IBM License
This section deals with licenses issued by IBM.
The AppScan installation includes a default license that
allows you to scan the custom designed AppScan testing
website (demo.testfire.net), but no other sites. In order to scan your own site you must install a
valid license. Until this is done AppScan will load and
save scans and scan templates, but it will not run new scans on your site. There are three types of license:
- "Floating" licenses
- These are installed onto the IBM® Rational® License Key Server (which can be the same as the machine on which AppScan® runs). Any server on which AppScan is used must have a network connection with the license key server. Each time a user opens AppScan a licence is checked out, and when AppScan is closed the license is checked back in.
- "Token" licenses
- These are installed onto the IBM Rational License Key Server (which can be the same as the machine on which AppScan runs). Any server on which AppScan is used must have a network connection with the license key server. Each time a user opens AppScan the required number of tokens are checked out, and when AppScan is closed they are checked back in.
- "Node-locked" licenses
- These are installed locally onto the machine on which AppScan runs. Each license is assigned to a single machine.
License status
To view and edit AppScan licenses, click Help > License. There are three options:
Open AppScan Standard License Manager | Opens the list of currently loaded licenses, and lets you:
|
Add AppScan Enterprise License | If your organization has an AppScan
Enterprise license that allows scanning additional sites to those allowed by your local AppScan Standard license, you can import these permissions to
use on your local machine in addition to your existing license. Note: This option is available only
when a full AppScan Standard license (not a demo license)
is loaded. See Importing AppScan Enterprise license permissions. |
View License Agreement | Click here to see the license agreement. |
Note: You can refresh the license information displayed in the dialog box by clicking
Note: If a floating or token license has been verified, but the license key server later becomes
unavailable, AppScan can run in "Disconnected Mode" for up
to three days. During this time you can scan your application as usual.
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