4 Getting to Know OPENVAS REPORT

4.1 Supported Web Browsers

OPENVAS REPORT can be used with the desktop versions of the following web browsers:

  • Google Chrome

  • Mozilla Firefox

  • Microsoft Edge

The latest version and one major previous version of the browsers are supported.

4.2 Signing in to OPENVAS REPORT

OPENVAS REPORT can be accessed as follows:

  1. Open the web browser.

  2. Enter the IP address of OPENVAS REPORT.

  3. Sign in using the user name and password of the OPENVAS REPORT account (see Fig. 4.1).

    Note

    When signing in for the first time, a new password must be set.

    The password must fulfill the following criteria:

    • At least 10 characters long

    • Different from the user name

    • Different from the e-mail address

    • Different from the last three passwords

  4. Click Sign in.

    → The page that was last opened is displayed.

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    Fig. 4.1 Signing in to OPENVAS REPORT

4.3 Filtering the Page Content

The pages Dashboard, Assets and Vulnerabilities offer the possibility to filter the displayed content.

4.3.1 Applying a Filter

A filter can be selected and applied as follows:

  1. Click inside the filter bar at the top of the page.

  2. Select a filter attribute from the drop-down list.

    For the filter attribute Tag, select the tag name from the sub-menu.

    Note

    If no tags are available (see Chapter 6.3), the Tag filter is not offered.

    → The applicable filter operators are automatically displayed in a second drop-down list (see Fig. 4.2).

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    Fig. 4.2 Available filter operators

  3. Select a filter operator from the drop-down list.

    → Depending on the filter attribute selected in step 2, different options for specifying the filter value are displayed.

  4. Specify the filter value (see Fig. 4.3).

    • In case of a free text, enter the text in the input box and select the text in the drop-down list that is opened.

    • In case of predefined options, select the desired option from the drop-down list that is opened.

    • In case of a date, select the date in the displayed calendar.

    • In case of a tag, select a tag value from the drop-down list.

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    Fig. 4.3 Specifying the filter value

  5. Click outside the filter bar to apply the filter (see Fig. 4.4).

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    Fig. 4.4 Applied filter

  6. Click All/Any at the left side of the filter bar to select the desired filter conjunction.

    Note

    • If All is selected, only results that match all selected filter parameters are displayed.

    • If Any is selected, all results that match at least one of the selected filter parameters are displayed.

4.3.2 Saving Filters

Filters can be saved as follows:

  1. Enter the desired filter parameters in the filter bar as described in Chapter 4.3.1.

  2. Move the cursor over at the right side of the filter bar and click Save filter.

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    Fig. 4.5 Saving a filter

  3. Enter a name for the filter in the input box.

    Note

    The filter name can contain any type of character and can be at most 255 characters long.

  4. Click Save.

    → Saved filters can be used by clicking at the left side of the filter bar and selecting the desired filter from the drop-down list.

4.3.2.1 Updating Saved Filters

Filters can be updated as follows:

  1. Click at the left side of the filter bar and select the desired filter from the drop-down list.

    → The filter is applied.

  2. Add more filter criteria, or remove existing ones.

  3. To overwrite the saved filter, move the cursor over at the right side of the filter bar and click Save filter.

    or

  1. To save the changed filter under a new name, move the cursor over at the right side of the filter bar and click Save filter as. Enter a name for the filter in the input box and click Save.

    Note

    The filter name can contain any type of character and can be at most 255 characters long.

4.3.2.2 Deleting Saved Filters

A saved filter can be deleted by clicking at the left side of the filter bar and then clicking for the filter in the drop-down list.

4.3.3 Overview of all Filter Options

The following table shows all filter options for each page of OPENVAS REPORT:

Filter Criteria

Filter Operators

Appliance name

  • begins with

  • contains

  • does not begin with

  • does not contain

  • is equal to

  • is not equal to

Asset ID

  • is equal to

  • is not equal to

CERT advisories

  • begins with

  • contains

  • does not begin with

  • does not contain

  • is equal to

  • is not equal to

CVE

  • contains

  • does not contain

  • is equal to

  • is not equal to

Family

  • is equal to

  • is not equal to

Host name

  • begins with

  • contains

  • does not begin with

  • does not contain

  • is equal to

  • is not equal to

IP address

  • contains

  • does not contain

  • is equal to

  • is not equal to

Last scan

  • after

  • before

Operating system

  • contains

  • does not contain

  • is equal to

  • is not equal to

QoD

  • is equal to

  • is greater than

  • is greater than or equal to

  • is less than

  • is less than or equal to

  • is not equal to

Severity

  • is equal to

  • is greater than

  • is greater than or equal to

  • is less than

  • is less than or equal to

  • is not equal to

Severity class

  • is equal to

  • is greater than

  • is greater than or equal to

  • is less than

  • is less than or equal to

  • is not equal to

Solution type

  • is equal to

  • is not equal to

Tag > Tag name

  • contains

  • does not contain

  • is equal to

  • is not equal to

Vulnerability name

  • contains

  • does not contain

4.4 Managing the User Settings

4.4.1 Changing the Language

OPENVAS REPORT is available in English and in German. The flag of the selected language is displayed in the upper right corner:

  • If English is selected, the flag for the United Kingdom (UK) is displayed.

  • If German is selected, the flag for Germany is displayed.

Click on the icon to change the language.

Note

OPENVAS REPORT saves the language setting for the next login.

4.4.2 Changing the Theme

OPENVAS REPORT supports a light and a dark color theme. The icon for the currently applied theme in displayed in the upper right corner:

  • If the light theme is selected, the sun icon is displayed.

  • If the dark theme is selected, the moon icon is displayed.

Click on the icon to change the theme.

Note

OPENVAS REPORT saves the theme setting for the next login.

4.4.3 Changing the Password

Every user can change their own password as follows:

  1. Select User management > Personal settings in the menu bar.

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    Fig. 4.6 Changing the password

  2. Enter the current password in the Old Password input box.

  3. Enter the new password in the New Password input box and confirm it.

    Note

    The password must fulfill the following criteria:

    • At least 10 characters long

    • Different from the user name

    • Different from the e-mail address

    • Different from the last three passwords

  4. Click Update.

Note

If a password is forgotten or lost, it can be reset by a user with admin rights (see Chapter 3.5).

4.5 Signing Out of OPENVAS REPORT

Signing out of the platform can be done by moving the cursor over the user name in the upper right corner and clicking Sign out (see Fig. 4.7).

If no action is performed on the platform for 30 minutes, the user is signed out automatically.

The remaining time until the user is automatically signed out is displayed next to the user name in the upper right corner. By clicking anywhere on the platform, the timeout can be reset.

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Fig. 4.7 Signing out of OPENVAS REPORT