Nessus is a proprietary vulnerability scanner developed by Tenable, Inc.
Developer(s) | Tenable, Inc. |
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Stable release | 8.15.8
/ January 18, 2023[1] |
Operating system | Linux, macOS and Microsoft Windows |
Type | Vulnerability scanner |
License | Proprietary; GPL (2.2.11 and earlier) |
Website | https://www.tenable.com |
In 1998 Renaud Deraison created The Nessus Project as a free remote security scanner.[2] On October 5 2005, with the release of Nessus 3, the project changed from the GNU Public License to a proprietary license.[3]
The Nessus 2 engine and some of the plugins are still using the GNU Public License, leading to forks based on Nessus like OpenVAS[2][4] and Greenbone Sustainable Resilience.[5]