Adding Assets to a Client
Assets within PlexTrac are stored outside of reports at the client level within the platform. An asset can exist as a standalone file in the Clients module or associated with a finding, referred to as an affected asset.
Organizations can efficiently manage and track their cybersecurity resources by organizing and storing assets in PlexTrac. This centralized approach ensures that important files and information are readily accessible when necessary, facilitating collaboration, efficient vulnerability management, and streamlined remediation efforts.
Creating an Asset
Step 1: From the Clients module home page, click the client's row or View under the "Actions" column.
Step 2: Click the Assets tab.
Step 3: Click the Add assets pulldown menu and select Create asset.
Step 4: The "New Asset" modal appears. Enter the desired information into the appropriate fields.
Step 5: Click Save at the bottom of the modal.
The asset now appears in the Assets tab.
Adding Assets via Bulk Paste
Step 1: From the Clients module home page, click the client's row or View under the "Actions" column.
Step 2: Click the Assets tab.
Step 3: Click Add assets, then select Bulk paste assets from the pulldown menu.
Step 4: Paste asset information into the provided box as a return- or comma-separated list. PlexTrac will parse the assets and add them to the finding. URLs with paths (i.e., www.plextrac.com/test/) will be separated into parent and child assets.
Check "Preserve pasted assets" to treat the pasted content as a monolithic asset. The parser will not attempt to break down the asset into its constituent parts (child assets) or identify potentially vulnerable parameters.
Step 5: Click Next.
Step 6: PlexTrac will search for assets in the bulk paste that match existing assets and identify them separately from new assets on the Review tab. This provides the option to deselect any assets before import.
Step 7: Click Next.
Step 8: Add any tags (optional). Click Add X assets.
A message confirming the import and assets are viewable from the Assets tab will appear.
Importing Assets to Clients
PlexTrac supports asset imports using an NMAP file or a CSV template:
NMAP files: Network Mapper is a free, open-source network discovery and security auditing utility. More information on NMAP can be found on PlexTrac's Integrations section of this site.
CSV: PlexTrac provides a template for uploading assets to a client. Click the file below to download the template:
CSV Asset Template Rules
The template is prepopulated with all permitted fields and sample values.
Do not add additional columns or some data may not be imported.
name
Asset Name
temp-asset-1
ip addresses
IP address of the asset
10.0.0.10
criticality
Importance level of the asset
High
data owner
Person responsible for the data
Jane Pentester
physical location
Geographic location of the asset
Boise
system owner
Person responsible for the system
John
ports
Open/closed ports and associated services
22/open/tcp//ssh//OpenSSH 4.3 (protocol 2.0)/
Each port can have up to eight values, separated by a slash. See the Ports section below after the table for more information.
tags
Categorization tags
Karbo
description
Brief description of the asset
csv-desc1
parent
Hierarchical relationship
Child 1
type
Asset type
Workstation
The value for this field must be one of the following: Workstation, Server, Network Device, Application, or General. If another value is used, it will be ignored, and the Asset Type value will display in PlexTrac as "Not Set."
This field is not case-sensitive.
hostname
Name of the host
temp-asset-1
host rdns
Reverse DNS lookup
4.3.2.1.in-addr.arpa
dns name
DNS name associated with the asset
192.0.2.44
mac address
Media Access Control address
00-B0-D0-63-C2-26
netbios name
NetBIOS name of the asset
temp-asset-1
total cves
Total number of Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures
8
pci status
Payment Card Industry compliance status
Fail
The value for this field must be blank, Passor Fail. If another value is used, it will be ignored, and the Asset Type value will display in PlexTrac as "Not Set."
This field is not case-sensitive.
operating system
OS running on the asset
Windows 11
Ports
Column G ingests port information imported and found in the asset's Notes/Description tab.
Multiple values for the ports cell are separated by commas, such as:
22/open/tcp//ssh//OpenSSH 4.3 (protocol 2.0)/, 25/open/tcp//smtp///, 53/closed/tcp//domain///, 70/open/tcp//gopher///, 80/open/tcp//http//Apache http 2.2.3 ((CentOS))/, 113/open/tcp//auth///, 31337/open/tcp//Elite///
Each port can have up to eight values, separated by a slash. This means there must be seven slash characters (/) for each port ingested, even if no data exists within the slashes. If the correct number of slashes is not used, an import error will appear, and the file will not be accepted.
Examples of valid data values for the ports field:
80///////
80/open//////
80/open/tcp/////
80/closed/tcp/auth////
80/open/tcp/auth/ssh///
80/open/tcp/auth/ssh/test 6//
80/open/tcp/auth/ssh/test 6/Apache http 2.2.3 (CentOS)/
The first value captures the port number. The second value captures the port status (any ports with a status of Closed will not be imported). The third value captures the protocol. The fifth value captures the service, and the seventh value captures the version.
Importing Assets
Step 1: From the Clients module home page, click the report row or View under the "Actions" column.
Step 2: Click the Assets tab.
Step 3: Click Add assets, then select Bulk paste assets from the pulldown menu.
Step 4: Drag a file into the modal or click the box to navigate to the file on the computer.
Step 5: Click Import.
A message will appear confirming import.
The new assets are displayed on the Assets tab. To view imported values, click View of the imported asset.
To view imported port information, click Notes/Descriptions.
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