On Mon, May 17, 2004 at 05:10:43PM -0600, Oscar Francisco Castaneda Villagran wrote:
> I was wondering if nessus can be scheduled to scan a host/network so it can be
> performed periodically.
One approach is to simply use cron to call the unix-based nessus client
in commandline mode. Another is to make use of Nessus' detached scan
feature. I prefer the former.
Pros:
- Scans don't have to be restarted when nessusd is restarted.
- The config file can be updated (option tweaks, new plugins, etc)
between scans without having to restart the scan.
Cons:
- Requires some experience to set up.
- New plugins will be automatically enabled (non-DoS if
safe_checks enabled) by default. [This can be avoided using
my update-nessusrc script or an equivalent.]
George
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