Re: SV: Security test of firewall dose not show UDP port 500 is open

From: Davide Carnevali (carnevali@protechta.it)
Date: Wed Mar 29 2006 - 08:57:20 EST


Which scan option are you using with Nessus 3.0?
Which have you used with 2.0?
If you use and have used nmap, which version?

Regards

Martin Thor-Kristiansen wrote:
> This lead me back to the following question:
> Why dose Nessus 2.x find the open port and Nessus 3.0 don't?
>
> Best regards
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> Emne: Re: Security test of firewall dose not show UDP port 500 is open
>
> Well, could be that the IKE service (if it is enabled) only responds to
> IKE handshake requests containing a supported IKE transform (or vendor
> ID, authentication type, etc.).
>
> I would suggest using ike-scan to poke a bit at the target with
> different transforms etc.
>
>
> Regards,
> Daniel
>
> mtk@mrc.dk wrote:
>> Hi all,
>>
>> We have been using Nessus for security scanning the Cisco Pix firewalls we install for our custemers. I have one "old" repport showing ISAKMP UDM port 500 is open. The firewall isn't updated but now the port has disapeard fro the new rapport?
>> We have asked Cisco if the securiyt scanner is supposed to find UDP port 500 (I don't think so) and a CCIE from Cisco have told us "no the port is hidden."
>>
>> I wonder how the port can be in the old repport?
>>
>> If any one has any input please let me know.
>>
>> Best regards,
>>
>> MTK
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