Date: Mon, 18 Dec 2000 10:55:19 +0100 (CET) From: Richard Arends <richard@unixguru.nl> To: Some Person <ntvsunix@hotmail.com> Cc: freebsd-security@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Security Update Tool.. Message-ID: <Pine.BSO.4.21.0012181051250.4147-100000@ns.unixguru.nl> In-Reply-To: <F184Mum03yMJiQTyfPe00000f1e@hotmail.com>
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On Sat, 16 Dec 2000, Some Person wrote: > My question is, is there a util yet that in theory (maybe if so, or if > someone writes one would work differently than what I'm imagining) queries a > central database with all the security advisories, checks the local system > for comparisons and vulnerabilities against that database and reports to the > user who ran the util. Take a look at Nessus. Nessus is a security tool. You have a client and a server. The server holds a database with known exploits for a number of os'es/applications etc. A cleint connects to the server and uses the database (plugins). Greetings, Richard. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-security" in the body of the message
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