Home screen

Describes the options available from the home screen that opens when you load AppScan.

The home screen opens on startup, and streamlines the scan setup process.

Web application scan wizardWeb API scan wizardIncremental scan wizardScan configuratin dialog boxOpen file optionsrecently used scan templates
Table 1. Home screen options
Area Function
Start new scan Offers four options for configuring a new scan:
Web application
Opens the web application scan wizard which walks you through the main configuration settings. See Wizard: Scan web application
Web API
Opens the web API scan wizard which walks you through the main configuration settings. See Wizard: Web API scan
Note: This wizard is the recommended method for scanning a web service, however you can also use the Web API Wizard extension that utilizes JSON or YAML description files.
Incremental
Save time by utilizing the results of an earlier scan, and testing either
  • New parts of the application and also retesting for issues previously found (default), or
  • Only new parts of the application
See Wizard: Incremental scan
Full configuration
Opens the scan configuration dialog box for access to all the options for configuring your scan. See Scan Configuration Dialog Box
Open file Lets you open a saved scan. Options are:
From computer
Open a .scan or .scant file from your machine.
Import explore data
Import a Manual Explore procedure that you previously saved, to use as part of a new scan. See Importing Manual Explore data
From AppScan on Cloud
Import a scan or scan configuration from AppScan on Cloud (ASoC) to review or rescan in AppScan Standard.
Note: You will need to connect to ASoC with your Key ID and Key Secret.
Note: Scans created using the ASoC Free Trial cannot be imported
Note: The file is downloaded to the AppScan Standard machine, and changes you make will not be made to the source scan file in ASoC.
From AppScan Enterprise
Import a scan or scan template from AppScan Enterprise (ASE) to review or rescan in AppScan Standard.
Note: You will need to connect to ASE. Choose:
  • Log in with Username and Password, or
  • Log in with client-side certificate or smart card
Note: AppScan Enterprise scans must be from version 9.0.3.12 or later.
Note: The file is downloaded to the AppScan Standard machine, and changes you make will not be made to the source scan file in ASE.
Recent templates A template is a saved scan configuratin. This area lists your recently opened scan templates, so you can open them directly to use as the basis for configuring a new scan.
Recent scans Lists recently opened scans and their basic details, so you can open them directly.