the network.
Important: The Assessment Credentials policy currently works only with assets
that run Windows operating systems.
Scope
The Assessment Credentials policy applies to all types of scans.
Defining assessment credentials for a policy
Use the Assessment Credentials policy on the SiteProtector Console to define
authentication credentials for your assets.
About this task
The appliance uses authentication credentials to access accounts during assessment
scans. Enterprise Scanner uses all instances of the credentials that are defined for
the group when it scans assets in the group. You can define different instances of
this policy for different groups, which makes it possible to supply different log on
credentials to scan different parts of the network.
Important: The Assessment Credentials policy currently works only with assets
that run Windows operating systems.
Procedure
1. From the SiteProtector Console, create a tab to display asset policies.
2. In the navigation pane, select a group, and then open the Assessment
Credentials policy for that group.
3. In the Assessment Credentials policy, click Add, and then provide the
following account information:
Option Description
Username The user identification for an account.
Password The password to use with the user name to
log into an account.
Account Type: Windows Local Indicates that the user account is defined
locally on a single Windows device. The
account is used to attempt to log in to a
single Windows device.
When you choose this option, you must
provide a Windows host name in the
Domain/Host box.
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