Talk:Nessus (software)

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Article needs a rewrite so that the non-computer geek can read it. --Fang Aili talk 20:36, 23 February 2007 (UTC)


 * My concern is that simplyfing the article to the point where a non-computer geek can read it would essentially destroy the original meaning. The article concerns a highly technical tool used by a specialised subnet of IT professionals.  A non-technical reader would be missing knowledge of networking and security before they could even get to understand what this tool does and why it exists.


 * Go check a lot of the bio-chemical/medial articles such as those concerning specific chemicals and their effect on organisms. Finding this balance is an ongoing problem for Wikipedia of course: one article on a subject like this cannot satisfy all levels of understanding.  Robert Brockway (talk) 20:48, 5 September 2008 (UTC)

License change
It would be a good idea to write about the license change in Nessus 3. For more info, see:

http://software.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=05/10/06/1716257&tid=132&tid=78&tid=27


 * Hi! Your link above seems to be broken. I'm assuming you're referring to the fact that Nessus is no longer "free". At least, that's what brought me to the discussion page. I didn't want to change the info on the article page because I'm no expert on Nessus, but I went to their site and it costs $1200 for a "license/subscription". —Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.72.181.4 (talk) 16:00, 10 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Ok, got some clarification: there is still a free version, its definition updates are delayed about 2 weeks. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.72.181.4 (talk) 13:46, June 10, 2008
 * I can't find anything about a free version. From what I can see, you either get a home use license, which is free, or a professional license, which is not. Where did you find the two-week delay? Yngvarr (t) (c) 12:47, 11 August 2008 (UTC)

OpenVAS
It should be a comment about the nessus fork OpenVAS. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.203.33.247 (talk) 16:32, 6 December 2008 (UTC)

Vulnerabilities in what?
The Limitations section of the article states:"While Nessus, through community participation, has a very extensive list of known security vulnerabilities[...]"I think this sentence could benefit from rewording. As is, the casual reader's first impression is that Nessus itself has been found, through community efforts, to have a very extensive set of vulnerabilities. I don't think that was the meaning, but I'll leave that to those who know more about the situation. – Wdfarmer (talk) 22:16, 3 August 2009 (UTC)

History of the product name
What is the history of the name "Nessus"? Is it perhaps a reference to a character in Larry Niven's Known Space series? 12.51.248.245 (talk) 13:08, 5 April 2011 (UTC)