Background
Nessus report connector is Vulcan’s solution to ingest Nessus data, as Nessus API isn’t supported by Tenable.
The Nessus file connector enables uploading Nessus format files to Vulcan.
.nessus are files format exported from Tenable.sc/io/nessus.
After uploading, the data from these files is presented in all Vulcan views Each Nessus file connector can be used for 1 file only, so you can create as many Nessus File connectors as the number of the files you need to upload.
Prerequisites
Supported Format: Nessus
Max file size: 200 Mb
Encoding: UTF-8
How to generate Nessus files from Tenable
To download Nessus files, please go to your Tenable.io account > Scans > Choose a scan you want to upload into Vulcan > Export > Nessus
File Example:
Please contact our support to get a file example.
Creating Nessus File connector
On the Connectors page, click on Add a Connector
Choose Tenable Nessus File
Browse the file you want to upload
Wait until it is loaded
Click on "Create" and you are ready to go
For additional file upload:
Go back to the "Add a Connector" screen
Choose "Nessus file" connector again
Give the new connector a different name
Upload a new file
Click on "Create" and you are ready to go