Nessus News (2.2.1 / Plugin Feed / New WebSite)

[Renaud Deraison]

On Wed, Dec 08, 2004 at 11:50:48AM -0500, Kevin Davis wrote:
> So if a Tenable plugin was developed, tested, and accepted for a critical 
> vulnerability before a GPL one, this policy could leave the GPL side with 
> never having a plugin available to check for that vuln.  At bare minimum 
> you'd have to sign up for the licensed feed to be able to check for that 
> vuln.

At bare minimum, you'd have to register for the free (7 days delayed)
feed, yes. For the record, there are over 3,000 non-GPL plugins in
the feed today, and that does not seem to have annoyed anyone so far.

> Also there is a mention that a user is required to accept the Tenable 
> license for access to the licensed feed.  Where is this license?  I could 
> not locate it for reading and understanding.

It will be made available to the general public later on today.


				-- Renaud