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Scans

Note: You cannot create and launch scans, create or view policies or plugin rules, or use the upgrade assistant while Tenable Nessus compiles plugins.

On the Scans page, you can create, view, and manage scans and resources. To access the Scans page, in the top navigation bar, click Scans. The left navigation bar shows the Folders and Resources sections.

For more information on scans, see the following topics:

Scan and Policy Settings

Basic Settings for Scans

Basic Settings for Policies

Discovery Scan Settings

Scope Scan Settings

Assessment Scan Settings

Report Scan Settings

Advanced Scan Settings

Cloud Services Credentials

Database Credentials

Host Credentials

Miscellaneous Credentials

Mobile Credentials

Patch Management Credentials

Plaintext Authentication Credentials

Web Authentication Credentials

Upload a Custom Audit File

Configure Dynamic Plugins

Create and Manage Scans

Create a Host Discovery Scan

Create a Web Application Scan

Create an Attack Surface Discovery Scan with Bit Discovery

Create an Agent Scan

Modify Scan Settings

Configure vSphere Scanning

Configure an Audit Trail

Pause or Resume a Scan

Stop a Running Scan

Manage Scan Folders

CVSS Scores vs. VPR

Configure Your Default Severity Base

Configure the Severity Base for an Individual Scan

Create a New Scan from Scan Results

Search and Filter Results

Compare Scan Results

View Scan Summary

Vulnerabilities

View Vulnerabilities

Modify a Vulnerability

Group Vulnerabilities

Snooze a Vulnerability

Enable or Disable Live Results

Remove Live Results

Scan Exports and Reports

Create a Policy

Export a Policy

Import a Policy

Modify Policy Settings

Delete a Policy

Create a Limited Plugin Policy

Install Plugins Manually

Create a Plugin Rule

Modify a Plugin Rule

Delete a Plugin Rule

Customized Reports

Create a Scan Report

Customize Report Title and Logo

Create a Custom Report Template

Copy a Report Template

Edit a Custom Report Template

Delete a Custom Report Template

Create a Terrascan Scan Configuration

Launch a Terrascan Scan

Download Terrascan Results

Terrascan Scan History

View Terrascan Violations

Export a Summary of Violations

View Terrascan Passed Rules

Edit a Terrascan Scan Configuration

Delete a Terrascan Scan Configuration

Web Application Scanning in Tenable Nessus

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