{"id":4931,"date":"2019-06-28T07:48:28","date_gmt":"2019-06-28T02:18:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pheonixsolutions.com\/blog\/?p=4931"},"modified":"2019-07-09T07:29:26","modified_gmt":"2019-07-09T01:59:26","slug":"install-and-configure-nessus-in-centos-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pheonixsolutions.com\/blog\/install-and-configure-nessus-in-centos-7\/","title":{"rendered":"Install and configure Nessus in centos 7"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Install and configure Nessus in centos 7<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Date posted: 28\/06\/2019<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Introduction<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

In this blog post, we will explain how to install Nessus on CentOS 7. Nessus is one of the most popular vulnerability scanner in the market. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moreover, it provides Nessus Home allowing you to scan your personal network with up to 14 IP adresses per scanner. On the other hand this is perfect for your home lab. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Nessus vulnerability scanner<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

APPLY FOR HOME KEY:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

In order to use Nessus Home, you have to apply for a Nessus Home Key under the following link:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/www.tenable.com\/products\/nessus-home<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Applying for a Nessus Home Key, you will receive an Email with an activation code, which is used later in this blog post.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After that, you can download Nessus under the following link:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/www.tenable.com\/downloads\/nessus<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Command line to Install Nessus<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Open a terminal and use the following linux command to install Nessus:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

rpm -ivh Nessus--es7.x86_64.rpm<\/pre>\n\n\n\n
In order to access the default port 8834 of Nessus, a new firewall rule in CentOS is necessary:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
firewall-cmd --add-port=8834\/tcp --permanent\nfirewall-cmd --reload<\/pre>\n\n\n\n
Now, we are ready to start Nessus:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
systemctl start nessusd<\/pre>\n\n\n\n
Connect to the scanner using your browser with the following url:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
https:\/\/[ip or hostname]:8834
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In the first step of the configuration, you have to create an account:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Create an account<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
In the second step of the configuration, you have to register your scanner with the activation code, which you received by E-Mail:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Register your scanner<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Afterwards, Nessus is initializing. This can take some time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Initializing<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
However when the initializing phase is finished, you can start to scan your network<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Scan your vulnerability<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Thank you for reading this article. we hope this blog post helped you to setup your Nessus vulnerability scanner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Thanks for using\u00a0pheonix solutions<\/a>.
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