OpenVAS stands for Open Vulnerability Assessment System and is a complete tool for network security scanning including a graphical user front-end. I is used to detect security problems in remote systems and applications. The OpenVAS development team consists of various interested parties from academia and commercial entities as well as individuals.
In this step by step workshop we’ll describe how to compile, install and use OpenVAS 2.0 on a Mandriva 2009 server and client.