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XMPP Service STARTTLS Command Support

info Nessus Plugin ID 42089

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Synopsis

The remote instant messaging service supports encrypting traffic.

Description

The remote XMPP (eXtensible Messaging and Presence Protocol) service supports the use of the 'STARTTLS' command to switch from a cleartext to an encrypted communications channel.

See Also

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/STARTTLS

https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc3920#section-5

Plugin Details

Severity: Info

ID: 42089

File Name: xmpp_starttls.nasl

Version: Revision: 1.8

Type: remote

Family: Misc.

Published: 10/9/2009

Updated: 6/15/2017

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Vulnerability Information

Excluded KB Items: global_settings/disable_test_ssl_based_services