IBM Proventia Network Enterprise User Manual - Policies
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IBM Proventia Network Enterprise Scanner User Guide, Version 1.3
Chapter 5
Introduction to Enterprise Scanner
Policies
Overview
Introduction
Enterprise Scanner includes a number of specialized policies that enable you to define
discovery and assessment scans to run as either ad hoc or background scans. Enterprise
Scanner uses a combination of those policies to perform each type of scan. By using
multiple policies, Enterprise Scanner provides a more flexible scanning environment. To
help you take advantage of that flexibility, this chapter explains what each policy defines
and how each policy affects different types of scans.
Scope
This chapter provides background information for understanding the Enterprise Scanner
policies. For detailed information about setting up policies, see the following chapters:
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Chapter 6, "Defining Background Scans" on page 81
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Chapter 7, "Configuring Discovery and Assessment Policies" on page 97
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Chapter 8, "Defining Agent Policies" on page 109
In this chapter
This chapter contains the following topics:
Topic
Page
Introduction to Asset and Agent Policies
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Contents of Asset and Agent Policies
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Viewing Asset and Agent Policies
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Descriptions of Asset Policies
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Descriptions of Agent Policies
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Policy Inheritance with Enterprise Scanner Policies
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Policy Inheritance with Agent Policies
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Policy Inheritance with Asset Policies
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