[Openvas-discuss] v3 documentation

[Joel Duckworth]

Thanks Matthew, I'll see how I go

On Tue, Dec 14, 2010 at 9:55 AM, Matthew Mundell
<matthew.mundell at greenbone.net> wrote:
>> As I've heard the compendium needs updating for V3, can someone give
>> me or point me to a quick getting started on V3. A couple of things I
>> need to know are what the different services are etc?
>>
>> openvas-scanner replaces openvas-server? Does it use the same port etc?
>
> Yes.  Yes, but port depends how you start it.  Some packages put if on
> other ports.
>
>> openvas-administrator/manager? What are they and how do you use them?
>
> From the Manager README
>
>        The OpenVAS Manager is a layer between the OpenVAS Scanner and various
>        client applications such as the web client GSA (Greenbone Security
>        Assistant), the command line client omp (of openvas-cli) and the classic
>        application gsa-desktop.  Among other features, it adds server-side storage
>        of scan results and it removes the need for a scan client to keep the
>        connection open until the scan finishes.  All communication between OpenVAS
>        Manager and its clients is done via the XML-based OpenVAS Management
>        Protocol (OMP).
>
> and from Administrator README
>
>        This is the administrator module for the Open Vulnerability Assessment
>        System (OpenVAS). It is intended to simplify the configuration and
>        administration of an OpenVAS server both on a local installation as well as on a
>        remote system.
>
> The diagram at
>
>        http://www.openvas.org
>
> should give you some idea of how things fit together.  Same for the images
> at
>
>        http://www.greenbone.net/technology/tool_architecture.html
>
>> openvas-client v3. I can get this running but read about a web
>> interface that replaces this for v3... should I use that instead...
>> what the benefit?
>
> Yes.  It's a web interface so you can access it from anywhere.  There's
> also a Qt application called GSD that's very similar, but fancier.
>
>>
>> It would be great if someone can give me a quick 5 lines on the basic
>> steps to get a v3 setup running. I've got all the packages
>> installed... Are there any MAN pages or something that will help me
>> with v3 too?
>
>        openvassd -p 9391
>        openvasmd --sport 9391 --rebuild -v
>        openvasmd --sport 9391 --port 9390 -v
>        gsad --http-only --port 8080 --mport 9390
>
>> Thanks guys
>



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