OpenVAS
Full-featured open-source vulnerability scanner by Greenbone
OpenVAS is a full-featured open-source vulnerability scanner capable of unauthenticated and authenticated testing across a wide range of internet and industrial protocols. It uses a regularly updated feed of vulnerability tests and includes a powerful internal programming language for custom test implementation. Developed and maintained by Greenbone since 2006, it forms the core of the OpenVAS Community Edition alongside other open-source modules.
OpenVAS scans systems using authenticated and unauthenticated tests sourced from a daily-updated vulnerability feed, supporting a wide range of protocols and large-scale deployments.
security professionals and IT administrators
Background.
- Status
- launched
- Business model
- open-source
- Company
- Greenbone
- Launched
- 2006
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