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January 5th, 2012 - OpenVAS-5 BETA-Test phase started
The OpenVAS developers are proud to announce that the test phase for the upcoming OpenVAS-5 started and the first releases have become available.
OpenVAS-5 is yet another major evolution step of the Open Vulnerability Assessment System. Advances range from integration of CVE and CPE databse, an Asset Management over vulnerability prognosis, a improved user interface and not at least improved scanning and detection capabilities.
The OpenVAS-5-based Greenbone Security Manager recently passed the SCAP validation of US agency NIST for category Unauthenticated Scanner. All required criteria were added to OpenVAS-5.
A few features are still in the works and will be added over the next couple of weeks during the Beta phase. Together with improvements based on user feedback.
It is planned to close beta phase in february, entering the release candidate phase. The aim is to release OpenVAS-5 in march, exactly one year after the release of OpenVAS-4.
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March 17th, 2011 - OpenVAS-4 released
The OpenVAS community is proud to announce the availability of OpenVAS-4, the next generation of the Open Vulnerability Assessment System. Though only eight months since OpenVAS 3.1, the new release represents the biggest step forward ever in the history of OpenVAS.
The most significant new features are a Report Format Plugin Framework, a Master-Slave mode and an improved Scanner. The extended OpenVAS Management Protocol (OMP) 2.0 of OpenVAS Manager makes several new features consistently available to all of its clients (Web, Desktop, CLI).
This is the first release that is directly accompanied with installation packages for over 20 platforms, several installation quick guides, a tool to check proper setup and, last but not least a virtual appliance.
OpenVAS-4 covers the following OpenVAS modules: Libraries 4.0, Scanner 3.2, Manager 2.0, Administrator 1.1, GSA 2.0, GSD 1.1 and CLI 1.1.
At the OpenVAS developer conference #3, July 7-9 in Osnabrück, Germany, the feature set for OpenVAS-5 will take shape.
