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Nessus 4.2 User Guide
September 23, 2010 (Revision 12)
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TABLE OF CONTENTS ........................................................................................................................................2 INTRODUCTION...................................................................................................................................................3 NESSUS UI OVERVIEW ....................................................................................................................................3 DESCRIPTION............................................................................................................................................................ 3 SUPPORTED PLATFORMS ..........................................................................................................................................4 INSTALLATION .....................................................................................................................................................4 OPERATION............................................................................................................................................................ 4 OVERVIEW .................................................................................................................................................................4 Connect to Nessus GUI.................................................................................................................................4 POLICY OVERVIEW....................................................................................................................................................6 CREATING A POLICY.................................................................................................................................................7 General................................................................................................................................................................ 7 Credentials ....................................................................................................................................................... 11 Plugins............................................................................................................................................................... 15 Preferences ...................................................................................................................................................... 17 IMPORTING, EXPORTING AND COPYINGPOLICIES............................................................................................... 31 CREATING AND LAUNCHING A SCAN ..................................................................................................................... 31 REPORTS ................................................................................................................................................................. 33 Browse.............................................................................................................................................................. 34 Report Filters .................................................................................................................................................. 37 Compare........................................................................................................................................................... 40 Upload & Download ...................................................................................................................................... 41 .nessus File Format ...................................................................................................................................... 43 Delete...