Change scan mode

FutureVuls offers two scan modes.

• Fast Scan Mode

  • Mode that does not require Root privileges when executing the scanner program.

• Fast-Root scan mode (default)

  • This mode requires Root privileges when executing the scanner program and provides the following additional information
  • Processes affected by the next update
  • Services that have updated packages but forgot to restart them Commands for restarting services can also be displayed

You can also specify Offline mode which allows scanning even when the server to be scanned is not connected to the Internet.

Mode selection for new scanner installation

You can select Fast-Root, Fast, or OFFLINE on the Group Settings>Scanner screen when installing the scanner program.

Change mode after scanner installation

Changing from Fast to Fast-Root

• Select Fast-Root in the Group Settings>Scanner screen and execute the command shown on the server to be scanned
• Manually change the scanMode in /opt/vuls-saas/config.toml

scanMode = ["fast-root"].

Change from Fast-Root to Fast.

• Manually change scanMode in /opt/vuls-saas/config.toml

scanMode = ["fast"]

• Delete /etc/sudoers.d/vuls-saas

Change to Offline

• Manually change scanMode in /opt/vuls-saas/config.toml.
• In fast scanMode, you can configure it as follows.

scanMode = ["fast", "offline"]

• In fast-root scanMode, you can configure it as follows.

scanMode = ["fast-root", "offline"]

Offline removal (with network connection)

• Manually change scanMode in /opt/vuls-saas/config.toml

scanMode = ["fast"].