Welcome
Management
Define users, roles, groups, applications, policies, and configure DevOps integrations.
DevOps
Tools for incorporating AppScan 360° in your software development lifecycle.
Integrations
OpenTelemetry plugin for AppScan 360°
A central telemetry gateway that automatically collects logs and metrics from all application services and routes each signal to the right monitoring backend.
OpenTelemetry metrics

Getting started with HCL AppScan 360°
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 navigating AppScan 360°, including items on the side main menu and top navigation bars, with links to more detailed information.
Management
Define users, roles, groups, applications, policies, and configure DevOps integrations.
- Working with applications
  An application is a collection of scans related to the same project. It can be a web site, a desktop app, a mobile app, a web service, or any component of an app. Applications enable you to asses risk, identify trends, and make sure that your project is compliant with industry and organization policies.
- DevOps
  Tools for incorporating AppScan 360° in your software development lifecycle.
  - REST API
    The built-in REST API interface provides you with a way to visualize RESTful web services. The API documentation is built using Swagger, where you can test API operations and instantly view the results to help you scan your applications faster.
  - Webhooks
    Use webhooks to receive notifications about events that occur in AppScan 360°.
  - Environment status API
    The environment status API provides a way to monitor environment health and resource availability. The API documentation is built using Swagger, where you can test API operations and instantly view the results to help you maintain the health of your AppScan 360° environment.
  - Integrations
    - Adding security analysis to your Jenkins automation server
      The HCL AppScan Jenkins plug-in allows you to add security scan support to your Jenkins projects.
    - Installing and using the Azure DevOps Services plugin
      This task describes how to install and use the Azure DevOps Services plugin for running static or dynamic scans in your Azure DevOps Services and Team Foundation Server (TFS) pipelines. (Azure DevOps Services was previously known as Visual Studio Team Services (VSTS)).
    - Setting up an AppScan Presence to scan a GitHub repository directly
      You can use an AppScan Presence to run static analysis on GitHub Enterprise repositories.
    - OpenTelemetry plugin for AppScan 360°
      A central telemetry gateway that automatically collects logs and metrics from all application services and routes each signal to the right monitoring backend.
      - OpenTelemetry metrics
- Email notifications
  Use email notifications to be informed about scan progress, results, proactive alerts for new CVEs added and other AppScan events. This topic describes how to configure notification settings, select asset groups, applications and triggers, and manage delivery options.
- Personal scans
  A personal scan is a way of evaluating the relative security of an application in development without affecting overall application scan data (issues, for example), or compliance.
- Scan status
- System status
  Monitor availability and status for components and dependencies for AppScan 360°.
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.
Software Composition Analysis
Use Software Composition Analysis (SCA) to scan for security vulnerabilities in open source and third-party packages used by your code.
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).

OpenTelemetry metrics


Category	Metric name	Description and key use cases
Operational health	`appscan.scan.active_running`	Scans actively processing data. Concurrency Monitor: Critical to track if you are hitting license limits.
	`appscan.scan.completed_total`	Strictly 100% successful scans. Success Baseline: The denominator for all success/failure calculations.
	`appscan.scan.partial_total`	Incomplete scans (`ready_incomplete`).
	`appscan.scan.paused_current`	Scans currently suspended/paused by the user.
	`appscan.scan.failed_total`	High failure rates usually mean infrastructure issues or bad configs.
	`appscan.scan.queue.depth`	The number of scan jobs waiting in line to be executed because no scan worker is currently available.
Security risk	`appscan.issue.detected_total`	Risk Exposure: The headline number. Total vulnerabilities found (Split by Severity).
	`appscan.issue.fixed_total`	Proves return-on-investment. "We fixed x issues this month."
	`appscan.application.issue_new_total`	Tracks new vulnerabilities introduced in recent builds.
	`appscan.application.issue_fixed_total`	Fix Rate: Application-specific view of remediation.