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OpenVAS stands for Open Vulnerability Assessment System and is a network
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security scanner with associated tools like a graphical user front-end. The
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core component is a server with a set of network vulnerability tests (NVTs)
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to detect security problems in remote systems and applications.
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OpenVAS products are Free Software under GNU GPL and a fork of Nessus.
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To build a complete OpenVAS scanner installation, however, you have to compile
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and install the packages in the following sequence:
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1. openvas-libraries
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2. openvas-scanner
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3. openvas-client
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The openvas-client GUI is needed to interact with the OpenVAS scanner, however
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there are some new optional modules:
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1. openvas-manager for storing and organizing scans on a central server in a
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SQL database
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2. openvas-administrator for User-, Feed- and Settings-Management
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3. greenbone-security-assistant for a web-based Vulnerability Management
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This package provides the OpenVAS manager, it will also install an rc script
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to start the manager at system startup, however read carefully the README
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provided in the package doc folder as it outlines some important configuration
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prerequisites.
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