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Save to file, and point your Nessus scan policy at that file Login into the subject website and authenticateįrom the Tools menu, go for "Export Cookies" Install the add-on to your browser (I'm using the OWASP Mantra browser I urge you to look at it) The add-on has some guidance, but essentially: If you look at the "Stories" note on the above web page, there's a hint to use the " Export Cookies" Firefox add-on. I did a search in a search engine for "Nessus HTTP cookie import", and found that Tenable discussed this on their podcast, episode 14: I'm far better at the network and infrastructure penetration testing :D In my case I'm not sure I'm understanding the most most basic structural elements of the website, such as what URL to point the scan at, and then concatenating that correctly with the login pages in the policy. I had similar problems can't speak for you, but sounds like you have about as much website knowledge as I do (which ain't much!) - no offense intended. However, in my case (drupal 6), it couldn't authenticate Nessus can attempt to match a given string such as Authentication successful Simply receiving a 200 response code is not always sufficient to determine session state. Regex to verify successful authentication: A regex pattern to look for on the login page. This field can be used to provide more than two parameters if required (e.g., a group name or some other piece of information is required for the authentication process).Ĭheck authentication on page: The absolute path of a protected web page that requires authentication, to better assist Nessus in determining authentication status, e.g., /admin.html. If the keywords %USER% and %PASS% are used, they will be substituted with values supplied on the Login configurations drop-down menu. Login parameters: Specify the authentication parameters (e.g., login=%USER%&password=%PASS%). For example, the login form for: would be: /login.php

Login page: The absolute path to the login page of the application, e.g., /login.html Password: Password of the user specified. Moreover, the steps as described in the documentation are the following:Ĭredentials: which are filled out like these (taken from documentation): Read more hereĪn article demonstrating this option is here. Cookie import: First you have to export them from your browser in netscape format.