Property reference

`mid.discovery.credentialless.enable`

The mid.discovery.credentialless.enable property enables credentialless discovery for all MID Servers. When set to true, it allows the use of Nmap for identifying hosts without requiring credentials, which is essential for network visibility and asset management.

Default: true Type: boolean Application: Global

Key questions about this property

The answers below summarize the purpose, scope, default effect, and review scenarios for this property.

What does it do?	This property controls the activation of credentialless discovery using Nmap across all connected MID Servers, facilitating the identification of devices without needing authentication.
What area does it affect?	MID Server Discovery
What does the default mean?	The default value is "true", which means this behavior is enabled by default.
When should you review it?	Review this property when configuring discovery settings or troubleshooting network visibility issues.

Out of the box property record

Raw metadata from the property record.

Property name	`mid.discovery.credentialless.enable`
Sys ID	`b384fa2a3b233200657c2eeed3efc4da`
Type	boolean
Application	Global
Default value	`true`
Description	Control use of credentialless discovery for all MID Servers
Updated	2017-07-06 18:21:13

Sources

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... Nmap functionality is activated automatically when either Discovery or Service Mapping is active. These Nmap components are provided by the Discovery - IP Based plugin: Component Description System property The mid.discovery.credentialless.enable property enables or disables Nmap for all MID Servers on which Nmap is installed that are connected to the instance. This property is installed with the Discovery plugin and is ...