Nessus (software)
{{Short description|Computer security software}}
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| name = Nessus Vulnerability Scanner
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| developer = Tenable, Inc.
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| latest release version = 8.15.8
| latest release date = {{release date|2023|01|18}}{{cite web |url=https://docs.tenable.com/releasenotes/Content/nessus/nessus2023.htm|title=Nessus 2023 Release Notes|publisher=Tenable Network Security}}
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| operating system = Linux, macOS and Microsoft Windows
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| genre = Vulnerability scanner
| license = Proprietary; GPL (2.2.11 and earlier)
| website = https://www.tenable.com
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Nessus is a proprietary vulnerability scanner developed by Tenable, Inc.
History
In 1998 Renaud Deraison created The Nessus Project as a free remote security scanner.{{cite book|title=Nessus Network Auditing|isbn=978-1-59749-208-9|first=Mark|last=Carey|author2=Russ Rogers|author3=Paul Criscuolo|author4=Mike Petruzzi|date=21 May 2008 |publisher=O'reilly}} On October 5 2005, with the release of Nessus 3, the project changed from the GNU General Public License to a proprietary license.{{cite news|url=https://www.scmagazine.com/home/security-news/celebrating-30-years-in-cybersecuity/|title=SC 30th Anniversary Awards|date=2019-03-09|first=Doug|last=Olenick|publisher=SC Media}}
The Nessus 2 engine and some of the plugins are still using the GNU General Public License, leading to forks based on Nessus like OpenVAS{{r|NNA}}{{cite web|url=http://www.openvas.org/|title=OpenVAS|accessdate=2009-10-21}} and Greenbone Sustainable Resilience.{{cite web|url=https://www.greenbone.net/impressum/|title=Greenbone|accessdate=2021-03-07}}
See also
References
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External links
- {{Official website|https://www.tenable.com/products/nessus/nessus-professional}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20160401025857/http://repository.slacky.eu/slackware-12.1/network/nessus/2.2.11/ Nessus 2.2.11 files and source code]
- [http://ftp.gwdg.de/pub/linux/misc/nessus Nessus source code] up to 2.2.9
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