Qualys, Inc.

The Qualys Cloud Agent for Red Hat Enterprise Linux CoreOS is a lightweight, containerized security agent designed to continuously secure host operating systems running Red Hat Enterprise Linux CoreOS in Red Hat OpenShift environments. Built on the Qualys Cloud Platform, the agent delivers real-time visibility into host posture, detects vulnerabilities through Qualys VMDR (Vulnerability Management, Detection, and Response), and identifies misconfigurations via Qualys Policy Audit, giving teams actionable intelligence to reduce risk and ensure compliance.

This offering simplifies deployment by operating as a container within the OpenShift cluster, eliminating the need to modify the underlying host, open network ports, or manage host credentials. Once installed and activated, the agent automatically connects to the Qualys Cloud Platform over HTTPS to begin syncing inventory and assessment data, providing continuous monitoring of installed software, open ports, configurations, and vulnerabilities without manual intervention.