Coverage chart / Tenable Nessus Agent
Keep Tenable Nessus Agent up to date on your Mac
Tenable Nessus Agent is covered by Floodtide. It shows up in your update list the moment a newer version ships, and updates in one click along with everything else on this Mac.
How Tenable Nessus Agent gets updated
Floodtide reads the Homebrew catalog, a community-maintained index of Mac software, to learn which version of Tenable Nessus Agent is current. When yours is behind, the row appears under Updates with the version it will move to and the download size. Pressing Update, or Update All, does the rest:
- The vendor’s own build is downloaded, several apps at a time, with real progress.
- The download is verified against the checksum the catalogue publishes.
- Tenable Nessus Agent is asked to quit politely if it is open, and never forced.
- The bundle is swapped and the old version kept for seven days, so Undo Last Update always works.
- The replacement’s code signature is checked; a build signed worse than the one you had is rolled back automatically.
If Tenable Nessus Agent lives in a folder macOS protects, the swap asks for your administrator password once for the whole batch, exactly as the Finder does when you install anything by hand.
Questions about Tenable Nessus Agent
Does Floodtide update Tenable Nessus Agent?
Yes. Tenable Nessus Agent is in the Homebrew catalog that Floodtide reads, so it appears in your update list automatically when a newer version is published, with no configuration.
How does Floodtide install a new version of Tenable Nessus Agent?
It downloads the vendor's official build, verifies it against the checksum the catalogue publishes, quits Tenable Nessus Agent if it is running, swaps the bundle, and keeps the previous version for seven days so the update can be undone.
Will updating Tenable Nessus Agent lose my settings?
No. Floodtide replaces the application bundle only. Preferences, licences and documents live outside it and are untouched.