nessus-fetch1
A simple utility to retrieve plugins from www.nessus.org
Usage
nessus-fetch --plugins
nessus-fetch --plugins-md5
nessus-fetch --register
<code>
nessus-fetch --check
nessus-fetch --url
<url>
<localfile>
[<http_login>
<http_password>]
Overview
nessus-fetch is a simple utility is used by nessus-update-plugins to fetch the newest Nessus plugins from www.nessus.org on registered Nessus installations and to register a Nessus installation with plugins.nessus.org. It can also be used to retrieve arbitrary files from third party servers.
Options
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--register <code> -
Register the current Nessus installation to http://plugins.nessus.org. Registering entitles you to receive a complete feed of the newest Nessus plugins. To register, an activation code is required. Please see http://plugins.nessus.org for more details on how to get such a code.
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--check -
Makes sure that nessus-fetch is properly configured to receive a direct plugin feed from plugins.nessus.org by attempting to login into the remote server with the username and password obtained with nessus-fetch --register. Please see http://plugins.nessus.org for more details on how to get a direct plugin feed.
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--plugins-md5 -
Obtains the MD5 of the remote plugin archive. Depending if the user registered or not, the file will be fetched from www.nessus.org or plugins.nessus.org. A file named 'all-2.0.tar.gz.md5' will be created in the current working directory. You need to be registered in order to download the MD5 file from www.nessus.org.
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--plugins -
Obtains the newest Nessus plugins from www.nessus.org or plugins.nessus.org, as well as their signature file. The files 'all-2.0.tar.gz' and 'all-2.0.tar.gz.sig' will be created in the current working directory. You need to be registered in order to download the plugins from www.nessus.org.
- --url <url> <localfile> [<http_login> <http_password>]
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Retrieves the file located at <url> (ie: http://www.nessus.org/index.html) and stores in in <localfile>. An optional http login and passwords can be provided if the remote server requires Basic authentication.
Proxy support
If you need to connect to the internet through a proxy, nessus-fetch can be configured to use one. Simply edit the file /etc/nessus/nessus-fetch.rc and add the following lines, changing the appropriate values where necessary :
proxy=192.168.0.1
proxy_port=3128
proxy_username=renaud
proxy_password=s3cr3t
More information about the nessus project
The canonical place where you will find more information about the Nessus project is :
http://www.nessus.org/ ⟨⟩
Releases
3 releases since Debian 3.1 (Sarge); the text changed 2 times.