How to automate vulnerability scanning using OpenVAS

Question

I want to automate vulnerability scanning using OpenVAS to regularly check for security flaws in my infrastructure. While I have installed OpenVAS and can run scans manually via the GUI, I need guidance on:

• Automating the process using command-line tools or Python APIs.
• Scheduling scans and generating structured reports.
• Handling authentication-based scans for web applications or internal services.
  Any best practices or example scripts to integrate OpenVAS scanning into a CI/CD pipeline would be helpful.