Scanning Profiles

Scanning Profiles are preconfigured templates which define the way that vulnerability scanning is carried out (for example, which vulnerability checks will be executed during a target computer scan). These profiles provide the vulnerability test instructions and parameters which the scanning engine requires to perform a security audit against selected targets.

GFI LANguard N.S.S. supports multiple scanning profiles. In fact it ships with a number of default scanning profiles which you can use to perform general or specialized target vulnerability scans. Further more, you can customize these default scanning profiles by adding or removing vulnerability checks as well as customize the respective operational parameters. You can also create new custom scanning profiles which suite your network infrastructure and target scanning needs.

For more information on how to create, configure and customize scanning profiles refer to the `Scanning Profiles' chapter in this manual.