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Puppet Server Hostname Detection

info Nessus Network Monitor Plugin ID 7233

Synopsis

The remote host is running Puppet Server and NNM has detected the server's hostname.

Description

Puppet is an open source systems management tool for centralizing and automating configuration management. Puppet has two layers: a configuration language to describe how the hosts and services should look, and an abstraction layer that allows the administrator to implement the configuration on a variety of Unix, Linux, and Windows platforms.

Solution

Ensure that this software is authorized and running in compliance with corporate standards and security guidelines.

See Also

https://puppet.com

Plugin Details

Severity: Info

ID: 7233

Version: 1.0

Family: Generic

Published: 10/13/2016

Updated: 8/16/2018