Windows File Content Global Settings

This section describes global settings for Windows File Contents audit files. If you have multiple audit files in the scan or policy, the global setting applies to all Unix audit files. If you want to use different settings for different audits, create a separate scan or policy for each one.

To access global settings in Tenable Nessus or Tenable Vulnerability Management:

  1. In a scan or policy, open the Compliance tab.

  2. In the Categories drop-down box, select Windows File Contents.

    Tenable Nessus shows a list of Windows File Contents audit files, or you can upload a custom Windows File Contents audit file.

  3. Select any Windows File Contents audit file to add to the scan or policy.

  4. Edit the Global Settings.

Performance Options

This setting controls the method that the plugin uses to enumerate the files on the target host.

  • __WMI File Enumeration__ — Uses a combination of WMI and SMB to query the directories and enumerate the files on the target. Tends to have higher network activity and lower target utilization.

  • __Powershell File Enumeration__ — Uses Powershell command-lets to query the directories and enumerate the files on the target. Tends to have lower network activity and higher target utilization.

  • __Powershell File Enumeration with local cache__ — Uses Powershell command-lets to query the directories and enumerate the files on the target, with a local tempoary file is used to keep track of directores to be evaluated. Tends to have lower network activity and higher target utilization with small temporary storage file.

The default value for this setting is to use __WMI File Enumeration__.