A new video has been uploaded to the Tenable Security YouTube Channel titled, "Integrating Nikto with Nessus":
When installing Nikto on Linux systems, here are a few tips:
To download Nikto and install it as shown in the video, use the following commands:
| $ wget http://cirt.net/nikto/nikto-2.1.3.tar.gz $ tar zxvf nikto-2.1.3.tar.gz $ cd nikto-2.1.3 |
Run the following two command as root:
| # mkdir /opt/nikto # cp -r * /opt/nikto/ |
Modify /opt/nikto/nikto.pl and change the location of the configuration file:
| $NIKTO{'configfile'} = "/opt/nikto/nikto.conf"; ### Change this line if it's having trouble finding it |
Add the following line to /etc/profile and update the system-wide path to include Nikto (I've also added the directories containing the Nessus binaries):
| export PATH=$PATH:/opt/nikto:/opt/nessus/bin:/opt/nessus/sbin |
Re-compile and re-index the Nessus plugins:
| # /opt/nessus/sbin/nessusd -R |
Finally, restart Nessus:
| # /etc/init.d/nessusd restart |
Resources
- Using Nessus to call Nikto - Earlier Tenable post made on the subject (September 05, 2008)
- Nikto v2.1.3 - The Manual
