Author: mwiegand Date: 2008-10-08 12:48:18 +0200 (Wed, 08 Oct 2008) New Revision: 1493
Added: trunk/doc/website/openvas-cr-16.htm4 Modified: trunk/doc/website/openvas-crs.htm4 Log: Added CR #16. Added: trunk/doc/website/openvas-cr-16.htm4 =================================================================== --- trunk/doc/website/openvas-cr-16.htm4 2008-10-07 14:11:33 UTC (rev 1492) +++ trunk/doc/website/openvas-cr-16.htm4 2008-10-08 10:48:18 UTC (rev 1493) @@ -0,0 +1,82 @@ +m4_dnl -*-html-*- +m4_include(`template.m4') + +m4_dnl OpenVAS +m4_dnl $Id$ +m4_dnl Description: OpenVAS Change Request #16 +m4_dnl +m4_dnl Authors: +m4_dnl Jan-Oliver Wagner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> +m4_dnl +m4_dnl Copyright: +m4_dnl Copyright (C) 2008 Intevation GmbH +m4_dnl +m4_dnl This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify +m4_dnl it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2, +m4_dnl as published by the Free Software Foundation. +m4_dnl +m4_dnl This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, +m4_dnl but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of +m4_dnl MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the +m4_dnl GNU General Public License for more details. +m4_dnl +m4_dnl You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License +m4_dnl along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software +m4_dnl Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA. + + +PAGE_START +<h2>OpenVAS Change Request #16: OpenVAS-Client: Do not automatically enable new NVTs</h2> + +Status: In discusssion. + +<h3>Purpose</h3> + +<p> + To make the behavior of OpenVAS-Client more flexible and more useful for + scanning with fixed NVT sets. +</p> + +<h3>References</h3> + +<p> + This change request originated from the OpenVAS roadmap. +</p> + +<h3>Rationale</h3> + +<p> + The present version of OpenVAS-Client automatically enables new NVT; this + means that NVTs received from the server which are not yet in the NVT cache + will be enable and thus run when the next scan is executed. +</p> + +<p> + This behavior might be useful in cases where all NVTs are enabled, but is + undesirable when only a specific subset of NVTs is enabled as new NVTs will be + added to the subset. A user wishing to keep scanning with only this subset + enabled has to manually disable all new NVTs after connecting to the server. +</p> + +<h3>Effects</h3> + +<p> + This change will introduce a configurable setting in the client that controls + whether new NVTs should be automatically enabled or not. +</p> + + +<h3>Design and Implementation</h3> + +<p> + The configurable setting controlling this behavior will be implemented in the + plugin selection section of OpenVAS-Client and will be scope-specific. +</p> + + +<h3>History</h3> + +<ul> +<li> 2008-10-08 Michael Wiegand <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:<br> + Initial text.</li> +</ul> Modified: trunk/doc/website/openvas-crs.htm4 =================================================================== --- trunk/doc/website/openvas-crs.htm4 2008-10-07 14:11:33 UTC (rev 1492) +++ trunk/doc/website/openvas-crs.htm4 2008-10-08 10:48:18 UTC (rev 1493) @@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ <li> <a href="openvas-cr-13.html">OpenVAS Change Request #13: Integrating the OVAL interpreter ovaldi into OpenVAS Server</a> (in progress) <li> <a href="openvas-cr-14.html">OpenVAS Change Request #14: OpenVAS-Client: Remove source code copy of gdchart and gd</a> (done) <li> <a href="openvas-cr-15.html">OpenVAS Change Request #15: OpenVAS Server: Remove features for detached scans</a> (in progress) +<li> <a href="openvas-cr-16.html">OpenVAS Change Request #16: OpenVAS-Client: Do not automatically enable new NVTs</a> (in discussion) </ul> <h3>How to write a change request</h3> _______________________________________________ Openvas-commits mailing list [email protected] http://lists.wald.intevation.org/mailman/listinfo/openvas-commits
