# openvas

**Repository Path**: aionlove/openvas

## Basic Information

- **Project Name**: openvas
- **Description**: Open Vulnerability Assessment Scanner
- **Primary Language**: Unknown
- **License**: GPL-2.0
- **Default Branch**: master
- **Homepage**: None
- **GVP Project**: No

## Statistics

- **Stars**: 0
- **Forks**: 1
- **Created**: 2022-07-19
- **Last Updated**: 2024-06-06

## Categories & Tags

**Categories**: Uncategorized

**Tags**: None

## README

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# OpenVAS

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This is the Open Vulnerability Assessment Scanner (OpenVAS) of the
Greenbone Vulnerability Management (GVM) Solution.

It is used for the Greenbone Security Manager appliances and is a full-featured
scan engine that executes a continuously updated and extended feed of Network
Vulnerability Tests (NVTs).

## Releases

All [release files](https://github.com/greenbone/openvas/releases) are signed with
the [Greenbone Community Feed integrity key](https://community.greenbone.net/t/gcf-managing-the-digital-signatures/101).
This gpg key can be downloaded at https://www.greenbone.net/GBCommunitySigningKey.asc
and the fingerprint is `8AE4 BE42 9B60 A59B 311C  2E73 9823 FAA6 0ED1 E580`.

## Installation

This module can be configured, built and installed with following commands:

    cmake .
    make install

For detailed installation requirements and instructions, please see the file
[INSTALL.md](INSTALL.md). The file also contains instructions for setting up
`openvas` and for making the scanner available to other GVM modules.

If you are not familiar or comfortable building from source code, we recommend
that you use the Greenbone Community Edition, a prepared virtual machine with a
readily available setup. Information regarding the virtual machine is available
at <https://www.greenbone.net/en/community-edition/>.

## Support

For any question on the usage of `openvas` please use the [Greenbone
Community Portal](https://community.greenbone.net/c/gse). If you found a problem
with the software, please [create an
issue](https://github.com/greenbone/openvas-scanner/issues) on GitHub. If you
are a Greenbone customer you may alternatively or additionally forward your
issue to the Greenbone Support Portal.

## Maintainer

This project is maintained by [Greenbone Networks GmbH](https://www.greenbone.net/).

## Contributing

Your contributions are highly appreciated. Please [create a pull
request](https://github.com/greenbone/openvas/pulls) on GitHub. Bigger
changes need to be discussed with the development team via the [issues section
at GitHub](https://github.com/greenbone/openvas/issues) first.

## License

This module is licensed under the [GNU General Public License v2.0
only](COPYING.GPLv2). Single files, however, are licensed either the GNU General
Public License v2.0 only or under GNU General Public License v2.0 or later,
please see the [COPYING](COPYING) file for details.