Nessus Discovery Plugins
The following plugins can be used for Tenable Nessus discovery within Tenable Vulnerability Management and Tenable Security Center.
Note: In the Tenable Nessus interface, enable the Hide results from plugins initiated as a dependency option to ensure IPs do not count toward your license if they are scanned with one of the following plugins. For more information, see Report Scan Settings in the Tenable Nessus User Guide.
Tip: Click on a plugin number to view a full description on the Tenable Plugins site.
Note: The following plugins do not count towards your Tenable Vulnerability Management or Tenable Security Center licenses.
| Plugin ID | Description | Plugin Family |
|---|---|---|
| 45590 | Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) | General |
| 54615 | Device Type | General |
| 12053 | Host Fully Qualified Domain Name (FQDN) Resolution | General |
| 11936 | OS Identification | General |
| 10287 | Traceroute Information | General |
| 22964 | Service Detection | Service Detection |
| 11933 | Do not Scan Printers | Settings |
| 87413 | Host Tagging | Settings |
| 19506 | Nessus Scan Information | Settings |
| 33812 | Port Scanners Settings | Settings |
| 33813 | Port Scanner Dependency | Settings |
| 112154 | Nessus Launched Plugin List |
Settings (Tenable Security Center only)
Note: To use this plugin, you must enable the debug setting. For more information, see Advanced Settings in the Tenable Nessus User Guide.
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You can copy and paste all of the aforementioned plugins directly from the text below:
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Tenable Vulnerability Management: [10287,11936,12053,54615,45590,22964,11933,19506,33812,33813,87413]
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Tenable Security Center: [10287,11936,12053,54615,45590,22964,11933,19506,33812,33813,87413,112154]
The following plugins apply to configuration settings, but do not appear in the plugin list.
| Plugin ID | Description | Configuration Settings |
|---|---|---|
| 10180 | Ping the Remote Host | Port Scanners |
| 10335 | Nessus TCP Scanner | Port Scanners |
| 11219 | Nessus SYN Scanner | Port Scanners |
| 14272 | Netstat Portscanner (SSH) | Port Scanners |
| 14274 | Nessus SNMP Scanner | Port Scanners |
| 34220 |
Netstat Portscanner (WMI) |
Port Scanners |
| 34277 | Nessus UDP Scanner | Port Scanners |