How to update Nessus vulnerability plugin offline under Linux

Nessus is an excellent vulnerability scanning software, in its V6 home version of the online Update vulnerability plug-in is not successful, the use of offline update using the method provided by netizens is also not possible, so seriously studied the next, successfully updated the plugin, in this update method to share.

　　

1. Get Challenge Code

[Email protected]:~#/opt/nessus/sbin/nessuscli Fetch--challenge

Challenge code:4a137cbef3e6457c33669dd2f4143baa88df1305

You can copy the challenge code above and paste it alongside your

Activation Code at:

https://plugins.nessus.org/v2/offline.php

2. Re-register to obtain a new activation code (it will send the registration code to the registered mailbox):

Registration page: http://www.nessus.org/register/

Found in the message such as: 791f-3179-8d6b-348c-b17a

3, visit https://plugins.nessus.org/v2/offline.php fill in the Activation code and download the Challenge code:

Nessus.license and all-2.0.tar.gz two files that can be copied to the desktop.

4, will download to the local/root/desktop/all/all-2.0.tar.gz, unzip the update:

[Email protected]:~#/opt/nessus/sbin/nessuscli update/root/desktop/all-2.0.tar.gz

* Update successful. The changes is automatically processed by Nessus.

5, Installation Nessus.license

[Email protected]:~#/opt/nessus/sbin/nessuscli Fetch--register-offline/root/desktop/nessus.license

Your Activation Code has been registered Properly-thank.

6, restart,/ETC/INIT.D/NESSUSD start

Open Web page: https://127.0.0.1:8834/is ready to work.

Note: Steps 4th and 5th are interchangeable

How to update Nessus vulnerability plugin offline under Linux