Hello OpenVAS Users, a first step during the scan is to determin which of the IP of the target range are "alive". This is also called the "host discovery".
Depending on your network it may happen your scans get slow (judged alive but in fact dead) or leave out out hosts (judged dead but in fact alive). There are config options to handle cases in optimal way. Currently the configuration is hidden in the Scan Config. It is desirable to make it more explicit because often users apply the wrong method and are annoyed by very long scan duration. Full&Fast is conservative, avoiding False Negatives risking longer scan duration. The question where I like you opinion is: Where to place the Host Discovery best? a) make "Host Discovery" a special section of a Scan Config with explanations and hints b) make "Host Discovery" settings part of a task (alterable any time) c) make "Host Discovery" a configuration object of its own that can be attached to a Task like we do with Credentials. d) make "Host Discovery" settings part of Target object d.1) alterable d.2) unalterable e) Other? Any other insights into this aspect? Best Jan -- Dr. Jan-Oliver Wagner | ++49-541-335084-0 | http://www.greenbone.net/ Greenbone Networks GmbH, Neuer Graben 17, 49074 Osnabrück | AG Osnabrück, HR B 202460 Geschäftsführer: Lukas Grunwald, Dr. Jan-Oliver Wagner _______________________________________________ Openvas-discuss mailing list [email protected] https://lists.wald.intevation.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/openvas-discuss
