Welcome
Installation
Learn about AppScan 360° architecture and how to install the product.
Installation file locations

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.
- Installation file locations
- Prerequisites setup
- AppScan 360° Setup Assistant
- Single VM installation of AppScan 360°
  Single virtual machine installation provides a self-contained deployment of AppScan 360° for smaller environments where high concurrency is not required. It is also a practical starting point for teams that want to evaluate the platform before planning a distributed deployment. This installation path is designed to get an AppScan 360° environment running quickly while still supporting production-oriented configuration when needed.
- Distributed installation of AppScan 360°
- Configuring user authentication
  Authenticate users for AppScan 360° using either single sign-on (SSO) or LDAP authentication.
- Updating the Software Composition Analysis (SCA) vulnerability database
  The Software Composition Analysis (SCA) vulnerability database includes the most popular security vulnerability databases (NVD, Github advisory, Microsoft MSRC), and a wide range of lesser-known security advisories and open source project issue trackers. AppScan 360° users can enable automatic updating of the SCA vulnerability database at installation or configure manual updating.
- Managing AppScan 360° deployments in My HCLSoftware
  AppScan 360° licenses are managed through the My HCL Software (MHS) portal. Create a license deployment in MHS, specify license entitlements, and download a license file from MHS, then upload that file to AppScan 360°.
- Opening AppScan 360° for the first time
- Upgrade Guide for AppScan 360°
- Uninstalling AppScan 360°
- Troubleshooting Guide
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.
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).

Installation file locations

AppScan 360° offers several ways to download and install the application. Regardless of how you download and install AppScan 360°, the basic functionality is the same.

Note: Before installing, set up the environment.


Customer	FIPS-enabled	Download location	Installation methods	Download files	Notes
Commercial	No	MHS, Harbor	Single VM (Express or Custom), Distributed (standard or Helm)	MHS AppScan360_v2.2.0.run AppScan360_ASRA_v2.2.0.run AppScan360_readme_v2.2.0.html AppScan360_SingleVMsetup_v2.2.0.run AppScan360_OneClick_v2.2.0.run AppScan360_Container_Notices_v2.2.0.xls AppScan360_SCA_v2.2.0.run AppScan360_DTCS_v2.2.0.run Harbor helmfile.tar.gz
US federal government	Yes	Four, MHS	Single VM (Express or Custom), Distributed	AppScan360_v2.2.0_FIPS.run AppScan360_v2.2.0_NonFIPS.run AppScan360_ASRA_v2.2.0_Shared.run AppScan360_readme_v2.2.0_Shared.html AppScan360_SingleVMsetup_v2.2.0_NonFIPS.run AppScan360_OneClick_v2.2.0_Shared.run AppScan360_Container_Notices_v2.2.0_Shared.xls AppScan360_SCA_v2.2.0_Shared.run AppScan360_DTCS_v2.2.0_Shared.run	Automatic update of Software Composition Analysis (SCA) database is not supported.