Supported Targets
Targets are computers, network devices, hypervisors, cloud resources, and provider-managed device inventories that AlloyScan can scan and audit.
Agentless scan and audit runs through an Audit Service. Audit Agents apply only to computers.
Network access requirements vary by target type and audit method.
Computers
Physical and virtual Windows, Linux, and macOS computers can be audited either agentlessly through an Audit Service or by an Audit Agent installed on the endpoint. Agent-based audit requires only outbound HTTPS from the endpoint. Agentless audit requirements are listed for each platform below.
Windows computers
| Requirement | Details |
|---|---|
| Supported versions | Windows 10 or later; Windows Server 2016 or later |
| Agentless audit | Requires WinRM access from the Audit Service. Windows targets must be in the same Active Directory domain as the Audit Service host. Cross-domain or workgroup Windows targets must be audited through an Audit Agent. Required ports must be open between the Audit Service host and the target. See Required Ports Reference. |
Linux computers
| Requirement | Details |
|---|---|
| Supported distributions | Debian-based, Red Hat-based, and other popular Linux distributions, including independent distributions like openSUSE |
| Required packages | net-tools, inxi, libcap |
| UUID collection | The target must expose /sys/class/dmi/id/product_uuid or provide accessible dmidecode. |
| Agentless audit | Requires the SSH server service running on the target. Required ports must be open between the Audit Service host and the target. See Required Ports Reference. |
macOS computers
| Requirement | Details |
|---|---|
| Supported versions | macOS 10.7 Lion or later |
| Agentless audit | Requires the SSH server service running on the target. Required ports must be open between the Audit Service host and the target. See Required Ports Reference. |
Network devices
Network devices are scanned and audited through an Audit Service.
SNMP devices
| Requirement | Details |
|---|---|
| Supported protocol versions | SNMPv1, SNMPv2c, SNMPv3 |
| Agentless audit | Requires SNMP access from the Audit Service. Required ports must be open between the Audit Service host and the target. See Required Ports Reference. |
Hypervisors
AlloyScan supports full hypervisor inventory collection for VMware ESXi through an Audit Service.
| Hypervisor type | Audit method |
|---|---|
| VMware ESXi | Audited as a VMware ESXi hypervisor through an Audit Service. |
| Xen | Linux-based hypervisor hosts, such as Xen hosts, are audited as Linux computers. |
| Microsoft Hyper-V | Windows-based hypervisor hosts, such as Hyper-V hosts, are audited as Windows computers through an Audit Service. |
| Citrix Hypervisor | Linux-based hypervisor hosts, such as Citrix Hypervisor hosts, are audited as Linux computers through an Audit Service. |
VMware ESXi
| Requirement | Details |
|---|---|
| Supported versions | ESXi 3.5 U5 or later |
| Agentless audit | Requires ESXi API access from the Audit Service. WS-Management services must be enabled on each host. Required ports must be open between the Audit Service host and the target. See Required Ports Reference. |
Cloud resources
Cloud resources are scanned and audited through cloud Segments and provider APIs. An Audit Service runs the cloud audit scripts.
| Provider | Status |
|---|---|
| AWS | Available as a Preview cloud Segment |
| Azure | Available as a Preview cloud Segment |
| Google Cloud Platform | Available as a Preview cloud Segment |
| Google Directory | Available as a Preview Chromebook Segment |
| Jamf | Available as a Preview Apple-device Segment |
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