Starting URL and domains
Configure the Starting URL for the scan, and any additional servers and domains to be included.
You must define the URL from which to start the scan. The remaining settings are optional.
Setting |
Details |
|---|---|
Starting URL |
Provide the URL of your application to be the starting point of the scan. 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. Show in browser: 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.
Note: The default browser is used. You can set the default
browser to be either of the two built-in browsers (IE or Chromium), or a
supported external browser, in Tools > Options
> General tab Verify connection: This link appears only if the Starting URL has been previously if AppScan has previously tried to connect. Click if the server was down when you configured, and later resumed, or if you think the server may have disconnected since the connection was last verified. |
Scan only links in and below this directory. |
When selected, the scan is limited to pages below the starting URL. Links to other URLs will not be scanned, even if they are included in the list of Additional Servers and Domains (below). For details see Limiting scan to the Starting URL folder |
Treat all paths as case-sensitive |
When selected, links that differ from each other by case will be considered different pages. For example, "ReadMe.as" would be considered different to "readme.as". When deselected, all URLs appear in lowercase. Select this check box if the file system on your application host is case sensitive. In most cases, you will want to check the check box for Unix-based servers, and uncheck the check box for Windows-based servers. |
Domains to be tested |
The domain of your Starting URL is automatically listed here. If your application includes links to domains other than the domain of the Starting URL, you must add them in order for them to be included in the scan. You can add these domains individually or add multiple domains at once. Note: You can only add servers/domains that are included in your AppScan license. For more information, see Domains to be tested. |