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title: Greenbone OpenVAS
description: "Greenbone OpenVAS is an open-source vulnerability scanner that is part of Greenbone Vulnerability Management (GVM), a software framework that offers vulnerability scanning and management. Greenbone OpenVAS includes unauthenticated and authenticated testing, various high-level and low-level internet and industrial protocols, performance…"
url: "https://lucidum.io/docs/greenbone-openvas/"
updated: "2024-06-28"
category: Connectors / List of Connectors / G
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# Greenbone OpenVAS

Greenbone OpenVAS is an open-source vulnerability scanner that is part of Greenbone Vulnerability Management (GVM), a software framework that offers vulnerability scanning and management. Greenbone OpenVAS includes unauthenticated and authenticated testing, various high-level and low-level internet and industrial protocols, performance tuning for large-scale scans and an internal programming language.

## Configuring the Connector for OpenVAS

To configure Lucidum to ingest data from OpenVAS:

1. Log in to Lucidum.
2. In the left pane, click **Connector**.
3. In the **Connector** page, click **Add Connector**.
4. Scroll until you find the Connector you want to configure. Click **Connect**. The **Settings** page appears.
5. In the **Settings** page, enter the following:

   - **Host ***(required)*: The hostname or IP address of the Greenbone Vulnerability Management (OpenVAS) server, for example, openvas.my.corp
   - **Port** - *(optional)*: The port of the Greenbone Vulnerability Management (OpenVAS) server, default is 443
   - **User Name** and **Password** *(required)*: The credentials for a user account that has the permissions to fetch assets, including:

     - **authenticate**
     - **get_assets**
     - **get_results, commands**
   - ***Verify SSL***. For future use.
6. To test the configuration, click **Test**.

   - If the connector is configured correctly, Lucidum displays a list of services that are accessible with the connector.
   - If the connector is not configured correctly, Lucidum displays an error message.