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NESSUS(1)			 Users Manuals			     NESSUS(1)

NAME
       nessus-fetch - A simple utility to retrieve plugins from www.nessus.org

SYNOPSIS
       nessus-fetch --plugins

       nessus-fetch --plugins-md5

       nessus-fetch --register <code>

       nessus-fetch --check

       nessus-fetch --url <url> <localfile> [<http_login> <http_password>]

DESCRIPTION
       nessus-fetch  is	 a  simple utility is used by nessus-update-plugins to
       fetch the newest Nessus plugins from www.nessus.org and to  register  a
       Nessus  installation  with  plugins.nessus.org.	It can also be used to
       retrieve arbitrary files from third party servers.

OPTIONS
       --register <code>
	      Register the current Nessus installation to  http://plugins.nes‐
	      sus.org.	Registering entitles you to receive a complete feed of
	      the newest Nessus plugins. To register, an  activation  code  is
	      required.	 Please see http://plugins.nessus.org for more details
	      on how to get such a code.

       --check
	      Makes sure that nessus-fetch is properly configured to receive a
	      direct  plugin  feed  from  plugins.nessus.org  by attempting to
	      login into the remote server  with  the  username	 and  password
	      obtained	with nessus-fetch --register.  Please see http://plug‐
	      ins.nessus.org for more details on how to get  a	direct	plugin
	      feed.

       --plugins-md5
	      Obtains  the  MD5 of the remote plugin archive. Depending if the
	      user registered or not, the file will be fetched	from  www.nes‐
	      sus.org or plugins.nessus.org. A file named 'all-2.0.tar.gz.md5'
	      will be created in the current working directory.

       --plugins
	      Obtains the newest Nessus plugins from www.nessus.org  or	 plug‐
	      ins.nessus.org,  as  well	 as  their  signature  file. The files
	      'all-2.0.tar.gz' and 'all-2.0.tar.gz.sig' will be created in the
	      current working directory.

       --url <url> <localfile> [<http_login> <http_password>]
	      Retrieves	  the  file  located  at  <url>	 (ie:  http://www.nes‐
	      sus.org/index.html) and stores in in  <localfile>.  An  optional
	      http  login  and	passwords can be provided if the remote server
	      requires Basic authentication.

PROXY SUPPORT
       If you need to connect to the internet through  a  proxy,  nessus-fetch
       can  be configured to use one. Simply edit the file nessus-fetch.rc and
       add the following lines, changing the appropriate values	 where	neces‐
       sary :

       proxy=192.168.0.1

       proxy_port=3128

       proxy_username=renaud

       proxy_password=s3cr3t

BUGS
       nessus-fetch will not retrieve files bigger than 40MB.

SEE ALSO
       nessus-update-plugins(1)

MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE NESSUS PROJECT
       The canonical place where you will find more information about the Nes‐
       sus project is :

	      http://www.nessus.org/ ⟨⟩

AUTHORS
       nessus-fetch is (C) 2004 Tenable Network Security

The Nessus Project		 December 2004			     NESSUS(1)

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