Cloud Security: New has_violation Query Parameter for List Violations
A new parameter is now available for the Tenable Cloud Security List violations endpoint that allows you to filter ignored violations. Use a value of true
if you want the results to match the user interface since the UI sends true
by default.
Important API Changes Coming Soon
Tenable is enhancing the Tenable Vulnerability Management and Tenable Web App Scanning APIs to better reflect data presented in the user interface.
Vulnerability Management: List Plugins in Family (by Name)
A new endpoint has been added to the Tenable Vulnerability Management API to allow customers to retrieve a list of plugins for a specified plugin family name. You can specify the name of the plugin family you want to retrieve the plugin list for via the name
body parameter.
Tenable.io: Force Stop Scan
A new endpoint has been added to the Tenable.io API to allow customers to force stop a scan. A force stop aborts all the scan's tasks and updates the scan status to aborted
. You can only force stop a scan that has a status of stopping
or publishing
. For more information about scan statuses, see Scan Status.
Tenable.io API: Frictionless Assessment End-of-Provisioning
Frictionless Assessment has entered the End-of-Provisioning phase of its product lifecycle. New customers after May 15, 2023 will not be able to deploy Frictionless Assessment connectors; however, customers prior to May 15, 2023 and can continue to deploy and use Frictionless Assessment connectors.
Tenable MSSP: New Management Endpoints
Documentation is now available for new Tenable MSSP Portal endpoints. The new endpoints add support for the following functionalities:
Tenable.io: UTF-8 Character Support for Folder Names
The Tenable.io API has been updated to allow the use of any valid UTF-8 characters when naming a folder with the Create folder and Rename folder endpoints.
Tenable.io: Concurrent Active Scan and Scan Processing Limit
Tenable applies rate limiting and concurrency limiting to the Tenable.io API to ensure that all customers experience the same level of service. The existing concurrency limit has been reduced to 25 active scans per Tenable.io container. Additionally, this limit includes the processing of agent scan data.
Decommissioning of Legacy Domains
Tenable is decommissioning legacy domains to increase its cloud platform's reliability, performance, and security. The *.svc.nessus.org domain will be decommissioned on April 30th, 2023. Tenable recommends that you update any existing integrations that your organization has before this date.
PCI ASV: Get Attestation Details
A new endpoint has been added to the Tenable PCI ASV API to allow customers to retrieve details for a specified PCI attestation. You can specify the attestation you want to retrieve details for via the attestation_uuid
path parameter. For more information about PCI ASV, see Get Started with PCI ASV Scanning in the Tenable.io User Guide.