From c910da288b3bfcfd11f263df747e89c2e3b6348e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Marco Bonetti Date: Thu, 13 May 2010 01:00:11 +0200 Subject: network/openvas-scanner: Added to 13.0 repository --- network/openvas-scanner/README | 30 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 30 insertions(+) create mode 100644 network/openvas-scanner/README (limited to 'network/openvas-scanner/README') diff --git a/network/openvas-scanner/README b/network/openvas-scanner/README new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..d974f3e880 --- /dev/null +++ b/network/openvas-scanner/README @@ -0,0 +1,30 @@ +OpenVAS stands for Open Vulnerability Assessment System and is a network +security scanner with associated tools like a graphical user front-end. The +core component is a server with a set of network vulnerability tests (NVTs) +to detect security problems in remote systems and applications. + +OpenVAS products are Free Software under GNU GPL and a fork of Nessus. + +This package provides the OpenVAS scanner. To build a complete OpenVAS scanner +installation, however, you have to compile and install the packages in the +following sequence: + 1. openvas-libraries + 2. openvas-scanner + 3. openvas-client + +The openvas-client GUI is needed to interact with the OpenVAS scanner, however +there are some new optional modules: + 1. openvas-scanner for storing and organizing scans on a central server in a + SQL database + 2. openvas-administrator for User-, Feed- and Settings-Management + 3. greenbone-security-assistant for a web-based Vulnerability Management + +Speaking of changes: the daemon changed its name from openvasd to openavassd +(notice the extra "s"), so the rc script is /etc/rc.d/rc.openavssd now. + +As a last note, keep in mind that this is a major version transition: the +older openvas-libnasl and openvas-plugins packages no longer exists, +openvas-server has been replaced by the openvas-scanner package and there are +the new optional modules. A straight upgradepkg (with removal of deprecated +packages) *SHOULD* work but also consider to backup your old configuration and +starting over from a fresh OpenVAS installation. -- cgit v1.2.3