OpenVAS

Vulnerability Analysiskali

Full-featured vulnerability assessment scanner (Greenbone) for network and host checks.

Install

sudo apt install gvm

gvm-setup
gvm-start
# open https://127.0.0.1:9392

Use only on systems you are authorized to test. Follow program scope.

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