Update Containerized Scanner Appliance

POST/api/2.0/fo/appliance/qcss/?action=update

Update the containerized scanner appliance details in your account.

Input ParametersInput Parameters

Parameter

Required/Optional

Data Type

Description

action=update

Required

String  Specify action to update scanner appliance.

echo_request={0|1}

Optional

Integer  Specify 1 to view (echo) input parameters in the XML output. By default, these are not included.
id={id} Required Integer  A valid ID of a containerized scanner.
name={string} Optional String The friendly name. This name can’t already be
assigned to an appliance in your account. It can be a maximum
of 32 characters, spaces are not allowed.
polling_interval={value} Optional Integer The polling interval, in seconds. A valid value is 60 to 3600 (we
recommend 180 which is the default). This is the frequency that
the containerized scanner will attempt to connect to our Cloud
Security Platform. The appliance calls home to provide health
updates/heartbeats to the platform, to get software updates
from the platform, to learn if new scan jobs have been requested
by users, and to upload scan results data to the platform, if
applicable
comment={value} Optional Integer User-defined comments.
set_tags= {value} Optional Integer Specify tag to be assigned to the scanner appliance.
Both containerized and physical scanners can be tagged.
These parameters are mutually exclusive and cannot be
specified in the same request: set_tags and add_tags,
remove_tags.
add_tags= {value} Optional Integer Specify tag to be added to the existing list of tags
assigned to the scanner. Multiple entries are comma separated.
These parameters are mutually exclusive and cannot be
specified in the same request: set_tags and add_tags,
remove_tags.
remove_tags= {value} Optional Integer Specify tag to be removed from the existing list of tags
assigned to scanner. Multiple tags are comma separated.
These parameters are mutually exclusive and cannot be
specified in the same request: set_tags and add_tags,
remove_tags.
tag_set_by= {id|name} Optional String Specify "id" (the default) to select a tag set by
providing tag IDs. Specify “name” to select a tag set by providing
tag names.
enable_ipv6=0 Optional Integer Enable or disable IPv6 on LAN. Specify 1 to enable IPv6
and 0 to disable it.

Sample - Update Containerized Scanner ApplianceSample - Update Containerized Scanner Appliance

API Request

curl --location --request POST
'https://<qualys_base_url>/api/2.0/fo/appliance/qcss/?action=updat
e&echo_
request=1&name=QcssScannerApi1_updated&id=1227168' \
--header 'X-Requested-With: abc' \
--header 'Authorization: Basic cXdlYl9ybTI6UWF0ZW1wMTIzIw=='

XML Output

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
<!DOCTYPE SIMPLE_RETURN SYSTEM
"https://
<qualys_base_url>/api/2.0/simple_return.dtd">
  <SIMPLE_RETURN>
    <REQUEST>
      <DATETIME>2024-03-27T11:05:26Z</DATETIME>
      <USER_LOGIN>qweb_rrr</USER_LOGIN>
      <RESOURCE>https://
        <qualys_base_url>/api/2.0/fo/appliance/qcss/
        </RESOURCE>
        <PARAM_LIST>
          <PARAM>
            <KEY>action</KEY>
            <VALUE>update</VALUE>
          </PARAM>
          <PARAM>
            <KEY>echo_request</KEY>
            <VALUE>1</VALUE>
          </PARAM>
          <PARAM>
            <KEY>name</KEY>
            <VALUE>QcssScannerApi1_updated</VALUE>
          </PARAM>
          <PARAM>
            <KEY>id</KEY>
            <VALUE>1227168</VALUE>
          </PARAM>
        </PARAM_LIST>
      </REQUEST>
      <RESPONSE>
        <DATETIME>2024-03-27T11:05:26Z</DATETIME>
        <TEXT>Containerized scanner updated successfully</TEXT>
        <ITEM_LIST>
          <ITEM>
            <KEY>ID</KEY>
            <VALUE>1227168</VALUE>
          </ITEM>
        </ITEM_LIST>
      </RESPONSE>
    </SIMPLE_RETURN>

DTD

<platform API server>/api/2.0/fo/appliance/qcss/?action=update_output.dtd


 

 

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