Cloud Agents for FedRAMP-compliant Platform (GOV1)

FedRAMP-compliant Qualys Cloud Agents deliver continuous security, visibility, and assessment for the government platform. This section describes the Cloud Agent Installation process on a FedRAMP-compliant platform, i.e., the GOV1 platform.

How to Install Cloud Agent on FedRAMP-high Platform

Download the Cloud Agent for hosts on the FedRAMP-high platform. To learn more about downloading Cloud Agent, refer to Cloud Agent Getting Started Guide.

To support Cloud Agent installation on a FedRAMP-compliant platform, we introduced a new parameter, FEDRAMP={true|false}. Check the Support Matrix to know the Cloud Agent versions supported for the FedRAMP-high platform. 

 The FEDRAMP={true|false} parameter must be set to true while installing Cloud Agent on a FedRAMP-high platform. This parameter is only supported for the FedRAMP-high platform (GOV1).

Use the following installation commands to install different Cloud Agent variants:

FedRAMP-high Windows Cloud Agent

Installation Command for .exe Package

 
  > QualysCloudAgent.exe CustomerId={xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx} 
  ActivationId={xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx}
  WebServiceUri=https://qualysguard.gov1.qualys.us/CloudAgent/ FEDRAMP=true
  

Installation Command for .exe Package

 
  Msiexec.exe /i CloudAgent_x86.msi CustomerId={12345678-1234-1234-1234-123456789012} 
  ActivationId={12345678-1234-1234-1234-123456789012} 
  WebServiceUri=https://qualysguard.gov1.qualys.us/CloudAgent/ FEDRAMP=true
  

FedRAMP-high Linux Cloud Agent

Installation Command for Linux (.rpm) Package

 
  > sudo rpm -ivh qualys-cloud-agent.x86_64.rpm
  > sudo /usr/local/qualys/cloud-agent/bin/qualys-cloud-agent.sh ActivationId=xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx 
  CustomerId=xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx 
  ServerUri=https://qualysguard.gov1.qualys.us/CloudAgent/ FEDRAMP=true

Installation Command for Linux (.deb) Package

 
  > sudo dpkg --install qualys-cloud-agent.x86_64.deb
  > sudo /usr/local/qualys/cloud-agent/bin/qualys-cloud-agent.sh 
  ActivationId=xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx 
  CustomerId=xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx 
  ServerUri=https://qualysguard.gov1.qualys.us/CloudAgent/ FEDRAMP=true

FedRAMP-high MacOS Cloud Agent

Installation Command for macOS Cloud Agents

 
  sudo installer -pkg ./QualysCloudAgent.pkg -target/
  sudo /Applications/QualysCloudAgent.app/Contents/MacOS/qualys-cloud-agent.sh 
  ActivationId=xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx 
  CustomerId=xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx 
  ServerUri=https://qualysguard.gov1.qualys.us/CloudAgent/ FEDRAMP=true

The installation commands mentioned above are only for sample. Do not use these commands as it is. Use the proper activation ID, customer ID, and spacing in the commands.

Which Cloud Agents are Supported for FedRAMP-high Platform

The following support matrix lists the minimum Cloud Agent versions supported for the FedRAMP-high platform. The matrix also highlights if the Cloud Agent installed on shared or private Cloud Platforms can be migrated to the FedRAMP-high platform (Cross-platform migration support).

Cloud Agent OS	Agent Architecture	Agent Version	FedRAMP Parameter	Cross-platform Migration
Windows	x86/x64	5.6.4.2	Not Required	Not allowed
Windows	x86/x64	6.4 and higher	Required	Not allowed (Supported for Windows Agent 6.4.1 and higher versions)
Linux (RPM)	x86/x64	6.3.113	Not Required	Not allowed
Linux (Ubuntu)	x86/x64	6.3.113	Not Required	Not allowed
Linux (RPM)	x86/x64	7.3 and higher	Required	Allowed
Linux (Ubuntu)	x86/x64	7.3 and higher	Required	Allowed
MacOS (Intel)	Intel	6.2 and higher	Required	Not allowed
MacOS (Apple Silicon)	ARM	6.3 and higher	Required	Not allowed