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Telnet Service START_TLS Support
info Nessus Plugin ID 51890
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Synopsis
The remote telnet service supports encrypting traffic.Description
The remote Telnet service supports the use of a 'START_TLS' option to switch from a cleartext to an encrypted communications channel.See Also
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/STARTTLS
https://tools.ietf.org/id/draft-altman-telnet-starttls-02.txt
Plugin Details
Severity: Info
ID: 51890
File Name: telnet_starttls.nasl
Version: 1.8
Type: remote
Family: Misc.
Published: 2/7/2011
Updated: 2/24/2021
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Vulnerability Information
Excluded KB Items: global_settings/disable_test_ssl_based_services