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Further details for offline environments (#955) (#960)
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## Import the vulnerability database file on the offline system
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The vulnerability database should be copied into ~/.cache/cve-bin-tool
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## Run cve-bin-tool with --update never option
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In an offline environment, when running a scan specify `--update never` so that cve-bin-tool doesn't attempt to download the latest database files.
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## Run cve-bin-tool with --update never and --disable-version-check options
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In an offline environment, when running a scan specify `--update never` so that cve-bin-tool doesn't attempt to download the latest database files and `--disable-version-check` so that the cve-bin-tool doesn't attempt to check for a newer version of the tool.
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## Maintenance Updates
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In an offline environment, it is important to update the vulnerability database on a regular basis as often as you feel appropriate, so that the scanner can continue to detect recently-identified vulnerabilities. If any changes to CVE data is required (e.g. to remove false positives), you might also want to create and copy over a triage data file for usage.
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It is important to periodically check if the cve-bin-tool has also been updated as this check cannot be performed within an offline environment.

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