Microsoft Azure Connectors

The Microsoft Azure connector enables organizations to identify security vulnerabilities in their Azure infrastructure by scanning virtual machines deployed through Resource Manager.

By integrating with the Qualys Cloud Platform, security teams gain automated visibility into their Azure resources and can detect potential issues before they are exploited. This capability is critical for organizations that rely on Azure for production workloads, as it helps maintain a continuous security posture across cloud-deployed assets.

The connector streamlines asset discovery and vulnerability assessment, allowing teams to manage cloud security risks more efficiently than manual+N31+N32

Prerequisites

Before you create an Azure connector, ensure that you have the following permissions:

- Azure Active Directory permissions to register an application with your Azure Active Directory. Learn more.

- Azure Subscription permissions to assign the application to a role in your Azure subscription. Learn more.

 

Get Started

Resources

Onboard Your Azure Account

Onboard Azure account with Qualys

Onboard Azure Tenant with Qualys

Configure FlexScan

View and Manage Assets

View Your TotalCloud Inventory

View Your Asset Inventory

Manage Your Connectors

Update Your Azure Connector

Delete Your Azure Connector

Attach Azure Subscription Connectors

Detach Azure Subscription Connectors

Additional Resources

Connector API Guide

Tagging discovered assets

Create Azure Connector

To create a Microsoft Azure connector, follow the steps as detailed in the Create Microsoft Azure Connectors

Once the connector is created, you can edit, delete, or disable the connectors and view assets and resources in the Asset Inventory and TotalCloud application. You can run connector manually to synchronize your Azure assets or run perimeter scan manually to scan the publicly-exposed cloud assets. 

Related Links

Edit Connector Details

Disable Microsoft Azure Connector

Delete Azure Connector

View Assets and Resources

Synchronize Instance Data

Run Perimeter Scan