Supported audit clients
Audit clients (or audit nodes) are computers, network devices, and other resources that can be discovered and audited by AlloyScan. The minimal requirements for audit clients are listed below.
IMPORTANT: Unless explicitly stated otherwise, nodes can be audited using either method: agent-based or agentless (via the audit service). The agent-based method requires only Internet connectivity, whereas the agentless method requires specific ports to be open on target systems and network devices. For details, see Port requirements for agentless audit in local networks
Computers (by operating system)
| Platform | Version |
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Windows |
Windows 10 or later Windows Server 2016 or later |
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Linux |
A wide variety of popular Linux distributions, including those based on Debian, Red Hat, and others, as well as independent ones like openSUSE. Essential packages must be installed, including The agentless audit via the audit service requires the SSH server service running on each client computer. Important (UUID for Linux identification): To successfully audit Linux machines, the system must be able to collect the computer UUID. Ensure that one of the following conditions is met:
If neither condition is met, the Linux audit will fail because the UUID cannot be collected. |
| macOS |
macOS 10.7 Lion or later |
Network devices
Only the agentless audit via the audit service is supported; the agent-based method is not available.
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SNMP version |
SNMPv1, SNMPv2c, SNMPv3 |
Virtualization platforms (hypervisors)
| Platform | Version |
|---|---|
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Microsoft Hyper-V |
Windows Server 2016 or later Hyper-V Server editions of the same generation are also supported. |
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VMware ESXi |
Version 3.5 Update 5 and later. For ESXi 6.5, WS-Management services must be enabled on each host. Only the agentless audit via the audit service is supported; the agent-based method is not available. |
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Xen |
Version 3.1 or later The agentless audit via the audit service requires the SSH server service running on each host. |
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Citrix Hypervisor (formerly XenServer) |
XenServer 5.6.1 SP2 or later The agentless audit via the audit service requires the SSH server service running on each host. |
Cloud resources
Preview
Only the agentless audit via the audit service is supported; the agent-based method is not available.
| Platform |
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Amazon Web Services (AWS) |
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Microsoft Azure |
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Google Cloud Platform (GCP) |
Cloud resource discovery and auditing is in Preview. The functionality is still evolving and may change.