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Interactive monitoring
Using an agent installed on your application, AppScan 360° identifies security vulnerabilities in your application during runtime by monitoring all interactions, both legitimate and malicious. The process is "passive," in the sense that IAST does not send its own tests, and can therefore run indefinitely.
About interactive monitoring (IAST)
AppScan 360° can monitor normal application runtime behavior to detect vulnerabilities.
IAST workflow
Overview of steps for interactive monitoring.

Getting started
Welcome to the documentation for HCL AppScan 360°, where you can find information about how to install, maintain, and use this service.
Installation
Learn about AppScan 360° architecture and how to install the product.
Navigation
This section describes the items on the main AppScan 360° menu bar, with links to more detailed information.
Administration
Define users, applications, policies, and configure DevOps integrations.
Dynamic analysis
HCL AppScan 360° performs security scans for web-applications for production, staging and development environments.
Interactive monitoring
Using an agent installed on your application, AppScan 360° identifies security vulnerabilities in your application during runtime by monitoring all interactions, both legitimate and malicious. The process is "passive," in the sense that IAST does not send its own tests, and can therefore run indefinitely.
- About interactive monitoring (IAST)
  AppScan 360° can monitor normal application runtime behavior to detect vulnerabilities.
  - IAST workflow
    Overview of steps for interactive monitoring.
- Starting an IAST session
  Install the IAST agent on your application server, and configure the scan.
- Deploying IAST
  Deploy the IAST agent on the application server so it can monitor communication with the application and report to AppScan 360°.
- Deploy on Kubernetes
  AppScan supports automatic installation of the IAST agent on a Kubernetes cluster. Using a MutatingAdmissionWebhook, the IAST agent is automatically installed in any starting pod. You can install or remove the agent using Helm or Webhook scripts.
- Deploy on Azure App Service
  Use the IAST agent to monitor applications that run on Azure App Service.
- OWASP Benchmark with IAST agent
- IAST using the REST API
  Configure and start an IAST scan, including agent deployment, through the REST API.
- IAST configuration file
  Configure a JSON file to override the default IAST settings, and report only the vulnerabilities you want to know about.
- User settings
  Some low-level IAST behavior can be controlled with user parameters.
- IAST scan results
  An interactive (IAST) scan entry shows results since the last time the scan was started.
- IAST troubleshooting
Software Composition Analysis
Use Software Composition Analysis (SCA) to scan for security vulnerabilities in open source and third-party packages used by your code. SCA includes Intelligent Finding Analytics (IFA) and Intelligent Code Analytics (ICA).
Static analysis
Use static analysis (SAST) to scan for security vulnerabilities in web and desktop applications. Static analysis includes Intelligent Finding Analytics (IFA) and Intelligent Code Analytics (ICA).
Results
The Scans and Sessions page lists the scans under the categories DAST, SAST, SCA, and IAST, where you can view your scan results, including scan statistics. To view, rescan, or download reports, select a scan.The Scans and Sessions page lists scans under the categories where you can view your scan results, including scan statistics. To view, rescan, or download reports, select a scan.
AppScan Model Context Protocol (MCP) server
The AppScan MCP server integrates HCL AppScan 360° directly with AI-powered development environments and agents. By implementing the Model Context Protocol (MCP), this server allows LLMs (such as Claude or models running in VS Code) to securely access your security data—including SAST, DAST, SCA, and IAST results—to help you triage issues, analyze findings, and automate workflows using natural language.
Reference
Some frequently asked questions, and information about integrating AppScan 360° into the product lifecycle (SDLC).

IAST workflow

Overview of steps for interactive monitoring.

The general steps for performing interactive monitoring are as follows. Additional steps may be required to meet your scanning goals.

Note: To use interactive monitoring, users must be assigned an appropriate role, as with regular scanning. If you are unsure whether your role has the required permissions, consult your organization's AppScan 360° Administrator.

Create an application.
Download the IAST agent.
Deploy the IAST agent.
Follow the workflow for dynamic analysis to run scans and respond to issues.