openvamd

The manager layer of the OpenVAS Security Scanner

Synopsis

Description

The OpenVAS security scanner consists of a server and client. The scanner, openvassd(8), does the actual scanning, and the client, OpenVAS-Client(1), provides a user interface to the server.

The manager is a program that provides a layer between the server and client. This reduces the amount of work done by the server, thus reducing the amount of work done with high system privileges.

Options

-a, --listen=ADDRESS

Listen on ADDRESS.

-l, --slisten=ADDRESS

Connect to server (openvassd) at address ADDRESS.

-u, --update

Updates the database with information from a running scanner (openvassd) and exits.

-p, --port=NUMBER

Listen on port number NUMBER.

--rebuild

Rebuild the database with information from a running scanner (openvassd) and exits.

-s, --sport=NUMBER

Connect to server (openvassd) on port number NUMBER.

-v, --version

Print version.

-?, --help

Show help.

EXAMPLES

openvasmd --port 1241 --sport 7772

Serve the client on port 1241 and connect to the server on 7772.

SEE ALSO

openvas (1), openvassd (8)

MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE OpenVAS PROJECT

The canonical places where you will find more information about the OpenVAS project are: http://www.openvas.org/ (Official site) http://wald.intevation.org/projects/openvas/ (Development Platform)

COPYRIGHT

The OpenVAS manager is release under the GNU GPL, version 2.