Tenable-Provided Nessus Agent Templates
You can use templates to create an agent scan configuration or user-defined scan template.
Note: If you create custom templates for agent scans, those templates appear in the User Defined tab.
The following table briefly describes the settings for the default agent scan templates.
For a comprehensive explanation of template settings, see the Nessus Manager Scan and Policy Settings or Tenable.io Scan Settings.
Template |
Description |
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Advanced Agent Scan |
An agent scan without any recommendations, so that you can fully customize the scan settings. In Tenable.io, the Advanced Agent Scan template allows for two scanning methods:
Note: When you create an agent scan using the Advanced Agent Scan template, you must also select the plugins you want to use for the scan. |
Agent Log4Shell | Agent detection of Apache Log4j CVE-2021-44228. |
Basic Agent Scan |
Scans systems connected via Nessus Agents. |
Malware Scan |
Scans for malware on systems connected via Nessus Agents. |
Policy Compliance Auditing |
Audits system configurations against a known baseline for systems connected via Nessus Agents. |
SCAP and OVAL Agent Auditing |
Audits systems using SCAP and OVAL definitions for systems connected via Nessus Agents. |
Collect Inventory |
Scans a compiled inventory via Frictionless Assessment Nessus Agents. For more information about inventory scanning, see Special Use Templates in the Nessus Agent User Guide. Note: Collect Inventory scans provide coverage for:
Collect Inventory scans do not currently provide coverage for:
Note:Nessus Agents running on MacOS and Nessus Agents older than version 10.1.0 do not execute inventory scans, and are excluded from scan results. |