I haven't installed it recently, but it was well worth the effort.  You can
easily see vulnerabilites in your network, and recommendations on how to fix
them.  I consider it a very important tool, but I haven't had to use it
lately, since we have an IT Security staff that scans our hosts for us.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Christian
> Seberino
> Sent: Monday, January 30, 2006 9:18 AM
> To: KPLUG
> Subject: Nessus:- dying? anyone survive installation with all certs?
>
>
> Nessus is a nightmare to install due to all security precautions
> involving certificates.  Did anyone survive Nessus installation
> and find this a useful tool?
>
> Now I'm wondering why bother if Nessus is becoming proprietary.
> Will open source version still be alive and supported?
>
> How important/useful is this tool?
>
> Chris
>


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