(PVS) Signatures - Tenable Network Security

Solution: Ensure that there are policies and guidelines in place that prohibit the passing of
private encryption data in plaintext.
CVE Not available
Encryption Private Key Detection (PuTTY)
PVS ID: 3776 FAMILY: Data Leakage RISK: LOW NESSUS ID:Not Available
Description: Synopsis :\n\nThe remote host passes information across the network in an insecure
manner.\n\nThe remote host has just passed a PuTTY SSH client encryption private key via
plaintext on the network. This is a risk in that private keys should only reside on a local
system and if they must be passed, they should be encrypted in transit.
Solution: Ensure that there are policies and guidelines in place that prohibit the passing of
private encryption data in plaintext.
CVE Not available
Encryption Private Key Detection (PuTTY)
PVS ID: 3777 FAMILY: Data Leakage RISK: LOW NESSUS ID:Not Available
Description: Synopsis :\n\nThe remote host passes information across the network in an insecure
manner.\n\nThe remote host has just passed a PuTTY SSH client encryption private key via
plaintext on the network. This is a risk in that private keys should only reside on a local
system and if they must be passed, they should be encrypted in transit.
Solution: Ensure that there are policies and guidelines in place that prohibit the passing of
private encryption data in plaintext.
CVE Not available
Encryption Private Key Detection (Generic)
PVS ID: 3778 FAMILY: Data Leakage RISK: LOW NESSUS ID:Not Available
Description: Synopsis :\n\nThe remote host passes information across the network in an insecure
manner.\n\nThe remote host has just passed an encryption private key via plaintext on the
network. This is a risk in that private keys should only reside on a local system and if they
must be passed, they should be encrypted in transit.
Solution: Ensure that there are policies and guidelines in place that prohibit the passing of
private encryption data in plaintext.
CVE Not available
Encryption Private Key Detection (Generic)
Passive Vulnerability Scanner (PVS) Signatures
PVS ID: 3779 FAMILY: Data Leakage RISK: LOW NESSUS ID:Not Available
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