{"id":4193,"date":"2019-09-20T20:09:26","date_gmt":"2019-09-20T17:09:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/?p=4193"},"modified":"2024-03-12T22:01:40","modified_gmt":"2024-03-12T19:01:40","slug":"install-nessus-professional-scanner-on-debian-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/install-nessus-professional-scanner-on-debian-10\/","title":{"rendered":"Install Nessus Professional Scanner on Debian 10"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In this guide, you are going to learn how to install Nessus Professional Scanner on Debian 10  Buster server. <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Nessus (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tenable.com\/products\/nessus\" target=\"_blank\">Nessus<\/a> is vulnerability scanner developed by Tenable Inc. It is used to scan a variety of operating systems, devices and applications to identify and fix vulnerabilities \u2013 including software flaws, missing patches, malware, and misconfigurations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Installing Nessus Professional Scanner on Debian 10<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In this guide, we are going to install the trial version of Nessus Professional scanner for testing purposes. The free trial version of Nessus professional offers the following features;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Free for 7 days<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Scan upto 32 IPs<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Configuration Assessment<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Live Results<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Configurable Reports<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Support via Tenable Community<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Learn more on <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Nessus Professional page (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tenable.com\/products\/nessus\/nessus-professional\" target=\"_blank\">Nessus Professional page<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For system hardware requirements, refer to <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Nessus scanner hardware requirements page (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.tenable.com\/generalrequirements\/Content\/NessusScannerHardwareRequirements.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Nessus scanner hardware requirements page<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Get Nessus Professional Trial Activation Code<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>To obtain Nessus professional free trial activation code, navigate to <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Nessus professional activation code page (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tenable.com\/products\/nessus\/activation-code\" target=\"_blank\">Nessus professional activation code page<\/a> and click <strong>Try for Free<\/strong> to register. Once you have registered and activated your account, login to Nessus trials page and copy your activation code.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Download Nessus Binary Installer<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Navigate to <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Nessus downloads page (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tenable.com\/downloads\/nessus\" target=\"_blank\">Nessus downloads page<\/a> and download the 64 bit debian binary installer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Run System Update<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Update your system packages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\"><code>apt update\napt upgrade<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Install Nessus on Debian 10<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Once the system update is done, run the command below to install Nessus on Debian 10 Buster.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\"><code>apt install .\/Nessus-8.6.0-debian6_amd64.deb<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Running Nessus Scanner<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Once the installation is done, the installer displays a command that can be used to start Nessus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\"><code>\/etc\/init.d\/nessusd start<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>You can simply use systemctl command the start<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\"><code>systemctl start nessusd<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>To enable Nessus to start on system reboot, run the command below;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\"><code>systemctl enable nessusd<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>To check the status of Nessus daemon;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\"><code>systemctl status nessusd<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>\u25cf nessusd.service - LSB: Starts and stops the Nessus\n   Loaded: loaded (\/etc\/init.d\/nessusd; generated)\n   Active: active (running) since Fri 2019-09-20 06:00:40 EDT; 5s ago\n     Docs: man:systemd-sysv-generator(8)\n  Process: 11655 ExecStart=\/etc\/init.d\/nessusd start (code=exited, status=0\/SUCCESS)\n    Tasks: 11 (limit: 1150)\n   Memory: 49.8M\n   CGroup: \/system.slice\/nessusd.service\n           \u251c\u250011657 \/opt\/nessus\/sbin\/nessus-service -D -q\n           \u2514\u250011658 nessusd -q<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Allow Nessus on Firewall<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Nessus listens on TCP port 8834. To be able to access it externally, open this port on UFW if it is running.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\"><code>ufw allow 8834\/tcp<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Activate and Setup Nessus<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>To activate and finalize the setup of Nessus professional scanner, accessing the web user interface using the address, <code>https:\/\/server-hostname:8834\/<\/code>. The access address is displayed by the installer after the installation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Accept the SSL warning and proceed to setup Nessus. Choose Nessus professional and continue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/nessus-professional.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"996\" height=\"627\" src=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/nessus-professional.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4205\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/nessus-professional.png 996w, https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/nessus-professional-768x483.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 996px) 100vw, 996px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Activate Nessus professional by entering the activation code obtained above.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/activation-code.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"862\" height=\"586\" src=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/activation-code.png\" alt=\"Activate Nessus Professional\" class=\"wp-image-4206\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/activation-code.png 862w, https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/activation-code-768x522.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 862px) 100vw, 862px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Next, create the Nessus admin account.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/create-admin-acc.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"889\" height=\"580\" src=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/create-admin-acc.png\" alt=\"Create Nessus professional admin account\" class=\"wp-image-4207\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/create-admin-acc.png 889w, https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/create-admin-acc-768x501.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 889px) 100vw, 889px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>When setup completes, Nessus will start to initialize by downloading and compiling the plugins required for scanning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/setup-complete.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"867\" height=\"555\" src=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/setup-complete.png\" alt=\"Nessus Professional setup complete\" class=\"wp-image-4208\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/setup-complete.png 867w, https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/setup-complete-768x492.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 867px) 100vw, 867px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Once the scanner plugins are downloaded and compiled, you are taken to the login screen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"943\" height=\"546\" src=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/nessus-pro-login.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4210\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/nessus-pro-login.png 943w, https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/nessus-pro-login-768x445.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 943px) 100vw, 943px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Login using the admin user credentials created above. Upon successful authentication, you will land on Nessus professional dashboard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1350\" height=\"519\" src=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/nessus-pro-dashboard.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4211\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/nessus-pro-dashboard.png 1350w, https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/nessus-pro-dashboard-768x295.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1350px) 100vw, 1350px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>You can now create scan jobs to scan your hosts. Follow the link below to learn how to scan your host systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/how-to-run-nessus-scan-against-a-system-or-host\/\" target=\"_blank\">How to Scan a Remote Host using Nessus Vulnerability Scanner<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can also learn how to install Nessus vulnerability scanner on Ubuntu 18.04\/CentOS 7.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/how-to-install-configure-and-use-nessus-vulnerability-scanner-on-ubuntu-18-04\/\" target=\"_blank\">How to Install and Configure Nessus Scanner on Ubuntu 18.04\/CentOS 7<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Related Tutorials<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/install-openvas-9-with-postgresql-in-ubuntu-18-04\/\" target=\"_blank\">Install OpenVAS 9 with PostgreSQL in Ubuntu 18.04<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/how-to-install-acutenix-on-ubuntu-18-04\/\" target=\"_blank\">How to Install Acutenix on Ubuntu 18.04<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/install-use-wpscan-wordpress-vulnerability-scanner-ubuntu-18-04\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">How to Install and Use WPScan WordPress Vulnerability Scanner Ubuntu 18.04<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/how-to-install-sophos-antivirus-on-ubuntu-18-04\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">How to Install Sophos AntiVirus on Ubuntu 18.04<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this guide, you are going to learn how to install Nessus Professional Scanner on Debian 10 Buster server. 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