What you've described is the skill of using Nessus as a security tool. There is no such thing as a "safe" configuration, because it will depend on the devices being scanned. You can port scan a VAX with min_rtt_timeout of 500 milliseconds and still kick it over.
We do a lot of planning before we do an audit, and this sometimes results in dozens of different .nessusrc configs being used on a single project, depending on the nature of the security zone being scanned, and the hosts in that zone. On Fri, 2002-11-22 at 04:24, Thanh Nguyen wrote: > Hi, > > > > Is there a way to scan a whole network (i.e class A or class B) in which > cover all different flatform like Unix (solaris, True64, Linux, AIX), > Novell Netware, Microsoft NT, 2K, Lotus Domino, Oracle, Cisco router, > PIX firewall, wireless in a safe way so that the scan do not harm or > interupt to any device? Any sample configuration (.nessusrc) file for > this scenario would appreciated ? any suggestion are welcome > > > > Thanks in advance > > Nguyen > > > > > _____ > > > <http://au.rd.yahoo.com/mail/tagline/?http://www.yahoo.promo.com.au/hint > /> Yahoo! Hint Dropper > - Avoid getting hideous gifts this Christmas with Yahoo! Hint Dropper! - [EMAIL PROTECTED]: general discussions about Nessus. * To unsubscribe, send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe nessus" in the body.
