Scanning Linux box with Credentials

"Lambert, Mark" <[email protected]> Tue, 27 Jan 2009 14:04:27 -0600
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All,=20=20=20=20
=20=20=20=20I=20have=20having=20a=20problem=20with=20SSH=20credentials=20o=
n=20an=20internal=20Linux
box=20I'm=20trying=20to=20scan.=20The=20box=20I'm=20scanning=20is=20a=20Re=
dHat=20box=20and=20I=20can
manually=20SSH=20with=20any=20SSH2=20client=20to=20it.=20
I=20supply=20the=20credentials=20and=20I=20get=20logged=20in=20just=20fine=
.=20BUT.....=20When=20I
configure=20the=20settings=20below=20in=20my=20nessus=20rules=20file,
=20
-SSH=20settings[entry]:SSH=20user=20name=20:=20=3D=20XYZ
-SSH=20settings[entry]:Preferred=20SSH=20port=20:=20=3D=2022
-SSH=20settings[password]:SSH=20password=20(unsafe!)=20:=20=3D=20XYZPasswo=
rd
=20
=20=20=20=20I=20get=20the=20response=20below:
=20
The=20local=20security=20checks=20are=20disabled.=20Description:=20The=20c=
redentials
provided=20for=20the=20scan=20did=20not=20allow=20us=20to=20log=20into=20t=
he=20remote=20host,=20or
the=20remote=20operating=20system=20is=20not=20supported.=20Risk=20factor=20=
:=20None=20Plugin
output=20:=20It=20was=20not=20possible=20to=20log=20into=20the=20remote=20=
host=20via=20ssh
=20
=20=20=20=20Am=20I=20missing=20some=20dependencies=20somewhere=20in=20the=20=
rules=20file?=20Just=20for
grins=20also,=20I=20have=20turned=20on=20ALL=20plugins.=20I=20know=20that=20=
is=20not=20desirable,
but=20I=20was=20trying=20anything=20to=20get=20it=20to=20log=20in=20proper=
ly.=20
=20
Sincerely,
Mark
=20
=20
=20
=20

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allow=20us=20to=20log=20into=20the=20remote=20host,=20or=20the=20remote=20=
operating=20system=20is=20not=20
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<DIV><SPAN=20class=3D609525119-27012009><FONT=20face=3DArial=20
size=3D2>Sincerely,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN=20class=3D609525119-27012009><FONT=20face=3DArial=20
size=3D2>Mark</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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