Nessus (software)
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Template:Short description Script error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".Template:Main other 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.[1] On October 5 2005, with the release of Nessus 3, the project changed from the GNU General Public License to a proprietary license.[2]
The Nessus 2 engine and some of the plugins are still using the GNU General Public License, leading to forks based on Nessus like OpenVASTemplate:R[3] and Greenbone Sustainable Resilience.[4]
See also
- Metasploit Project
- OpenVAS
- Security Administrator Tool for Analyzing Networks (SATAN)
- SAINT (software)
- Snort (software)
- Wireshark