Running a Nexpose Scan with a Custom Template
To use a custom scan template for a Nexpose scan, you must supply the scan template ID, not the scan template name. To identify the scan template ID, log into the Nexpose Security Console, select Administration > Scan Templates, and choose the scan template that you want to use.When the Scan Template Configuration page displays, locate the URL address box at the top of the Nexpose Console. The URL address box displays the address and the template ID for the scan template. For example, in the following address, https://my.console.address:3780/admin/wizard/scan-template.html?templateid=dos-audit, the template id is dos-audit.
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2.) Click the Analysis tab.
3.) Click Nexpose from the Quick Tasks menu.
5.) Enter the addresses for the scan targets. You can specify an IP address or a host name. There can be one address on each line.
Note: You can use standard IPv6 addressing to define individual IPv6 addresses. For example, use fe80::202:b3ff:fe1e:8329 for single addresses and 2001:db8::/32 for CIDR notations. For link local addresses, you must append the interface ID to the address. For example, enter fe80::1%eth0 for a link local address.
6.) Click the Scan Template list. Choose Custom, which enables you to select a custom scan template.
7.) Click Show Advanced Options.
8.) From the Advanced Nexpose Scan Settings area, enter the scan ID for the that you want to use in the Custom scan template name field.
Note: Scan template IDs cannot contain a hyphen. If the scan template ID contains a hyphen, replace the hyphen with an underscore. If the scan template ID changes, the Nexpose scan does not update the scan template ID. You must update the Nexpose scan to use the new scan template ID.
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