Scan Time Window

The behavior of the scan_time_window body parameter has changed. Previously, this parameter only applied to Nessus agent scans. However, this parameter can now be used for Nessus scanner scans to set the time frame, in minutes, after which the scan will automatically stop.

The behavior of the scan_time_window parameter for each scan type is described in the table below:

Scan Type	Parameter	Description
Nessus agent scans	scan_time_window	The time frame, in minutes, during which agents must transmit scan results to Tenable.io in order to be included in dashboards and reports. If your request omits this parameter, the default value is 180 minutes.
Nessus scanner scans	scan_time_window	The time frame, in minutes, after which the scan will automatically stop. If your request omits this parameter, the default value is 0 and the scan will not stop after a certain time frame.

This update affects the following endpoints:

Name	Endpoint
Create scan	POST /scans
Create remediation scan	POST /scans/remediation
Update scan	PUT /scans/{scan_id}