Scheduled Discovery

Scheduled discovery is a discovery process execution type that lets you trigger a discovery process one/multiple times according to a predefined schedule.

There are two ways you can schedule a discovery process, as explained in the following sections.

Scheduled Discovery: Method 1

This method is useful when you know the type of discovery process you want to trigger, from the following types:For each of these scan types, the form fields described in the respective sections explain the option that lets you specify whether the discovery will be on-demand or scheduled.
Click a scan type from the list above for instructions on how you can select on demand discovery for that type.

Scheduled Discovery: Method 2

The difference between method 1 and method 2 is that the Discovery From dropdown list for method 2 lists the sources for all discovery types.

To trigger a scheduled discovery:

  1. Go to (Menu) > CERT+ > CERTIFICATE DISCOVERY > Discovery Status >Scheduled.
    The Discovery Status : Scheduled page is displayed. .
  2. To create a new on demand discovery distance:
    If this is the first scheduled discovery instance, click from the center of the page.

    OR

    Click .

  3. In the Discover Details section, enter the following details:
    Table 1. Field descriptions for the Discover Details section
    Field Description
    *Discovery Run Type Select Scheduled.
    Discovery Instance Name Enter the name of the discovery instance.
    Description Enter the required details in this field.
    Note: Character limit: 2000 characters
    Occurrence Type From the dropdown list, from the following options, select an occurrence frequency:
    • Daily
    • Weekly
    • Monthly
    • Yearly
    *Repeat On
    Note: This field is displayed only when Occurrence Type = Weekly.
    Select the checkbox corresponding to the day of the week on which you want the discovery occurrence to repeat.
    *Starts On Click (Calendar widget) to select a date to start the scheduled discovery.
    *Ends From the following options, select when the scheduled discovery is to end:
    • Never: Discovery never stops.
    • After: Discovery stops after the number of occurrences specified in the text field.
    • On: Discovery stops on the date selected using (Calendar widget).
    Summary Displays a summary of the selections made for scheduled discovery
    *: Mandatory fields
  4. In the Discover By section, from the Discovery From dropdown list, select the source of the discovery.
    Based on your selection in this field, the rest of the fields will be displayed. For instructions on specifying the rest of the details:
    Table 2. Field descriptions for the Discover By section
    Field Refer for further instructions
    • IP Range
    • Subnet
    • URL
    		 Network Scan
    • Managed ADCs
    • Managed Servers
    • Managed MDMs
    • Managed Firewalls
    • Managed WAFs
    • Internal
    		 Managed devices scan
    CtLogs Transparency Log Scan
    Certificate Authorities Certificate Authority Scan
    Cloud Cloud Scan
    Upload Scanning Uploaded Certificates
    Note: When a device is onboarded with cert sync as Managed/Monitored, all discovered certificates are automatically inventoried under the Default group, regardless of the onboarding user’s access permissions. Consequently, when a user schedules/manually triggers discovery later, the user can still view the certificates assigned to the respective group, even if the user does not have access to that specific group.