I have posted this response to the Nessus list as it's more appropriate for this question than Nessus-Devel... > > a) does the LINUX GTK client generate a scan configuration file and > where is the file to be found? The config file generated is called .nessusrc.
You will probably already have one if you've run scans, you can make customised copies and specify them using the nessus -c parameter which can be combined with batch mode (-q) > > b) If the Linux GTK client does generate a scan settings file, are the > files of the windows and linux clients interchangeable? Not sure about the latest Windows client, they probably are. > d) There is no mention of whether a batch job on windows-client > machine can also accept command line parameters in a similar fashion - > Is there a command line interface for the windows client? I don't believe so. > > e) is port 1421 encrypted? and/or do you have experience with port > forwarding Nessus communications through port22? SSL can be enabled for the nessus - nessusd communications, this is a compile time option (try running nessus -v, check if it says "SSL used for client - server communication") > > f) [how] is it possible for one client to start simultaneous scans on > different scan servers and keep the results apart? > (e.g. change the Nessus port from 1421 for the different scan servers!?!?) > Using the command line client, you'd have to spawn several nessus client processes. Why would you want to change the nessusd port? There's not really any need to run several nessusd processes on one server, as one nessusd can handle multiple client connections and scans at the same time. -- Hubert Seiwert Internet Security Specialist, Westpoint Ltd Albion Wharf, 19 Albion Street, Manchester M1 5LN, United Kingdom Web: www.westpoint.ltd.uk Tel: +44-161-2371028
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