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OpenVAS Authenticated Scan — API Reference

Libraries

Library Install Purpose
python-gvm pip install python-gvm GVM protocol client (GMP)

python-gvm Connection

from gvm.connections import UnixSocketConnection
from gvm.protocols.gmp import Gmp
from gvm.transforms import EtreeTransform

connection = UnixSocketConnection(path="/run/gvmd/gvmd.sock")
with Gmp(connection=connection, transform=EtreeTransform()) as gmp:
    gmp.authenticate("admin", "password")

Key GMP Methods

Method Description
get_scan_configs() List scan configuration profiles
get_credentials() List stored credentials
create_credential(name=, type=, login=, password=) Create scan credential
create_target(name=, hosts=, ssh_credential_id=) Create scan target with creds
create_task(name=, config_id=, target_id=, scanner_id=) Create scan task
start_task(task_id) Start a scan task
get_task(task_id) Get task status and progress
get_report(report_id, filter_string=) Fetch scan results

Scan Configuration IDs

Name ID Description
Full and fast daba56c8-73ec-11df-a475-002264764cea Default comprehensive scan
Full and deep 708f25c4-7489-11df-8094-002264764cea Thorough but slower scan
Discovery 8715c877-47a0-438d-98a3-27c7a6ab2196 Network discovery only

Credential Types

Type Protocol Default Port
USERNAME_PASSWORD (SSH) SSH 22
USERNAME_PASSWORD (SMB) SMB/WMI 445
USERNAME_PASSWORD (ESXi) VMware 443
SNMP SNMP 161

OpenVAS CLI (ospd-openvas)

gvm-cli socket --socketpath /run/gvmd/gvmd.sock --xml "<get_version/>"
greenbone-feed-sync --type SCAP     # Sync vulnerability data
greenbone-feed-sync --type CERT     # Sync CERT advisories
greenbone-feed-sync --type GVMD_DATA  # Sync scan configs

External References