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The room is outdated, the server serving this page is down so you can't find it. Which directory contains example documents? (This will be in a php directory) The room is outdated you can't find the answer by yourself. What is the file extension of the config backup? The room is outdated so login.php won't show up in your scan. What authentication page is discovered by the scanner that transmits credentials in cleartext? What is the plugin id of the plugin that determines the HTTP server type and version? So you're telling me that's how you set up a web app. That doesn't exist and is a false positive or a bug, 2.4.7 should be the correctĪnswer. The room is expecting the wrong answer, obviously 2.4.99 is an invalid version The answer is in HTTP Server Type and Version which is grouped underīut the Apache HTTP Server Version grouped underĪpache HTTP Server (Multiple Issues) reports Apache/2.4.99. What web server type and version is reported by Nessus? Looks like we have a medium level vulnerability relating to SSH, what is this vulnerability named? IPv6+IRCPLUS+SSL+SYSLOG+ZLIB-i686/pc/linux-gnu There seems to be a chat server running on this machine, what port is it on? What scan type can we change to under 'ADVANCED' for this lower bandwidth connection?Īfter the scan completes, which 'Vulnerability' can we view the details of to see the open ports on this host? What is this type called?Īs we are connected to the network via a VPN, it may be to our benefit to 'tone down' the scan a bit. Under discovery set the scan to cover ports 1-65535.

What option can we set under 'BASIC' to set a time for this scan to run? This can be very useful when network congestion is an issue. Web Application Tests Scanning! #2 #Ĭreate a new 'Basic Network Scan' targeting the deployed VM.
#Nessus basic network scan full
When performing Web App tests it's often useful to run which scan? This can be incredibly useful when also using nitko, zap, and burp to gain a full picture of an application. One of the most useful scan types, which is considered to be 'suitable for any host'?įollowing a few basic scans, it's often useful to run a scan wherein the scanner can authenticate to systems and evaluate their patching level. Let's move onto the scan types, what scan allows us to see simply what hosts are 'alive'? Nessus can also be run through multiple 'Scanners' where multiple installations can work together to complete scans or run scans on remote networks, what menu allows us to see all of these installations? Nessus also allows us to change plugin properties such as hiding them or changing their severity, what menu allows us to change this? Nessus allows us to create custom templates that can be used during the scan selection as additional scan types, what is the name of the menu where we can set these? Nessus Quiz #1 #Īs we log into Nessus, we are greeted with a button to launch a scan, what is the name of this button?
#Nessus basic network scan install
Install tools used in this WU on BlackArch Linux: 1ĭisclaimer: answers are very easy, obvious, given in the question or theĭescription or just requires to search the help page so I won't give details here.
#Nessus basic network scan how to
Description: Part of the Red Primer series, learn how to set up and use Nessus.
