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Security scans with OpenVAS

10-09-2008 01:00 AM
As important as security is, remaining current with every development is hard, and evaluating possible vulnerabilities across a network can be quite a chore. You need a way to both automate tests and make sure you're running the most appropriate and up-to-date tests. Open Vulnerability Assessment System (OpenVAS) is a network security scanner that includes a central server and a graphical front end. The server allows you to run several different network vulnerability tests (NVT) written in Nessus Attack Scripting Language (NASL), which OpenVAS updates frequently.

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libgnutls

libgnutls(3)							C Library Functions						      libgnutls(3)

NAME

       libgnutls -  a TLS library

DESCRIPTION

       GnuTLS  is  a  modern  C  library that implements the standard network security protocol Transport Layer Security (TLS), for use by network
       applications.

       It provides a secure layer, over a reliable transport layer.  Currently the GnuTLS library implements the proposed standards by the  IETF's
       TLS working group.

       A number of projects in Solaris Desktop such as Evolution, Pidgin, Ekiga and Vino depend on it.

ATTRIBUTES

       See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:

       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |      ATTRIBUTE TYPE	     |	    ATTRIBUTE VALUE	   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |Availability		     |SUNWgnutls		   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |Interface stability	     |Volatile			   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+

SEE ALSO

       libgnutls-config(1), libgnutlsxx(3), libatsn1(3), attributes(5), gnome-interfaces(5)

       http://www.gnu.org/software/gnutls/manual/gnutls.html

NOTES

       Sun  does not guarantee the stability of these interfaces and does not recommend their use.  API documentation for these interfaces is pro-
       vided by the GNU community for those who wish to develop using these interfaces.

       Written by Jeff Cai, Sun Microsystems Inc., 2008.

SunOS 5.11							    31 Jul 2008 						      libgnutls(3)

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