Re: NMap Scripts Vs Nessus

[Jacky Jack <jacksonsmth698 () gmail com>]

Yes, NSE scripts should better be used for advanced OS/port/service detection.


On Fri, Aug 6, 2010 at 2:53 AM, Jan-Oliver Wagner
<Jan-Oliver.Wagner () greenbone net> wrote:
> On Thursday 05 August 2010 19:03:29 DePriest, Jason R. wrote:
> > I think that sums it up best.  Nessus and OpenVAS are designed to be
> > Vulnerability Management systems while Nmap is designed to be a
> > Vulnerability Scanner which can provide data to a Vulnerability
> > Management system.
>
> hm, no. At least this categorisation appears too simple to me.
>
> There is still a big difference between OS/port/service detection
> and vulnerability scanning. I think Nmap is closer to the first
> than to the latter.
>
> Of course the terms are not too well defined and leave
> enough room for misunderstanding here ...
>
> Best
>
>        Jan
>
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