I vote for d.1 (part of the target and alterable).
My reasons: - It is a logical portion of the target definition and breaking it out into it's own config area or even the scan config would feel more obtrusive. Scan configs are already complex enough. - It should be alterable because OpenVAS is used for testing and operational scans just as much as for compliance audits. In the first two cases we often need to tune the settings after making a change to our networks. For audits generally we want to keep things static, but OpenVAS is used for a lot of operations and research as well, and it really slows me down and is aggravating to have delete a task or config just to change a dependent setting. -G > 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 > > ------------------------------ Geoff Galitz http://www.galitz.org _______________________________________________ Openvas-discuss mailing list [email protected] https://lists.wald.intevation.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/openvas-discuss
