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.

Table 1. Home screen options
Area Function
Configure new scan Open Configuration view with the selected presets:
  • Web essentials: Configure Starting URL and domains, Login management, and Test policy and optimization, and start your scan.
  • API essentials: Configure API type and explore method (optionally add a Postman Collection file), Login management, and Test policy and optimization, and start your scan.
  • Full configuration: Gives you access to the full range of configuration options.
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.