Check the nessus site bug tracker #1136 to see part of the history for this issue. Our proxy server does support HTTPS but it still did not work the proxy way.
Puckett Matthew wrote: >That blows. In previous versions I was able to use our proxy servers to get >out and get the plugins updated. So is this a problem that others are >experiencing as well? > > >Matthew Puckett >Sr. Systems Engineer >Wintel Operational Services: Systems Management >HCA Information Technology & Services > >2555 Park Plaza >Nashville, TN 37023 >t: 615-344-6686 >f: 615-344-7995 >e: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >w: www.hcahealthcare.com > >This email and any files transmitted with it may contain PRIVILEGED or >CONFIDENTIAL information and may be read or used only by the intended >recipient. If you are not the intended recipient of the email or any of its >attachments, please be advised that you have received this email in error >and that any use, dissemination, distribution, forwarding, printing, or >copying of this email or any attached files is strictly prohibited. If you >have received this email in error, please immediately purge it and all >attachments and notify the sender by reply email or contact the sender at >the number listed. > >-----Original Message----- >From: Tim Slighter [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Monday, March 14, 2005 11:14 AM >To: Puckett Matthew >Cc: '[email protected]' >Subject: Re: Updating Plugins > >In order to get that process to work, a firewall rule was implemented that >allows HTTPS to 66.240.11.107. You might also want to let all the other >security folks know that when this does work, it will fire IDS signatures >for IIS-SSL-MS04-011 (Attempts to exploit know vulnerabilities within >Microsoft's SSL libraries). If you are using a proxy then at this point, >there is no conclusive evidence that nessus-fetch works, even with the >nessus-fetch.rc file in place. > >Puckett Matthew wrote: > > > >>Greetings! >> >>I have a Nessus 2.2.3 installation on a Redhat 8.0 platform. Install >>of Nessus went fine but I am unable to get neither the >>nessus-update-plugins or nessus-fetch commands to work. I receive the >> >> >following: > > >># nessus-fetch --check >>nessus-fetch is not configured to receive a direct plugin feed >>[EMAIL PROTECTED] bin]# nessus-fetch --register >>7275-c782-6a3e-0b72-382e [15542] plug_set_key:internal_send(0)['3 >>/tmp/ConnectTimeout/TCP/443=1; >>']: Socket operation on non-socket >>could not connect to plugins.nessus.org - Socket operation on >>non-socket >> >>I am not by any means a Linux wizard or even a newbie when it comes to >>Unix clones. Any assistance is much appreciated. Oh, P.S. I have >>installed earlier brands of Nessus with no issues in the plugin updates >> >> >area before. > > >>This is a new one to me. >> >>Thanks, >> >>Matthew Puckett >>Sr. Systems Engineer >>Wintel Operational Services: Systems Management HCA Information >>Technology & Services >> >>2555 Park Plaza >>Nashville, TN 37023 >>t: 615-344-6686 >>f: 615-344-7995 >>e: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>w: www.hcahealthcare.com <www.hcahealthcare.com> >> >>This email and any files transmitted with it may contain PRIVILEGED or >>CONFIDENTIAL information and may be read or used only by the intended >>recipient. If you are not the intended recipient of the email or any of >>its attachments, please be advised that you have received this email in >>error and that any use, dissemination, distribution, forwarding, >>printing, or copying of this email or any attached files is strictly >>prohibited. If you have received this email in error, please >>immediately purge it and all attachments and notify the sender by reply >>email or contact the sender at the number listed. >> >> >> >> >>----------------------------------------------------------------------- >>- >> >>_______________________________________________ >>Nessus mailing list >>[email protected] >>http://mail.nessus.org/mailman/listinfo/nessus >> >> >> > >-- >Tim Slighter >(970) 295-5565 >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Key fingerprint = A1DF A61C 0C25 E2C2 6D7F 559A 9A23 9538 A6A0 D7D3 >_______________________________________________ >Nessus mailing list >[email protected] >http://mail.nessus.org/mailman/listinfo/nessus > > > > -- Tim Slighter (970) 295-5565 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Key fingerprint = A1DF A61C 0C25 E2C2 6D7F 559A 9A23 9538 A6A0 D7D3 _______________________________________________ Nessus mailing list [email protected] http://mail.nessus.org/mailman/listinfo/nessus
