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|description=Using OpenVAS to scan a hosts or network for vulnerabilities.
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* A remote host with various network services (SSH, HTTP, DNS, SMTP ...); for example: a Linux server with OpenSSH, Apache HTTPd, ISC BIND, Postfix or Sendmail ...
* A remote host with various network services (SSH, HTTP, DNS, SMTP ...).
For example: a Linux server with OpenSSH, Apache HTTPd, ISC BIND, Postfix or Sendmail ...
* Install OpenVAS packages:  
* Install OpenVAS packages:  
<pre>yum install openvas-scanner openvas-libraries openvas-client</pre>
<pre>yum install openvas-scanner openvas-libraries openvas-client</pre>

Revision as of 06:30, 28 May 2011

Description

Using OpenVAS to scan a hosts or network for vulnerabilities.

Setup

  • A remote host with various network services (SSH, HTTP, DNS, SMTP ...).

For example: a Linux server with OpenSSH, Apache HTTPd, ISC BIND, Postfix or Sendmail ...

  • Install OpenVAS packages:
yum install openvas-scanner openvas-libraries openvas-client

How to test

  1. Start here ...
  2. Next do this ...
  3. Finally click that

Expected Results

The following must be true to consider this a successful test run. Be brief ... but explicit.

  1. Step #1 completes without error
  2. The system boots into runlevel 5
  3. Program completes wth exit code 0