Creating a use case diagram for a vulnerability scanner project involves identifying the main actors, use cases, and the relationships between them. Below is a textual description of what the use case diagram might look like:

Use Case Diagram Description

Actors:

$1.$ System Administrator: Responsible for configuring and managing the vulnerability scanner.

$2.$ Security Analyst: Analyzes the reports generated by the scanner and prioritizes remediation efforts.

$3.$ IT Staff: Responsible for implementing recommended changes based on the vulnerability reports.

$4.$ Vulnerability Scanner: The system itself that performs the scanning.

Use Cases:

$1.$ Configure Scanner: The System Administrator configures settings and schedules scans.

$2.$ Run Scan: The System Administrator or IT Staff initiates a scan.

$3.$ Generate Report: The scanner generates a report detailing identified vulnerabilities.

$4.$ View Report: The Security Analyst views the scan report.

$5.$ Analyze Vulnerabilities: The Security Analyst analyzes the vulnerabilities and their severity.

$6.$ Prioritize Remediation: The Security Analyst prioritizes vulnerabilities for remediation.

$7.$ Implement Remediation: The IT Staff implements the recommended changes to fix vulnerabilities.

$8.$ Schedule Automatic Scans: The System Administrator sets up a schedule for regular automated scans.

Diagram Representation

While I can't create graphical diagrams directly, you can visualize the diagram as follows:

$1.$ Actors$$represented as stick figures on the left.

$2.$ Use Cases$$represented as ovals in the center.

$3.$ Connect the actors to their respective use cases with lines to show interactions.

Example Structure

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$[$System Administrator$]---->($Configure Scanner$)$

$---->($Run Scan$)$

$---->($Schedule Automatic Scans$)$

$$

$[$Security Analyst$]------>($View Report$)$

$---->($Analyze Vulnerabilities$)$

$---->($Prioritize Remediation$)$

$$

$[$IT Staff$]------------->($Implement Remediation$)$

$$

$[$Vulnerability Scanner$]-->($Generate Report$)$

Task: Use$$a diagramming tools such as Lucidchart, Draw.io$,$ or Microsoft Visio to create the actual use case diagram based on the above description. Just place the actors and use cases in the layout provided and connect them with lines as described.