Qualys Containerized Scanner Appliance

Qualys Containerized Scanner Appliance (QCSA) enables users to scan networks in a containerized form factor. It helps deploy the same network scanning capabilities of virtual and physical scanners on a Docker container. QCSA amalgamates the speed, flexibility, standardization, and efficiency of Docker containers with trust, security, stability, and wide vulnerability coverage of Qualys network scanners.

Once subscribed, you will be able to perform the following:

This enables you to manage your appliances better and ensure an organized list of your scanner appliances.

Benefits of using Qualys Containerized Scanner Appliance

Scale up and down dynamically — If the number of scan targets increases, the Qualys Containerized Scanner Appliance (QCSA) can be scaled up or down according to the requirement.
Share hardware resources as required — With QCSA, you can deploy multiple instances of scanners on the same hardware. You can plan the deployment to ensure that you are utilizing your hardware in the most efficient manner.
Ease of Segmentation — With QCSA, you can segment available physical resources as per need and target different segments of your network, or logical segments of your assets using different containers.
Save virtualization platform costs — Instead of spending on expensive virtualization platforms for your on-prem scanners, you can leverage Linux + Docker + QCSA stack, and get the same standardization benefits and more!

What do I need to use the Qualys Containerized Scanner Appliance?

The Qualys Containerized Scanner option must be enabled for your account. Contact Qualys Support or your Technical Account Manager if you would like us to turn on this option for you.

You must be a Manager or a sub-user with the “Manage containerized scanner appliances” permission. This permission may be granted to Unit Managers. Your subscription may be configured to allow this permission to be granted to Scanners.