Predefined templates
About this task
AppScan® comes with some predefined scan templates that are configured to produce the best results when testing AppScan® on a test site. These templates save you the need to adjust the many configuration options to optimize your scan. (Updates to these templates may be included in AppScan® updates from time to time.)
- Regular Scan
- Quick and Light Scan (configured to produce useful results in a short time)
- Parameter-Based navigation
- WebSphere® Commerce
- WebSphere® Portal
- demo.testfire.net (for scanning the Altoro Mutual Bank website, which has been created for demonstration purposes)
- Production Site (configured for use with live production sites, see Scanning live production environments for more details)
- Hacme Bank
- WebGoat v5
- Worklight® (for scanning in an IBM Worklight server environment)
The table below shows some basic configuration details of some of the predefined templates.
Test Application |
Path Exclusion |
Path Limit |
Explore Method* |
Case Sensitive |
Login |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
WebGoat |
.*attack\?Num=.* |
Off |
Depth First |
Yes |
Username: guest Password: guest |
demo.testfire.net |
none |
5 |
Breadth First |
No |
Username: jsmith Password: demo1234 |
* For details of Explore Method refer to Explore Options view
To scan with a predefined template:
Procedure
-
On the main screen, click
(or File > New), and then in the Predefined Templates area select
the required template.
- Click Save As, type in a name for the scan, and save the scan.
- Define the Starting URL for the scan (see URL and Servers view).
- If applicable, record the login procedure, or supply username and password (see Login tab).
- Click
