2010-05-12 23:32:37 +02:00
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OpenVAS stands for Open Vulnerability Assessment System and is a network
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security scanner with associated tools like a graphical user front-end. The
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core component is a server with a set of network vulnerability tests (NVTs)
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to detect security problems in remote systems and applications.
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OpenVAS products are Free Software under GNU GPL and a fork of Nessus.
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2010-05-13 00:37:44 +02:00
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This package provides the OpenVAS scanner. To build a complete OpenVAS scanner
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installation, however, you have to compile and install the packages in the
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following sequence:
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1. openvas-libraries
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2. openvas-scanner
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3. openvas-client
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The openvas-client GUI is needed to interact with the OpenVAS scanner, however
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there are some new optional modules:
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1. openvas-scanner for storing and organizing scans on a central server in a
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SQL database
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2. openvas-administrator for User-, Feed- and Settings-Management
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3. greenbone-security-assistant for a web-based Vulnerability Management
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2010-05-12 23:32:37 +02:00
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This package provides the OpenVAS client. You need GTK libraries and
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OpenSSL are highly recommended, both of them are avalaible from Slackware.
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2010-05-13 00:37:44 +02:00
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As a last note, keep in mind that this is a major version transition: the
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older openvas-libnasl and openvas-plugins packages no longer exists,
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openvas-server has been replaced by the openvas-scanner package and there are
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the new optional modules. A straight upgradepkg (with removal of deprecated
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packages) *SHOULD* work but also consider to backup your old configuration and
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starting over from a fresh OpenVAS installation.
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