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title: Palo Alto Networks Cortex Xpanse
description: "## What Is Palo Alto Networks Cortex Xpanse? Palo Alto Networks Cortex Xpanse is a SaaS-based, agentless attack surface management (ASM) platform that collects and correlates active and passive information about all devices and services connected to the public Internet.…"
url: "https://lucidum.io/docs/palo-alto-networks-cortex-xpanse/"
updated: "2024-09-12"
category: Connectors / List of Connectors / P
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# Palo Alto Networks Cortex Xpanse

## What Is Palo Alto Networks Cortex Xpanse?

Palo Alto Networks Cortex Xpanse is a SaaS-based, agentless attack surface management (ASM) platform that collects and correlates active and passive information about all devices and services connected to the public Internet. Cortex Xpanse then aligns assets to organizations and identifies weaknesses in infrastructure.

## Why Should You Use the Palo Alto Networks Cortex Xpanse Connector?

The Palo Alto Networks Cortex Xpanse connector provides visibility into the assets in your environment. You can use this visibility to:

- ensure assets are managed per your security policies
- derive relationships between assets, users, applications, and data

## How Does This Connector Work?

Lucidum executes read-only requests to the Palo Alto Networks Cortex Xpanse REST API and ingests only meta-data about Palo Alto Networks Cortex Xpanse devices. Lucidum does not retrieve any data stored on your assets.

## Configuring the Connector in Lucidum

| Field | **Description** | **Example** |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Host | The FQDN of a host and domain name associated with the API Key. For details, see [https://cortex-panw.stoplight.io/docs/cortex-xpanse/65k28qwxguxrm-get-started-with-cortex-xpanse-ap-is](https://cortex-panw.stoplight.io/docs/cortex-xpanse/65k28qwxguxrm-get-started-with-cortex-xpanse-ap-is) |  |
| API Key | API key that allows Lucidum to communicate with the API for Palo Alto Corext Xpanse. For details, see [https://cortex-panw.stoplight.io/docs/cortex-xpanse/65k28qwxguxrm-get-started-with-cortex-xpanse-ap-is](https://cortex-panw.stoplight.io/docs/cortex-xpanse/65k28qwxguxrm-get-started-with-cortex-xpanse-ap-is) | p7g444S3IZ5wmFvmzWmx14qACXdzQ25b |
| API Key ID | API ID that allows Lucidum to communicate with the API for Palo Alto Corext Xpanse. For details, see [https://cortex-panw.stoplight.io/docs/cortex-xpanse/65k28qwxguxrm-get-started-with-cortex-xpanse-ap-is](https://cortex-panw.stoplight.io/docs/cortex-xpanse/65k28qwxguxrm-get-started-with-cortex-xpanse-ap-is) | p7g444S3IZ5wmFvmzWmx14qACXdzQ25b |

## Source Documentation

### Creating the API Key and API Key ID

To create an API Key:

[https://cortex-panw.stoplight.io/docs/cortex-xpanse/65k28qwxguxrm-get-started-with-cortex-xpanse-ap-is](https://cortex-panw.stoplight.io/docs/cortex-xpanse/65k28qwxguxrm-get-started-with-cortex-xpanse-ap-is)

### Required Permissions

Contact your Lucidum Sales Representative for help with permissions. The system role "Viewer" provides view access to the the assets in Palo Alto Cortex Xpanse.

### API Documentation

[https://cortex-panw.stoplight.io/docs/cortex-xpanse/1a91b8f68fc41-cortex-xpanse-rest-api](https://cortex-panw.stoplight.io/docs/cortex-xpanse/1a91b8f68fc41-cortex-xpanse-rest-api)

[https://cortex-panw.stoplight.io/docs/cortex-xpanse/4d4cd06d89556-get-all-assets](https://cortex-panw.stoplight.io/docs/cortex-xpanse/4d4cd06d89556-get-all-assets)