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  • HCL® AppScan® Source V9.0.3.14 documentation
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  2. Security AppScan Source -- MacOS

    HCL® AppScan® Source delivers maximum value to every user in your organization who plays a role in software security. Whether a security analyst, quality assurance professional, developer, or executive, the AppScan Source products deliver the functionality, flexibility, and power you need - right to your desktop.

  3. Reference

    Review reference information for the product.

  4. The AppScan Source for Analysis work environment

    To get the most out of AppScan® Source, you should understand the basic concepts behind the AppScan Source for Analysis working environment and how to use the options that best fit your workflow.

  5. Main menu

    The main menu bar contains menus that allow you to perform a variety of actions. Your user privileges may regulate the commands that are available to you in these menus.

  • Security AppScan Source -- MacOS

    HCL® AppScan® Source delivers maximum value to every user in your organization who plays a role in software security. Whether a security analyst, quality assurance professional, developer, or executive, the AppScan Source products deliver the functionality, flexibility, and power you need - right to your desktop.

    • Overview

      Learn general information about the product.

    • Installing

      Learn how to install the product.

    • Configuring

      Learn how to configure the product.

    • Administering

      Learn how to administer the product.

    • Developing

      Learn how to develop by using the product.

    • Extending product function

      Learn how to extend the product.

    • Reference

      Review reference information for the product.

      • AppScan Source command line interface (CLI)

        The CLI is an interface to core AppScan® Source functionality.

      • The Ounce/Ant build tool

        This section describes how to use Ounce/Ant, an AppScan® Source build utility that integrates AppScan Source and Apache Ant. Integrating Ounce/Ant with your Ant environment helps you automate builds and code assessments.

      • AppScan Source Data Access API

        The Data Access API provides access to AppScan® Source-generated assessment results, including findings and finding details. It also provides access to assessment metrics such as analysis date and time, lines of code, V-density, and number of findings.

      • Ounce/Maven plug-in

        This section describes the Ounce/Maven plug-in, which uses Maven, an Apache build tool, to integrate AppScan® Source into the Maven workflow.

      • AppScan Source for Auotmation

        The Automation Server (ounceautod) allows you to automate key aspects of the AppScan® Source workflow and integrate security with build environments during the software development life cycle (SDLC). The Automation Server allows you to queue requests to scan and publish assessments, and generate reports on the security of application code.

      • Framework for Frameworks handling APIs

        AppScan® Source provides a set of Java™ APIs that allow you to add support for frameworks that are used in your applications. The classes and methods offered in these APIs allow you to account for frameworks for which built-in support is not provided.

      • AppScan Source client component error messages

      • AppScan Source for Analysis samples

        AppScan® Source for Analysis includes a sample applicationsample applications that you can use to familiarize yourself with the product.

      • The AppScan Source for Analysis work environment

        To get the most out of AppScan® Source, you should understand the basic concepts behind the AppScan Source for Analysis working environment and how to use the options that best fit your workflow.

        • AppScan Source for Analysis workbench

          AppScan® Source for Analysis workflow occurs in a workbench, which consists of perspectives, views, and editors that display or are hidden, depending on context.

        • Main menu

          The main menu bar contains menus that allow you to perform a variety of actions. Your user privileges may regulate the commands that are available to you in these menus.

          • AppScan Source

            The AppScan Source menu provides quick links to key AppScan® Source actions, along with common macOS product menu actions.

          • File menu

            The File menu offers options for applications, projects, and assessments - and allows you to exit the product. Some File menu items are context-sensitive and depend on the active view and the currently-selected item in that view.

          • Edit menu

            This menu offers standard modification and search/replace controls. This menu is also used for launching product preferences. Some Edit menu items are context-sensitive and depend on the active view and the currently-selected item in that view.

          • Scan menu

            From the Scan menu, you manage scans of a selected application, project, or file.

          • Tools menu

            This menu includes options for comparing assessments and generating reports - and for reviewing files or findings in an editor. Some Tools menu items are context-sensitive and depend on the active view and the currently-selected item in that view.

          • Admin menu

            The Admin menu provides actions that allow you to manage users and launch audit information.

          • View menu

            The View menu controls the display of each view or selects an open view.

          • Perspective menu

            The Perspective menu controls the display of AppScan® Source for Analysis perspectives, which are pre-configured collections of views and options.

          • Help menu

            The Help menu includes actions that open a variety of tools that assist with product usage. These include the product welcome, online user assistance, and the AppScan® Source Security Knowledgebase.

        • Toolbars

          Toolbars in the AppScan® Source for Analysis workbench provide graphical shortcuts to commands. To identify a particular toolbar icon, pause the mouse briefly over the icon until hover help appears. The toolbar buttons represent frequently used operations (also found in the Main menu). Toolbar operations are context-dependent.

        • Hover help

          Hover help is a form of context-sensitive help that displays in a small pop-up window when the mouse pointer is over an element of the interface. A brief description of the interface element is displayed in the pop-up window.

        • Status bar

          The status bar, located along the bottom of the workbench, displays informational messages that identify the current action, such as a scan.

      • Views

        AppScan® Source for Development views and windows provide alternative presentations of findings, support code editing, and allow you to navigate the information in your workbench. A view might appear by itself, or stacked with other views in a tabbed notebook. You can change the layout of a perspective or window layout by opening and closing views and by docking them in different positions in the Workbench window.

      • CWE support

        The Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) is an industry standard list that provides common names for publicly known software weaknesses. This topic lists the CWE IDs that are supported in the current version of AppScan® Source.

    • Glossary

      Learn common product terminology.

    • HCL AppScan Source for Development (Eclipse Plug-In)

      With AppScan® Source for Development, you can work in your existing development environment and perform security vulnerability analysis on Java and IBM® MobileFirst Platform projects. Security analysis lets you pinpoint vulnerabilities in the source code and eliminate them entirely with AppScan Source Security Knowledgebase remediation assistance.

Main menu

The main menu bar contains menus that allow you to perform a variety of actions. Your user privileges may regulate the commands that are available to you in these menus.

  • AppScan Source
  • File menu
  • Edit menu
  • Scan menu
  • Tools menu
  • Admin menu
  • View menu
  • Perspective menu
  • Help menu
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