Specifications

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global.max_hosts
Maximum number of simultaneous checks against each host tested.
global.max_scans
If set to non-zero, this defines the maximum number of scans that may take place in
parallel.
Note: If this option is not used, no limit is enforced.
global.max_simult_tcp_
sessions
Maximum number of simultaneous TCP sessions between all scans.
Note: If this option is not used, no limit is enforced.
global.max_web_users
If set to non-zero, this defines the maximum of (web) users who can connect in parallel.
Note: If this option is not used, no limit is enforced.
host.max_simult_tcp_
sessions
Maximum number of simultaneous TCP sessions per scanned host.
listen_address
IPv4 address to listen for incoming connections. If set to 127.0.0.1, this will restrict
access to local connections only.
log_whole_attack
Log every detail of the attack? Helpful for debugging issues with the scan, but this may
be disk intensive.
logfile
Location where the Nessus log file is stored.
login_banner
A text banner that will be displayed before the initial login to the Flash or HTML5 client.
max_hosts
Maximum number of hosts checked at one time during a scan.
max_checks
Maximum number of simultaneous checks against each host tested.
max_simult_tcp_sessions
Maximum number of simultaneous TCP sessions per scan.
min_password_len
Directs Nessus to enforce a policy for the length of a password for users of the scanner.
nasl_log_type
Direct the type of NASL engine output in nessusd.dump.
nasl_no_signature_check
Determines if Nessus will consider all NASL scripts as being signed. Selecting “yes” is
unsafe and not recommended.
nessus_syn_scanner.
global_throughput.max
Sets the max number of SYN packets that Nessus will send per second during its port
scan (no matter how many hosts are scanned in parallel). Adjust this setting based on
the sensitivity of the remote device to large numbers of SYN packets.
non_simult_ports
Specifies ports against which two plugins cannot not be run simultaneously.
optimize_test
Optimize the test procedure. Changing this to “no” will cause scans to take longer and
typically generate more false positives.
paused_scan_timeout
Kill a paused scan after the specified number of minutes (0 for no timeout).
plugin_timeout
Kill the plugin after a specified number of second (0 for no timeout).