Now, let's install the packet that we downloaded. I go back to the browser to see the location to where
the file has been downloaded.
It's downloaded in the downloads folder.
Now open a terminal screen and go to the folder using "cd" command.
To install the packet, use “dpkg” Linux command with i parameter and last type the filename.
Remember you can use the tab key to complete the file name and hit enter. Installation is completed within
a few seconds.
Now let's look at the messages.
It says we should start the nessusd to start Nessus Home and then we can connect to the web interface
of Nessus which will be served at port 8834.
This is the default port of Nessus Home's interface.
So use “service” command to start
the nessusd daemon.
First I want to look at its status.
It's inactive at the moment.
Type "service nessusd start" to start nessusd daemon.
Now let's look at the ports of our Kali which happened to be in listen mode.
Use the “netstat” command with tnlp parameters
And here it is: Port 8834 is being listened by nessusd
Now we can access Nessus Homes' web interface.
So go to the browser and type 127.0.0.1:8843 and hit enter. As you know 127.0.0.1 stands
for the localhost.
You can use the IP address over your Kali instead.
It doesn't matter. Whoops Nessus is a HTTPS service so we have to use HTTPS at the beginning of
our URL or browser says that the connection is not secure because the local certificate of Nessus is
not registered by a CA a "certificate authority".
No worries. Click "Advanced" and then "Add Exception" and click "Confirm Security Exception".
And here's the first interaction with Nessus Home's web interface.
So the next step is to set up Nessus Home. First step is to create an account. Select a username for yourself
and add a password.
Click "Continue".
The next screen asks the scanner type and the activation code which has been sent to our email address
while we were downloading the Nessus Home's installation packet. Here are the scanner types. We'll use Nessus
Home so leave the first option selected.
Now go to the e-mail sent by Nessus and copy the activation code and paste it into the related field.
Then click "Continue". As soon as set up is complete Nessus downloads and initiates the latest plugins
which will be used in the scans of Nessus.
First, it downloads and plugins. According to your connection speed
it may take a few minutes so be patient.
Now it's compiling the plugin.
This step may take longer than the download step so you might want to go and grab yourself a cup of coffee.
And there it is, initialization phase is complete.
Welcome to the Nessus interface.