Hi, >>I was wondering if there is a way to use the new version detection in Nmap, >>With Nessus. Looking in the Nmap configuration I didn't see anything. >> >> >It's redundant with find_services and the family of *_detect plugins, so >adding this option would result in poor integration of that >functionality with Nessus. > What's the feeling on this long term? While find_services works well for common services, it does not have the extensible signature mechanism that nmap now does have. I need to do a lot more testing, but my current feeling is that nmap -sV is likely to become the leading "version scanner". Paul -- Paul Johnston Internet Security Specialist Westpoint Limited Albion Wharf, 19 Albion Street, Manchester, M1 5LN England Tel: +44 (0)161 237 1028 Fax: +44 (0)161 237 1031 email: paul@private web: www.westpoint.ltd.uk _______________________________________________ Plugins-writers mailing list Plugins-writers@private http://mail.nessus.org/mailman/listinfo/plugins-writers
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