Remote server scanning whitelist OpenVAS IP in firewall

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Hi,

I am running the below versions.

gsad --version
Greenbone Security Assistant 20.08.0
gvmd --version
Greenbone Vulnerability Manager 20.08.0
openvas --version
OpenVAS 20.8.0
gvm-libs 20.8.0
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uname -a
Linux openvas 4.18.0-240.1.1.el8_3.x86_64 #1 SMP Thu Nov 19 17:20:08 UTC 2020 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
cat /etc/redhat-release
CentOS Linux release 8.3.2011

Do I need to whitelist the OpenVAS server IP and ports in the Firewall in order to scan the remote server for any vulnerability? Can I use GVM OpenVAS for both VA (Vulnerability Assessment) and PT (Penetration Testing) tests? If not please suggest if there is any tool to run PT? Thanks in Advance.

Best Regards,

Kaushal

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