Nessuscli: Fetch --challenge

: On a computer with internet access, navigate to the Nessus Offline Registration Page .

: C:\Program Files\Tenable\Nessus\nessuscli.exe fetch --challenge macOS : /Library/Nessus/run/sbin/nessuscli fetch --challenge nessuscli fetch --challenge

| Flag | Purpose | | :--- | :--- | | --challenge | Generates a unique code used to identify the scanner for offline registration. | | --register-offline | Used in conjunction with the response code obtained from the Tenable website. | | --register | Used for online registration (requires internet connectivity). | : On a computer with internet access, navigate

Because the server is offline, it cannot communicate directly with Tenable's update servers. To bypass this, the command generates a unique . You then take this code to a computer with internet access to generate a corresponding Response Code (or download specific plugins tied to that challenge). | | --register | Used for online registration

Here:

[INFO] Challenge code generated successfully for offline registration