Palo Alto Xpanse - Expander V2 Connector Guide
Summary: How to set up and use the Palo Alto Xpanse - Expander V2 connector in Ivanti Neurons RBVM/ASPM/VULN KB.
Overview
Palo Alto Xpanse - Expander V2 collects data about every device connected to the Internet and attributes assets to customers. Expander maintains the inventory associated with a given organization and sends alerts to unexpected, unknown, or risky IT assets that appear in the system.
The Ivanti Neurons RBVM/ASPM/VULN KB platform provides an API-based connector that integrates with Palo Alto Expanse - Expander V2, enabling customers to bring in their findings. It allows customers to gain visibility into their overall risk due to vulnerabilities in their endpoint and a more straightforward, more efficient way to manage those vulnerabilities.
User Prerequisites / Expander Setup
Expander is a cloud-based solution. Ivanti Neurons requires a user account with the following access to communicate with and pull data from Expander.
- Read access to the assets and their associated issues.
- API access.
Expander V2 Connector API Calls
The following API calls are performed during a connector run to pull security vulnerabilities from Expander V2 into Ivanti Neurons for RBVM.
API Type | Endpoint |
|---|---|
Authentication | https://expander.expanse.co/api/v1/idToken/ |
Fetch list of all assets or a filtered list of assets | https://expander.expanse.co/api/v1/assets/get_assets_internet_exposure |
Fetch a list of services | https://expander.expanse.co/api/v1/assets/get_external_services/ |
Platform Setup
Navigate to the Automate > Integrations page.
Using the search bar in the upper-right corner of the Integrations page, type Expander to find the connector.
Locate the Palo Alto Xpanse - Expander V2 card on the page and click Configuration.
In the new window under Connection, complete the required fields, as described below.
- Name: The connector’s name.
- URL: The URL to access the Expander API (https://expander.expanse.co).
- Client Id: Expanse provides the Client Id; follow the documentation for steps to Generate Client Credentials.
- Client Secret: Expanse provides the Client Secret; follow the documentation for steps to Generate Client Credentials.
- Network: This connector is available only when using a Mixed network. For more information, see Networks: Overview.
Click the Test Credentials button to ensure the credentials are correct and have the necessary access to make Xpanse API calls.
Under Schedule, configure the desired schedule for the connector to retrieve results from the Expander instance.
Click the Save button to save the connector’s configuration and create the connector. Once saved, the connector is now visible on the Integrations page under Currently Configured Integrations.
Clicking the History button displays the connector details for each pull. The Sync button allows users to perform on-demand sync. The Edit button allows the user to edit the connector configuration. The Delete button allows the user to delete the connector.
Once files have been processed on the Uploads page, view the ingested data by navigating to the Hosts and Host Findings pages.
Optional Configurations
You can bring in the asset tags into the configuration by selecting "Yes, bring in asset tags" under the Optional Configurations section.
Editing a Connector Configuration
Connector configurations can be updated at any time after creation. Go to the Automate > Integrations page and select the specific connector you want to update.
Utilizing the Connector
The data from Palo Alto Networks Cortex Xpanse API is ingested into Ivanti Neurons for RBVM as Hosts and Host Findings. The Scanner Name associated with these scans is Expander V2. Scanner Name can be used as a filter for Hosts and Host Findings.
Assets
All assets from the Palo Alto Networks Cortex Xpanse API are shown on the Hosts page.
Ivanti Neurons RBVM Tags
The following fields from Cortex Xpanse APIs are converted into RBVM asset tags. These tags can be used for searching, playbook automation, and better visualization in RBVM Dashboards.
- data > annotations > tags > name
Findings
All findings from the Palo Alto Networks Cortex Xpanse API are shown on the Manage -> Host Findings page.
The Cortex Xpanse service parser creates a finding for each inferred CVE associated with a service. If a service does not contain any inferred CVE information, it is skipped, and no findings are generated for that service. The scanner uses a full synchronization model, ensuring that all eligible service data is processed during each scan.
Connector Data Mapping
This table showcases the high-level mapping of Xpanse API fields in Ivanti Neurons for RBVM.
Host
RBVM Field | Mapping Field |
|---|---|
Expander Agent Id | reply.assets_internet_exposure.agent_id |
Expander Annotation | reply.assets_internet_exposure.annotation |
Expander Asm Va Score | reply.assets_internet_exposure.asm_va_score |
Expander ASN Countries | reply.assets_internet_exposure.asn_countries |
Expander ASN Handles | reply.assets_internet_exposure.asn_handles |
Expander ASN Record Names | reply.assets_internet_exposure.asn_record_names |
Expander ASN Registries | reply.assets_internet_exposure.asn_registries |
Expander Asset Explainers | reply.assets_internet_exposure.asset_explainers |
Expander AWS Cloud Tags | reply.assets_internet_exposure.aws_cloud_tags |
Expander Azure Cloud Tags | reply.assets_internet_exposure.azure_cloud_tags |
Expander Business Units Creation Times | reply.assets_internet_exposure.business_units.creation_time |
Expander Business Units IDs | reply.assets_internet_exposure.business_units.id |
Expander Business Units Names | reply.assets_internet_exposure.business_units.name |
Expander Business Units Parent IDs | reply.assets_internet_exposure.business_units.parent_id |
Expander Business Units Update Times | reply.assets_internet_exposure.business_units.update_time |
Expander Certificate Algorithm | reply.assets_internet_exposure.certificate_algorithm |
Expander Certificate Classifications | reply.assets_internet_exposure.certificate_classifications |
Expander Certificate Expiry Date | reply.assets_internet_exposure.certificate_expiry_date |
Expander Certificate Formatted Issuer Org | reply.assets_internet_exposure.certificate_details.formattedIssuerOrg |
Expander Certificate Hash | reply.assets_internet_exposure.certificate_hash |
Expander Certificate Issuer | reply.assets_internet_exposure.certificate_issuer |
Expander Certificate Issuer Alternative Names | reply.assets_internet_exposure.certificate_details.issuerAlternativeNames |
Expander Certificate Issuer Country | reply.assets_internet_exposure.certificate_details.issuerCountry |
Expander Certificate Issuer Email | reply.assets_internet_exposure.certificate_details.issuerEmail |
Expander Certificate Issuer Locality | reply.assets_internet_exposure.certificate_details.issuerLocality |
Expander Certificate Issuer Name | reply.assets_internet_exposure.certificate_details.issuerName |
Expander Certificate Issuer Org | reply.assets_internet_exposure.certificate_details.issuerOrg |
Expander Certificate Issuer Org Unit | reply.assets_internet_exposure.certificate_details.issuerOrgUnit |
Expander Certificate Issuer State | reply.assets_internet_exposure.certificate_details.issuerState |
Expander Certificate MD5 Fingerprint | reply.assets_internet_exposure.certificate_details.md5Fingerprint |
Expander Certificate Public Key Algorithm | reply.assets_internet_exposure.certificate_public_key_algorithm |
Expander Certificate Public Key Bits | reply.assets_internet_exposure.certificate_public_key_bits |
Expander Certificate Publickey | reply.assets_internet_exposure.certificate_details.publicKey |
Expander Certificate Publickey Algorithm | reply.assets_internet_exposure.certificate_details.publicKeyAlgorithm |
Expander Certificate Publickey Bits | reply.assets_internet_exposure.certificate_details.publicKeyBits |
Expander Certificate Publickey Modulus | reply.assets_internet_exposure.certificate_details.publicKeyModulus |
Expander Certificate Publickey RSA Exponent | reply.assets_internet_exposure.certificate_details.publicKeyRsaExponent |
Expander Certificate Publickey SPKI | reply.assets_internet_exposure.certificate_details.publicKeySpki |
Expander Certificate Serial Number | reply.assets_internet_exposure.certificate_serial_number |
Expander Certificate Sha1 Fingerprint | reply.assets_internet_exposure.certificate_details.sha1Fingerprint |
Expander Certificate Sha256 Fingerprint | reply.assets_internet_exposure.certificate_details.sha256Fingerprint |
Expander Certificate Signature Algorithm | reply.assets_internet_exposure.certificate_details.signatureAlgorithm |
Expander Certificate Subject | reply.assets_internet_exposure.certificate_details.subject |
Expander Certificate Subject Alt Names | reply.assets_internet_exposure.certificate_subject_alt_names |
Expander Certificate Subject Alternative Names | reply.assets_internet_exposure.certificate_details.subjectAlternativeNames |
Expander Certificate Subject Country | reply.assets_internet_exposure.certificate_details.subjectCountry |
Expander Certificate Subject Email | reply.assets_internet_exposure.certificate_details.subjectEmail |
Expander Certificate Subject Locality | reply.assets_internet_exposure.certificate_details.subjectLocality |
Expander Certificate Subject Name | reply.assets_internet_exposure.certificate_details.subjectName |
Expander Certificate Subject Org | reply.assets_internet_exposure.certificate_details.subjectOrg |
Expander Certificate Subject Org Unit | reply.assets_internet_exposure.certificate_details.subjectOrgUnit |
Expander Certificate Subject Organization | reply.assets_internet_exposure.certificate_subject_organization |
Expander Certificate Subject Organization Unit | reply.assets_internet_exposure.certificate_subject_organization_unit |
Expander Certificate Subject State | reply.assets_internet_exposure.certificate_details.subjectState |
Expander Certificate Valid Not After | reply.assets_internet_exposure.certificate_details.validNotAfter |
Expander Certificate Valid Not Before | reply.assets_internet_exposure.certificate_details.validNotBefore |
Expander Certificate Version | reply.assets_internet_exposure.certificate_details.version |
Expander Cloud Id | reply.assets_internet_exposure.cloud_id |
Expander Cloud Provider | reply.assets_internet_exposure.cloud_provider |
Expander Cloud Resource Type | reply.assets_internet_exposure.cloud_resource_type |
Expander Creation Time | reply.assets_internet_exposure.creation_time |
Expander Date Added | reply.assets_internet_exposure.date_added |
Expander Domain | reply.assets_internet_exposure.domain |
Expander Domain Admin Email | reply.assets_internet_exposure.domain_admin_email |
Expander Domain Admin Name | reply.assets_internet_exposure.domain_admin_name |
Expander Domain Admin Organization | reply.assets_internet_exposure.domain_admin_organization |
Expander Domain Administrator City | reply.assets_internet_exposure.domain_details.admin.city |
Expander Domain Administrator Country | reply.assets_internet_exposure.domain_details.admin.country |
Expander Domain Administrator Emailaddress | reply.assets_internet_exposure.domain_details.admin.emailAddress |
Expander Domain Administrator Faxextension | reply.assets_internet_exposure.domain_details.admin.faxExtension |
Expander Domain Administrator Faxnumber | reply.assets_internet_exposure.domain_details.admin.faxNumber |
Expander Domain Administrator Name | reply.assets_internet_exposure.domain_details.admin.name |
Expander Domain Administrator Organization | reply.assets_internet_exposure.domain_details.admin.organization |
Expander Domain Administrator Phoneextension | reply.assets_internet_exposure.domain_details.admin.phoneExtension |
Expander Domain Administrator Phonenumber | reply.assets_internet_exposure.domain_details.admin.phoneNumber |
Expander Domain Administrator Postalcode | reply.assets_internet_exposure.domain_details.admin.postalCode |
Expander Domain Administrator Province | reply.assets_internet_exposure.domain_details.admin.province |
Expander Domain Administrator Registry ID | reply.assets_internet_exposure.domain_details.admin.registryId |
Expander Domain Administrator Street | reply.assets_internet_exposure.domain_details.admin.street |
Expander Domain Aligned Registrar | reply.assets_internet_exposure.domain_details.alignedRegistrar |
Expander Domain Collection Time | reply.assets_internet_exposure.domain_details.collectionTime |
Expander Domain Creation Date | reply.assets_internet_exposure.domain_details.creationDate |
Expander Domain DNSSEC | reply.assets_internet_exposure.domain_details.dnssec |
Expander Domain Domain Statuses | reply.assets_internet_exposure.domain_details.domainStatuses |
Expander Domain Expiry Date | reply.assets_internet_exposure.domain_expiry_date |
Expander Domain Name Servers | reply.assets_internet_exposure.domain_details.nameServers |
Expander Domain Registrant City | reply.assets_internet_exposure.domain_details.registrant.city |
Expander Domain Registrant Country | reply.assets_internet_exposure.domain_details.registrant.country |
Expander Domain Registrant Email | reply.assets_internet_exposure.domain_registrant_email |
Expander Domain Registrant Email Address | reply.assets_internet_exposure.domain_details.registrant.emailAddress |
Expander Domain Registrant Fax Extension | reply.assets_internet_exposure.domain_details.registrant.faxExtension |
Expander Domain Registrant Fax Number | reply.assets_internet_exposure.domain_details.registrant.faxNumber |
Expander Domain Registrant Name | reply.assets_internet_exposure.domain_registrant_name |
Expander Domain Registrant Organization | reply.assets_internet_exposure.domain_registrant_organization |
Expander Domain Registrant Phone Extension | reply.assets_internet_exposure.domain_details.registrant.phoneExtension |
Expander Domain Registrant Phone Number | reply.assets_internet_exposure.domain_details.registrant.phoneNumber |
Expander Domain Registrant Postal Code | reply.assets_internet_exposure.domain_details.registrant.postalCode |
Expander Domain Registrant Province | reply.assets_internet_exposure.domain_details.registrant.province |
Expander Domain Registrant Registry ID | reply.assets_internet_exposure.domain_details.registrant.registryId |
Expander Domain Registrant Street | reply.assets_internet_exposure.domain_details.registrant.street |
Expander Domain Registrar Abuse Contact Email | reply.assets_internet_exposure.domain_details.registrar.abuseContactEmail |
Expander Domain Registrar Abuse Contact Phone | reply.assets_internet_exposure.domain_details.registrar.abuseContactPhone |
Expander Domain Registrar Aligned Name | reply.assets_internet_exposure.domain_details.registrar.alignedName |
Expander Domain Registrar IANA ID | reply.assets_internet_exposure.domain_details.registrar.ianaId |
Expander Domain Registrar Name | reply.assets_internet_exposure.domain_details.registrar.name |
Expander Domain Registrar Registration Expiration Date | reply.assets_internet_exposure.domain_details.registrar.registrationExpirationDate |
Expander Domain Registrar URL | reply.assets_internet_exposure.domain_details.registrar.url |
Expander Domain Registrar Whois Server | reply.assets_internet_exposure.domain_details.registrar.whoisServer |
Expander Domain Registry Domain ID | reply.assets_internet_exposure.domain_details.registryDomainId |
Expander Domain Registry Expiry Date | reply.assets_internet_exposure.domain_details.registryExpiryDate |
Expander Domain Reseller | reply.assets_internet_exposure.domain_details.reseller |
Expander Domain Resolves | reply.assets_internet_exposure.domain_resolves |
Expander Domain Retrieved Date | reply.assets_internet_exposure.domain_details.retrievedDate |
Expander Domain Tech City | reply.assets_internet_exposure.domain_details.tech.city |
Expander Domain Tech Country | reply.assets_internet_exposure.domain_details.tech.country |
Expander Domain Tech Emailaddress | reply.assets_internet_exposure.domain_details.tech.emailAddress |
Expander Domain Tech Faxextension | reply.assets_internet_exposure.domain_details.tech.faxExtension |
Expander Domain Tech Faxnumber | reply.assets_internet_exposure.domain_details.tech.faxNumber |
Expander Domain Tech Name | reply.assets_internet_exposure.domain_details.tech.name |
Expander Domain Tech Organization | reply.assets_internet_exposure.domain_details.tech.organization |
Expander Domain Tech Phoneextension | reply.assets_internet_exposure.domain_details.tech.phoneExtension |
Expander Domain Tech Phonenumber | reply.assets_internet_exposure.domain_details.tech.phoneNumber |
Expander Domain Tech Postalcode | reply.assets_internet_exposure.domain_details.tech.postalCode |
Expander Domain Tech Province | reply.assets_internet_exposure.domain_details.tech.province |
Expander Domain Tech Registryid | reply.assets_internet_exposure.domain_details.tech.registryId |
Expander Domain Tech Street | reply.assets_internet_exposure.domain_details.tech.street |
Expander Domain Updated Date | reply.assets_internet_exposure.domain_details.updatedDate |
Expander Extended Properties Last Start Time | reply.assets_internet_exposure.extended_properties.last_start_time |
Expander Extended Properties Machine Type | reply.assets_internet_exposure.extended_properties.machine_type |
Expander Extended Properties Network Interfaces Id | reply.assets_internet_exposure.extended_properties.network_interfaces.id |
Expander Extended Properties Network Interfaces Ip | reply.assets_internet_exposure.extended_properties.network_interfaces.ip |
Expander Extended Properties Network Interfaces Name | reply.assets_internet_exposure.extended_properties.network_interfaces.name |
Expander Extended Properties Network Interfaces Subnet Id | reply.assets_internet_exposure.extended_properties.network_interfaces.subnet_id |
Expander Extended Properties Network Interfaces Vpc Id | reply.assets_internet_exposure.extended_properties.network_interfaces.vpc_id |
Expander Extended Properties Private Ips | reply.assets_internet_exposure.extended_properties.private_ips |
Expander Extended Properties Public Ips | reply.assets_internet_exposure.extended_properties.public_ips |
Expander Extended Properties Volumes Boot | reply.assets_internet_exposure.extended_properties.volumes.boot |
Expander Extended Properties Volumes Id | reply.assets_internet_exposure.extended_properties.volumes.id |
Expander Extended Properties Volumes Name | reply.assets_internet_exposure.extended_properties.volumes.name |
Expander Extended Properties Volumes Type | reply.assets_internet_exposure.extended_properties.volumes.type |
Expander External Ips | reply.assets_internet_exposure.external_ips |
Expander Externally Detected Providers | reply.assets_internet_exposure.externally_detected_providers |
Expander GCP Cloud Tags | reply.assets_internet_exposure.gcp_cloud_tags |
Expander Geo Region | reply.assets_internet_exposure.geo_region |
Expander Has Active Externally Services | reply.assets_internet_exposure.has_active_externally_services |
Expander Has Alerts | reply.assets_internet_exposure.has_alerts |
Expander Has BU Overrides | reply.assets_internet_exposure.has_bu_overrides |
Expander Has Incidents | reply.assets_internet_exposure.has_incidents |
Expander Has XDR Agent | reply.assets_internet_exposure.has_xdr_agent |
Expander Hierarchy | reply.assets_internet_exposure.hierarchy |
Expander Internal Ips | reply.assets_internet_exposure.internal_ips |
Expander Iot Category | reply.assets_internet_exposure.iot_category |
Expander Iot Model | reply.assets_internet_exposure.iot_model |
Expander Iot Profile | reply.assets_internet_exposure.iot_profile |
Expander Ip Ranges | reply.assets_internet_exposure.ip_ranges |
Expander Ips | reply.assets_internet_exposure.ips |
Expander Is Paid Level Domain | reply.assets_internet_exposure.is_paid_level_domain |
Expander Mac Addresses | reply.assets_internet_exposure.mac_addresses |
Expander Management Status | reply.assets_internet_exposure.management_status |
Expander Open Ports | reply.assets_internet_exposure.open_ports |
Expander Operation System | reply.assets_internet_exposure.operation_system |
Expander Project Name | reply.assets_internet_exposure.project_name |
Expander Provider Account | reply.assets_internet_exposure.provider_account |
Expander Recent IPs First Observed | reply.assets_internet_exposure.recent_ips.firstObserved |
Expander Recent IPs Id | reply.assets_internet_exposure.recent_ips.id |
Expander Recent IPs Ip | reply.assets_internet_exposure.recent_ips.ip |
Expander Recent IPs Ipv6 | reply.assets_internet_exposure.recent_ips.ipv6 |
Expander Recent IPs Last Observed | reply.assets_internet_exposure.recent_ips.lastObserved |
Expander Recent IPs Provider Additionalproviderinfo | reply.assets_internet_exposure.recent_ips.provider.additionalProviderInfo |
Expander Recent IPs Provider CDN | reply.assets_internet_exposure.recent_ips.provider.cdn |
Expander Recent IPs Provider Display Name | reply.assets_internet_exposure.recent_ips.provider.displayName |
Expander Recent IPs Provider ISCDN | reply.assets_internet_exposure.recent_ips.provider.isCdn |
Expander Recent IPs Provider Legacyname | reply.assets_internet_exposure.recent_ips.provider.legacyName |
Expander Recent IPs Provider Name | reply.assets_internet_exposure.recent_ips.provider.name |
Expander Recent IPs Source Name | reply.assets_internet_exposure.recent_ips.source.name |
Expander Region | reply.assets_internet_exposure.region |
Expander Sensor | reply.assets_internet_exposure.sensor |
Expander Service Type | reply.assets_internet_exposure.service_type |
Expander Sub Region | reply.assets_internet_exposure.sub_region |
Expander VPC Name ID | reply.assets_internet_exposure.vpc_name_id |
Host Finding Mapping
RBVM Field | Mapping Field |
|---|---|
Expander Service Type | external_services -> service_type |
Expander Inferred CVE Confidence | external_services -> inferred_cves_observed -> inferredCve -> inferredCveMatchMetadata -> confidence |
Expander Service Versions | external_services -> service_versions |
Expander Vulnerability Type | "INFERRED" - external_services -> inferred_cves_observed -> inferredCve |
Expander Discovery Type | external_services -> discovery_type |
Expander Service Is Active | external_services -> is_active |
Expander Externally Detected Providers | external_services -> externally_detected_providers |
Expander Service Id | external_services -> service_id |
Expander Service Type | external_services -> service_type |
Expander Active Classification | external_services -> active_classifications |
Expander In Active Classification | external_services -> inactive_classifications |
Expander Business Unit Id | external_services -> business_units -> id |
Expander Business Unit Name | external_services -> business_units -> name |
Expander Tags | external_services -> tags |