I have posted this response to the Nessus list as it's more appropriate
for this question than Nessus-Devel...
a) does the LINUX GTK client generate a scan configuration file and
where is the file to be found?
The config file generated is called .nessusrc.
You will probably already have one if you've run scans, you can make
customised copies and specify them using the nessus -c parameter which
can be combined with batch mode (-q)
b) If the Linux GTK client does generate a scan settings file, are the
files of the windows and linux clients interchangeable?
Not sure about the latest Windows client, they probably are.
d) There is no mention of whether a batch job on windows-client
machine can also accept command line parameters in a similar fashion -
Is there a command line interface for the windows client?
I don't believe so.
e) is port 1421 encrypted? and/or do you have experience with port
forwarding Nessus communications through port22?
SSL can be enabled for the nessus - nessusd communications, this is a
compile time option (try running nessus -v, check if it says "SSL used
for client - server communication")
f) [how] is it possible for one client to start simultaneous scans on
different scan servers and keep the results apart?
(e.g. change the Nessus port from 1421 for the different scan servers!?!?)
Using the command line client, you'd have to spawn several nessus client
processes. Why would you want to change the nessusd port? There's not
really any need to run several nessusd processes on one server, as one
nessusd can handle multiple client connections and scans at the same time.
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Hubert Seiwert
Internet Security Specialist, Westpoint Ltd
Albion Wharf, 19 Albion Street, Manchester M1 5LN, United Kingdom
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