---
title: "Nessus"
description: "Nessus AppSec Portal Importer Name: Nessus Nessus applications: Scan servers, workstations and network devices for vulnerabilities and…"
url: https://whitespots.io/docs/whitespots-wiki/appsec-portal/features/scanners/scanner-description/infrastructure-scanners/nessus
slug: whitespots-wiki/appsec-portal/features/scanners/scanner-description/infrastructure-scanners/nessus
publish_date: 2025-11-13T18:00:34.000Z
last_modified: 2025-11-13T18:00:34.000Z
---

# Nessus

# Nessus

**AppSec Portal Importer Name**: Nessus

[**Nessus**](https://www.tenable.com/products/nessus) applications:

Scan servers, workstations and network devices for vulnerabilities and misconfigurations. 

* Cloud assets: Scan virtual machines and containers on cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure and Google Cloud. 
* Web applications: Detect web application vulnerabilities such as SQL injection and cross-site scripting (XSS). 
* Domains: Scan domains to identify web configuration and security vulnerabilities.

#### Curl example

{% code overflow="wrap" %}
```
curl -X POST localhost/api/v1/scan/import/ -H "Authorization: Token a75bb26171cf391671e67b128bfc8ae1c779ff7b" -H "Content-Type: multipart/form-data" -F "file=@./report-nuclei.json" -F "product_name=Product1" -F "product_type=Application" -F "scanner_name=Nessus" -F "branch=dev" -F "host=103.150.0.102"
```
{% endcode %}

In this command, the following parameters are used:

1. `-X POST`: specifies the HTTP method to be used (in this case, POST)
2. `-H "Authorization: Token <authorization_token>"`: specifies the [**authorization token**](https://whitespots.io/docs/whitespots-wiki/appsec-portal/features/scanners/importing-reports-from-scanners-to-appsec-portal#authorization-token) obtained from AppSec Portal.
3. `-H "Content-Type: multipart/form-data"`: specifies the content type of the request.
4. `-F "file=@<report_file_path>"`: specifies the **path to the report file** generated by the scanner.
5. `-F "product_name=<product_name>"`: specifies the **name of the product** being scanned.
6. `-F "product_type=<product_type>"`: specifies the **type of the product** being scanned.
7. `-F "scanner_name=<scanner_name>"`: specifies the **name of the scanner** used to generate the report (Nessus)
8. `-F "branch=<branch_name>"`: (_optional_) specifies the name of the branch in the source code repository (if applicable) This parameter is particularly useful when you want to associate the scan results with a specific branch in your repository. If not provided, the scan will be associated with the default branch



---

## Navigation

- Location: [Docs](https://whitespots.io/docs) > [Whitespots Wiki](https://whitespots.io/docs/whitespots-wiki) > [AppSec Portal](https://whitespots.io/docs/whitespots-wiki/appsec-portal) > [🎯 Features](https://whitespots.io/docs/whitespots-wiki/appsec-portal/features) > [🔬 Scanners](https://whitespots.io/docs/whitespots-wiki/appsec-portal/features/scanners) > [Scanner description](https://whitespots.io/docs/whitespots-wiki/appsec-portal/features/scanners/scanner-description) > [Infrastructure Scanners](https://whitespots.io/docs/whitespots-wiki/appsec-portal/features/scanners/scanner-description/infrastructure-scanners)
- Previous: [Importing reports via AWS Lambda Function within AWS Security Hub](https://whitespots.io/docs/whitespots-wiki/appsec-portal/features/scanners/scanner-description/infrastructure-scanners/aws-security-hub-scan/importing-reports-via-aws-lambda-function-within-aws-security-hub)
- Next: [Nuclei](https://whitespots.io/docs/whitespots-wiki/appsec-portal/features/scanners/scanner-description/infrastructure-scanners/nuclei)