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Configure and execute authenticated (credentialed) vulnerability scans using OpenVAS/Greenbone Vulnerability Management (GVM) with SSH, SMB, or ESXi credentials to detect local vulnerabilities, missing patches, and misconfigurations on target hosts. Use when a host-level scan needs to log into systems for deep inspection, since authenticated scans typically surface 10-50x more findings than unauthenticated scans.