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Re: Nessus - open or closed source?
From: Joachim Schipper <j.schipper () math uu nl>
Date: Fri, 4 Nov 2005 15:31:46 +0100
On Fri, Nov 04, 2005 at 06:44:17PM +1100, Serg B. wrote:
Hi All, I don't recall where I read it, but... Something about Nessus going into proprietry market and that future releases of the scanner will not be available under GPL licence. Could someone confirm that or...? Serg
If I'm not mistaken, it's Full-Disclosure you're thinking of. See http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2005-October/037863.html and the thread following it. Though the information in there could be more complete... search around. Joachim ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Audit your website security with Acunetix Web Vulnerability Scanner: Hackers are concentrating their efforts on attacking applications on your website. Up to 75% of cyber attacks are launched on shopping carts, forms, login pages, dynamic content etc. Firewalls, SSL and locked-down servers are futile against web application hacking. Check your website for vulnerabilities to SQL injection, Cross site scripting and other web attacks before hackers do! Download Trial at: http://www.securityfocus.com/sponsor/pen-test_050831 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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- Nessus - open or closed source? Serg B. (Nov 04)
- Re: Nessus - open or closed source? Willie Kupersanin (Nov 04)
- Re: Nessus - open or closed source? Lynx (Nov 04)
- Re: Nessus - open or closed source? PasswordFinder (Nov 04)
- Re: Nessus - open or closed source? leonardo (Nov 04)
- Re: Nessus - open or closed source? Joachim Schipper (Nov 04)
- Re: Nessus - open or closed source? Giancarlo Razzolini (Nov 05)
- RE: Nessus - open or closed source? Juan Carlos Reyes Muñoz (Nov 06)
- Re: Nessus - open or closed source? Giancarlo Razzolini (Nov 05)
- Re: Nessus - open or closed source? Alex Bihlmaier (Nov 05)
- Re: Nessus - open or closed source? S.A.B.R.O. Net Security (Nov 06)
- Re: Nessus - open or closed source? Robert BARABAS (Nov 05)
- Re: Nessus - open or closed source? King Fuddler (Nov 05)
- <Possible follow-ups>
- Re: Nessus - open or closed source? brandon . steili (Nov 04)
- Re: Nessus - open or closed source? Jay D. Dyson (Nov 05)
- Re: Nessus - open or closed source? Justin . Ross (Nov 07)
- Re: Nessus - open or closed source? Justin Ferguson (Nov 07)
- Re: Nessus - open or closed source? Jay D. Dyson (Nov 05)