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.
  - 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.
  - 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

Environment Definition view

Environment Definition view of the Configuration dialog box.

Environment definition is not essential, but enables AppScan® to safely refrain from sending non-relevant tests during the scan, resulting in a faster and more accurate scan.

Note: Where relevant, some of the list boxes allow you to select more than one option by pressing the Ctrl key when selecting items in a list.


Metric	Comments
Operating System	Operating System of application being scanned.
Web Server	Select all applicable answers. To select more than one option use [Ctrl] + Click.
Application Server (if any)	Select all applicable answers. To select more than one option use [Ctrl] + Click.
Type of Database (if any)	Select all applicable answers. To select more than one option use [Ctrl] + Click.
Third-Party Component (if any)	Select all applicable answers. To select more than one option use [Ctrl] + Click.
Location of Site	Whether the site is remote or local.
Type of Site	Whether it is a test site or a live production site.
Deployment Method	Whether the site is deployed internally (private site), or externally (on the Internet).
Collateral Damage Potential	The potential for damage or theft if the application is vulnerable.
Target Distribution	The proportion of systems in the environment that are potential targets.
Availability Requirement	The relative importance of availability (of information).
Confidentiality Requirement	The relative importance of confidentiality (of user information).
Integrity Requirement	The relative importance of integrity (accuracy) of information.

Note: The last five items are the Environmental CVSS metrics for the site, based on CVSSv2. If you define the relative importance of these metrics in your application environment, AppScan® will take these definitions into account when assigning severity values to vulnerabilities it finds during the scan. These definitions are global. (You can adjust the Environmental Metrics for a specific issue from the Detail Pane > Severity > Open CVSS Panel, see CVSS settings.)