Configuration
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
    Configure the Starting URL for the svcan, and any additional servers and domains to be included.
  - Login Management view
    Show AppScan® how to log in to your application.
  - One-Time Password (OTP) view
    Configure AppScan® to use OTP (a kind of multi-factor authentication, or MFA) when logging in.
  - Environment Definition view
    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.
  - Exclude Paths and Files view
    You can configure AppScan to ignore certain paths in the application, or specific types of file.
  - Explore Options view
    Define scan limits, link extraction methods and the general Explore method.
  - Parameters and Cookies view
    Identify session IDs and list parameters to exclude from the scan.
  - Automatic Form Filler view
    Provide AppScan® with valid parameter values for filling forms in your application during the scan.
  - Error Pages view
    Add strings, regular expressions and URLs to identify your application's custom error pages.
  - Multi-Step Operations view
    Record and manage multi-step operations that are required to reach specifica parts of the application that could otherwise be missed.
  - Content-Based Results view
    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
    Configure communication timeout and proxy server settings.
  - HTTP Authentication view
    Add server-level authentication and client-side certificates, if required by the application.
  - 3rd Party Authentication view
    3rd Party Authentication view of the Configuration dialog box lets you configure AWS settings.
  - Test Policy view
    Define and edit the collection of tests that will be sent to the application during testing; the test policy.
  - Test Optimization view
    Apply optimization for faster scans at times in the product lifecycle when speed is more important to you than scan depth.
  - Test Options view
    Additional test options.
  - Privilege Escalation view
    Refer AppScan to scans run using different user privileges, to discover privileged resources that may be accessible to users with insufficient privileges.
  - Advanced Configuration view
    This view gives you access to many advanced registry settings 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 using a Postman Collection
  If you have a Postman Collection of requests to your web API, you can import it and use it as the basis for a scan.
- 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

Communication and Proxy view

Configure communication timeout and proxy server settings.


Setting	Details
Communication
Number of Threads	Set the maximum number of requests that will be sent simultaneously. By default this is set to its maximum possible value of 10. If your site does not allow simultaneous threads reduce this number to 1.
Adjust timeout automatically	In some case you may be able to reduce the length of the scan by selecting Adjust timeout automatically during the scan. When selected AppScan reviews and adjusts the timeout automatically throughout the scan, which may significantly reduce scan length.
Timeout	If the above check box is cleared, you can set the time limit (in seconds) for AppScan® to wait for a response from the web server. By default, a timeout of 10 seconds is used.
Request rate limit	By default, AppScan sends its requests to the site as fast as possible. If this overloads your network or server, or if your site limits users to a maximum request rate, select this check box and reduce the limit. If Action-Based Explore is used (Scan Configuration > Explore Options > Explore method), this setting affects only the Test stage of the scan If Request-Based Explore is used, this setting affects both the Explore and Test stages of the scan
Proxy
Proxy settings	If AppScan needs a proxy to access your application, configure it here. By default AppScan is configured to use the Internet Explorer proxy settings. Use Internet Explorer proxy settings (Default) Select this to use the Address and Port of the Internet Explorer connection. If authentication is required, add username, password and domain below. Don't use Proxy Select if you do not want to allow AppScan to use a proxy. Use custom proxy settings Select to define your own proxy settings. Type in the address and port of for the proxy. If authentication is required by the proxy, add username, password and domain below.