Getting ready

The requirements for Nessus vary for the different components present in it, as well as the type of license available and its usage.

The following table depicts the Nessus hardware requirements:

Nessus Manager supports the following versions of macOS, Linux, and Windows operating systems:

• Browsers: Nessus supports the following browsers:
  • Google Chrome (50 and above)
  • Apple Safari (10 and above)
  • Mozilla Firefox (50 and above)
  • Internet Explorer (11 and above)
• PDF reports: The Nessus .pdf report generation feature requires the latest version of Oracle Java or OpenJDK. Install Oracle Java or OpenJDK prior to installing Nessus.