Web App Scanning: Scan Pause Windows

Tenable is pleased to announce the availability of pause windows for Tenable Web App Scanning scans. Pause windows enable customers to define a time frame during which scheduled scans cannot run. This feature can be used to avoid scanning production environments during peak hours to prevent downtime or adverse customer impact. Additionally, users can now manually pause scans.

For more information, see Pause Window in the Tenable Web App Scanning User Guide.

This update affects the following endpoints:

API Endpoint	Name	Update
POST /was/v2/configs	Create scan configuration	Users can now configure scan pause windows with the new `pause_window` body parameter when creating a scan configuration.
PUT /was/v2/configs/{config_id}	Upsert scan configuration	Users can now configure scan pause windows with the new `pause_window` body parameter when updating a scan configuration.
PATCH /was/v2/scans/{scan_id}	Update scan status	Users can now manually pause and resume scans.

Example

For example, to pause scans on all days between the hours of 9:00 and 18:00, you could use the following pause_window object when creating or updating a scan:

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Do not configure scan pause windows to start within 15 minutes of a scheduled start time for that same day. A 15 minute buffer is always needed. The start and end times for the pause window are defined using a 24-hour clock. Additionally, you can only configure a pause window if you have also configured a scan schedule.

{
  "pause_window": {
    "enabled": true,
    "timezone": "America/Chicago",
    "pause_window_schedule": {
      "sunday": {
        "start": "09:00",
        "end": "18:00"
      },
      "monday": {
        "start": "09:00",
        "end": "18:00"
      },
      "tuesday": {
        "start": "09:00",
        "end": "18:00"
      },
      "wednesday": {
        "start": "09:00",
        "end": "18:00"
      },
      "thursday": {
        "start": "09:00",
        "end": "18:00"
      },
      "friday": {
        "start": "09:00",
        "end": "18:00"
      },
      "saturday": {
        "start": "09:00",
        "end": "18:00"
      }
    }
  }
}

Example

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