Kali Linux Installation Vulnerability Scanning Tool Nessus Guide

Introduction: Nessus is a well-known information security services company tenable launched a vulnerability scanning and analysis software, Known as "the world's most popular vulnerability scanner, more than 75,000 organizations around the world are using it." Although this scanner can be downloaded for free, but to update from tenable to all the latest threat information, the annual direct subscription fee is $1,200, which is 100 U.S. knives per month. Nessus can be used in Linux, FreeBSD, Solaris, Mac OS x, and Windows.

nessus is currently divided into four versions: nessus Home, Nessus Professional, Nessus Manager, Nessus Cloud.

The home version is the free version, the features of each version are as follows:

Installation steps:

1. Download Nessus Home version installation package (select Kali linux64 bit or 32-bit installation package) on Tenable official homepage:http://www.tenable.com/products/nessus/ Select-your-operating-system

2. Install the software. Install using the command dpkg-inessus-6.4.1-debian6_amd64.deb (or the 32-bit installation package name) .

3. Configure the software. When the installation is complete, start with the command /ETC/INIT.D/NESSUSD start.

4. Launch the software in the browser. Nessus use of B/S architecture, enter https://127.0.0.1:3384 in the browser to open Nessus home, after the start of the need to set up a management account and password, after setting up the need to enter active Code (activation Code) for the plug-in update installation, Active code acquisition method is as follows: Access to http://www.tenable.com/products/nessus/nessus-homefeed for registration, Fill in the correct email address, the registration is completed will receive the mail, the message has active code. After you enter active code, you can start downloading the installation plugin.

5. After the plug-in update is installed, you can enter the previous account and password login Operation page.

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Kali Linux Installation Vulnerability Scanning Tool Nessus Guide