Nessus Installation

Downloading of Nessus:

• Visit

  Download Nessus

• Download nessus as per your destro

  

  • I am using Kali Linux to demonstrate.

Installation and Running of Nessus:

• Installation:

  dpkg -i Nessus-10.3.0-ubuntu1404_amd64.deb

  

• Running the Service:

  systemctl start nessusd.service

• Running:

  • Visit:

    https://localhost:8834/#/

    

Configuring Nessus:

• Choose free version:

  

• Enter details:

  

  • get temprory mail id from: https://temp-mail.org/en/

• Enter Activation Key:

  

• Set Username and Password:

  

• It will download all neccessary plugins:

  

• Dashboard Access:

  

Running Nessus on Vulnerable Web Application:

• I am Using DVWA as my vulnerable web application
• Using docker image of DVWA: https://hub.docker.com/r/sagikazarmark/dvwa
• My docker image is running on: http://172.17.0.2

Setup of Nessus for Scan:

• New scan

  

• Web Application tests

  

• Running DVWA docker image:

  

• Set Nessus for the scanning:

  

  

  

• Launch the Scan

  

• See in the logs that our scanner in scanning the Application:

  

  

  

SCAN COMPLETED AND FOUND ALL THE BASIC VULNERABILITIES YOU CAN CONFIGURE AS PER YOUR NEEDS

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