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rsync STARTTLS Command Support

info Nessus Plugin ID 87818

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Synopsis

The remote synchronization service supports the encryption of traffic.

Description

The remote rsync server supports the use of the '#starttls' command to switch from a cleartext to an encrypted communications channel.

See Also

http://metastatic.org/source/rsync-ssl.patch

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

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

Plugin Details

Severity: Info

ID: 87818

File Name: rsync_starttls.nasl

Version: Revision: 1.3

Type: Remote

Family: Misc.

Published: 1/8/2016

Updated: 6/15/2017

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Vulnerability Information

Excluded KB Items: global_settings/disable_test_ssl_based_services