Website Node

Once a Connection Manager has been set up, you can add nodes for Agentless scanning and monitoring. Cloudhouse Guardian (Guardian) supports Website nodes for Agentless scanning. The following topic describes how to add an Agentless Website node for monitoring in Guardian.

Add a Website Node

Adding a Website node to your Guardian instance lets you monitor and track the configuration of web pages, ensuring compliance and detecting vulnerabilities across your web infrastructure.

To add a Website node for Agentless scanning, complete the following steps:

  1. In the Guardian web application, navigate to the Add Nodes tab (Inventory > Add Nodes). The Add Nodes page is displayed.

  2. Select 'Website' from the list of node types and click the Go Agentless button to proceed. The Connect Agentlessly to [Node Type] page is displayed.

  3. Here, complete the following options:

    Option

    Description
    Node Name field

    The name of the node. The value you enter here will be used as the display name in Guardian.
    Short description field A brief summary to identify the website you're adding.
    URL field The full URL of the website you want to monitor.
    SSL Verify Certificate checkbox Option to enable SSL certificate verification for the website. If selected, Guardian checks if the website’s SSL certificate is valid, adding an extra layer of security by confirming a trusted connection.

  4. Once you've completed the above options click Scan Node to add the Website node to your Guardian instance.

Now, Guardian performs an initial scan of the node. You can wait on this page for the scan to finish, at which point you will see a View Scan button. To view the results of this initial scan, click View Scan. However, you can also navigate elsewhere while Guardian performs its initial scan of the node. You can then view the status of the scan on the Job History page (Inventory > Job History). For more information on what to do next after adding a node, see below.

Next Steps

Once you've added nodes to Guardian, there are a few next steps you can take to get the most out of Guardian and the data it collects. Refer to the topics below for more information on where to go from here.

  • Node Scan Results – View and filter the data collected by Guardian every time a node is scanned.

  • Node Groups – Group nodes together based on similar properties like node type, location, and more.

  • Scan Options – Customize what is scanned on a given node during a node scan.

  • Configuration Differencing – View differences between two nodes, a group of nodes, two scans of the same node, and more.

  • Policies – Define expected configuration states and apply them to nodes or node groups.

  • Integrations – Bring together different systems, applications, or components to work as a unified view and perform different tasks.