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Release Name: 6.1+beta1
Release Notes
This is the first beta version of the upcoming 6.1 release of the OpenVAS Manager. It is the central management service between the actual security scanners and various user clients. This release moves authentication configuration from file based function to the Manager database. It also adds support for CVE scanning and contains a number of other improvements. Please make sure to read the INSTALL file for important installation and migration information, even and especially if you have used OpenVAS Manager before. Many thanks to everyone who has contributed to this release: BenoƮt Allard, Hani Benhabiles, Sven Haardiek, Matthew Mundell, Timo Pollmeier and Michael Wiegand.
Change Log
Main changes since 6.0 series: * The required minimum version of OpenVAS Libraries has been raised to 8.1.0. * Authentication checks are now handled locally instead of file based OpenVAS Libraries functions. * Permission management has been improved. * OSP support has been improved. * Support for CVE scanning has been added. * Handling of QoD information has been improved. * PostgreSQL support has been improved. * Internal improvements. * The built-in LaTeX report format has been improved. * Support for running cppcheck from the build environment has been added. * A number of issues discovered through static code analysis have been addressed. * Documentation has been updated.