Do not scan operational technology devices
info Nessus Plugin ID 109142
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Synopsis
The remote host appears to be a fragile device and will not be scanned.Description
The remote host appears to be operational technology device. Such devices often react very poorly when scanned. To avoid problems, Nessus will not continue to scan this device.Solution
If you are not concerned about such scan behavior, enable the 'Scan Operational Technology devices' setting under 'Fragile Devices' in the 'Host Discovery' section and then re-run the scan.Plugin Details
Severity: Info
ID: 109142
File Name: dont_scan_ot.nasl
Version: 1.10
Type: remote
Family: Settings
Published: 4/18/2018
Updated: 9/22/2020
Dependencies: dont_scan_settings.nasl, scada_profinet_network_detect.nbin, scada_cip_list_identity.nbin, scada_modbus_coil_check.nbin, scada_bacnet_detect.nbin, scada_siemens_simatic_s7_plc_detect.nbin, scada_app_7t_igss_dc_detect.nbin, scada_app_igss_odbc_detect.nbin, scada_iccp_cotp_detect.nbin, scada_omron_udp_detect.nbin, scada_omron_tcp_detect.nbin, scada_crimson_detect.nbin, scada_dnp3_device_detect.nbin
Vulnerability Information
Reference Information
IAVB: 0001-B-0526