Start-OpenVasTask.ps1
function Start-OpenVasTask { <# .Synopsis Start and existing Task in OpenVAS .DESCRIPTION Start and existing Task in OpenVAS Built with infomation from http://docs.greenbone.net/GSM-Manual/gos-4/en/omp.html#access-with-omp See http://myworldofit.net/?p=10436 for detailed usage examples .EXAMPLE Start-OpenVasTask -OmpPath "C:\Program Files (x86)\OpenVAS-OMP" -TaskName 'Scan VLAN4' .EXAMPLE Start-OpenVasTask -OmpPath "C:\Program Files (x86)\OpenVAS-OMP" -TaskGUID '4b787cf2-fc7c-44ad-8244-668284fee850' #> param( [Parameter(Mandatory=$true,HelpMessage="Path to OMP.exe e.g. 'C:\Program Files (x86)\OpenVAS-OMP'")] [String]$OmpPath, [Parameter(Mandatory=$true,HelpMessage="The name of the task e.g. 'VLAN4'",ParameterSetName='By Task Name')] [String]$TaskName, [Parameter(Mandatory=$true,HelpMessage="The GUID of the task e.g. 'daba56c8-73ec-11df-a475-002264764cea'",ParameterSetName='By Task GUID')] [String]$TaskGUID ) #Handle the use of By Task GUID if($TaskGUID -ne ""){ #Run the query against the OpenVAS Server & $OmpPath\omp.exe -S $TaskGUID 2> $null } elseif($TaskName -ne ""){ #Get the GUIDs needed from OpenVAS $Tasks = Get-OpenVasTasks -OmpPath $OmpPath foreach($Task in $Tasks){ if ($TaskName -eq $Task.Name) { $TaskGUID = $Task.GUID } } #Run the query against the OpenVAS Server & $OmpPath\omp.exe -S $TaskGUID 2> $null } } |