OpenVAS Management Protocol
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The OpenVAS Management Protocol is a network protocol that defines how clients communicate with the OpenVAS (now Greenbone Vulnerability Management) server to configure, control, and retrieve results from vulnerability scans.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| OpenVAS Management Protocol canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8248909 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: OpenVAS Management Protocol Context triple: [OpenVAS, usesProtocol, OpenVAS Management Protocol]
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A.
OpenVAS
OpenVAS is an open-source vulnerability scanning and management framework used to assess and improve the security of computer networks and systems.
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B.
Nessus
Nessus is a centaur in Greek mythology best known for his role in the death of Heracles after deceitfully causing the poisoned garment incident.
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C.
Tenable
Tenable is a British daytime television quiz show, hosted by Warwick Davis, in which teams of contestants attempt to complete top-ten lists on a variety of topics.
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D.
Metasploit Framework
Metasploit Framework is an open-source penetration testing platform widely used for developing, testing, and executing exploits against remote targets.
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E.
TAXII
TAXII (Trusted Automated eXchange of Indicator Information) is a cybersecurity protocol that enables the automated, secure sharing of threat intelligence between organizations and systems.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: OpenVAS Management Protocol Target entity description: The OpenVAS Management Protocol is a network protocol that defines how clients communicate with the OpenVAS (now Greenbone Vulnerability Management) server to configure, control, and retrieve results from vulnerability scans.
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A.
OpenVAS
OpenVAS is an open-source vulnerability scanning and management framework used to assess and improve the security of computer networks and systems.
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B.
Nessus
Nessus is a centaur in Greek mythology best known for his role in the death of Heracles after deceitfully causing the poisoned garment incident.
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C.
Tenable
Tenable is a British daytime television quiz show, hosted by Warwick Davis, in which teams of contestants attempt to complete top-ten lists on a variety of topics.
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D.
Metasploit Framework
Metasploit Framework is an open-source penetration testing platform widely used for developing, testing, and executing exploits against remote targets.
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E.
TAXII
TAXII (Trusted Automated eXchange of Indicator Information) is a cybersecurity protocol that enables the automated, secure sharing of threat intelligence between organizations and systems.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
application layer protocol
ⓘ
management protocol ⓘ network protocol ⓘ |
| associatedWithProject |
Greenbone Networks
ⓘ
linked to:
Greenbone ecosystem
OpenVAS project ⓘ
linked to:
OpenVAS
|
| definesCommunicationBetween |
OpenVAS client
ⓘ
linked to:
Greenbone Security Assistant
OpenVAS server ⓘ
linked to:
OpenVAS
|
| domain | network security ⓘ |
| enables |
client-server separation in OpenVAS
ⓘ
remote control of OpenVAS server ⓘ |
| layer | application layer ⓘ |
| operatesOver |
TCP
ⓘ
linked to:
Transmission Control Protocol
|
| primaryPurpose |
configure vulnerability scans
ⓘ
control vulnerability scans ⓘ retrieve vulnerability scan results ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Greenbone Security Assistant
ⓘ
OpenVAS Scanner ⓘ
linked to:
OpenVAS
|
| scope | vulnerability management ⓘ |
| supportsAuthentication |
role-based access control
ⓘ
user-based authentication ⓘ |
| supportsOperation |
creating scan tasks
ⓘ
deleting scan tasks ⓘ exporting reports ⓘ importing configurations ⓘ managing alerts ⓘ managing credentials ⓘ managing permissions ⓘ managing report formats ⓘ managing scan configurations ⓘ managing schedules ⓘ managing targets ⓘ managing users ⓘ modifying scan tasks ⓘ querying report lists ⓘ querying scan status ⓘ querying task lists ⓘ retrieving scan reports ⓘ scheduling scans ⓘ starting scans ⓘ stopping scans ⓘ |
| transports |
management commands
ⓘ
scan configuration data ⓘ scan result data ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Greenbone Vulnerability Management
ⓘ
linked to:
OpenVAS
OpenVAS ⓘ |
| usedFor |
automation of vulnerability scanning
ⓘ
integration with security tools ⓘ remote management of vulnerability scanning ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: OpenVAS Management Protocol Description of subject: The OpenVAS Management Protocol is a network protocol that defines how clients communicate with the OpenVAS (now Greenbone Vulnerability Management) server to configure, control, and retrieve results from vulnerability scans.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.