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Question
During a penetration test you discover a valid set of SSH credentials to a remote system. How can this be used to your advantage in a Nessus scan?
Options
- AThis information can be entered under the 'Hydra' tab to launch a brute-forcepassword attack.
- BThere isn't an advantage as Nessus will ultimately discover this information.
- CThe "SSH' box can be checked to let Nessus know the remote system is running
- DThis information can be entered under the 'credentials' tab to allow Nessus to log into the
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