Qualys Cloud Platform 8.22 (VM/PC) API notification 1

A new release of Qualys Cloud Platform 8.22 (VM/PC) includes an updated API which is targeted for release in December 2019. 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.

12/5/19 NOTE: The Support for SSH Login on VMware ESXi 5.x/6.x Hosts has been removed from this release.

What’s new
Cloud Perimeter Scan API: New Input Parameter to Include Micro and Nano Instances into Scan
/api/2.0/fo/scan/cloud/perimeter/job/
It’s now possible to include micro/nano instances for scanning when launching a Cloud Perimeter scan for EC2 instances.

Cloud Perimeter Scan API: New Input Parameter to Include Connector’s Load Balancers into Scan
/api/2.0/fo/scan/cloud/perimeter/job/
You can now specify in the Cloud Perimeter Scan API to include public load balancers from the selected connector in the scan job.

Schedule Scans for Policy Compliance
/api/2.0/fo/schedule/scan/compliance
This API provides you the ability to create, update, list, and delete schedule scans for Policy Compliance.

Specify Network ID while Creating Virtual Hosts
/api/2.0/fo/asset/vhost/
You can now specify the network_id while creating the Virtual Host through API. Network support must be enabled to specify the network_id. If network support is enabled and you do not provide a network_id, then the Default Global Network is considered. You can specify only one network_id.

See 8.22 API release notes.