URL and Servers

Define the starting URL for the scan and any additional servers and domains that need to be included.

About this task

If you selected Web Application Scan in the Welcome step, the first step of the wizard is to define the Starting URL and server settings for the scan.

Procedure

  1. Starting URL: Type the URL of your application. The scan will start at this URL.

    AppScan attempts to reach the URL, and if it succeeds a green checkmark and "Connected to server" confirmation appear underneath the Starting URL. If the problem can be corrected with a configuration change, AppScan suggests what change is needed and links to the appropriate view in the Configuration dialog box.

    the Show in Browser icon Opens the page you entered in a browser. If necessary you can browse to a different URL and use the toolbar to set the new page as the Start URL for the scan. Close the browser to continue with scan configuration.

    the Refresh icon Tests the Starting URL again. Click this button if the server was down when you configured, and later resumed.
    Tip: If you change the domain, scheme or port of the Starting URL after configuring the scan, changes to the configuration may be needed. You will be asked if you want AppScan to try to do this automatically. For more details, see Changing the Starting URL host
  2. Case Sensitive Path: When this check box is selected (default), links that differ from each other by case only are treated as different pages. For example, "ReadMe.as" would be considered different to "readme.as". In most cases you should check the check box for Unix-based servers, and uncheck the check box for Windows-based servers.
  3. Additional Servers and Domains: If your application includes servers or domains other than those of the Starting URL, and your AppScan® license includes them, you must add them here so that they will be included in the scan:
    1. Click the plus icon plus icon to open the Add Servers and Domains dialog box
    2. Type in the hostname or IP address of the server, or the domain name (e.g. sitetoscan.com), then click OK.

    The new item is added to the list.

  4. I need to configure additional connectivity settings: By default AppScan® uses Internet Explorer proxy settings. Select this check box only if you want AppScan® to use a different proxy. This will open an additional step, Connection Settings, when you click the Next button.
  5. Click Next to continue to the next step of the wizard.

What to do next

Login Management

If you selected "I need to configure additional connectivity settings", continue with Connection Settings