Configuration

The configuration uses INI-style syntax. The configuration sections and options are case sensitive.

Configuration option types

string

String options can be bare words, single or double quoted strings.

numeric

Numeric options ca be long intergers or floating point numbers.

boolean

Boolean options can be specified as follows.

Valid true values are:

• true
• yes
• on
• 1

Valid false values are:

• false
• no
• off
• 0

Default section

The global configuration is defined under the [DEFAULT] section.

DEFAULT.db_path

Path where various database files can be stored. The value can be used in other sections if referenced by %(db_path)s.

Other sections

Other configuration sections have their own documentation:

• Scanner configuration
  • Scanner options
  • Incremental
  • Clean false positives
  • Example
• Probes
  • Configuration
  • Available probes