

On the welcome to nessus screen, select how you want to install nessus: The example used here is installing nessus on a kali linux system. In order to do that, I recommend creating a service account for Nessus to use.How To Use Nessus Vulnerability Scanner How To Use Nessus 5.2 Vulnerability Scanner Security Center Tutorial from Nessus allows you to check your server for vulnerabilities.

Kerberos pre-authentication validation: The Kerberos pre-authentication is disabled on one user account leading to potential credential theft.Weak Kerberos encryption: The Kerberos encryption is too weak on one user account leading to potential credential theft.Kerberoasting: A Domain admin or Enterprise admin account is vulnerable to the Kerberoasting attack.For some reason, it is difficult to find detailed information on this template, however, according to a blog post from Tenable, this scan runs the following ten checks on your Active Directory configuration: Included in Nessus is a scan template called “Active Directory Starter Scan”. While Tenable does have a separate Active Directory security product called Tenable.ad, one capability of Nessus (as well as their enterprise solution Tenable.io) that is very rarely talked about is scanning the Active Directory configuration for vulnerabilities. The Nessus vulnerability scanner from Tenable is a widely known tool for conducting vulnerability assessments of networks and devices, such as workstations, network gear, and servers.
