How to start exporting Nessus results to a DB

William and Javier,

I have been following your message threads on exporting Nessus scan results 
to MySQL.  I see that you both are very active in this initiative.

I am about to setup a Nessus server to begin scanning some systems on a 
regular basis.  What do I need to do to start getting the scan results into 
a MySQL DB server?

Once the results are available in the DB I expect to begin creating report 
templates using Crystal.

By the way, I happen to use VMWare for all my testing so I can make these 
basic systems available for anyone interested.  I'm currently creating a 
test environment with the following virtual machines (all based on RH 7.3):
1. Snort IDS Sensor
2. MySQL DB Server, Apache Web Server, ACID, SnortCenter
3. Nessus Server

For #1 and #2 I am following the build docs from www.snort.org.  For #3 I 
will build the OS similar to #1.

Other plans I have are to create some PHP scripts that will parse the 
results of other scans (nmap and HFNETCHK) and application log files (McAfee 
NetShield and WebShield) to store in a MySQL DB for reporting with Crystal.

If this is successful. I'd like to expand by creating a portal to all this 
information using a content management system like Postnuke.

Any tips or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Regards,
Brian

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