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    This section contains some best practices and use cases for advanced users.

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  • Welcome

    Welcome to the documentation for HCL AppScan Standard version 10.10.0

  • Getting started

    This section provides a short tour of basic product features and procedures, including using the wizard to set up a scan.

  • Configuration

    You configure a scan by choosing settings that best describe your application, and the kind of testing you want.

  • Intelligent Finding Analytics (IFA)

    Intelligent Finding Analytics (IFA) uses artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) to analyze data, discover patterns, and make predictions, ultimately transforming data into actionable insights. IFA goes beyond regular data analysis by using advanced methods to find deeper meanings and make smart decisions.

  • Manual exploring

    Manual exploring enables you to explore specific parts of your application, filling in fields and forms as you go. This can be a way of ensuring that particular areas of the site are covered, and that AppScan has the information needed to complete forms correctly.

  • Scanning

    Learn how to start a scan, and what happens during the scan; how to manually manipulate the Explore stage, and how to export the results of a scan.

  • Data

    Data view is populated with information about the structure of the site during the Explore stage of the scan.

  • Issues

    Issues view provides access to the results of a scan. You can view results at a high level or select specific tests or objects and access more details. These details include how to fix, requests/responses, and differences between the test variants that resulted in issues. You can manipulate the severity of issues, resend tests (with or without modifications), and create reports based on Issues.

  • Reports
  • Tools

    This section explains how to use additional tools provided with HCL AppScan Standard.

  • Integrations

    This section describes integrations of other applications with AppScan Standard:

  • Best practices

    This section contains some best practices and use cases for advanced users.

    • Workflow for advanced users

      This workflow can help users with experience in the field of web security achieve a more thorough scan.

    • Sites that use parameter-based navigation

      Sites in which all pages are reached using a single URL, need a specific scan configuration.

    • Scanning live production environments

      The following risks and suggestions should be considered before scanning a live site with AppScan.

    • Understanding Test Optimization

      This section describes how Test Optimization works and how best to incorporate it into your development lifecycle.

  • FAQ & Troubleshooting
  • CLI

    This section describes the syntax and options available using the Command line interface.

  • References

    Menus and toolbar summaries, and glossary

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Best practices

This section contains some best practices and use cases for advanced users.

  • Workflow for advanced users
  • Sites that use parameter-based navigation
  • Scanning live production environments
  • Understanding Test Optimization
  • Workflow for advanced users
    This workflow can help users with experience in the field of web security achieve a more thorough scan.
  • Sites that use parameter-based navigation
    Sites in which all pages are reached using a single URL, need a specific scan configuration.
  • Scanning live production environments
    The following risks and suggestions should be considered before scanning a live site with AppScan.
  • Understanding Test Optimization
    This section describes how Test Optimization works and how best to incorporate it into your development lifecycle.
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