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  2. Configuring

    You configure a scan by choosing settings that best describe your application, and the kind of testing you want.

  3. Scan Configuration Dialog Box
  4. Exclude Paths and Files view

    Exclude Paths and Files view of the Configuration dialog box.

  5. Exclude Paths

    Exclude paths and files view of the Configuration dialog box.

  6. Editing exclusions or inclusions
  • Configuring

    You configure a scan by choosing settings that best describe your application, and the kind of testing you want.

    • Scan Configuration Wizards

      You can quickly configure basic scans using the wizards.

    • Scan Configuration Dialog Box
      • URL and Servers view

        URL and Servers view of the Scan Configuration dialog box.

      • Login Management view

        Login Management view of the Scan Configuration dialog box.

      • Environment Definition view

        Environment Definition view of the Configuration dialog box.

      • Exclude Paths and Files view

        Exclude Paths and Files view of the Configuration dialog box.

        • Exclude Paths

          Exclude paths and files view of the Configuration dialog box.

          • Adding new exclusions or exceptions
          • Editing exclusions or inclusions
        • Limiting scan to a specific folder

          Using Exclusions and Exceptions to limit the range of a scan.

        • Excluding file types

          Excluding certain types of files from the scan.

      • Explore Options view

        Explore Options view of the Configuration dialog box.

      • Parameters and Cookies view

        Parameters and Cookies view of the Configuration dialog box.

      • Automatic Form Fill view

        Automatic Form Fill view of the Configuration dialog box contains the values used to fill forms in your application.

      • Error Pages view

        Error Pages view of the Configuration dialog box.

      • Multi-Step Operations view

        Multi-Step Operations view of the Configuration dialog box is for testing parts of the site that can only be reached by clicking links in a specific order.

      • Content-Based Results view

        Content-Based view of the Configuration dialog box. You can use this view to define a logical structure for the application tree, if AppScan® will not be able to do this based on URL structure.

      • Communication and Proxy view

        Communication and Proxy (if AppScan needs a proxy to access the tested application) view of the Configuration dialog box.

      • HTTP Authentication view

        HTTP Authentication view of the Configuration dialog box.

      • 3rd Party Authentication view

        3rd Party Authentication view of the Configuration dialog box lets you configure AWS settings.

      • Test Policy view

        Test Policy view of the Configuration dialog box shows details of the current test policy.

      • Test Optimization view

        Test Optimization uses AppScan’s intelligent test filtering to achive faster scans, when speed is needed, with minimal loss of issue coverage. You choose between four optimization levels depending on your needs.

      • Test Options view

        Test Options view of the Configuration dialog box.

      • Privilege Escalation view

        Privilege Escalation view of the Configuration dialog box lets you compare results for different user levels.

      • Malware view

        Malware view of the Configuration dialog box is for configuring malware testing.

      • Scan Expert view

        Scan Expert view of the Scan Configuration dialog box.

      • Advanced Configuration view

        The Advanced Configuration tab of the Scan Configuration dialog box is used to change advanced registry settings that affect specific scans (Scan Configuration > Advanced Configuration tab), and it should only be used by experienced AppScan users, or when instructed to do so by the support team to troubleshoot a problem.

    • Scan file structure

      Explains the basic structure of an AppScan Standard SCAN file.

    • Scan templates

      A scan template is simply a scan configuration that has been saved so that you can use it again.

    • Changing the configuration during a scan

Editing exclusions or inclusions

Procedure

  1. Select an item in the Exclude or Include Paths list.
  2. Click Edit.

    The Edit Exclusion or Inclusion dialog box appears, displaying the properties of the selected item.

  3. Change as required and click OK.

What to do next

See also: Limiting scan to a specific folder

Limiting scan to the Starting URL folder

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