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OpenVAS: History & Overview

OpenVAS (Open Vulnerability Assessment Scanner, originally known as GNessUs) is the scanner component of Greenbone Vulnerability Management (GVM), a software framework of several services and tools offering vulnerability scanning and vulnerability management.

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OpenVAS topic overview

The analysis highlights History and Overview as prominent areas in the source structure around OpenVAS.

Related topics
14
Source areas
2
Connected nodes
16
Extracted relationships
36
Concept neighborhoods
12
Bridge connections
16

What this topic covers Research coverage

Source areas are shown by the number of related topics found in each part of the analysis. Use smaller areas too: they can reveal specialized angles and content gaps.

History · 8 topics
Overview · 6 topics

Smaller areas are not necessarily less important. They contain fewer connections in this analysis and can be useful for finding specialized angles or coverage gaps.

Key facts & relationships

High-confidence facts extracted from structured source data. Use them as anchors for further research.

Developer
Greenbone Networks GmbH
License
GPL
Operating system
Cross-platform
Repository
github.com/greenbone/openvas-scanner
Stable release
23.50.21 / 24 August 2026; 0 days ago (24 August 2026)
Type
Vulnerability scanner

Explore all related topics Closing gaps

Browse the complete topic structure, not only the most central items. Less prominent entities and concepts can reveal missing angles, specialized context and useful research gaps. Each item opens a new analysis centered on that subject.

Overview

History

Advanced semantic analysis

Deeper signals for content research, entity SEO and topical coverage. The plain-language headings explain what each technical view is useful for.

How OpenVAS connects Entity context

The extracted context around OpenVAS shows recurring relationship patterns in the source. For example, OpenVAS → Archived, August, February, HackerTarget, January, June, Nessus, Nexpose VS Metasploitable, October, Official, Project Filelist, Protocol Documentation, Retrieved, Wald Another extracted example is OpenVAS → GNessUs, Greenbone Vulnerability Manager, Nessus, October, Portcullis Computer Security, Public Interest, SecuritySpace, Slashdot, Software, Tenable Network Security, Tim Brown. Use these groups to spot repeated connection types before inspecting the individual relationships.

OpenVAS

Top relations

related to External links · 14
OpenVAS → Archived, August, February, HackerTarget, January, June, Nessus, Nexpose VS Metasploitable, October, Official, Project Filelist, Protocol Documentation, Retrieved, Wald
related to history · 11
OpenVAS → GNessUs, Greenbone Vulnerability Manager, Nessus, October, Portcullis Computer Security, Public Interest, SecuritySpace, Slashdot, Software, Tenable Network Security, Tim Brown
related to Documentation · 3
OpenVAS → OpenVAS Project, The OpenVAS, The OpenVAS Compendium
Developer · 1
OpenVAS → Greenbone Networks GmbH
License · 1
OpenVAS → GPL
Operating system · 1
OpenVAS → Cross-platform
Repository · 1
OpenVAS → github.com/greenbone/openvas-scanner
Stable release · 1
OpenVAS → 23.50.21 / 24 August 2026; 0 days ago (24 August 2026)
Type · 1
OpenVAS → Vulnerability scanner
Website · 1
OpenVAS → www.openvas.org

Important terminology

Use these terms to understand the vocabulary surrounding the topic, not as a checklist for keyword stuffing.

Important terminology

greenbone vulnerability software nessus license project management gpl documentation also org scanner written october open originally gnessus scanning free public

OpenVAS relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

TTTA extracted 36 structured relationships around OpenVAS. Examples in this analysis include OpenVAS → Developer → Greenbone Networks GmbH and OpenVAS → License → GPL. The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
OpenVASDeveloperGreenbone Networks GmbH1.00infobox
OpenVASLicenseGPL1.00infobox
OpenVASOperating systemCross-platform1.00infobox
OpenVASRepositorygithub.com/greenbone/openvas-scanner1.00infobox
OpenVASStable release23.50.21 / 24 August 2026; 0 days ago (24 August 2026)1.00infobox
OpenVASTypeVulnerability scanner1.00infobox
OpenVASWebsitewww.openvas.org1.00infobox
OpenVASWritten inC1.00infobox
OpenVASrelated to DocumentationThe OpenVAS0.60section
OpenVASrelated to DocumentationThe OpenVAS Compendium0.60section
OpenVASrelated to DocumentationOpenVAS Project0.60section
OpenVASrelated to External linksOfficial0.60section

Related concept clusters Concept neighborhoods

The concept neighborhoods around OpenVAS bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include Documentation, Org and Project. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.

  • OpenVAS
    • Documentation
    • Org
    • Project
    • Greenbone
    • Also
    • Developers
    • Gnessus
    • Originally
    • Protocol
    • Scanner
    • Scanning
    • Security
  • openvas
    • Documentation
    • Org
    • Project
    • Greenbone
    • Also
    • Developers
    • Gnessus
    • Originally
    • Protocol
    • Scanner
    • Scanning
    • Security
  • vulnerability management
    • Framework
    • Gvm
    • Several
    • Manager
    • Network
    • Vulnerability
    • Written
    • Nessus
    • Open
    • Originally
    • Scanner
    • Scanning
  • open source
    • Gnessus
    • Scanner
    • Scanning
    • Assessment
    • Component
    • Framework
    • Gvm
    • Known
    • Several
    • Vulnerability
    • Also
    • Com
  • gnu general public license
    • Software
    • Also
    • Com
    • Developers
    • License
    • Manager
    • Network
    • Open
    • Public
    • Scanner
    • Scanning
    • Security
  • software framework
    • Gvm
    • Known
    • Several
    • Free
    • Gnessus
    • Management
    • Open
    • Originally
    • Public
    • Scanner
    • Scanning
    • Project
  • nessus attack scripting language
    • Website
    • Written
    • Vulnerability
    • Also
    • Com
    • Developers
    • Manager
    • Network
    • Open
    • Scanner
    • Scanning
    • Security
  • nessus
    • Website
    • Written
    • Vulnerability
    • Also
    • Com
    • Developers
    • Manager
    • Network
    • Open
    • Scanner
    • Scanning
    • Security

Connections between topic areas Semantic bridges

For OpenVAS, one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects OpenVAS with History. Bridges highlight paths between different parts of the map and can reveal research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list.

Min side: 3
OpenVASHistory · splits 8 ⟂ 9
OpenVASOverview · splits 10 ⟂ 7

Map overview Semantic statistics

OpenVAS

Nodes17
Edges16
Triples36
Avg. degree1.88
Density0.117647
Components1

Source & methodology

TTTA analyzes the structure around OpenVAS to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as History & Overview, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.

Source: Wikipedia — OpenVAS · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout

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