Scan section¶

Here you will find all details about data visible in target file in Scan section.

Column details explanation¶

Header name Column name.

Description Short description for particular data.

Source Information about exact source from where data is being taken.

Post-processing Information how the gathered data is processed, if post-processed at all.

Column type
default - column always appears in report.

debug - column appears in report only if add debug data option has been enabled.

Note

Some of the columns are visible only if you use add debug data option for analysis (see Settings details to adhere more information about this option). For all of these columns you will find below information Column type : debug.

Nessus scan name¶

Nessus scan name - column details¶

Header name Nessus scan name

Description Scan name given by user during scan setting up.

Source nessus file > Report/name

Post-processing none

Column type debug

Nessus file name¶

Nessus file name - column details¶

Header name Nessus file name

Description Nessus file name assigned during the file downloading.

Source nessus file

Post-processing Absolute path of the given file.

Column type debug

nessus file size¶

nessus file size - column details¶

Header name nessus file size

Description Nessus file size in human readable format, e.g. b, B, KiB, MiB, GiB.

Source nessus file

Post-processing Converting from bytes to human readable format.

Column type debug

Target hosts¶

Target hosts - column details¶

Header name Target hosts

Description Number of target hosts given by user during scan setting up.

Source nessus file > Preferences/ServerPreferences/preference/[name='TARGET']/value

Post-processing

Value split by comma ,.

Text changed to lowercase.

If nessus file comes from Tenable.sc string [ip] is removed from corresponding target.

If nessus file comes from Tenable.sc IP ranges in corresponding target is converted into separate IP addresses.

Column type debug, default

Target hosts (without duplicates)¶

Target hosts (without duplicates) - column details¶

Header name Target hosts (without duplicates)

Description Number of distinct values from the list of target hosts.

Source nessus file > Preferences/ServerPreferences/preference/[name='TARGET']/value

Post-processing The same as for Target hosts

Column type debug, default

Scanned hosts¶

Scanned hosts - column details¶

Header name Scanned hosts

Description Number of all ReportHost items listed in provided nessus file.

Source nessus file > ReportHost

Post-processing none

Column type debug, default

Scanned hosts with credentialed checks¶

Scanned hosts with credentialed checks - column details¶

Header name Scanned hosts with credentialed checks

Description Number of all ReportHost items listed in provided nessus file where Plugin ID 10506 “Nessus Scan Information” output contains Credentialed checks : yes.

Source nessus file > ReportHost/ReportItem/[pluginID="19506"]/plugin_output

Post-processing none

Column type debug, default

Unreachable hosts¶

Unreachable hosts - column details¶

Header name Unreachable hosts

Description Number of target hosts left after subtracting of scanned hosts list from target hosts list.

Source nessus file > Preferences/ServerPreferences/preference/[name='TARGET']/value - ReportHost

Post-processing none

Column type debug, default

Scan started¶

Scan started - column details¶

Header name Scan started

Description Exact date and time when scan of the first host has been initiated.

Source nessus file > ReportHost/HostProperties/tag/[@name='HOST_START']

Post-processing Date and time returned in format %a %b %d %H:%M:%S %Y.

Column type debug, default

Scan ended¶

Scan ended - column details¶

Header name Scan ended

Description Exact date and time when scan of the last host has been ended.

Source nessus file > ReportHost/HostProperties/tag/[@name='HOST_END']

Post-processing Date and time returned in format %a %b %d %H:%M:%S %Y.

Column type debug, default

Elapsed time per scan¶

Elapsed time per scan - column details¶

Header name Elapsed time per scan

Description Duration of the entire scan, based on subtraction Scan Start Time of first host scanned from Scan End Time of last host scanned.

Source nessus file > ReportHost/HostProperties/tag/[@name='HOST_END'] - ReportHost/HostProperties/tag/[@name='HOST_START']

Post-processing Elapsed time returned in format HH:MM:SS.

Column type debug, default

Policy name¶

Policy name - column details¶

Header name Policy name

Description Policy name selected by user during scan setting up.

Source nessus file > Policy/policyName

Post-processing none

Column type debug

Login used¶

Login used - column details¶

Header name Login used

Description Login name used during scan of reported host.

Source nessus file > ReportHost/HostProperties/tag/[@name='login-used']

Post-processing none

Column type debug, default

DB SID¶

DB SID - column details¶

Header name DB SID

Description Database SID set by user during scan setting up.

Source nessus file > Preferences/PluginsPreferences/item/[fullName='Database settings[entry]:Database SID :']/selectedValue

Post-processing none

Column type debug, default

DB port¶

DB port - column details¶

Header name DB port

Description Database port set by user during scan setting up.

Source nessus file > Preferences/PluginsPreferences/item/[fullName='Database settings[entry]:Database port to use :']/selectedValue

Post-processing none

Column type debug, default

Reverse lookup¶

Reverse lookup - column details¶

Header name Reverse lookup

Description Information if option Settings > Report > Output > ‘Designate hosts by their DNS name’ has been turned on in policy used during scan.

Source nessus file > Preferences/ServerPreferences/preference/[name='reverse_lookup']/value

Post-processing none

Column type debug

Max hosts¶

Max hosts - column details¶

Header name Max hosts

Description Value set for Max simultaneous hosts per scan in policy used during scan.

Source nessus file > Preferences/ServerPreferences/preference/[name='max_hosts']/value

Post-processing none

Column type debug

Max checks¶

Max checks - column details¶

Header name Max checks

Description Value set for Max simultaneous checks per host in policy used during scan.

Source nessus file > Preferences/ServerPreferences/preference/[name='max_checks']/value

Post-processing none

Column type debug

Network timeout¶

Network timeout - column details¶

Header name Network timeout

Description Value set for Network timeout (in seconds) in policy used during scan.

Source nessus file > Preferences/ServerPreferences/preference/[name='checks_read_timeout']/value

Post-processing none

Column type debug

Used plugins¶

Used plugins - column details¶

Header name Used plugins

Description Number of all plugins used during scans.

Source nessus file > Preferences/ServerPreferences/preference/[name='plugin_set']/value

Post-processing Value split by semicolon ;.

Column type debug

ALL plugins¶

ALL plugins - column details¶

Header name ALL plugins

Description Number of reported plugins for all hosts in scan.

Source nessus files > ReportHost/ReportItem

Post-processing none

Column type debug, default

Critical plugins¶

Critical plugins - column details¶

Header name Critical plugins

Description Number of reported plugins for all hosts in scan with Critical Risk Factor.

Source nessus file > ReportHost/ReportItem/risk_factor/"Critical"

Post-processing none

Column type debug, default

High plugins¶

High plugins - column details¶

Header name High plugins

Description Number of reported plugins for all hosts in scan with High Risk Factor.

Source nessus file > ReportHost/ReportItem/risk_factor/"High"

Post-processing none

Column type debug, default

Medium plugins¶

Medium plugins - column details¶

Header name Medium plugins

Description Number of reported plugins for all hosts in scan with Medium Risk Factor.

Source nessus file > ReportHost/ReportItem/risk_factor/"Medium"

Post-processing none

Column type debug, default

Low plugins¶

Low plugins - column details¶

Header name Low plugins

Description Number of reported plugins for all hosts in scan with Low Risk Factor.

Source nessus file > ReportHost/ReportItem/risk_factor/"Low"

Post-processing none

Column type debug, default

None plugins¶

None plugins - column details¶

Header name none plugins

Description Number of reported plugins for all hosts in scan with None Risk Factor.

Source nessus file > ReportHost/ReportItem/risk_factor/"None"

Post-processing none

Column type debug, default

ALL compliance¶

ALL compliance - column details¶

Header name ALL compliance

Description Number of reported compliance plugins for all hosts in scan.

Source nessus file > ReportHost/ReportItem/compliance/"True"

Post-processing none

Column type debug, default

Passed compliance¶

Passed compliance - column details¶

Header name Passed compliance

Description Number of reported compliance plugins for all hosts in scan with PASSED compliance result.

Source nessus file > ReportHost/ReportItem/"cm:compliance-result", namespaces={'cm': 'http://www.nessus.org/cm'}/"PASSED"

Post-processing none

Column type debug, default

Failed compliance¶

Failed compliance - column details¶

Header name Failed compliance

Description Number of reported compliance plugins for all hosts in scan with FAILED compliance result.

Source nessus file > ReportHost/ReportItem/"cm:compliance-result", namespaces={'cm': 'http://www.nessus.org/cm'}/"FAILED"

Post-processing none

Column type debug, default

Warning compliance¶

Warning compliance - column details¶

Header name Warning compliance

Description Number of reported compliance plugins for all hosts in scan with WARNING compliance result.

Source nessus file > ReportHost/ReportItem/"cm:compliance-result", namespaces={'cm': 'http://www.nessus.org/cm'}/"WARNING"

Post-processing none

Column type debug, default