performing-authenticated-vulnerability-scan

Plan and run authenticated (credentialed) vulnerability scans with scanners such as Nessus, Qualys, OpenVAS, or Rapid7 InsightVM, using SSH, SMB, WinRM, or SNMPv3 credentials to inspect installed software, patches, and configurations on Linux, Windows, and network devices. Use when a scan must catch vulnerabilities unauthenticated scanning misses, or when choosing and managing credential types for a credentialed…