When and when not to use Credentials for Nessus scans

Thursday, 24 August 2006, 11:55 AM EST

Tenable consistently gets questions as to when a user should perform a vulnerability scan with credentials. Nessus 3 can perform extensive host-based configuration and patch audits on most flavors of UNIX and Windows. This blog entry will help Nessus users understand when and why they should consider using credentials when performing scans.

At the Tenable blog.

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