OPENVAS: VULNERABILITY SCANNING TOOL

 OPENVAS: OPEN VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT SCANNER

OpenVAS (Open Vulnerability Assessment Scanner) is a free, open-source vulnerability scanner that helps identify and fix security weaknesses in systems. It's part of the Greenbone Vulnerability Manager (GVM) software framework. 

What OpenVAS can do Test systems for security holes, Perform unauthenticated and authenticated testing, Test a variety of internet and industrial protocols, Tune performance for large-scale scans, and Implement any type of vulnerability test. 

WORKING OF OPENVAS:

A vulnerability assessment tool works in the following way as follows:

Classifies the system resources.

Allocates the enumerable values to the classified resources.

Detects the possible threats (vulnerabilities) in each resource.

Eliminates the vulnerabilities on a priority basis.

WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF OPENVAS:

OpenVAS provides several benefits like offering comprehensive vulnerability detection, supporting customization and scalability, and providing detailed reports for fixing the issue .

Open-source: The source code is public, so anyone can contribute to the tool 

Comprehensive: OpenVAS is a versatile tool that can scan for vulnerabilities across a variety of protocols 

Customizable: Users can customize scans and reports to meet their specific needs 

Community support: OpenVAS has a large community of security practitioners who can help with false positives 

Regular updates: The scan engine is updated regularly, and Greenbone provides tutorials for using the tool.

CONCLUSION:

OpenVAS can perform unauthenticated scans to identify weaknesses in the perimeter, like misconfigured firewalls or exposed web servers. 

The Greenbone community feed and support forum can provide advice and support for many commonly asked questions.