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Creating a Tenable connection​

To create the connection you need:

  • A valid user account with appropriate permissions
  • An API access key
  • An API secret key

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Obtaining the credentials​

The method to generate API keys varies depending on the role assigned to your user account.

  • Administrators can generate API keys for any user account. For more information, see Generate Another User’s API Keys.
  • Other roles can generate API keys for their own account.

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Option 1: Generate API keys for your own account​

  1. Do one of the following:

    • In the upper-left corner, click the Menu button. The left navigation pane appears.

      1. In the left navigation plane, click Settings. The Settings page appears.
      2. Click My Account. The My Account page appears. You can view and update your account details.

    • In the upper-right corner, click the Account button. The user account menu appears.

      1. Click My Account. The My Account page appears.

  2. Click the API Keys tab. The API Keys section appears.

  3. Click Generate. The Generate API Keys window appears with a warning.

    Caution: Any existing API keys are replaced when you click the Generate button. You must update the applications where the previous API keys were used.

  4. Review the warning and click Generate. Tenable.io generates new access and secret keys, and displays the new keys in the Custom API Keys section of the page.

  5. Copy the new access and secret keys to a safe location.

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Option 2: Generate another user’s API Keys​

  1. Edit a user account. The Edit User page appears.

  2. In the API Keys section, click Generate API Keys.

    Caution: Any existing API keys are replaced when you generate new API keys. You must update the applications where the previous API keys were used.

  3. Review the warning and click Replace & Generate. The Generate API Keys text box appears. The new access and secret keys for the account appear in the text box.

  4. (Optional) Click Re-generate API Keys.

  5. Copy the new access and secret keys to a safe location.

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Creating your connection​

  1. In the Blink platform, navigate to the Connections page > Add connection. A New Connection dialog box opens displaying icons of external service providers available.

  2. Select the Tenable icon. A dialog box with name of the connection and connection methods appears.

  3. (Optional) Edit the name of the connection. At a later stage you cannot edit the name.

  4. Select Secret Key as the method to create the connection.

  5. Fill in the parameters:

    • The secret key
    • The access key

  6. (Optional) Click Test Connection to test it.

  7. Click Create connection. The new connection appears on the Connections page.