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ā08-24-2020 11:34 AM
Hello,
I have installed the Qualys Vulnerability Integration plugins.
I am trying to set it up using the Setup assistant.
I entered the Login credentials for Qualys, however when running the Knowledgebase and Host detetction scans I see the below errors in the error log.
Error: Invalid response code 403 received from Qualys
Can some one let me know what is this error for?
Thanks
Suraj
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ā08-24-2020 02:04 PM
Okay. SN setup should be something like:
Name: Qualys
Server URL: https://qualysapi.qg3.apps.qualys.com
Username: <login name>
Password: <password>
Be certain you have the correct fully qualifiedServer URL
If you are copying the password, make sure you are not picking up a trailing space.
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ā08-24-2020 02:20 PM
Hi Stephen,
Thanks for your response..
I am little confuse on which URL to use
My Qualys admin created the API account and gave ne this URL: https://qualysguard.qualys.com
I entered the below URL's on Setup assistant with correct user name and password which I am able to login using Qualys UI
https://qualysapi.qg1.apps.qualys.com ( this says URL is unreachable)
https://qualysapi.qualys.com ( this accepts the credential and the KBase Import script fails with the same error - 403)
Thanks for assisting.

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ā08-24-2020 03:28 PM
Qualys has a number of servers supporting API services. Your Qualys rep can get you situated with the correct endpoint. In the meantime, try these:
https://qualysapi.qg2.apps.qualys.com
https://qualysapi.qg3.apps.qualys.com
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ā08-24-2020 03:36 PM
looking at this link..it seems our's is in US 1
https://www.qualys.com/platform-identification/
so i tried the below 3 URL"s
https://qualysapi.qualys.com (able to connect but get the 403 errro)
https://qualysapi.qg2.apps.qualys.com (The username or password is incorrect.)
https://qualysapi.qg3.apps.qualys.com (The username or password is incorrect.)
I will have our Qualys admin contact Qualys rep for the correct URL.

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ā08-24-2020 04:05 PM
Try https://qualysapi.qg.apps.qualys.com
Also, looked at some very old documentation from 2016 on a contract I did. Back then qualysguard was used, perhaps still is.
https://qualysguard.qg2.apps.qualys.com
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ā08-24-2020 04:13 PM
it says 'The URL you entered is unreachable.