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      Greenbone OpenVAS Data Export Guide

      How to export data from OpenVAS for ingestion in RiskSense.

      Overview

      The Greenbone Networks web user interface and the OpenVAS vulnerability assessment system provide a framework to scan and report on your systems’ vulnerabilities. RiskSense supports OpenVAS scan results exported as an .XML file.

      Exporting OpenVAS Data to a File

      To save OpenVAS data to a file that you can upload to the RiskSense platform, open the OpenVAS client and confirm that a scan has been completed.

      OpenVAS Export - Scan Data

      Select the scan to export.

      OpenVAS Export - Select Scan

      From the main navigation menu, select Reports > Export.

      OpenVAS Export - Export Menu Location

      In the Export Report dialog box, select the Save location. Then, select XML from the Report file format drop-down list and specify the name of the report.

      OpenVAS Export - Export Report Window

      Click OK to save the report in XML format. The file is now ready to upload to RiskSense.