Hi, the network security scanner OpenVAS [1] has progressed a lot since I mentioned it here on this list first time. Seem like it even made it into SUSE [2]. Now we are working on a automatic generator for security checks for SUSE based on the SUSE security announcements, like this one [3]. The generator creates so-called NVTs (Network Vulerability Tests) for the language NASL and also for OVAL. This works well for the openSUSE distributions because [3] contains the RPM IDs to check for. It is not so easy for products like SLES where you have to follow a couple of links before you see the packages. This is not so simple to automize. Do you see any chance to make life easier here? Also, we are lacking identifier strings for all of the different products. We usually look into /etc/SuSE-release to find out. Is there a list somewhere with _all_ identifiers? Best regards Jan [1] http://www.openvas.org [2] http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/security:/openvas:/ [3] http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2008_55_mozilla.html -- Dr. Jan-Oliver Wagner | ++49-541-335 08 30 | http://www.intevation.de/ Intevation GmbH, Neuer Graben 17, 49074 Osnabrück | AG Osnabrück, HR B 18998 Geschäftsführer: Frank Koormann, Bernhard Reiter, Dr. Jan-Oliver Wagner -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-security+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-security+help@opensuse.org