Install and Configure OpenVAS

OpenVAS is a full-featured vulnerability scanner. Its capabilities include unauthenticated testing, authenticated testing, various high-level and low-level Internet and industrial protocols, performance tuning for large-scale scans, and a powerful internal programming language to implement any type of vulnerability test. 

• First Step: Update the Kali to the latest version, in terminal type:
  
• sudo apt update (this will update the Kali to the latest version)

• sudo apt dist-upgrade -y (this will upgrade the Kali to the latest version)

• Second Step: Install OpenVAS
• sudo apt install openvas -y

• Third Step: Setup OpenVAS
• sudo openvas-setup

You will see your login password. Save the password in a text file or write it down somewhere.

• Fourth Step: Start Open VAS
• sudo openvas-start

This will open the browser automatically. If not, open the website and point the browser to the mentioned URL. Till OpenVAS 8.0 the URL is https://127.0.0.1:9392

• If you encounter any error or warning, click on Advance Option and then on Accept the Risk and Continue.

• Now, you will be redirected to the Admin Panel of OpenVAS. The user credentials are:

username: admin

password: (Created at the time of setup)

• That is, it! Now OpenVAS is ready for you to run a scan against a given IP or range. Happy vulnerability scanning!

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