Microsoft Azure Connectors
ETM CSAM TotalCloud
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 |
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| Onboard Your Azure Account |
Onboard Azure account with Qualys |
| View and Manage Assets |
CSPM Inventory Permissions for Azure CSPM Controls and Permissions for Azure |
| Manage Your Connectors | |
| Additional Resources |
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.
Azure Organization Connector [Beta]
You can create accounts in your organization and invite existing accounts to join the organization. Qualys lets you set up an Azure Organization connector and attach it to member connectors in minutes. Presently, Azure organization connectors are configured through TotalCloud APIs. To know more about the available APIs for creating an organization connector, refer to Connector API User Guide.
Before, proceeding with creating an Organization connector, you will need to set configurations and obtain credentials from your Azure console. Refer to Azure Console Configurations for Organization Connector .