Once Nessus has been installed and the SSH tunnel configured, we can access Nessus on the browser by pointing at https://127.0.0.1:8834. We will need to go through a set of first steps to set up Nessus now.
- The very first screen prompts the user to Create an account:
- Enter suitable credentials and proceed to the next step. Now we need to activate a home license. We can grab one at https://www.tenable.com/products/nessus-home by filling in the following form:
- Once you've received the activation code by email, enter it into the web interface and trigger the initialization process. Now Nessus goes through the process of downloading data that is needed for the scanning of network assets:
This process usually takes a few minutes, so there's enough time to go grab a cup of coffee while this is happening.