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# OpenVulnScan User Guide

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## 🧑‍💻OpenVulnScan User Guide

### Introduction

OpenVulnScan is a powerful, open-source vulnerability management platform that provides agent-based and unauthenticated network scans, CVE lookups, and an intuitive dashboard for cybersecurity visibility. This guide walks you through the user-facing functionality.

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### Getting Started

#### 1. Registration & Login

- **Create an Account:** Navigate to the login page and click "Register."
- **Authentication Methods:** You can sign in with:
  
    - Email & password
    - Google or GitHub OAuth (if enabled)
    - Wallet-based authentication (coming soon)
    - ![](https://sudo-sec.xyz/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-May-21-2025-11-50-56-1368-PM.png?width=1904&height=911&name=image-png-May-21-2025-11-50-56-1368-PM.png)

#### 2. Dashboard Overview

Once logged in, you'll see:

- Total scans
- Scan history with timestamps
- Number of vulnerabilities detected
- System performance stats (if agent is deployed)
- ![](https://sudo-sec.xyz/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-May-21-2025-11-51-18-6698-PM.png?width=1799&height=907&name=image-png-May-21-2025-11-51-18-6698-PM.png)

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### Performing a Scan

#### 1. Nmap Discovery Scan

- Go to `New Scan > Discovery`
- Enter a target IP or domain
- Click **Start Scan**
- Results include open ports, services, and protocols.  
  ![](https://sudo-sec.xyz/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-May-21-2025-11-51-59-1371-PM.png?width=1671&height=695&name=image-png-May-21-2025-11-51-59-1371-PM.png)

#### 2. ZAP Web Application Scan

- Go to `New Scan > Web`
- Enter the web application's URL
- Click **Run ZAP Scan**
- Vulnerabilities such as XSS, SQLi, etc. are displayed in detail.
- ![](https://sudo-sec.xyz/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-May-21-2025-11-52-23-0280-PM.png?width=1901&height=693&name=image-png-May-21-2025-11-52-23-0280-PM.png)

#### 3. Agent-Based Scan

- Install the agent on your endpoint using the CLI instructions on the **Agent Setup** page.
- Once registered, the agent will report installed packages.
- CVEs are matched and listed under "Agent Scan Results."  
  ![](https://sudo-sec.xyz/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-May-21-2025-11-57-04-5762-PM.png?width=1673&height=784&name=image-png-May-21-2025-11-57-04-5762-PM.png)
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### Viewing Scan Results

- Go to **Scan Results**
- Click any scan to view:
  
    - Host info
    - Services discovered
    - CVEs identified (with CVSS scores and links)  
      ![](https://sudo-sec.xyz/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-May-21-2025-11-55-02-7917-PM.png?width=1903&height=780&name=image-png-May-21-2025-11-55-02-7917-PM.png)
- Download PDF reports with one click.

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### Using the Dashboard Search

- Use the search bar to filter scan data by:
  
    - Hostname
    - IP address
    - Vulnerability ID (CVE-XXXX-XXXX)
    - Date ranges

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