Qualys Cloud Platform 10.26.1 (VM, PC) API Notification 1

A new release of Qualys Cloud Platform 10.26.1 (VM, PC) includes updated APIs which is targeted for release in April 2024. The specific day will differ depending on the platform. See platform release dates on the Qualys Status page. This API notification provides an early preview into the coming API, allowing you to identify use cases that can leverage this updated API.

What’s New

Use Active Directory (AD) Secrets Engine in HashiCorp Authentication Records

Now you can use Active Directory (AD) Secrets Engine while creating or updating authentication records (Unix, Network SSH, MS SQL) with vault type HashiCorp. The Active Directory Secrets Engine is a plugin used in Hashicorp vault to rotate the AD passwords dynamically. 

Following APIs are updated: 

/api/2.0/fo/auth/unix/

/api/2.0/fo/auth/network_ssh/

/api/2.0/fo/auth/ms_sql/

DTD or XSD changes: YES

Below listed new, optional parameter is now available for the above APIs, so that you can manage the utilization of Active Directory (AD) Secrets Engine in HashiCorp authentication records. 

New parameter added: 

• use_ad_hashicorp (optional) 

Vault Support for MS SQL Authentication Records

With this enhancement, we have introduced vault support for MS SQL authentication records. You can now use vault while creating/updating MS SQL authentication records using API. 

Following API is updated:

/api/2.0/fo/auth/ms_sql

DTD or XSD changes: YES

The following new parameters are added to the request.

• login_type
• vault_id
• vault_type
• {vault specific parameters}

Please refer the detailed release notes at https://cdn2.qualys.com/docs/release-notes/qualys-cloud-platform-10.26.1-api-release-notes.pdf