Create GCP Connector

Enter a name and description (optional) for your connector.

Select applications that are applicable for the connector.  GCP connector can only be created in CloudView application.

Select Enable Remediation to enable remediation on the connector. You need to configure additional permissions before you enable remediation for GCP connectors.

Ensure that you have write access to the Google Cloud Platform project for which you enable remediation. 

Select a frequency at which the connector should poll the cloud provider and fetch data.

By default, the connector polling frequency is configured for every 4 hours. As a result, the connector connects with the cloud provider every 4 hours to fetch the data.

You can configure frequency from minimum one hour to maximum 24 hours. We recommend that you configure frequency of 4 hours or more for optimal use of your connector. Configuring a low polling frequency (lesser than 4 hours) can affect the performance of the connector and may result in GCP API throttling error.

- Project ID: Enter your project ID.

You can provide a distinct project ID for a GCP connector. You can use same service account for multiple projects. As a result, you can create multiple GCP connectors with same service account but distinct project IDs. 

For detailed steps on using the same service account for multiple projects, see Assigning Service Account for Multiple Projects.

- Configuration File: Create a service account and download the configuration file from the GCP console and then upload it to Qualys Cloud Platform.

Note: Ensure that you have uploaded the configuration file with correct project details for the connector to successfully fetch resource details.

Click Test Connection to verify if the connector can successfully authenticate using the provided service account credentials in GCP cloud environment. If the test connection is successful, proceed with the connector creation process. If the test connection fails, you may need to check and update the authentication details (configuration file) you uploaded for the connection to work.

Note: The next steps are enabled only after the test connection is successful.

Assign tags to the connector that you are creating. You can also create a new tag. For details on creating new tags, see Configure Tags in Qualys CyberSecurity Asset Management documentation. 

Review the connector settings you configured and then click Create Connector.