What is the significance of "Import Since" date in the host detection integration in VR

[Venkatesh4]

Hello Everyone,

I have a question regarding the "Import Since" field in the host detection integration on vulnerability response application.

From the documentation, it seems that we can specify a date to import historical vulnerability information.

However, I would like to understand this better. Could you please clarify which field in Qualys the "Import Since" field corresponds to? Additionally, could you please explain the purpose of this field in Qualys and how frequently it gets modified / updated?

Basically I would like to know what if I add current date vs past date in the import since field and logic behind that.

Thanks in advance

[Martin Dewit]

I believe Import Since refers to the Start date/time for which you want detections to be imported. If you setup Qualys using the Setup Assistant it asks for a Start date for your Host Detection integration:

This date is then used in the API call as detection_updated_since. So if you use 6/1/2024, any and all Qualys detections that have updated since 6/1/2024 will be imported. Once the integration run is complete it updates that Start date to when it was last completed.

[Satishkumar B]

Hi @Martin Dewit 

thats absolutely correct 👍