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Get continuous security updates through the cloud by installing lightweight agents on your hosts. It just takes a couple minutes!
We support many systems
For example many versions of Windows, Linux, BSD, Unix, Apple Mac OSX and many capabilities. We frequently update Cloud Agent availability information.
Cloud Agent requirements |
Your hosts must be able to reach the Qualys Cloud Platform (or the Qualys Private Cloud Platform) over HTTPS port 443. Go to Help > About for details. |
To install Windows Agent you must have local administrator privileges on your hosts. Requirements | Proxy configuration |
To install Linux Agent, BSD Agent, Unix Agent, MacOS Agent you must have elevated privileges on your hosts. |
Have AWS? No problem you can install the Cloud Agent in AWS. Read these instructions at our Community. |
Steps to Install Agents |
1) Create an activation key. This provides a way to group agents together and bind them to your account. Go to Activation Keys and click the New Key button, then Generate Key. Learn more |
2) Our wizard will help you review requirements and download the agent installer to your local system. Want to do it later?Want to do it later? No problem, just exit the wizard. When you're ready return to your activation keys list, select the key you want to use, then Install Agent from the Quick Actions menu. |
3) Run the installer on each host from an elevated command prompt, or use a systems management tool or Windows group policy. |
Your agents should start connecting to our cloud platform. We would expect you to see your first asset discovery results in a few minutes. Click here to troubleshoot |
4) Activate your agents for various capabilities like vulnerability scanning (VM), compliance scanning (PC), etc. Your options will depend on your account settings. Learn moreLearn more How do I activate agents? - Use Quick Actions menu to activate a single agent you've already installed. - Use the Actions menu to activate one or more agents you've already installed. - Or auto activate agents at install time by choosing this option in your activation key settings. |
How do I check activation progress? It's easy go to the Agents tab and check agent activation jobs. Learn more |
Additional Resource
You can check out the tutorial on Cloud Agent Introduction.
Agent Installation
Download User Guide (pdf) Windows | Linux | BSD | Unix | MacOS | Linux PowerPC | CoreOS | Solaris
Steps for Proxy configuration
Anti-Virus and HIPS Exclusions
You can change the first page that appears when you access the CA app. Just choose Home Page under your user name (in the top right corner).