Project Summary
The Open Scanner Protocol is designed to allow controlling various vulnerability scanners. These scanners must either offer the protocol OSP on their own or be connected via an adapter (“OSP wrapper”).
The Greenbone UI allows to configure OSP scanners via section Configuration/Scanner.
OSP scanners can also be controlled via GVM-Tools.
A Python implementation “ospd” helps to quickly develop a OSP wrapper.
In a Nutshell, Open Scanner Protocol (OSP)...
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took an estimated 3 years of effort (COCOMO model)
starting with its first commit in January, 2014
ending with its most recent commit almost 5 years ago
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