>> Why is this important? We want only a single check >> for the nmap binary and version. Not 4000 in case >> 4000 IPs are scanned. This is to be multiplied with the >> number of tools/versions and with the scripts using them. > > Agreed.
Actually, I believe I'm wrong having agreed here. The script will run once for each and every IP address, no? So alerts that you are missing a given tool will show up multiple times, in your example, 4000 times, I believe, once for each IP address. All you save is the fact that if different scripts use the same tool, you can avoid redundant checks for the existence of the same tool (such as nmap). Which gets back to, run toolcheck.nasl always, and have the ability to turn off reporting messages to avoid cluttering reports with stuff a user doesn't want to see. Thomas _______________________________________________ Openvas-devel mailing list Openvas-devel@wald.intevation.org http://lists.wald.intevation.org/mailman/listinfo/openvas-devel
